While MMORPGs (Massive Multiplayer Role-Playing Games) are not the most popular genre when it comes to esports betting, if there is an MMORPG that can bring gambling to the genre, it has to be World of Warcraft.
It is not only one of the oldest MMORPGs, but after almost 18 years, it is still one of the most popular ones out there. While not huge, World of Warcraft’s betting potential is definitely there since it is one of the rare games in the genre that has multiple competitive scenes.
In the last few years, a lot of serious organizations have decided to partake in World of Warcraft betting and esports, and the latest entry has to be the very well-known organization – Liquid. This increase in big orgs and teams taking an interest in WoW certainly increases its position in the gambling industry, especially during big events that we are going to talk about later.
What Is World of Warcraft?
As we already mentioned, World of Warcraft is an MMORPG where the player takes control of a character that they can customize to their liking. When making a character, you can choose a race and a class, and each class has different roles to play in the game, as well as specializations.
There are 24 playable races and 12 playable classes. From the competitive aspect, this opens up quite a lot of options, considering that each class has a choice to fill different roles in both PVE and PVP competitive environments.
The game revolves around leveling the character, learning professions, defeating powerful bosses, and fighting other players in battlegrounds or arenas in order to acquire loot to make your character more powerful.
World of Warcraft Betting On PVE Events
While the game is a lot more focused on PVE (Player VS. Environment), which is to defeat non-player characters in raids or dungeons, in the competitive aspect, this way of playing the game used to be quite boring. However, not that long ago, the developers embraced the more popular aspect of the game, and they decided to host PVE competitions with huge prizes.
These competitions are called Mythic Dungeon Invitationals, and they are the only official ones when it comes to PVE. In the MDI, teams of 5 players try to complete various dungeons as fast as possible. While the dungeons are always pre-determined, there are aspects that spice things up by adding additional mechanics or changing the stats of NPCs in them.
Besides the MDI, there are other unofficial things that you can usually bet on. The most popular event is the “Race to World First,” which always occurs when a new raid is released within the game (usually with every new major patch). In the RTWF, a lot of organizations, or as they are called in WoW – Guilds, try to defeat the latest boss on the hardest difficulty as fast as possible. While this might not sound that exciting, sometimes players stream for nearly two weeks with minimal breaks and a ton of action.
World of Warcraft Betting On PVP Events
When it comes to Player VS. Player experience in World of Warcraft, it has been competitive since the first expansion, The Burning Crusade, where arenas were introduced. While this mode in the game can be played 2v2 and 3v3 (5v5 in the Classic versions of the game), the official to
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