Server status Is the WoW Forever beta down?

Retrieving character listCharacter not found

After the level 30 update of October 1: the screen never ended, or the loading bar stopped near the end with “Character not found”, for about an hour and a half once the realms reopened.

Blizzard, October 2

“We’re aware of and working to address an issue that appears to be preventing testers from logging into the WoW: Forever Beta.” forum

What to do: Nothing to do on your side while Blizzard is on it: testers got in again from about 00:30 UTC. If it comes back later, quit the game, let the Battle.net app finish updating the beta, and start it again. That fixed it for testers the next morning.

You have been disconnected from the server. (BLZ51901016)

On September 17, the evening the beta opened, then on September 24, October 1 and October 8, while the realms were offline for a new build. Testers saw it at the same moments, so it came from the realms, not from their computers. On October 8 it lasted a few minutes after Blizzard wrote that the realm was back.

What to do: Look at the box at the top of this page. If the realms are offline, wait for Blizzard’s word. If they are up and the error stays, restart the Battle.net app so it can download the new build.

WOW51900319Disconnected while playing

From the September 24 build to the next day, some testers were disconnected every 10 to 15 minutes, with lag spikes.

Blizzard, September 25

“We’re tracking server issues that are affecting some Beta testers, and our fix for this will almost certainly result in restarting servers today.” forum

What to do: You can log back in right away. Blizzard restarted the realms about an hour later, on September 25, with fixes for their stability.

No realms availableAfter choosing Normal, PvP or Roleplaying

When the beta has a new build and your game has not downloaded it yet: testers met it on September 28 and on October 2.

What to do: Close the game, restart the Battle.net app and let it update the beta, then log in again.

Realm is fullA queue after a disconnection

On September 26 and 27, testers got a login queue after a disconnection, with room left on the realm.

Blizzard, September 27

“We looked into this, and found an issue that was causing the queue to fill, and we just fixed the issue.” forum

What to do: Blizzard fixed it on September 27.

Character with that name already existsLocked out of a character after a restart or a trip

On September 21 and 22, after a realm restart caught testers on a boat or in a loading screen, their character could not be played again. It came back with the October 8 update, for characters disconnected on the Deeprun Tram, during a flight, on a boat or while crossing into another zone: the loading bar filled and stayed full until the game disconnected (WOW51900319), or the game said a character with that name already existed. The account’s other characters logged in normally.

Blizzard, September 22

“When reporting an issue like this, please provide the name of the Beta character that you’re locked out of, and if possible, the exact time you were last successfully playing the character (and got disconnected).” forum

What to do: Nothing to do now: these characters have been playable again since October 9, around 16:00 UTC, when a Blizzard developer closed the testers’ bug report with “It was a world server hiccup.” If it happens again, log in with another character first, then try the stuck one again. If that fails, report it on the forum with the character’s name and the time you last played it, as Blizzard asked in September.

Social features lockedAustralian testers only

From the October 1 build until Blizzard’s fix on October 3, Australian testers got a window at login saying their social features were locked down.

Blizzard, October 1

“This is not the case, of course. We’ll get the bug fixed as soon as possible.” forum

What to do: Nothing to do: Blizzard fixed it on October 3. If the window still shows, close it: your social features are not locked.