World of Warcraft: Forever launched last night, and the story so far is the absence of one: no meltdown, no queue apocalypse. Kotaku described the debut as a shockingly smooth launch — a rarity for a genre where day one usually means server fires.

The game arrived off the back of what Eurogamer called a hugely successful beta, and the momentum carried straight into launch. It isn't just players showing up, either. Per Eurogamer, the MMO soared to the top of Twitch's most-viewed games, beating out heavyweights including League of Legends and Zelda — a notable scalp given Ocarina of Time's Switch 2 remake is dominating gaming conversation this week.

A clean technical debut plus chart-topping viewership is about the best opening 24 hours Blizzard could have scripted. The real test for any MMO comes in the weeks ahead, when launch tourists either settle in or drift off — but for now, Forever is the game everyone is playing and everyone else is watching.