World of Warcraftjust announced a series of Twitch Drops would be coming alongsideDragonflight’sPre-Patch and release over the next couple of months. The Twitch Drops were mentioned as an offhand footnote whenWorld of Warcraftrevealed the schedule for its Pre-Patch.
There are three different Twitch Drops coming toWorld of Warcraftin the near future. The first will take place on November 15, during thesecond phase of theDragonflightPre-Patch, when the Primal Storms event will be live and the Dracthyr will be available. The second coincides withDragonflight’slaunch on November 28, and the third with the Vault of the Incarnates raid opening on December 13.
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At press time,World of Warcrafthas not revealed what the rewards for these Twitch Drops will be. They will most likely be cosmetic items, such as minions or mounts. As the first Twitch Drop is in less than a month, players can expect to hear about what the rewards are, and which streams to watch to earn them, in the next few weeks.
World of Warcraftis not the only Blizzard IP participating in Twitch Drops.Overwatch 2is currently running a Twitch Drop campaignto earn cosmetics for Kiriko, andHearthstonehas done so periodically to earn free packs during set releases and tournaments.World of Warcraftalso recently concluded a cosmetics giveaway via Amazon Prime over the summer, where it gave out several crown cosmetics.
Few players will say no to free swag from Twitch, andWorld of Warcraftplayers are no exception. Earning Twitch Drops is as simple as linking one’s Twitch and Battle.net accounts, and watching a few hours of certain streams on Twitch. Players are excited to see what sorts offree things they can get for theirWorld of Warcraftcharacters, and are even more hyped for the upcoming expansion than they already were.
Thelaunch ofWorld of Warcraft: Dragonflightis right around the corner.Dragonflighthas received general praise from beta testing, and hopes are currently high for the expansion. With mixed reviews for bothBattle for AzerothandShadowlands, many fans considerDragonflightto be its most important expansion yet. Despite its hopeful outlook, some fans have concerns the newWorld of Warcraftexpansion won’t be ready for its launch. While it is possible the expansion could receive a last-minute delay likeShadowlandsdid,World of Warcraftseems intent on releasing a complete, bug-free expansion on November 28.
