Everything you need to know about early name reservation in World of Warcraft: Forever

While there is no early access period for World of Warcraft: Forever, one thing to put on your calendar besides the November 4 release is the early name reservation window. Read on for all the details on how to lock in that perfect moniker for your character.

Forever will be realmless, meaning that there can only be one character of a given name for an entire region. The joy of coming up with the perfect name for your new alt followed by the crushing disappointment of the “character with that name already exists” message will be much more prevalent on this iteration of Azeroth. To relieve some of the pressure, characters will now have both a first and second name to identify themselves.

Even with the addition of a secondary name, you still may be nervous about claiming your character’s identity. If that is the case, then you may be interested in the early name reservation period that opens the week before Forever’s launch.

To get access to this feature, you’ll need to pre-purchase one of the Forever upgrade options. Those would be the Skyborne Heroic Pack, Skyborne Epic Pack, or Warcraft Forever Collection. While some of these upgrades include access to the beta test, it’s important to note that beta access does not guarantee early name reservation. If you opted into the beta and got an invite, you’ll need to purchase an upgrade to stake your name claim early or wait until launch day.

Early name reservation runs from October 27 through November 3. You’ll be able to log into Forever, enter your name, and fully complete the customization options for up to three characters per account.

You can’t take your beta progress with you once the testing period ends on October 21, but hopefully you’ve tried out enough name combinations that you’ve settled on a first and last name for your planned Forever main.