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world first

/wɜːrld fɜːrst/

Common

Being the first player or team in the world to defeat a newly released boss or clear new content.

Carries extreme prestige in MMO communities. World-first races are followed like sporting events, with live streams, leaderboards, and community commentary. The term also gets used more loosely for any competitive gaming milestone.

Real-world examples4 examples
#ExampleWhat it meansSource
01echo got the world first this tier. 48 hours straight raidingThe guild named Echo was the first team globally to clear the new raid tier after two days of continuous play.reddit, 2024
02watching the world first race live is genuinely more hype than any sports playoff to meThe viewer finds the competitive raiding race more exciting than traditional sports.x, 2024
03they wiped 200 times before the world first kill. that's dedicationThe winning team failed the encounter hundreds of times before finally succeeding.x, 2023
04world first race just spoiled the final boss mechanics for everyone lolWatching the world-first broadcast revealed end-game content before casual players reached it.reddit, 2024

Use it when

  • A guild or player defeats a boss before anyone else globally.
  • Discussing the race to clear new raid content on release.
  • Celebrating or covering a major progression milestone in competitive gaming.
  • Loosely, being first to accomplish something in any competitive context.

Do not use it when

  • You mean a server-first or regional first.Use “server first” instead.
  • The content has been out for weeks and many teams have already cleared it.

World first vs prog night

world first

World first is the final milestone: the kill that no other team has achieved.

VS

prog-night

Prog night is the process of working toward that kill, one attempt at a time.

Origin and context

Originated in MMO raiding culture where competitive guilds raced each other to kill newly released bosses. The World of Warcraft world-first scene formalized the concept into a spectator event. The term has since spread to other competitive game contexts.

First seen
2000s
Confidence
medium

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Updated: 2026-08-28License: CC BY 4.0

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