Overview

• Creative Director Chris Metzen and Game Director Ion Hazzikostas will lead a gameplay deep dive on Oct. 1 at 9 a.m. PT on WoW’s Twitch and YouTube, followed by a live developer Q&A.
• The closed alpha begins Oct. 2 with invitations sent to selected players, friends and family, community veterans, fan sites, press, and content creators.
• Testing will roll out weekly across five phases, delivering content incrementally rather than all at once.
• Phase 1 features player housing, the Eversong Woods zone, the Devourer Demon Hunter spec, Windrunner Spire and Murder Row dungeons, multiple delves, and the Valeera Sanguinar delve companion.
• Phase 5 consolidates prior content and adds level 90 activities including the Prey system and new profession Sparks, with Blizzard urging invitees to verify access via a Midnight Alpha license in Battle.net to avoid phishing.