# World of Warcraft: Forever players in Australia and New Zealand are struggling to get sunlight, and not for the usual MMO reasons

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/world-of-warcraft-forever-players-in-australia-and-new-zealand-are-struggling-to-get-sunlight-and-not-for-the-usual-mmo-reasons/
- Published: 2026-11-12T16:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T17:51:22+00:00
- Original publisher: Eurogamer
- Original article: https://www.eurogamer.net/world-of-warcraft-forever-oceania-sunlight
- Topics: Gaming

## Key points

- Oceania players see in-game daylight mainly between midnight and 6am.
- The shared mega-servers follow North American time.
- Players want access to both day and night during normal hours.

## Summary

World of Warcraft: Forever players in Australia, New Zealand and other parts of Oceania say the game’s server-based day and night cycle leaves them with little daylight during normal playing hours. They are asking Blizzard for a way to experience both in-game lighting conditions without changing their sleep schedules.

Although Oceania has a local data centre for connections, players share mega-servers aligned with North American time. As a result, in-game daylight falls roughly between midnight and 6am for many in the region. Players say they want more variety, while Blizzard had not responded to a request for comment at the time of publication; the game has also recorded the biggest launch in the series’ history.

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