Summary
PC Games Hardware (German) reports the open stress test moved from Oct 19 to Wed Oct 21, 2026: 19:00 CEST on EU realms, 14:00 PDT for Americas and Oceania, Korea/Taiwan the morning of Oct 22. Any WoW account can join with no subscription; characters are deleted afterwards and Blizzard gives no fixed end time. Name reservation runs Oct 27 to Nov 3 for upgrade-pack buyers; release is listed as Nov 5 at 00:00 CET (Nov 4 in US time zones); Skyborne stays with upgrade-pack buyers; Hardcore is listed for winter with no date. Reported (outlet article).