Fact
A 'WoW: Forever Stress Test' entry appeared in the Battle.net launcher dropdown, pointing to a stress test on October 19; it shows even on accounts without beta access. Times and eligibility are not stated, and Blizzard had not posted about it in the sources found. The beta ends October 22 and launch is November 4 (per Warcraft Tavern). Correction (Oct 17): Blizzard's news page now describes the test openly (no subscription or beta needed, wipe afterwards) and Warcraft Tavern reports it moved to October 21.
Sources
- warcrafttavern.com/forever/news/stress-test-scheduled-for-octob… — Warcraft Tavern
- warcrafttavern.com/forever/news/wow-forever-stress-test-resched… — Warcraft Tavern