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WoW Forever Launch: Server Status and Known Issues
WoW Forever launches on November 4, 2026, 3:00 p.m. PST. Until then this page counts down and tracks name reservation; from launch it lists known issues and server status with sources.
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Before the servers open
Launch
November 4, 2026, 3:00 p.m. PST
Your time:
Early Name Reservation
Opens October 27
Early Name Reservation opens October 27, 18:00 CET in Europe, October 27, 1:00 p.m. PDT in North America, October 28, 07:00 KST in Korea, October 28, 07:00 CST in Taiwan, and runs through November 3.
Upgrade owners only (Skyborne packs, Warcraft Forever Collection or Collector's Edition).
Install and pre-download
No separate date announced
Blizzard has not announced a pre-download date or a launch-day patch. Its own steps: update your graphics drivers and the Battle.net app, pick World of Warcraft: Foreverin the Game Version menu above Play, then Install.
The full plan for launch night, from install to the first ten levels, is on the launch day checklist.
Known issues
Nothing yet: the servers are not open. From launch we list each issue Blizzard posts here, with its source, and mark it fixed when Blizzard does.
Official server status
This is a fan site and does not monitor the realms itself. Blizzard posts outages, queues and maintenance in these places first:
- Blizzard Customer Support on X (@BlizzardCS)
Outages, login problems and maintenance as they happen.
- World of Warcraft realm status
Blizzard's realm list with up/down state and population.
- WoW: Forever forums (Blizzard)
Blizzard posted the beta's known-issues threads and patch notes here.
- World of Warcraft: Forever official page
Announcements and the launch date.
While you wait for a fix
- Launch day checklistInstall, first hour and the first ten levels.
- Crash and freeze fixesClient crashes, freezes and graphics errors.
- Talent calculatorPlan your first build while the queue runs.
- Leveling guidesSolo, dungeon and group builds level by level.
- Release dateLaunch time in every time zone and the full timeline.
- WoW Forever FAQPrice, Rulesets, Hardcore and more, with sources.
WoW Forever launch FAQ
When do the WoW Forever servers open?
November 4, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. PST, which is 23:00 UTC and already November 5 in Europe and Australia. The release date page has the time in every major time zone.
Are the WoW Forever servers down?
Check Blizzard's realm status page and the @BlizzardCS feed linked on this page; they are where Blizzard posts outages and maintenance first. We add an issue to the list here only once Blizzard or a major WoW site has posted it.
Is there a pre-download for WoW Forever?
Blizzard has not announced a separate pre-download date. Its name reservation guide installs WoW Forever from the Game Version menu above the Play button in the Battle.net app, and upgrade owners need it installed for Early Name Reservation from October 27.
Where are the known issues for WoW Forever?
During the beta Blizzard kept a known-issues thread in the WoW: Forever forums. The list on this page collects launch issues with a link to where each was posted, open issues first.
Sources
- Blizzard: Claim Your World of Warcraft: Forever Character Names — name reservation times and Blizzard's install steps
- Launch date and time sources — on our release date page
- Each known issue links to its own source above.