Community Event Champions of Seoul Celebrates 30 Years of Warcraft Worldview, Completion of the 8th
Mar 10, 2025
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More than 100 Korean fans attended the Champions of Seoul event held at WDG Studio Hongdae in Mapo-gu, Seoul from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the 8th through pre-application. For this event, Morgan Day Associates game director of the World of Warcraft development team, Shaney Edwards Associates production director, Nam Jong-mo, senior artist, and Edward Goodwin, senior game designer of the Haston development team, visited Korea.
Morgan Day, the Associated Game Director, said in a welcoming speech that `Warcraft' games go beyond just games and have profoundly impacted the lives of millions of people around the world over the past 30 years, creating precious memories and communitiesPlease enjoy the festival prepared for the fans, and I look forward to new adventures to be made together in the future," he said. Edward Goodwin, a former game designer who is also known as `Gallon'Haston`, said, `I have always been impressed by Korean fans' passion for the game and their constant self-improvement"I will continue to do my best to make 'Haston' a game where you can experience iconic and legendary moments." he said.
The development team spent time talking and communicating with fans directly at the subsequent signing event, followed by a special event match of 'Haston' where developers and fans face off directly. Since then, senior artist Nam Jong-mo has introduced the Blizzard art team's work method and work environment and held a live drawing session to draw the 'World of Warcraft' Goblin character himself at the site.
Everywhere in the field, look for a 'best trainer' in a speed battle using the caricature & body painting of 'World of Warcraft's dragon training!', Conquer the Stormwind Fountain of the World of Warcraft with the fastest-rising battle to the Stormwind Fountain!', Looking at screenshots and choosing the right location on the map 'Zeros Geography King!', Various experience events and mini-games were held up to 'Hod vs. Alliance Dart Competition'. In addition, the live cosplay performance of the professional cosplay team 'Spiral Cats' was held and received great response from fans.
Chef Mok Jin-hwa, a fan of 'World of Warcraft' and a popular creator of 'Seungwoo Dad', also took the stage to introduce nine dishes and drinks inspired by the 'Warcraft' worldview developed specifically for this event, and fans had a great time enjoying the prepared dishes. It also marked the end of the event with a lucky draw that presented a variety of prizes, including the 15th and 20th anniversary collection of World of Warcraft, Silvanas/Illidan Stachew, World of Warcraft, and the server blades used at the time in 2004, Blizzard said.
The 'Warcraft 30th Anniversary World Tour' event will continue its journey in Toronto, Sydney, Sao Paulo, and Boston until May, creating a forum for harmony in which the"Warcraft" community can become one, Blizzard emphasized.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.