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WoW: Forever’s beta has already forced Blizzard to raise the population cap more than once. WoW executive producer Holly Longdale said the test is “setting records.” Senior game designer Josh Greenfield called the turnout “the craziest numbers I’ve seen in 17 years working at Blizzard.” The paid beta opened September 17 and runs through October 21. Full launch is November 4. Blizzard still has not posted official player counts.

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World of Warcraft: Forever is bringing back a special quest from WoW’s history. “Kyle’s Gone Missing!” was added in 2007 as a Make-A-Wish request for Ezra Chatterton, a young WoW fan fighting brain cancer. He helped create the quest, voiced Ahab Wheathoof, and created Kyle, the dog players must find. Ezra died in 2008. Nearly 20 years later, Blizzard added his quest to WoW: Forever, even though the game focuses on the original 2004 version of WoW. WoW: Forever principal game designer Johnny Cash: “A tear was shed during this one, my friends. Rest in peace, Ezra.”

Blizzard’s World of Warcraft: Forever beta is suffering from success, It has become so popular that Blizzard has had to raise the population cap again. WoW executive producer confirmed the latest increase, saying: “We had to increase the WoW: Forever Beta population cap again. The wild ride continues.” This follows server problems at launch. Senior game designer Josh Greenfield said he was seeing “the craziest numbers I’ve seen in 17 years working at Blizzard.” The beta reportedly costs at least $59.99 to access, yet players keep piling in. Blizzard originally described WoW: Forever as an edition aimed at “the millions of people who have had their accounts lapse” in Classic. Whatever Blizzard is doing with this version of WoW, it seems to be attracting far more players than the servers were prepared for.

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