World of Warcraft: Forever opens worldwide at the same moment: Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. PST (23:00 UTC).
Local times published by Blizzard: Americas 3:00 p.m. PST on November 4, Brazil 8:00 p.m. BRT, United Kingdom 11:00 p.m. GMT, Central Europe 12:00 a.m. CET on November 5, Taiwan 7:00 a.m. CST, Korea 8:00 a.m. KST and Australia/New Zealand 10:00 a.m. AEDT, all on November 5.
Access comes with an active WoW subscription or Game Time; the game is installed from the Battle.net app by choosing WoW: Forever in the Game Version menu. The Skyborne race needs the Skyborne Heroic Pack or a higher upgrade.
On first login you pick an experience preset. Classic uses the original models, no quest markers on the map, separate bags and the classic interface layout; Enhanced uses HD models, quest markers, one combined bag, transmog and a centered interface. HD or original models can also be chosen per character and changed later.
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