World Of Warcraft: Forever Had ‘The Largest Beta In Franchise History’

World of Warcraft: Forever just concluded “the largest beta in franchise history” according to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Regardless of such context, it’s a notable milestone. Blizzard has recently bundled beta access with both The War Within and Midnight expansions, opening it up to players who want to pay for it. Previously, it was purely an opt-in-and-pray-Blizzard-picks-you process. Unofficial tool ClassicPlus.io suggests that over one million characters were created during the beta, and developer Josh Greenfield called the turnout, “The craziest numbers I’ve seen in 17 years working at Blizzard and almost 8 years on classic.” World of Warcraft: Forever…