11 Accidental Video Game Events That Cost THOUSANDS

In 2006, World of Warcraft introduced the Gates of Ahn’qiraj update. For a server to open the gates they would have to gather a massive amount of supplies. Smelted bars, bandages and food would be needed to fuel an army. This army would not be two separate entities though, The Alliance and Horde would need to work together.

So, there they were, once enemies now co-operating for the greater good. Gathering supplies, arming themselves and building there might. This went on for weeks non-stop until finally, everyone was ready. The first to open the gates was a server called Medivh on January 23rd, 2006.

The first person to bang the gong and start the battle was a A dwarf warrior named Kalahad, the guild master of . At this point, the game was already playing like a slideshow, but the moment the gates opened it completely crashed for many players.

Horrendous lags, queues to join that took hours and crashes on loading screen were just a few of the symptoms of this massive event, there was even a comic written about these problems.

This was seen by many as a fun and interesting event, but Blizzards phone lines and forums had hundreds of frustrated players, this combined with the extra downtime to fix the problem caused the company thousands in losses.