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First WoW Classic Player Hits Level 60, More than 300,000 Watch Live
World of Warcraft’s Classic edition launched last week to much fanfare. Its release was so popular that it reached more than 1 million viewers on Twitch, surpassing Fortnite and all other games.
Now, it’s been reported that the first player to reach WoW Classic’s level cap of 60 did so with some 300,000+ people watching live.
The player, “Jokerd,” leveled a gnome mage to 60 in three days, 20 hours, and 40 minutes, accordingto Dot Esports. He played on the Mograine server in Europe.
Jokerd is said to be the first player in the West to reach the game’s level cap, though not necessarily the first player worldwide to do so.
According to Dot ESports, Jokerd was able to level quickly by soloing mobs. He also reportedly made use off the layering system that apparently helped him level faster. He wrote on Twitter that he started using layering at level 58, when it was already “in the bag” that he was going to be first to level 60. Jokerd also denied claims that someone else played his account while he slept.
dude i slept 6-8 hours a day, there was no account sharing bro
— JokerdTV (@Jokereed) April 11, 2019
About The Laying Abuse Accusations: I started using layering to my leveling advantage at level 58, at this point it was in the bad that i was first 60 and i wanted to save 1-1.5 hours. Feel free to check my vods, i streamed all of it, also i didnt have mob taggers.
— JokerdTV (@Jokereed) August 31, 2019
WoW Classic, as its name suggests, is a re-release of the original MMO from 2004 with some functionality changes. It’s free for existing subscribers of WoW.
For more on WoW Classic, check out GameSpot’s recent feature, “The Beauty Of WoW Classic Is More Than Just Nostalgia.”
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The new Joker movie starring Joaquin Phoenix doesn’t open in theatres until October, but the film had its premiere at the Venice Film Festival over the weekend. People there loved it.
According to Variety, the crowd stood cheering for eight minutes at the end of Joker for a lengthy standing ovation with some calling for the film to get attention during awards season.
GameSpot’s review of Joker scored it a 10/10, with other critics also praising it highly. Some reviews were mixed to negative, however, with Time Magazine’s Stephanie Zacharek writing, “Joker … doesn’t have a plot; it’s more like a bunch of reaction GIFs strung together.”
Phoenix was at the Venice Film Festival for the screenings, and he spoke a little more about his character. He said previous performances of Joker by other actors did not influence him.
“I didn’t refer to any past iteration of the character,” Phoenix said. ‘It just felt like something that was our creation in some ways.”
Also at the event, the Venice Film Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera said Joker will go “straight to the Oscars.” Among other elements of the film, people are praising Phoenix’s portrayal of Joker.
In addition to Phoenix in the title role, the movie stars Robert de Niro, Zazie Beetz, and Frances Conroy. Joker is something of a change for writer-director Todd Phillips, who previously made the Hangover and Old School comedies. He also wrote for Borat, which earned him his Oscar nomination.