World of Warcraft: Sepulcher of the First Ones World First Race Cost Guilds $100,000
Whenever World of Warcraft puts out a new raid, the top guilds from around the world compete to try and defeat the Mythic versions of the final bosses. One of the guilds shared the estimated gold cost for their race to World First for the final boss of Shadowlands: Eternity’s End and converted it to real money to show how expensive the competition can be.
The Jailer encounter in the Sepulcher of the First Ones was the target of the World of Warcraft guilds racing to World First this season. Though neck and neck between several competitors, the EU guild Echo claimed the first kill on the Jailer.
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Liquid, the North American guild and one of their major competitors, shared the bill of their race to World First so far. Through the purchase of gear, runes, enchantments, and consumable items to give the guild the edge they needed to push through phases, Liquid spent approximately 723 million gold–535 million of which was borrowed. When converted into WoW tokens, Liquid has spent the equivalent of 4,600 tokens, or $93,000, and is in debt with about $69,000 of that total.
Every MMORPG with high-difficulty endgame content has World First races, but World of Warcraft is one of the few with a legal RMT system, meaning the cost of those races can be quantified into real money. World First races in WoW have become large, broadcasted events since Battle for Azeroth as streaming has grown more popular. The World First race for the Jailer has been one of the most expensive in years, with an 18-day run, the longest since the Tomb of Sargeras raid in Legion.
Though manyWorld of Warcraft players pay attention to World First races, few realize the
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