The Race for World First has crowned a winner, gamescom has wrapped up, and there’s been plenty happening around World of Warcraft. Here are a few highlights that may have flown under the radar.
Congratulations to Team Liquid on the World First Dimensius!
I followed the final night of the World First race live on Twitch, watching both Liquid and Echo battle it out. Since Liquid had won the last two races, I was secretly rooting for Echo this time. The nail-biting pulls at 0.1% and 0.3% were insanely exciting.
Still, huge congrats to Echo and Method for taking 2nd and 3rd place. I’m definitely looking forward to the new raids coming in Midnight.
If you want to catch up on the action, Raider.io has a detailed live ticker with great analysis and behind-the-scenes insights into tactics and prep work.
This one’s a bit older, but I only just stumbled across it: on Bluesky, Portergauge (a writer for Wowhead) asked players to share their favorite side characters.
“Everyone has their favorite main story character or racial leader in WoW, but what I want to know is: what are people’s Warcraft Glup Shittos? Give me your obscure, “only mattered 10 years ago” one-off characters that you love in WoW.“
The replies are packed with cool NPCs and short stories. Definitely worth checking out, especially if you enjoy discovering little bits of WoW lore beyond the main storyline. For me, it’s a great reminder of how alive and diverse the world of Azeroth feels.
One last note on gamescom: I feel like the Cosplay Event didn’t get nearly enough coverage. So here’s a quick shout-out. If you want to watch the full event, the recording is available on Theldanis Cosplay YouTube channel.
Note: This article was first published in German and has been translated into English with the help of AI. I’ve done my best to capture the original meaning and tone, but a few nuances may differ from the original text.