The world of Warcraft has become the most popular stream on Twitch, with viewers coming from all around to see Hardcore players lose their characters forever and search for free mounts.
Twitch users can obtain the White Riding Camel mount (shown above) by completing a total of four hours of watchable World of Warcraft streaming between now and November 21 at 10 am PST. This appears to be contributing to the legacy MMO’s recent increase in popularity, combined with the new Guardians of the Dream upgrade and raid. With 232,000 active viewers as of this writing, World of Warcraft is by far the most viewed game on Twitch, ahead of League of Legends, which has 187,000 viewers.
Most popular variety streamers include World of Warcraft’s Classic edition in their rotations, and this version of the game is played by the majority of streamers. Additionally, as Twitch viewing has increased, we’ve seen some incredibly funny videos of players in Hardcore mode losing control of their occasionally powerful characters and, predictably, acting strangely in front of the camera. Though there’s no doubting the sheer comedic potential of some of the more extreme reactions, I don’t like their suffering. See unfortunate Masayoshi meet a merciless and sadly preventable end at level 60 at the hands of several Black Guard Sentries:
Although I can’t claim to be an expert on this situation, the streamer’s response is priceless. Additionally, it’s quite loud, so before you watch, you might want to lower the volume on your speakers.
More content similar to this can be found on the LivestreamFail subreddit, but for now, let’s just say that the last day or so has been carnage in World of Warcraft’s Hardcore mode as both newbies and veterans rush to the game to take advantage of its recent surge in Twitch popularity, only to eventually suffer the long-term consequences of their actions.
Regarding Wow Classic Plus, even Blizzard is unsure about its exact nature.
