During the World of Warcraft: Forever beta, where all progress will be wiped on October 21, 2026, offers to sell gold for real money have already appeared. Blizzard warned in advance: anyone who tries to profit from this will be banned.

Players in Western and Russian-speaking communities have noticed: sellers are offering Forever gold right now — even though the beta is still running and characters will be wiped after it ends. There are also suspicions that some well-known streamers are buying gold for their content — but no specific accusations or Blizzard response yet, it's all community rumors.

Blizzard's stance

The World of Warcraft: Forever team has stated they will step up the fight against unfair practices: selling gold for real money and farming through bots. Anyone who tries to profit this way will face a ban.

Why this is strange

The beta runs from September 17 to October 21, 2026, with a full progress wipe promised. The point of buying gold right now isn't obvious: it won't survive the wipe. Possible reasons for the existing demand include tournaments with cash prizes and the desire to show specific content to the audience faster. At the same time, ordinary "buy Forever gold" offers are also popping up online — so the demand isn't only coming from streamers.