World of Warcraft: Forever Sets Record for Biggest WoW Launch by Concurrent Players

World of Warcraft: Forever has set a new launch record for peak concurrent players in the history of WoW, Blizzard Entertainment says.

World of Warcraft: Forever recently launched in full. The MMORPG is based on the 2004 classic, but its developers have introduced a number of improvements and prepared additional content.

Blizzard Entertainment shared some of the game’s metrics without giving exact figures, saying it had set records:

• The biggest launch in World of Warcraft history by peak concurrent player count
• A record number of returning players in WoW history

The developers thanked the community for its support: “Congratulations, everyone—you made HISTORY! This is all thanks to you, the players. From our entire team—THANK YOU!”

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Notably, the large launch did not overwhelm World of Warcraft: Forever’s servers because the developers had anticipated the influx of players. Blizzard Entertainment learned from the beta, which attracted a very large number of users, and allocated substantial resources to ensure a smooth launch. The effort required several hundred TB of RAM.