WoW: Forever launch

Queue status

Updated live by our team through launch
  • Americas…
  • Europe…
  • Oceania…
  • Korea…
  • Taiwan…

Get ready to play

  1. 1Get the Battle.net app, Blizzard's launcher, if you don't have it yet.Download Battle.net
  2. 2Make sure your account has an active WoW subscription or Game Time: Forever comes with it.WoW: Forever on Blizzard's site
  3. 3In the Battle.net app, install World of Warcraft and pick World of Warcraft: Forever from its game versions. Install and update before 3 PM PT, so you're not downloading a patch at launch.

At a glance

  • Goes live worldwide at the same moment: 3 PM PT on November 4 (6 PM ET, 11 PM in the UK), which is midnight CET, 8 AM in Korea and 10 AM in Sydney on November 5.
  • Included with an active WoW subscription or Game Time. The new Skyborne race needs the Heroic Pack or a higher upgrade.
  • Level 1 to 60 across the original Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor, rebuilt with new zones and more than 1,000 new quests.
  • Nine new dungeons at launch, and three raids opening December 9.
  • Windows and Mac, with keyboard and mouse; controller support is in beta.
Blizzard’s launch announcement

Release times around the world

Map of WoW: Forever's global release times: 3 PM PST in Los Angeles, 6 PM EST in New York, 8 PM BRT in São Paulo and 11 PM GMT in London on November 4; 12 AM CET in Paris, 1 AM SAST in Cape Town, 2 AM TRT in Ankara, 3 AM GST in Abu Dhabi, 7 AM CST in Taipei, 8 AM KST in Seoul and 10 AM AEDT in Sydney on November 5.
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