SteelSeries and World of Warcraft have a long and storied history that dates back to the age of vanilla WoW. It was a simpler time. Azeroth was limited to two continents, and there were far fewer mechanics to deal with. Gaming peripherals themed after games like WoW came in special packaging that evoked the designs of in-game items. Like the original SteelSeries MMO mouse for example, which came in a box that was shaped and designed to look like a WoW treasure chest.
These days, the packaging is much more toned down. The designs on the actual peripherals, however, are another story. Behold, the new SteelSeries World of Warcraft collection that any adventurer traveling the lands of Azeroth would be proud to stumble upon. If you’re a current World of Warcraft player, then you already know that Blizzard is gearing up for the launch of the game’s newest expansion The War Within on August 26 (which by the way will be playable on GeForce NOW). It’s also going to be World of Warcraft’s 20th Anniversary on November 23.
So the launch of the new SteelSeries collection of peripherals is in part to commemorate that massive achievement. The new collection includes five different items. Though that’s probably unsurprising if you follow SteelSeries launches. All of them are mostly the same in terms of the product types offered. You won’t find any Thumbstick grips in this one though.
The World of Warcraft SteelSeries collection launches in September
I know you probably want to get your hands on these gaming peripherals and accessories right away. And honestly, what WoW player wouldn’t? Unfortunately, the entire collection is on a lockout that won’t open up until next month. In other words, think of the product launch like the raid finder lockouts. SteelSeries says that the collection will launch officially on September 24. That puts it a little closer to World Of Warcraft’s 20th anniversary, which is no doubt intended.
The good news is that the wait will give you ample time to save up money if you don’t have it all together.
As for what’s all specifically in the collection, you’ll find all the usuals minus the thumbstick grips, since WoW doesn’t natively support controllers and all that. There’s an Arctis Nova 7 wireless headset, headband and speaker plates for the Arctis Nova 7, an Aerox 9 wireless gaming mouse, a QcK XXL mouse mat, and the legendary item matched only by getting Thunderfury Blessed Blade of the Windseeker in the base game back in 2004, the artisan keycap. Speaking of which, you’ll want to secure that artisan keycap as early as possible.
The keycaps always go out of stock the fastest. When it comes to pricing, the headset will retail for $200, the mouse is $160, the artisan keycap is $80, and both the mouse mat and booster packs of headset band and speaker plates go for $40. The booster packs also come in Horde and Alliance versions. They also fit the Arctis Nova Pro headset as well.
Certain peripheral purchases will award players with in-game cosmetics
One really awesome thing about these collections from SteelSeries is that they all end up coming with some in-game digital items for buyers. Not every peripheral, but at least some of them. SteelSeries is continuing this tradition, only this time every peripheral in the WoW collection comes with some sweet in-game loot. The Arctis Nova 7 comes with the Grinning Reaver mount, the Aerox 9 comes with the Lil’Flameo pet, and the other three come with the Battle Turtle mount.
So if you end up getting everything, you’ll have some spare Battle Turtle mounts to give out to friends. You’ll be able to buy all of these directly from SteelSeries and at Blizzard’s gear store.
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