Blizzard launches World of Warcraft Forever Beta test with record traffic
According to IT之家, Blizzard launched the World of Warcraft Forever beta on September 17, which immediately drew a large number of players and caused queues, disconnects, and service interruptions. Blizzard officials noted the beta data scale was the highest in Josh Greenfield’s 17 years at Blizzard, and a later technical analysis pointed to a single Realm deployment as the cause. Blizzard had previously announced at the Blizzard Carnival on September 13 that World of Warcraft: Forever would release on November 4, 2026.
Key facts
- 01Blizzard launched the World of Warcraft Forever beta test on September 17.
- 02The beta drew a large number of players, causing queues, disconnects, and service interruptions.
- 03Blizzard senior designer Josh Greenfield said the beta data scale was the highest in his 17 years at Blizzard.
- 04A technical analysis by Tom Ellis pointed to a single Realm deployment as the cause of the issues.
- 05Blizzard announced at the September 13 Blizzard Carnival that World of Warcraft: Forever would release on November 4, 2026.
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