Fact
From the same joint interview (4Gamers Taiwan and unwire.hk): the beta put all regions in one space, but cross-region play will not be available at launch; the regional structure stays because of latency and data-center limits. Per 4Gamers, Oceania connects to its own data centers and can still play with North America, and players are matched with others who chose the same language. When an area reaches its player target, a notice says it will refresh in about 5 minutes, with an option to refresh at once; Blizzard tuned that target during the beta.
Sources
- 4gamers.com.tw/news/detail/82510/wow-forever-gdkp-ban-europ… — 4gamers.com.tw
- unwire.hk/2026/10/09/wow-forever-asmongold-olympus-gdk… — unwire.hk