Fun With Numbers: Siege of Orgrimmar Was Released Exactly Half of World of Warcraft's Life Ago

Posted 2022/06/29 at 4:34 PM by Paryah

Redditor millarchoffeSiege of OrgrimmarDay 1World of Warcraft launches

Where it all started

Level cap is 60

Two continents: Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor

Alliance races: Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome

Horde races: Orc, Troll, Undead, Tauren

Classes: Druid, Hunter, Mage, Priest, Rogue, Warrior, Warlock, Shaman for Horde only, Paladin for Alliance only

No flying!

Day 1,071

Toyota uses WoW in a commercial:

WoW uses William Shatner and Mr. T in commercials:

Judge Judy is probably the only person who has never heard of WoW:

And in WoW, Patch 2.3: The Gods of Zul'Aman was about to be launched

Zul'Aman

Guild Banks

Mudsprocket quest hub

Day 2,142

The Cataclysm release date was announced: December 7, 2010

World of Warcraft reached an all-time high of 12 million players

Patch 4.0 started preparations for Cataclysm
Reforging was added

All classes received a full talent/ability overhaul

Emblems, Badges, and Marks of Honor were removed

Ammunition for ranged weapons was removed

Day 3,213Patch 5.4: Siege of Orgrimmar

Siege of Orgrimmar

Flex mode raids

The Timeless Isle

The Celestial Tournament

The Proving Grounds

Day 4,248

The Warcraft film was in theaters

Patch 7.0.3 started preparations for Legion

Legion Invasions began

The Transmog System was updated
Appearances was added as a new tab in Collections

Transmog appearances became account-wide

You no longer had to have items you wanted to transmog into in your possession, once learned, the item could be disposed of

All items in your bags, bank, and Void Storage, as well as completed quest items, were learned automatically

Transmogrifiers could now save custom outfits

Transmogs could be associated with your spec and change automatically when you switched spec

You could finally hide shoulders

Day 5,355

Patch 8.2: Rise of Azshara was well underway
New zones: Nazjatar and Mechagon Island

New mega-dungeon: Operation: Mechagon

New raid: The Eternal Palace

Flying became available in Zandalar and Kul Tiras

Day 6,426

Shadowlands is winding down and we await Dragonflight!

Anduin is about to decapitate Turalyon, finally brought low due to the combined efforts of the Horde and Alliance Rebellion, but a shadowy bow blocks Shalamayne's blade mid-strike.A wounded Calia Menethil steps forward.

Comment by XalonMJG2I remember the good ol days when Blizzard would promote WOW to the masses. Now, it is only promoted to current mmo players and console players, while hundreds of millions of computer owners either have not played WOW or have no idea what it is.

Instead of promoting the already jaded and bitter players busy with other mmos, lets promote like we used to and get NEW BLOOD into the game!

P.S. - every expansion was AMAZING and still fun to experience in Retail (aka REAL WOW).

P.S. 2 - no matter what comments you read online or on forums, they only represent 1% of the game's playerbase, as the high majority of WOW players are too busy enjoying the game to complain and cry.

P.S. 3 - when you create alts that you rush through content to max level, you are effectively sabotaging your own fun playing WOW in the future. Try sticking to a main character and do EVERYTHING you havent been able to do across all your characters. It might be AMAZING!Comment by llozllozSlow news day, I guess? Whats so special about 5.4, other than it lasting way too long?Comment by AmbiguaI remember the good ol days when Blizzard would promote WOW to the masses. Now, it is only promoted to current mmo players and console players, while hundreds of millions of computer owners either have not played WOW or have no idea what it is.

Instead of promoting the already jaded and bitter players busy with other mmos, lets promote like we used to and get NEW BLOOD into the game!

P.S. - every expansion was AMAZING and still fun to experience in Retail (aka REAL WOW).

P.S. 2 - no matter what comments you read online or on forums, they only represent 1% of the game's playerbase, as the high majority of WOW players are too busy enjoying the game to complain and cry.

