World of Warcraft Classic got its hardcore servers four days ago, an opportunity (?) for players to  enjoy the experience with permadeath for their chosen character. As is the way of things this immediately triggered a race to become the world’s first max level WoW Classic player. Take a bow VitochieR1 on Twitch, who achieved level 60 with a Gnome Mage specialising in frost, a feat that took them precisely 69 Hours, 53 Minutes, 34 Seconds.

No, I couldn’t do it either. The frost build is a common pick among hardcore players (thanks, WoWhead), though most prefer to go for single target damage over AoE, the latter having many advantages but ultimately being a little more dangerous on hardcore (because enemies don’t die so fast).

Vitochie hit level 60 on August 28 and, if you want to see a little video of a gnome whooping with all their mates around, have I got the clip for you.

WoW Classic hardcore operates a tad differently to that of other games: death i…