Summary
Reported. Blizzard extended the beta two days from the original Oct 21 close. Per a Blizzard blue post quoted by Wowhead, the beta closes at 10:00 a.m. PDT on Friday, October 23. Wowhead suggests one more beta build may ship before shutdown. No race, class or profession changes in the article. Date taken from the page's relative age (posted about 23 hours before reading), so approximate.