UK esports organisation Method have announced details of their latest World of Warcraft (WoW) Race to World First, as their founder Sco stops raiding.
Method made the announcement via a video and press pack, following the launch of the latest WoW expansion, Dragonflight.
The first raid in Dragonflight will be the Vault of the Incarnates, and once again Method will run a stream for fans to watch their progress. They aim to be the first guild to complete the new raid – which opens next week – on Mythic difficulty.
The broadcast will go live on Method’s Twitch channel from Wednesday December 14th 2022 from 3am GMT.
The stream will remain on until the final boss of the raid tier, Raszageth the Storm-Eater, has been defeated.
In the most recent WoW Race to World First, the Sepulcher of the First Ones, Method finished second and Echo claimed first place.
Method RWF Vault of the Incarnates broadcast talent and team
A host of broadcast talent have been announced for the Method Vault of the Incarnates Race to World First stream. These include:
- Deepshades
- Grant
- Kexman
- MrGM
- DarkMech
- RageDarling
- Korimae
- Shejkin
- Samtalkz
- Psybear_tv
Partners for the stream include HyperX, Kingston, Save the Children, WarcraftLogs and Raider.io.
Method also said they’re happy to announce their third collaboration with TU:RUL, a Transylvanian production duo. For the Race to World First, TU:RUL has produced a number of tracks from various genres ‘to fit the many different moods of the Race to World First’.
All Method albums are DMCA-free and safe to stream. The new album will premier during the event broadcast, but both previous albums are currently available on Method’s Spotify page.
Check out the Method broadcast at Twitch.tv/Method from Wednesday December 14th 2022 at 3am GMT.
Sco steps back from raiding
Method founder Scott ‘Sco’ McMillan recently announced his retirement from raiding, as he will instead focus on managing.
He’s stepping back as a tank player from the raid team.
In an announcement video (linked below), Sco said: “I’ll still be very much supporting the guild from the sidelines, kind of like what I’ve always been doing, making sure that the right infrastructure and people are in place to achieve our objective which is to get back and compete for that 13th world first for Method. And believe me when I say that, I’m more passionate for that than ever before.
“I will not go to my deathbed before Method gets that 13th world first, no matter how long it takes!” Sco added.
“I’m not going anywhere and you will still see me around. Thanks for the continued support and I look forward to Dragonflight. One of my biggest purposes in life is to reclaim the [world first] throne at some point in time.”
Sco said the reason for it is the time commitment, and the challenge of raiding while also managing Method.
Andybrew and Morana will replace Sco as tanks.
Related video interview: Method Sco on rebuilding the org and why he didn’t give up
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