Plan the journey.

Official announcements, clear explanations and the details that affect your group.

Pre-release reference, checked September 27, 2026. Each guide links to its official sources.

One worldwide launch, different local dates. Separate China beta access from international announcements.

Normal, PvP, roleplaying and later Hardcore: understand grouping and progression boundaries before creating a character.

Understand account-wide Legacy challenges, per-character allocation and the difference between earning and spending points.

Learn the announced camp capacity, profession-skill requirement, shared cooldown and buff-stacking rules.

Two-part names, regional uniqueness and the announced China reservation date, without false availability checks.

Dungeon and raid loot use different appearance-unlock rules. Learn what display settings and armor restrictions change.