Wrath of the Lich King: Midnight approaches!

by Elizabeth Harper Nov 12th 2008 at 9:40PM

Wrath of the Lich King is nearly upon us and WoW Insider is waiting in line with the rest of you. If you're not braving a midnight launch yourself, you can live vicariously through our pictures of the crowds, updated as often as we can get internet connectivity. Have pictures of your own launch event? Toss 'em our way by mailing aroundazeroth AT wowinsider DOT com and we'll add them to the mix!

Gallery: Wrath of the Lich King Midnight Launch

Player in line at Los Angeles Midnight Launch

Front of store at Los Angeles Midnight Launch

Hot Dog on a Stick truck at Los Angeles Midnight Launch

Local radio station at Los Angeles Midnight Launch

Tags: midnight, midnight-launch, wotlk, wrath, wrath-midnight-launch, wrath-of-the-lich-king

Filed under: Blizzard, Wrath of the Lich King

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mike Nov 12th 2008 9:48PM

meh i preordered from amazon.com

I hope they don't disappoint

Gorgzy Nov 12th 2008 10:18PM

anybody eastern Melbourne at work atm and reading this? i'll cya's at Knox City EB Games wooooo.

Yabbs Nov 12th 2008 9:52PM

I just got the email from Amazon that they shipped it. Should get it in the afternoon tomorrow.

Cronum Nov 12th 2008 9:57PM

damn gamestop wont change order status from "verifying" pissin me off real good

Danny Nov 12th 2008 9:57PM

you guys are lucky .. i feel so left out , i just (kind of) got into WOW.
is everyone leaving? cuz i would like to go to outlands too

=[

any tips, or something ..
/cry

offday Nov 12th 2008 10:00PM

You're not alone. I JUST got to Outlands. I'm debating whether or not to pick up Wrath, or just wait until Christmas.

Evi Nov 13th 2008 9:59AM

Aww, no worries. You'll have legions of creepy death knights to keep you company in Outland. :D And of course, the alts. You might even prefer it, because it will be a lot less crowded than Northrend!

melric Nov 12th 2008 9:58PM

*sigh* i got my key online yesterday, didnt even have to leave my chair. and yet people are stupid and go stand outside for hours to get the same thing.

offday Nov 12th 2008 9:59PM

I waited in line for Halo 2's midnight launch, and waited overnight in Best Buy's parking lot for the 360. Never again, though, I'll wait until the day like most people. I'm too old for that crap now. lol.

Vehement Nov 12th 2008 10:04PM

Pity us poor saps in Australia - almost a whole day to go yet. The release here is on the 14th.

Hey ho - have to settle for an absolutely final Kara run...

Tone Nov 12th 2008 10:10PM

I'm taking off at 11pm est to get in line. I went and rode by the store at 8 and at that time there was a half dozen or so people there. I have no idea what kind of line to expect but eh w/e. I waited for 12hrs inside a wal mart for 360 a few years ago and waited about an hour for halo 2 and 3 so this is business as usual.

APEX Nov 12th 2008 10:26PM

lol...I'm just waiting to pick up my pre-order from Best Buy tomorrow. Problem is, I just bought a brand new laptop for the hell of it and now have to reload the original, then TBC, then patches, then addons, then macros :( Not lovin' this... Good thing this comp is the ISH.

Toro Nov 12th 2008 10:40PM

Any news on more world events for the WOTLK start?

Thiyme Nov 12th 2008 10:46PM

I WAS going to go to the Midnight Launch at my mall, but everyone else that Pre-ordered it was getting there around 5:30 pm. So, I'll be getting it tomorrow, sadly.

eyecarehawaii Nov 17th 2008 11:13PM

NewEgg shipped mine on the 7th. Probably a mistake on their part but it sure was nice of them. ^^

AZGamerGirl Nov 12th 2008 11:02PM

the NYC Best Buy Midnight Launch event is tweeting at www.twitter.com/NYCWotLK! See all of the photos we're posting on our live Twitter feed at http://twitpic.com/photos/NYCWotLK

Rekranar Nov 12th 2008 11:02PM

I work at a game store so i had my copy 2 days ago

Lord Crypto Nov 12th 2008 11:07PM

See you all on the other side.

Clarick Nov 12th 2008 11:36PM

Im still debating if I really NEED to get the game tonight. My pre-order is paid in full so it would probally just be smart to go tomorrow as I won't be playing it till tomorrow night (and most of my day off friday) but I still have that little voice inside saying that I should go to experience the event. I went to the midnight launch of BC but as I pulled up an hour before and saw roughly 200 people in line I opted to get it the next day and that took me literally 5 minutes.

What to do what to do.....

Im leaning towards experiencing it throught Wowinsider and playing instead of standing outside

sub Nov 13th 2008 4:12AM

So i went to the offocial blizz opening in anaheim, at the local frys store, i got ther at 10 pm, no lie there musta been 5k people there,

I took a few pics etc, walked to the front, there were soem djs form a local radio station, the frozen mtn from blzconn for pics, a hot dog on a stick wagon selling food, a few cop cars, but mostly a jillion people. if each transaction only took 5 minutes, wiht 20 checkout lines, we were guessing at least 4 hours after midnight to get our wowlk.

so we went across town to best buy, and at 12:10 am had lk in hand and went home,

im installing it now

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