UK esports organisation Method have this evening finished third in the Race to World First in World of Warcraft’s inaugural Dragonflight raid.
They defeated Raszageth, the Storm-Eater, the final boss of the Vault of the Incarnates.
Method finished third behind Echo and Liquid, who secured the respective world first and world second on December 23rd.
Method killed Raszageth after 362 pulls, according to Raider.io, with Echo pulling the boss 263 times before downing it, and Liquid pulling 367 times.
You can see the moment Method got the kill below:
Method were battling with BDGG for the world third, with BDGG getting the final boss down to 2.09% remaining health.
Method founder Sco said on Twitter: “LETS GO! Proud of the team for grinding through this one, insane to be part of the Twitch chat there watching – it almost felt as intense as being on the kill itself.
“Hope the guys can get a much needed break now but then we have some work to do heading towards next year, time to build in 2023.”
“LETS GO! Proud of the team for grinding through this one, insane to be part of the Twitch chat there watching – it almost felt as intense as being on the kill itself.”
Sco, Method
Earlier this month, Method announced their Race to World First stream for Dragonflight Vault of the Incarnates.
Their founder Sco also stepped back from raiding for the first time, to focus more on management.
Raiding over Christmas presents unique challenge to Method and other guilds
This was an unusual Race to World First in particular, as it took place over the Christmas period, with many raiders missing out on family time to focus on the race.
Method officer Cayna explained:
In the most recent WoW Race to World First, the Sepulcher of the First Ones, Method finished second and Echo claimed first place.
Echo were formed by ex-Method raiders two years ago, after a scandal at Method saw the organisation reduced to bare bones. However, Sco rebuilt Method and continues to push on to reclaim a world first once again.
Will Method get a world first again in 2023? Time will tell.
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.
