Test Player Housing on the PTR on Monday, October 13th - No Midnight Necessary

Posted 2025/10/09 at 12:10 PM by Squishei

Join the Housing Early Access Test on the PTR

We’ll be running a limited-time test of the new Housing feature on the Public Test Realm (PTR) for anyone who wants to participate. You won’t need to have Midnight on your account to take part, however. It’s important to note that this test is for an in-progress feature and we may either periodically take down this test or cancel it at any point in time as necessary.

When:
Monday, 13 October at 19:00 BST through Thursday, 16 October at 19:00 BST.

We look forward to seeing you on the PTR!

Comment by minka25Server down in 3...2...1...Comment by LobscotchCool, would be nice to try it out without needing to preorder :D
(Edit: I could've worded this better lol, yeah I did mean "I appreciate Blizz for letting me try it without needing to preorder")Comment by AlustrielWhat to know for a fact, do you have to buy a house with game gold, or are they totally free, no strings attached, and decorations are a take it or leave it as you the house occupant sees fit?Comment by ghullWhat to know for a fact, do you have to buy a house with game gold, or are they totally free, no strings attached, and decorations are a take it or leave it as you the house occupant sees fit?Comment by DarkdefenderHoly !@#$ this is going to destroy the servers lolComment by darkthunderCool, would be nice to try it out without needing to preorder :DYou can test Player Housing on Monday on the PTR - no Midnight necessary!Comment by crystalsingerThis appears to be for EU region (noting the time is BST and the "en-gb" in the URL). Is there any equivalent/similar announcement for the NA region?Comment by KatsparrowThis appears to be for EU region (noting the time is BST and the "en-gb" in the URL). Is there any equivalent/similar announcement for the NA region?When:
Monday, October 13 at 11:00 am PDT through Thursday, October 16 at 11:00 am PDT.https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24241096Comment by AnevayServer down in 3...2...1...Comment by WillowwhispHoly !@#$ this is going to destroy the servers lolComment by ArgentroseSo I have a PTR account (two of them...because I didn't know I had one to begin with--go me) but I only have 11.2.0 and 11.2.5 as being installable right now, and none of them are up for testing--though I do see the alpha pre-build.

I'd like to participate on Monday.

What should I do in order to do that? None of the Blizzard articles specify what to do either; so,...most people aren't going to know how to participate, which I think is kind of a shame.Comment by lovelywazHoly !@#$ this is going to destroy the servers lolComment by aerithscarSo I have a PTR account (two of them...because I didn't know I had one to begin with--go me) but I only have 11.2.0 and 11.2.5 as being installable right now, and none of them are up for testing--though I do see the alpha pre-build.

I'd like to participate on Monday.

What should I do in order to do that? None of the Blizzard articles specify what to do either; so,...most people aren't going to know how to participate, which I think is kind of a shame.Comment by RheivynCool, would be nice to try it out without needing to preorder :DComment by yseratheawakenedCool, would be nice to try it out without needing to preorder :DComment by orca2017Ooohh I'm Soo there woohoo..Comment by IncandioCool, would be nice to try it out without needing to preorder :DComment by rhinoloupeCool, would be nice to try it out without needing to preorder :DComment by NanerFishWhat to know for a fact, do you have to buy a house with game gold, or are they totally free, no strings attached, and decorations are a take it or leave it as you the house occupant sees fit?Comment by NoxCaelysCool, would be nice to try it out without needing to preorder :DYou can test Player Housing on Monday on the PTR - no Midnight necessary!