The GREATEST Race to World First in WoW History!

[@Preachgaming]

Apologies for the re-upload. KZbin's content ID system and DMCA as a whole continues to be the bane of my existence, deciding not to do its content match while it was private and waiting until the video was already out for 30 minutes to trigger demonetisation :). Anyway Mike thought that this race to world first was so epic, so close, the players on Echo and Liquid were playing their absolute best, he felt he just had to document the amazing journey.

[@Yominurlero]

unbelievable video was so fascinated Thank you Preach

[@Scottistic]

So what part was cut from this and the old version?

[@1ordTakeo]

No appologies needed, I seriously didn't got to see the first upload, so it's greatly appreciated.

[@tesladrew2608]

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[@Preachgaming]

@@Scottistic It was just a piece of music used in Echo's T Swift video which they had licensed evidently. Just had to switch the audio out for the stream version of the kill. - Chris

[@Tachzilla]

Mike is an excellent storyteller

[@DeathSusanoo]

@@marton_horvath touch some grass loser 😂

[@purepeter4737]

Kek

[@plummet3860]

Yeh its a shame he runs back to blizzard for money every single time though

[@Ryan_hey]

@@plummet3860 translates to "it's a shame he loves wow" which isn't a problem for many of us subscribed

[@justin9744]

Nah

[@TFTshortsgaming]

The best recap of the raid I have seen so far. gave me a lump in my throat just watching this. The music and story telling on point as always our lord preach.

[@MrChuckCosta]

As Star Augur Etraeus says within the Nighthold Raid: "The stars align! Fear their portents" I was watching Echo stream on the kill pull, and oh my lord, what a moment ❤️

[@hannibaltraven6295]

this was an awesome race, so lucky to b watchin u guys live when it went down! thanks preach and both liquid n echo! really great stuff

[@Darkclowd]

Incredible journey. Great work from both teams, and congratulations to Echo for the victory this time 👏

[@mebrandonb]

I root for Liquid just because I'm here in NA and catch their streams the most, but I loved watching both the different streams! The caster teams for both races were so good how could you not enjoy yourself. I really appreciated how much less "NA vs EU" weird toxic stuff was going on in both channels. They were both quick to snuff it out and it made for a much more enjoyable race. Great content all around.

[@SkumbagSquirtle]

Wish they could stream the race together, would love to see Preach and Jak commentate together.

[@goma8167]

It was an amazing race indeed. Loved it and loved the casters on both teams.

[@chiv3136]

Incredible epic video. Masterfully done by Preach and Team. Thanks for reliving it 😊

[@christopherneil8265]

I’m a Liquid fan, but there’s no denying how amazing this race was. Had drama in the best way, Blizzard manager to not fuck everyone over, and it came down to a 0.07% diff nailbiter. Couldn’t ask for more

[@Blamjack]

I quit during the Shadowlands and moved on to diffrent things, but nothing will ever fill me with that much joy, pride and awe as raids and the eruption of screams when ever a boss is killed will always give me goosebumps, even if I'm just watching

[@DodderingOldMan]

Even as a mediocre raider in Vanilla and BC (pushing for server firsts but never quite getting one), the screams of joy over voice chat as we downed a boss we'd been working on for ages were just amazing. Definitely the fondest moments of my gaming history, the peak of excitement and camaraderie - decades later I can still feel it.

[@TheoHeals]

As someone who watched most of the race from Liquid's stream- this was an awesome way to catch some of the Echo perspective. Such a great race!

[@DarkwingDucks]

This man can tell a story, I mean from start to finish I was excited, I’m not a die hard world of Warcraft player, I’ve played casually since 2006. I haven’t played at all this expansion. But listening to Preach tell this story of world first I was excited and wanted to go back and watch the race myself. The voice the knowledge the research amazing keep it up

[@ChrisRossUK]

Great video. I watched nearly the entire race from 7th boss onwards and was cheering for Echo the whole way - really glad they got over the line first! Also, Clickz walking across the screen is very pleasing at 16:22. :D

[@drachale84]

I watched it live and can only say - you did a REALLY good job bringing the story to life again!

