Almost two weeks ago, Blizzard released their newest expansion for their long-running MMORPGWorld of WarcraftwithBattle for Azeroth.Battle for Azerothis the seventh expansionto release in the past 11 years, beginning in 2007 withBurning Crusade, and while each expansion has brought with it new continents to explore and races to play as, not all of them have given players enough reasons to return. ThankfullyBattle for Azerothhas pushed the community back in the right direction, and with record sales numbers to prove it.
Blizzard has recently announced thatWorld of Warcraft: Battle for Azerothreached 3.4 million sales in its first day. Since it first launched all the way back in 2004,World of Warcrafthas had three of their other expansions surpass the 3 million sales milestone:Catacylsm(2010),Warlords ofDraenor(2014),and Legion(2016). The new expansion didn’t just catch attention on launch day due to its high sales numbers, as Twitch saw the gamesurpassFortnitein concurrent viewersthe day after it launched.
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth’s expansion sees the game’s level cap increase to 120, with the newest raid, Uldir, set to go live on September 4th for all players. Other large-scale changes include the PvP aspects of the competitive scene, especially in thenewest mode, War. Other major changes with the new expansion include six new zones available across two news continents, a new story arc conflict between the Orc and Human races, and Island Expeditions. The new adventures ofBattle for Azerothhave been well received by many, read ourBattle for Azeroth review, as the sales numbers have shown people are still willing to invest time in the game’s massive world.
