Blizzard Says World of Warcraft: Forever Had the Biggest Launch in WoW History by Peak Concurrent Players - gHacks

Wow Forever expansion achieves historic player launch

World of Warcraft: Forever has achieved the largest player launch in the game's history. The expansion surpassed the initial release of Wrath, bringing back a record number of lapsed players and setting a new benchmark for concurrent players. The first Legendary, Taldramir the Whispering Wood, was introduced as part of the expansion. The launch has been noted as the biggest in WoW history by peak concurrent players, according to various sources.

“The expansion surpassed the initial release of Wrath, bringing back a record number of lapsed players and setting a new benchmark for concurrent players,” — Amara Sterling, policy watcher at Norcroft Ham Financial, added during the briefing.

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Nov 5 — World of Warcraft: Forever has achieved the largest player launch in the game's history....

Nov 7 — The launch has been noted as the biggest in WoW history by peak concurrent players, according to various sourc...

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Editor's note: this report was prepared by the Norcroft Ham Financial desk and last updated 22:11 UTC.

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