News · beta · updated 2026-09-17

The beta opens with a level 20 cap, two new dungeons and a live developer Q&A

Hall of Thanes and Ruins of Lordaeron were the first-week instances; a GPU architecture cut-off kept older cards out.

The beta opened on 17 September for Skyborne Epic Pack and Collection holders after a live Q&A that took 1,200 submitted questions. Level cap 20, Hall of Thanes and Ruins of Lordaeron in test, one regional realm that buckled under 'the craziest numbers' on day one. Ion Hazzikostas said the lighting was redone by hand and could come to retail.

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