UK esports organisation Method have spoken about their ambitions in the latest World of Warcraft Race to World First (RWF) raid, which is now a few weeks away.
The Sepulcher of the First Ones raid opens in mythic difficulty from March 8th 2022 – and Method will be hoping to get closer to the top spot this time around.
Race to World First sees guilds race to become the first to defeat the final raid boss of a new piece of raid content. Many share their journey live via streams and social media updates.
Method finished seventh in Shadowlands’ first Castle Nathria Mythic raid, which was won by Complexity Limit, and finished fifth in the most recent Sanctum of Domination Race to World First, which was won by Echo (formed back in 2020 after breaking away from Method, who underwent a rebuild).
Could this recent progress mean Method will be amongst the top three guilds to clear the raid instance and defeat the final boss this time around?
Method on the Sepulcher of the First Ones RWF: ‘We’re working harder than ever before’
Method said in a new announcement: “Under raid leader Biff’s leadership, we’ve brought back legends of Method’s past like Viklund, Cayna, Sjele, Bangerz, and Kina, introduced new favorites like CruellaDK, Thaner and Danwarr, and thanked our officers like Dragnio for countless feasts.
“Since Sanctum, Method’s guild has been working harder than ever before and remains committed to progress and competitive excellence.
“This raid tier, we plan to push further on our ‘Road to World First’ journey and create epic “I was here” hype moments for the most passionate community on Twitch chat.
“As the saga of Shadowlands draws to an end, we are more than ready to embark on our final raid encounter by entering the Sepulcher of the First Ones, and cannot wait to bring you all along the journey during Method’s signature Race to World event.”
The start of Shadowlands marked the beginning of a new chapter for Method’s raiding history as part of Method’s ‘Road to World First’ project, after Method’s rebuild began.
“Our goal for the guild is of course to be competitive,” added Method founder and CEO Scott ‘Sco’ McMillan in the below trailer.
“Even though we’re building our roster up from the ground, I’ve no doubts that over the course of the Shadowlands expansion, we’ll be able to compete for the world-first again.”
Watch Method’s latest WoW Raid to World First trailer here:
Method’s Race to World First stream plans
Method said they’re ‘working hard to take their Race to World First experience to the next level’, and are proud it continues to be an event for the community, by the community.
“We plan to deliver our most exciting Race to World First experience yet on the Method Twitch channel,” Method said.
“You can look forward to seeing live coverage of Method 16+ hours per day, never before seen Race to World First content segments, our biggest talent roster ever, live data tracking to share even more insight into the race, and interactive giveaways where the prizes will be chosen live by chat on stream.”
Method have also promised the following features on the stream:
- Top talent, ranging from familiar faces to Twitch streamers and some brand new community sourced talent
- A new Wheel of Treasure with a giveaway segment called ‘Choose your Treasure’, offering viewers prizes
- Better content to fill breaks
Method’s partnership with Safe In Our World charity
Method have also partnered with UK mental health gaming charity Safe In Our World.
“Having raised over $100,000 for charity at past RWF events, we are ecstatic to announce we are partnering with Safe In Our World to raise awareness for such a great cause.”
Safe In Our World’s mission is to foster positive mental health wellbeing and deliver support not only for players, but also developers, publishers, retailers and other people in the games industry.
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Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
