Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct
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| Announced | August 20, 2024 |
| Dates | November 13, 2024 |
| Performer(s) | World of Warcraft: 20 Years of Music |
Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct (or just Warcraft Direct) was a special presentation celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Warcraft. It was first announced at gamescom 2024 during the Opening Night Live on 20 August 2024.[1]
The event was held on 13 November 2024 at 10:00 am PST (18:00 UTC), streaming via Twitch, YouTube, and TikTok. The event included information on the Warcraft RTS games which included a 2.0 patch Warcraft III: Reforged and the remasters for Warcraft: Orcs & Humans and Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness and updates on the other games which includes Warcraft Rumble, World of Warcraft, and Hearthstone. The World of Warcraft: 20 Years of Music was broadcasted after the event.[2]
Summary
Warcraft RTS
- Warcraft III: Reforged patch 2.0
- Warcraft II: Remastered
- Warcraft I: Remastered
- Warcraft Remastered Battle Chest, which includes all three games above (and the original Warcraft 1 and 2)
Hearthstone
- Hearthstone x StarCraft (Heroes of StarCraft) mini-set, launching in January 2025
- Revamped Arena
- 2025 is the year of the Raptor
- 32.0 expansion, Into the Emerald Dream
- Battle between the Old Gods and druids of the Emerald Dream
- Druids of the Flame mini-set
- 33.0 expansion, The Shrouded City
- Returning to Un'Goro Crater, sequel to Journey to Un'Goro
- Festival of the Devilsaur mini-set
- 34.0 expansion, The Heroes of Time
- Alternate realities featuring legendary Warcraft heroes
- The End of Time mini-set
Warcraft Rumble
- Split leaders: Malfurion Stormrage, Orgrim Doomhammer, Anub'arak, Sylvanas Windrunner
- Warcraft Rumble for PC (Beta starts December 10)
- Daily login rewards from November 13 to November 26
World of Warcraft
- 1 billion days played in Azeroth
- The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (Deeply missed, never forgotten); The Reven Pack supports the CureDuchenne charity and will be available until 7 January 2025.
- World of Warcraft: Classic
- Scarlet Crusade content and a crypt in Deadwind Pass as instanced content in phase 7 for Season of Discovery
- Classic Classic refresh as the World of Warcraft: Classic 20th Anniversary Edition (launching very soon, 21 November 2024)
- Normal realms will progress to the Burning Crusade Classic later in 2025.
- The Hardcore realm will have the phase changes alongside the normal realms but will not progress to Burning Crusade.
- Cataclysm Classic
- Hour of Twilight patch early next year
- Mists of Pandaria Classic announced
- The War Within
- Patch 11.0.7 goes live in December
- Heartlands novella
- Patch 11.1.0: Undermined announced
- Operation: Floodgates, new dungeon
- The MOTHERLODE!! will be part of The War Within Season 2
- Liberation of Undermine, new 8-boss raid
- Undermine plays a major role for the War Within storyline
- Roadmap for 2025, with patches up to patch 11.2.7
- Player housing coming in Midnight
Stream
The above video is the stream via YouTube. See the following links for Twitch.tv or TikTok.
Viewership rewards
Players will be able to earn the following in-game viewership rewards for Hearthstone, Warcraft Rumble, and World of Warcraft[2] by watching any stream (including official channels and Warcraft Direct) of any of the games from 13 November to 11 December 2024.[3] Each bundle can be earned by watching at least 20 minutes of their respective game or Warcraft Direct on their official channels at the time.
![[Kaldorei War Wolf] mount World of Warcraft](/images/thumb/a/ab/Kaldorei_War_Wolf.png/120px-Kaldorei_War_Wolf.png)
[Kaldorei War Wolf] mount
World of Warcraft
Anniversary Player Avatar
Warcraft Rumble
Sylvanas
Warcraft Rumble
![[Blackrock Warsaber] mount World of Warcraft](/wiki/File:Blackrock_Warsaber.png)
![[Kaldorei War Wolf] mount World of Warcraft](/wiki/File:Kaldorei_War_Wolf.png)
Warcraft Rumble also includes
- 1 Rare Core
Hearthstone includes:
- 1 Perils in Paradise Pack
- 1 Great Dark Beyond Pack
References
- ^ Joseph Bradford 2024-08-20. First Ever Warcraft Direct Is Coming Later This Year While Overwatch 2's Widowmaker Is Getting A Sylvanas Skin. MMORPG.com.
- ^ a b Save the Date for Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct on November 13. Blizzard Entertainment (2024-10-23).
- ^ Get the Drop on New Rewards During the Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct. Blizzard Entertainment (2024-11-08).
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