The race for the World First Kill in World of Warcraft has begun. However, the Americans are almost done, while players in Europe cannot even start playing yet.
In World of Warcraft, things are heating up as the mythical version of the raid “Palace of Nerub-ar” is accessible. This also coincides with the race for the “World First Kill” of Queen Ansurek, the final boss of the raid. While the European guilds are impatiently waiting for the start, American guilds are already halfway through the raid.
This is the current status: As of the time of the article (September 18, 2024, 09:15 AM), the following ranking exists in the race for the First Kill of Ansurek and the clearing of the raid Palace of Nerub-ar:
- Team Liquid is the only guild to have defeated 4 / 8 bosses.
- Poptart Corndog and XD have defeated 3 / 8 bosses.
- Melee Mechanics, Vodka, Vesper, and Nurfed have defeated 2 / 8 bosses.
- Following them are numerous guilds that have only defeated 1 / 8 bosses.
Currently, most professionals are doing what are called “splits” – they visit the raid on heroic difficulty to obtain as good gear as possible before tackling the new bosses.
This is also true for the European players, such as those in Method, who just started a few hours ago. Many are currently in Mythic+ or heroic raids to quickly acquire good gear.
If you want to follow the current races live, you can do so here:
- You can follow Liquid on their own Twitch channel.
- You can watch Echo’s streams on their Twitch channel.
- The streams of Method (EU) can be found on the page method.gg.
Why do American guilds have such an advantage? This is due to the time difference and the fact that the weekly maintenance works take place at different times. While the maintenance in Europe typically ends on Wednesdays between 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM German time, it has already occurred in America nearly 12 hours earlier.
This leads to American guilds being able to start the mythical raid significantly earlier than European players.
Isn’t that unfair? Yes, it is, and this has been criticized from all sides for a long time. Many find it unfair that some guilds can start almost a full day earlier, giving them a significant advantage. This restricts fairness.
However, there are also advantages for the European guilds, although it is debatable how substantial these are. Due to the later start, many bugs that commonly exist in mythical raids have already been fixed. Additionally, European guilds can already draw on the experience of the American guilds, allowing them to defeat the first bosses much faster. This can become an advantage, as players are still quite refreshed when they reach the tougher bosses.
What do you think of the World First Race? Does it bother you that it starts at different times? Or can you overlook this circumstance and still follow the race with interest?
In line with the start of the season, WoW has actually introduced some big buffs and nerfs to shake up the balance once again.
