WoW announced they would start the new WoW forum beta test on Thursday, July 27 at 4:00 PM PDT.

We?re happy to announce that we?ll be ready to begin stress testing the beta version of the new World of Warcraft forums starting Thursday, July 27 at 4:00 PM PDT. This stress test is scheduled to last approximately 24 hours. To ensure that the stress test is successful, we will be making our regular forums read-only during this 24-hour period. This means players will still be able to visit our standard forums and read what?s available, but they will be unable to post there.

Our support teams will also be participating in this stress test, and we?ll be adding technical support, customer service, and test realm forums to the beta forums during this time. Each team will be actively answering questions on these forums for the duration of the test.

So, beginning today, please head over, take a look, and make lots of posts! Keep in mind that we?ll be testing our new moderation tools as well, and our Forum Code of Conduct will remain in full effect, so please continue to abide by our rules and guidelines when posting.