WoW Forever notes: Beta closes, launch on November 4 (build 70532)
The Beta is closed, name reservations open October 27, a Roleplay-PvP ruleset joins the November 4 launch, and nine dungeons plus three raids are on the way.
Since the last post (build 70425) there were two builds, 70450 on October 16 and 70532 on October 22. The official notes contain no class or race changes for either. What changed is the schedule: the Beta is over and launch is close.
Key dates
- October 21: Stress Test on regional hardware, 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PDT in the Americas. The Beta went offline for it, and all Stress Test characters and names were deleted afterwards.
- October 22: Beta came back online after a small snag, then a short restart at 2:00 p.m. PDT.
- October 22 to 23: a one-time 24-hour farewell celebration in Zephras Isle, Dun Morogh, Elwynn Forest, Teldrassil, Durotar, Tirisfal Glades and Mulgore. Blizzard says some of what appeared there will not be part of the game at launch.
- October 23, 10:00 a.m. PDT: the Beta closed after five weeks of testing.
- October 27 to November 3: early name reservation, up to three characters per account. Character creation opens on October 27 so you can pick a ruleset and a name before launch.
- November 4: WoW Forever launches.
Roleplay-PvP ruleset
Blizzard decided to add a Roleplay-PvP ruleset for the November 4 launch, after discussing concerns about it on the WoW Forever Podcast. The goal is to let you select it and reserve names on it when name reservation begins on October 27.
Dungeons and raids
- Nine new dungeons across the Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor, with level ranges from 13 to 60.
- Three level 60 raids unlock on December 9: Barrow Deeps, Hyjal Summit and Onyxia’s Lair.
- Entering Onyxia’s Lair requires the Drakefire Amulet.
Other notes
- Blizzard stated that art assets datamined from build 70450 are not intended for this version of the game.
- A few days of focused work on priority issues and the game service are planned before launch.
- The Podcast continues next week; Episode 5 was an end-of-Beta special.
Known issues
- No official known-issues list came with these posts.
Sources
- https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/thank-you-for-testing-the-wow-forever-beta/2390466
- https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/the-roleplay-pvp-ruleset-is-coming-to-wow-forever/2389502/1
- https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/heads-up-wow-forever-stress-test-on-october-21/2387920/1
- https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/the-wow-forever-beta-celebration-is-underway/2389633/1
- https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/claim-your-world-of-warcraft-forever-character-names/2387945/1
- https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/explore-the-new-dungeons-of-world-of-warcraft-forever/2387658/1
- https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/world-of-warcraft-forever-raid-overview%E2%80%94locations-raid-sizes-and-attunement/2387820/1
- https://wowforever.wclbox.com/en/buding