Red Bull announces World of Warcraft race at world premiere

Red Bull will host another race at the world premiere as World of Warcraft The guilds are preparing for the mythical raid of patch 8.2, the eternal palace of Azshara. The Race to World First is an interesting new sport that highlights a community event that has been going on behind the scenes for over a decade.

It's only with Battle for Azeroth, most recent World of Warcraft expansion, the guilds began to spread their strategies and make a public event of their attempts on these difficult bosses. While Red Bull previously worked with Method, the winner of previous races at Uldir and the Battle of Dazar'Alor, this event will be staged on Red Bull channels.

Red Bull will provide 24-hour coverage starting July 16. The event will last until the end of the meeting, Queen Azshara. The best North American guild, Limit, with Method in Uldir and the Battle of Dazar'Alor, will participate, as well as High-Level European Guild Pieces, which claimed the World Premiere in Crucible of Storms in mini raid. The other guilds include FatSharkYes, AFK-R, Honestly, Ji Tian Hong, Alpha, Averion and Exorsus.

Method raid leader Scott "Sco" McMillan disclosed the origin of Red Bull's Race to World First race, claiming that Red Bull was trying to take over the Race to World First, run by community. Method will organize its own event for Race to World First.

This represents a major step – and a potential crossroads – for Race in World First. World of WarcraftCompetitive raids proved popular, attracting more than 150,000 viewers. Having several events, organized by different owners, offers guilds different opportunities to participate in the first world race, with different forms of compensation. The current competition between Method and Red Bull could help make the race a world first, allowing more viewers and creating an ecosystem that offers more stability to the raiders.

According to McMillan, Method is in the "early stages of communicating with other guilds about a collective agreement" that "will prevent their exploitation", but it is clear that the struggle to know who will organize the race to the World Premiere is far from over.