Summary
Blizzard just revealed a huge drop campaign for its upcomingWarcraftDirect, featuring two new mounts forWorld of Warcraft, free packs forHearthstone, and a portrait, Rare core, and Sylvanas Leader forWarcraft Rumble. Players will be able to collect these digital goodies for all three games by tuning in to theWarcraftDirect presentation on Twitch, YouTube, or TikTok – or during any streams for nearly a month afterward.
This year, Blizzard chose not to hold BlizzCon, instead opting to attend other conventions, such as Gamescom and Dreamhack. It is also experimenting with other digital showcases, such as the inauguralWarcraftDirect presentation taking place on November 13at 10 AM PST, only a couple of days before the franchise’s 30th anniversary.
Now, Blizzard has added some special in-game rewards to celebrate the showcase. New drops forWorld of Warcraft,Hearthstone, andWarcraft Rumblewill be available starting withWarcraftDirect, and running through December 11 at 10 AM PST. By watching a few minutes of the official YouTube channels, or streamers in any of these games' categories on Twitch or TikTok during this period, players can earn the Blackrock Warsaber and Kaldorei War Wolf mounts forWorld of Warcraft,Hearthstonepacks from The Great Dark Beyondand Perils in Paradise card sets, and a Rare core, Sylvanas Leader, and a portrait featuring the iconic Footman vs. Grunt faceoff inWarcraft Rumble.
Warcraftfans watching on Twitchor YouTube must connect their Battle.net accounts with their respective streaming service, which can be done via the Account Sharing page for the former, and via the Blizzard app with the latter, after which they will earn the rewards after watching for 20 minutes. For TikTok, players will instead receive a code that can be redeemed after watching on the mobile app for three minutes. These rewards can only be redeemed once per account, so there is no benefit to watching on multiple platforms.
It remains to be seen exactly what is in store for players during theWarcraftDirect.World of Warcraftwill probably reveal information about Patch 11.0.7, though it could reveal Patch 11.1, as well as the potentialMists of Pandaria Classic.Hearthstonejust launched a new set, but it could give gamers a preview of future expansions or features for next year, andWarcraft Rumbleis set to begin Season 10 right around whenWarcraftDirect takes place, making it the perfect time to show off a new mini. That said, recent leaks and evidence also suggestBlizzard may announce a remaster ofWarcraft 2, and potentially something huge forWarcraft 3: Reforgedas well, so fans of the old RTS games won’t want to miss out on the presentation either.
Warcraft
Warcraft is a franchise originally created by Blizzard Entertainment starting with Warcraft: Orcs and Humans in 1994 for PC and Mac. The original trio of titles were real-time strategy games featuring factions like Humans, Orcs, Undead, and Night Elves though the popularity and success of the franchise soon saw it expand into an MMO with World of Warcraft, card battling game Hearthstone, and other media like books, comics, as well as a 2016 film adaptation that was directed by Duncan Jones.
