Summary
- 2024 saw the World of Warcraft community celebrate victories like Plunderstorm and the Nerub-ar Palace race to world first.
- Player highlights included community creations, the Great Gnomeregan Run, and reactions to new content.
- WoW’s 20th anniversary brought memorable events like the Warcraft Direct concert and University of Washington appearance.
World of Warcraft just shared a short video highlighting some of the awesome community moments from 2024. From Plunderstorm victories and the race to world first in Nerub-ar Palace to the 20th anniversary event and reactions to player housing finally coming in Midnight, it is safe to say that 2024 has been a big year for World of Warcraft fans.
As the year comes to an end, many games have begun reflecting on the high points their communities have reached throughout the year. Blizzard did so recently in a letter from president Johanna Faries where it revealed some entertaining statistics from Warcraft, Diablo, and Overwatch 2.
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Now, World of Warcraft has done so as well with a new video that celebrates some of the player highlights from over the last year. The video speeds through dozens of clips from 2024, including several that showcased community contests like the Nerub-ar Palace race to world first, the Mythic Dungeon International and Arena World Championship grand finals, and the Plunderstorm Creator Clash tournament held by World of Warcraft.
- Nerub-ar Palace race to world first
- AWC and MDI Grand Finals
- Community creations, including acrylic nails, claymation, sculpts, and cosplay
- Great Gnomeregan Run
- Reactions to The War Within and Player Housing in Midnight
- WoW 20th anniversary celebrations, including the Warcraft Direct concert and University of Washington football game appearance
- Escape from Dalaran VR Game from Gamescom 2024
The video also showed off several creations and events run by the community. Fan-made acrylics, sculpts, claymation, and cosplay can be seen in the video, celebrating the creativity of World of Warcraft players. It also highlighted in-game events like the Great Gnomeregan Run – a micro-holiday inspired by the Running of the Gnomes charity event originally created by the community for Breast Cancer Awareness Month – which had one of its largest turnouts in 2024.
Some of the best parts of the video were fans’ reactions to some of the major reveals from 2024. Jason “Thor” Hall’s reaction to Beledar’s transformation in Hallowfall, Taliesin and Evitel’s shock at the player housing reveal during Warcraft Direct, and Xal’atath invading TimTheTatMan’s stream ahead of The War Within’s release were just some of the moments of hype captured in the video.
The 20th anniversary of World of Warcraft was on November 23 this year, and the massive celebration was front and center in this highlight reel. Clips from the special 20th anniversary concert that took place after the Warcraft Direct, WoW’s appearance at a University of Washington football game, and Esfand dressing up as his Troll character for the release of the 20th anniversary realms showed that this year was full of memorable moments – and if World of Warcraft’s ambitious roadmap for 2025 is any indication, next year will have no shortage of excitement for fans as well.
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