After 7 days of tension, the kill in World of Warcraft has finally happened – there will be screams and celebrations, as only real gamers can do.
The race for the World-First kill of Sylvanas Windrunner in the Sanctum of Domination is over. Shortly after noon, the European guild Echo defeated the Banshee Queen in World of Warcraft and battered her below the needed threshold of 45%. The joy of this achievement bursts forth – in typical “Nerd Screams”.
This is the moment of success: At the start of the final pull, the members of Echo were still goofing off a bit, but as they moved into the second phase of the fight, things became more serious and quieter. The final “Burn Phase”, where players unleash everything they have against the boss, can be seen here, closely followed by the loud screams when Sylvanas is finally defeated. But beware – it’s quite loud.
The race was particularly stressful: Although the race lasted exactly 7 days, which is a bit shorter than many other World-First races, it was particularly stressful for Echo – and also for the other guilds. After all, there was speculation that with the current gear it might not be possible to bring Sylvanas down to 45%, and that would only be achievable in the following week.
That would have been fatal for Echo, as the “new WoW week” starts in America several hours earlier. Then the US competition, like Complexity Limit, would have had nearly half a day of advantage with better gear and could have secured the kill. But that did not happen.
This knowledge and the pressure in their backs probably contributes to the joy that then bursts forth in nerd screams.
Have you experienced such successes in your guilds that led to collective screaming on Discord or Teamspeak? Or can you not understand how anyone can freak out so much over a game?
