Midnight launch event: your launches edition
by Barb Dybwad 
Jan 16th 2007 at 3:15PM
Several of you sent in your midnight launch photos, and we managed to get a tiny cross-section of this event from around the world (any players from Europe or Asia care to send your photos? we'll add them in!) -- the US, Canada, and Australia. Click on for some photos from your launch events.
[Above photo courtesy of Alec Paden]
Gamestop, Orange, CT
Thanks to Alec Peden for sending these in!
And no one's buyin'!
Notice the quickly moving form rushing off to install...
Best Buy, Toronto, Ontario
Thanks to Xeres from the Whispers of the Fallen guild for sending these shots from Scarborough Town Centre.
The first in line die-hards.
The line at 10pm.
OK, this eskimo totally pwns my Freezing Crusade.
Line at 11:45pm -- let there be light!
Xeres says: "The line as we were leaving... Approx. 12:10AM."
EB Games, Canberra, Australia
Thanks to Cris B for sending shots from the Australian launch!
I'm thinkin' it was slightly warmer Down Under...
Do you guys not have that "no shoes no service" rule down there in Australia? :)
Thanks to everyone for sending your photos -- haven't sent yours yet? It's not too late -- send them to us at countdowntobc AT wowinsider DOT com and we'll either add them in here or do another post.
Filed under: Events, Fan stuff, Expansions, The Burning Crusade, Features
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Tim McLinden Jan 16th 2007 3:53PM
HAHA. Awesome. That line is from Woden in Canberra. I was in the car park waiting for my little brother to pick his copy up. He was wearing a 'For the Horde' shirt and was probably the thinnest person in the line. He's actually in that second shot. I would have joined him, but i didn't bother pre-ordering, and was told yesterday morning my only chance at getting the game is perhaps Target or K-mart this morning. Thus i am up early, and about to head out and find it. My brother has already hit level 12 with a Dranei. I got some catching up to do.
Paul Sherrard Jan 16th 2007 3:49PM
It's a little-known (outside of Oz) fact that folks from Canberra don't wear shoes. Ever.
Seriously, when living in Tokyo I had a roomie from Can'bra who never ever wore shoes unless he was forced to.
Tim McLinden Jan 16th 2007 3:59PM
And as a canberran who even spent 4 years in tokyo, i'm probably the only one who actually wears shoes. Not to mention it wasn't even hot last night.
Skidrowe Jan 16th 2007 4:52PM
I can't believe how many people torture themselves with midnight and the cold weather. I was asleep in a warm bed while my hot water pipes were freezing solid at midnight. At 7AM this morning I went to walmart on my way to work (they open at 7 here). I picked up a copy of the Collectors Edition for a dollar off. I will install it after work tonight.
-Skidrowe
Wrecktangle Jan 16th 2007 6:30PM
What was cool about our line in Long Beach, CA GameStop near The Circle was that some our Horde guild met members of another Horde guild on the same server! ! We chatted in game soon after we got home - and who knows, could be working together to take down the bosses in Outland!
uncaringbear Jan 16th 2007 6:57PM
Our shopping centre (Parramatta, NSW in OZ) had two EB shops, so the crowds were not so huge at midnight. I will say that I don't often meet other WoW players in RL, aside from my workmates and friends who I play with. There were some really scary looking people last night! Personal hygiene and even the smallest shred of fashion sense didn't appear to be a high priority for some of them. I hope last night's launch will encourage some of them to get out more often!
Xeres Jan 16th 2007 11:12PM
...I am offended. I am not an eskimo, I am a mighty inuit.
Can anyone even tell that I'm a girl from that photo? :(
Landmark Jan 17th 2007 2:47AM
BC was released in Singapore on time according to my friend, who installed it on the 16th there (which means it was actually released earlier than in the US). On the other hand, us players in Hong Kong have to wait until the 18th.
@!&$ing Fedex...
azariahdavid@hotmail.com Jan 17th 2007 2:28PM
For those in the UK, you can pick up a limited edition from PCworld, they seem to have plenty of stock 4 there when I got mine! I urge you all to buy it.
I love the packaging, and the book, its like a real damn book!