In WoW Classic there is now collective mass death on some realms. But what is behind it? The reason is, as so often: greed.
In World of Warcraft Classic, everything is a bit more serious – especially in the “Hardcore” variant of the game, where each character has only one life. However, in various streams or simply with some luck on different realms, curious things can be experienced.
Apparently, many characters consciously jump to their deaths, ruining their character – this raises questions. However, this is not, as often assumed, a protest action – but a particularly deadly game.
What is happening on Classic realms? From the outside, it is a bizarre sight. Hundreds of players gather at the foot of a mountain, looking expectantly up while several characters gather at the top and enter the elevator. One by one, they then jump into the abyss – and many of them die. The characters are permanently defeated; there is no second life.
Why are the players doing this? The reason for these jumps is usually a competition. A large gathering at an elevator, for example, at the lift to the area “Thousand Needles”. There, onlookers and participants gather. A player usually has a gold amount raffled off that others then play for.
The goal of the game: jump off the elevator in time, so that you hit the ground with as few hit points as possible, but do not die. Whoever lands with the fewest hit points then receives the gold amount.
Interestingly, there are always some characters participating in such events that have already reached level 60. They are going “all in” and risk that their character is permanently done – because death is permanent.
What do you think of this action? A fun thing or is it crazy to expose a high-level character to such a risk?
The “jump to death” was also used as a symbol of protest back then, when one of the largest private servers of World of Warcraft closed.