P.S. 3 - when you create alts that you rush through content to max level, you are effectively sabotaging your own fun playing WOW in the future. Try sticking to a main character and do EVERYTHING you havent been able to do across all your characters. It might be AMAZING!Comment by Kabookiejoespeaking of SOO, WTB a SKIPComment by Kiauze
P.S. 3 - when you create alts that you rush through content to max level, you are effectively sabotaging your own fun playing WOW in the future. Try sticking to a main character and do EVERYTHING you havent been able to do across all your characters. It might be AMAZING!viablyComment by emperorcrawlwhat a stupid article.Comment by Chr1st0phI remember the good ol days when Blizzard would promote WOW to the masses. Now, it is only promoted to current mmo players and console players, while hundreds of millions of computer owners either have not played WOW or have no idea what it is.

Instead of promoting the already jaded and bitter players busy with other mmos, lets promote like we used to and get NEW BLOOD into the game!

P.S. - every expansion was AMAZING and still fun to experience in Retail (aka REAL WOW).

P.S. 2 - no matter what comments you read online or on forums, they only represent 1% of the game's playerbase, as the high majority of WOW players are too busy enjoying the game to complain and cry.

P.S. 3 - when you create alts that you rush through content to max level, you are effectively sabotaging your own fun playing WOW in the future. Try sticking to a main character and do EVERYTHING you havent been able to do across all your characters. It might be AMAZING!Comment by Daillemandwhat a stupid article.Comment by Manuelandowhat a stupid article.Comment by ManuelandoI remember the good ol days when Blizzard would promote WOW to the masses. Now, it is only promoted to current mmo players and console players, while hundreds of millions of computer owners either have not played WOW or have no idea what it is.

Instead of promoting the already jaded and bitter players busy with other mmos, lets promote like we used to and get NEW BLOOD into the game!

P.S. - every expansion was AMAZING and still fun to experience in Retail (aka REAL WOW).

P.S. 2 - no matter what comments you read online or on forums, they only represent 1% of the game's playerbase, as the high majority of WOW players are too busy enjoying the game to complain and cry.

P.S. 3 - when you create alts that you rush through content to max level, you are effectively sabotaging your own fun playing WOW in the future. Try sticking to a main character and do EVERYTHING you havent been able to do across all your characters. It might be AMAZING!Comment by PrideLoLI remember the good ol days when Blizzard would promote WOW to the masses. Now, it is only promoted to current mmo players and console players, while hundreds of millions of computer owners either have not played WOW or have no idea what it is.

Instead of promoting the already jaded and bitter players busy with other mmos, lets promote like we used to and get NEW BLOOD into the game!

P.S. - every expansion was AMAZING and still fun to experience in Retail (aka REAL WOW).

P.S. 2 - no matter what comments you read online or on forums, they only represent 1% of the game's playerbase, as the high majority of WOW players are too busy enjoying the game to complain and cry.

P.S. 3 - when you create alts that you rush through content to max level, you are effectively sabotaging your own fun playing WOW in the future. Try sticking to a main character and do EVERYTHING you havent been able to do across all your characters. It might be AMAZING!Comment by FreerunzWhat do you think will be happening in WoW 3,213 days from now?

...Everyone plays Riot Games MMO.Comment by LautnerFirst poster is right on.

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P.S. 2 - no matter what comments you read online or on forums, they only represent 1% of the game's playerbase, as the high majority of WOW players are too busy enjoying the game to complain and cry.
Comment by RexhanWho would have expected from dealing with the fire elemental lord, old god & KT to the realms of death after the legion is destroyed & N'zoth defeated.

Truly seems short.Comment by MaximusPMSiege of Orgrimmar, best raid ever!Comment by GrundlesmooAnd there still isn't a skip quest to Garrosh.Comment by RexnoctThank you for making me feel so old and also miss MoP that much more. Damn, i loved 5.4Comment by theAntonGood times were had.. ;(