[@Slicknick72636]

Great summary video probably one of the coolest videos I’ve seen on the channel in recent years

[@Shadowfex]

1) Preach just makes absolutely outstanding videos. Editing, narrating, everything. Thank you for these. 2) Seeing everyone in Echo just explode with excitment on winning. It just makes me so happy. I love seeing that. Congrats again and on to the next one.

[@dramage11]

Just finished watching this video. Epic Raid tier this time around

[@itsjustmitchyo]

Undoubtedly the most awesome raid we've had! Great recap and great vid Mike & team ❤

[@Shiftry87]

I love Scripes reaction to the kill banging on that table to then slam hes headset down completely destroying it. Later he posted a pic on how he hade taped the thing back together again before he could get a new pair.

[@Cheeze251]

Man watching the reactions to the kill from casters, players and production never fails to put a smile on my face.

[@11nephilim]

Loved this tier, I was tuned in for the Thandral and Fyrakk kills and it was incredibly hype both times!

[@kariminyt]

even tho o toke a big break from wow after the release of this expantion. i am glade i came back before this raid. watching this in twitch was a treat. and even more this 30 min preach video like the old days. what a great come back to wow for the last 4 months.

[@enigmabis.]

25:46 love the "inner" celebration by jeath

[@peterthomassen4516]

Nice recap! And thanks for casting an awesome raid - that caster team is awesome! Especially you and Alex

[@devillad666]

Jeath and his legendary reactions 😐

[@Presea.Diamond]

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[@bori1008]

I love your commentary that day. Thanks.

[@Aegishand]

Some of your best content, Mike

[@conceptgg5385]

such a great video had my attention the entire video

[@avp042]

I used to love watching stuff like this. Now it just reminds me of my guild and what I thought was my friend group fall apart. Thanks for letting me live in the nostalgia for a bit there Mike.

[@Rheinguard]

Props to the healer that temp subbed in. What a gigachad.

[@bradveach4832]

Thanks for the recap that was cool

[@derda6920]

I still can't tell how many times i've died in this race. It was outstanding, amazing, beyond everything ever seen in 20 years of WoW. It will be hard to match something like this again.

[@dschaylow]

Thank you for this masterpiece of recap to this epic race.!

[@godbilla1991]

thats a fresh haircut preach. looking great! i always love your videos.

[@GoldenOrderGaming]

What a killer video - can’t believe I’m just watching this.

[@R0ukan]

Havent watched your vids in a while but i got to say first thing i noticed was you look very healthy and good my man ! Also Awesome video, excellent Storytelling, even though i dont play wow anymore i enjoyed watching and listening :)

[@zapper_m]

Only thing missing from this is a transcript of your rumbling on the kill! Great work recapping the story.

[@regulariousweedimaximus9495]

What Is the guild rune thing he talks about @4:40

[@TheKutthroatKid]

It's really good to see a good raid come out of the end of the expansion.

[@BartholomewDKuma]

whats the song playing when they defeat fyrakk?

[@grimetone]

This was a legendary race to witness. Whoever made the high-risk decision to say: lets push on for 23 hours has got some balls.

[@tylerwoodrow9606]

I watched both at the same time, Had it up on each monitor. Was voting for Liquid but proud of all of you!

[@Grandy_UiD]

God tier narration on this video. What a ride.

[@Valvax4500]

Preach you're looking better and better in terms of physique every new video, keep up the good work man I'm rooting for ya!

[@cameronharvey4746]

Make sure you re-like and re-watch because of youtubes DMCA system fucking our boy over.

[@benkent862]

So jeathe stares at clears even when hes not playing, interesting. lol.

[@nickclouser793]

Really well done video

[@kimaclaret]

I watched the whole race, and this was an appropriately dramatic recap. I haven't played WoW in many years, but I still catch every race, and this one was the most exciting I've seen in a long time. I went to bed nervous every night at the end, and I was so happy to see the finish live. Still, I probably wouldn't be half as interested if it wasn't for the entire Echo team. You guys really know how to put on a show.

