WoW Forever name reservation guide: times, rules and Aussie bugs
When it opens and closes
| Region | Opened (local) | In AEDT |
|---|---|---|
| North America / Oceania | 27 Oct, 1:00pm PDT | Wed 28 Oct, 7:00am |
| Europe | 27 Oct, 18:00 CET | Wed 28 Oct, 4:00am |
| Korea | 28 Oct, 07:00 KST | Wed 28 Oct, 9:00am |
| Taiwan | 28 Oct, 07:00 CST | Wed 28 Oct, 10:00am |
- Closes: 3 November. Launch: 10:00am AEDT 5 November.
- Who: owners of the Skyborne Heroic Pack, Skyborne Epic Pack or Warcraft Forever Collection. Everyone else creates characters from launch.
The rules
- Three characters total across all rulesets (e.g. two on PvP leaves one for any other). The cap only applies during early reservation.
- PvP ruleset: all your characters must be one faction.
- No realms: names are reserved within your region's ruleset ecosystem.
How to reserve
- Update your graphics drivers and the Battle.net app.
- Select World of Warcraft → World of Warcraft: Forever under Game Version → install.
- Press Play, choose a ruleset, create up to three characters.
Known issues (as of 28 Oct, AEDT)
- Oceanic (Australian servers): make Roleplay or Roleplay-PvP characters before any Normal or PvP ones. The other order currently hides the RP rulesets. Blizzard is working on a fix.
- "That name is restricted": a bug blocked some valid names (e.g. anything containing "con"). Fix arrives with each region's next realm restart; retry after it.
Sources: Blizzard announcement · Wowhead: Oceanic issue · Blizzard (EU forums via Blue Tracker): restricted names
Sources
- news.blizzard.com
- www.wowhead.com
- www.bluetracker.gg
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