[@YumYum820]

I remember I threw a stream on Twitch that day, within 5 mins of turning it on the WF kill came...very funny way to see my axe drop

[@johnholton6485]

One of your best vids Preach. I loved this race. I am NA but like both teams a lot and majority of players. (some players on each team come off as complete assholes). This was one of if not the best races ive ever seen. I wish there was some way some how we could get this mainstreamed worldwide, and put on espn like ive seen other games do. Compared to other games i can say with confidence that WoW top end players are the best video gamers in the entire world and its not even close. Not any other game can compare to skill and coordination effort and stamina needed to succeed.

[@Foretelling]

Great video Preach. Gingi's reaction to the Tindral kill says it all 🤣

[@bekir51500]

Not even playing WoW and it was amazing to follow !

[@thomascoles7783]

this is an EXCELLENT video.

[@TALIONsprinzip]

This is an amazing new series!!

[@thomaslayton4908]

I don’t even play wow and I was fixated! Brilliant stuff!

[@whitestrake9311]

great video buddy

[@kat8506]

Thank you for your insight ❤ I totally agree 🎉 this was THE BEST RACE EVER 🎉

[@Hanging_Brain]

450k ppl watching live. Crazy they got the entire wow population to tune in.

[@Kevmoeman]

Great video Mr preach

[@o0oo0ooo0oooo0ooooo0]

I lost interest in this game a long time ago, but I will forever come back for these races just to hear the screams after a world first.

[@zannusx]

I was lucky to be able to watch the kill live, and while I wanted Liquid to win, it was truly a wonderful showing from both teams as well as Blizzard in the tuning and design of the encounter. If this expansion was meant to be the transition from the mess we've been in with the prior expansions into this new era, then this race was the perfect way to close out this expansion.

[@profsnowey5017]

I don't know the name of the song that was playing during the kill but my god it it was the perfect song for that moment. Goosebumps everytime i watch it

[@NixxioMusic]

I remember watching thisnlive with my friend next to me. I thing i chew so much nails that day and when fyrakk passed away to death we jumped and screamed like we were 10 years old at a roblox meetup. Good times

[@theaveragecasual9971]

When Preach said THIS IS IT, that was a line out of a movie the way he said it lol

[@mahatmaandi2347]

The best RWF so far! What a joy it was to watch on both sides.

[@jack23930]

echo win at amirdrassil is my inspiration... that no matter what you dream is with hard work anything is posible

[@lordjaraxxus3864]

I think this is going to happen more often as Blizzard continues to hotfix during race to world first. The biggest killers were when bosses were changed massively on reset day, causing easy finishes. Now they can be changed quickly and before either team has progressed too far to one-shot it post-nerf.

[@haydeen123]

Loved it. More of this.

[@anders12114]

10:10 i rember i read that som ppl said it was unfair that echo gat the update later so thay didnt have to deal with bugs XD

[@Infernoblade1010]

I could listen to Preach narrate an entire book!

[@ProfGlitch]

22:05 "gave proof through the night that fyrakk was still there..."

[@MrAlbinoGhost]

seems like half the budget for RWF has to go to headsets, these fuckers are not gentle with them

[@seansch_]

Wonderful Video my man, awesome Story in this Race! One point here tho, didn't Liquid win in Castla Nathria on the day of the reset for NA or am i misremembering?

[@NCISCherno]

Enjoyable story and excellent storytelling. It got amusing when halfway through I started to think, "Why is this such a big deal? It's WoW and an essentially fleeting title that no one will care about the next time a raid is released." And then I paused and thought, damn I think I'm old now... That said, something about it bothers me that programming and addons are part of the race. It's as much who can program as play the game as intended. But that's also the reason I stopped playing wow not long after BC. That and the complete lack of story and shitting all over Warcraft 1-3. But another story.

[@MindaugasPiė]

Thank you Mike!

[@mithicash1444]

Watching these guilds wipe hundreds of times and keep going while my pug breaks down after 1 wipe. Shoutout to this pug

[@Taalanos]

Kinda takes me out of it seeing all the behind the scenes prep that goes into this....having out of raid raid leaders, strategy makers, and all the rest takes away the thing that makes it really feel special: Competition. Makes me think that's a big reason why Method is the clear #3 despite having an almost completely new raid team and if that is the secret sauce, I wish more guilds had the ability to do it.

[@shubwub_]

All the things you listed are just as much part of the competition though. The only alternative is to make the raid easier which I can't imagine anybody at the top level wants

[@Taalanos]

Yes...that's why I listed them.... It's impossible to pretend these are the "best of the best" when they also have the benefit of doing this without losing income and having money to throw at these small advantages (money and also the shady stuff with gold selling/buying that people don't like to talk about)

[@Enoz___]

@@Taalanos without loosing income? Most of the players have other jobs and take time off for the race xD Sure if you're a big sreamer like scripe, gingi and so on, that might be your job. But the rest, not so much. They do get paid from the race, but most of the sponsor money for the race is used to pay for the event itself. Location, hotels, travel, pay for casters, food and everything else. No team can afford to fully ay their whole roster from wow stuff alone.

[@Taalanos]

You got so much wrong that you even seem to have entirely made up what you think I said so that you could disagree with it....

[@eXcaligore]

What a race it was, I watched most of Echo and you and the other casters are also a big reason to why I choose echo to watch. Thanks preach and casters! I had both streams open when echo killed it, what a moment

[@tftom2799]

We have Race to world first races but Where is the Belt of trophy Blizzard? Also 1 week till mythic starts on the 18th and its gunna be fun to watch hopefully.

[@Iceburg2355]

The nerd screams always get my heart going

[@taa347]

I have my gripes with WoW and the direction it's gone, but despite everything there is NO GAME OUT THERE that can compare to this kind of thing.

[@boxicool]

what happened to Method?

[@OG_Loudermilk]

Is the Saul he’s talking about the same Shaman Saul that pvps and was just in awc? If so dudes a beast

[@hakamag]

Although I appreciate RWF. I would like to see Blizz implementing changes to allow for more competition and not only 2 teams from both regions

[@randycreason3399]

This is one of you better videos. You even got my wife to pay attention and ask about world first raiding.

[@Murdog_YT]

It generally seems like Liquid and Echo are friendly with each other. It became less about a rivalry and more about how they're in agreement that everyone wins because they make a lot of money, get a lot of views, and both know that they're world first raiders and the viewers are just lowlife unskilled peasants. Takes the whole fun out of it. At least with Paragon it was exciting because every big guild hated them so there was a passionate rivalry that made the race more exciting.

[@Winckypoo]

I quit WoW years ago and have recently come back but my goodness Preach, you're looking great! You've clearly lost a lot of weight and your hair has climbed back lol!

[@xv9866]

This is why world of warcraft fucking rocks

[@tthegotten3631]

This truly was the Best Of Raid All Race Time

[@hankg4464]

Liquid vs Echo is bigger than the Ryder's Cup!

[@sovex9331]

Jeathe's reaction :)) Classic.

[@Ramonez02]

It's the best finish to the race for sure, but I think the WoW race as a whole is very boring until the last boss or two. It's mostly just splits to get over-geared and then they just steamroll most of the bosses in a couple hours. Blink and you miss it. Then the rest of the time is spent on 2 bosses. I rarely watch the whole thing anymore and just watch the very end.

[@keeleycarrigan]

This was great. Never been very interested in race to world first

[@yessurz]

Was the entire raid sitting in that room ?

[@Gortahk408]

Insane level of gameplay

[@Dungeon47]

9:17 Obvious Star Trek reference. Mike is a turbonerd to the bone.

[@deebsly]

Blizz always helping out the EU teams ever since Cthun

[@graffe406408]

Incredible viedo of an epic journey. this it what make this game even after all the years Masterfull to see Big thanks to Preach and the team for a video that gave me goosebumps. And indeed what a Race!