Update (8:00 PM EST): According to the official post, all US and EU emails have gone out.
Update: Added official information. EU emails are starting to go out. There are a few reports of players getting one with small lapses in their subscription.

Gift to Veteran Players: Orc Wolf Rider Mini-Statue
The first people have started receiving their veteran gifts! The statue is an orc riding a wolf; it is a miniature version of the one located outside the Blizzard HQ. Credit to @thebl4ckd0g for the picture of the statue itself and Smitti for the picture of the inscription on the base.



Anniversary Gift
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
We've been secretly working on creating a one-time gift to celebrate the WoW Anniversary, and it's now on its way to players that have been with us since the beginning. Emails have been sent to North America and Oceanic players to their registered address, which will include shipment tracking info. Our players in Europe will receive a similar email, and their shipments are expected to begin in the next few weeks.

If you're an NA region player (US, Canada, Oceania, Latin America) the receipt of an email is confirmation that you met the criteria to receive an Anniversary celebration gift. Emails have not yet begun to be sent out to our European players, but we'll start sending them soon. Shipment of the gift to EU players will begin in the next few weeks.

Criteria required to receive the gift:
  • Started playing WoW within 60 days of the game launch in your region
  • A continuous subscription for all 10 years, from launch to the Anniversary

We're thankful for everyone that chooses to spend time in Azeroth with us, and hope that this small token of appreciation expresses our gratitude to those few of you that have achieved the incredible milestone of playing World of Warcraft for all these 10 years.

[Update] All notification emails have been sent to NA and EU region recipients.

Support Article
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker)
As a way to thank our most loyal World of Warcraft players, we are sending a physical gift to players that have stuck with us since the very beginning. Eligible players have received an email at their registered Battle.net email address. If you did not receive an email, your account does not qualify for this gift.

These gifts have been sent to the physical address associated with eligible Battle.net accounts. To be eligible for this gift, a player must have created a World of Warcraft account within 60 days of the game launching in the NA or EU regions, and maintained their subscription or game time for all ten years.

Eligible players in the North American region, along with eligible Oceanic players, have been sent tracking information for the gift. Eligible players in Europe will receive tracking information when their gift ships later this month. If the shipping address on that email is incorrect, you will need to contact us with your updated information.
This article was originally published in forum thread: Gift to Veteran Players: Orc Wolf Rider Mini-Statue started by Simca View original post
Comments 825 Comments
  1. Animist Primal's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Demona3 View Post
    To scale with a few emmys.... it is... smaller than an emmy. lol
    Are you Carl Reiner?
  1. Paulosio's Avatar
    Started just a few months late. Shame cos my bro collects these sorts of things and I would have gifted it to him.
  1. Zoldor's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Shudder View Post
    Jealous? How can you be jealous if you don't own it? Jealousy is the fear of losing something. You are envious. Go back to school.
    They have become synonomus in the english language with Jealousy actually taking on the definition reserved mainly for envy most often. Its almost like words can take on new meanings thanks to usage by the general populace.

    and Dictionary.com gives this first
    "1. jealous resentment against a rival, a person enjoying success or advantage, etc., or against another's success or advantage itself."

    So in theory Jealousy can be used here in the current fashion thanks to years of misusing its original definition and expanding its definition through usage. Ah the fun of words and the English language. Oh, and research skills they must not teach in these schools you so reference.
  1. Demona3's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Animistprimal View Post
    Are you Carl Reiner?
    No...isn't he dead? =P
  1. Animist Primal's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Demona3 View Post
    No...isn't he dead? =P
    I would think you would know if you were dead, Carl.
  1. Demona3's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Animistprimal View Post
    I would think you would know if you were dead, Carl.
    Dammit.. you found me out.
  1. obake1's Avatar
    Haven't gotten any e-mail or tracking info and I've been subbed since day 1. Although I paid with prepaid cards for several years before I got a credit card, does that actually matter?
  1. Demona3's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by obake1 View Post
    Haven't gotten any e-mail or tracking info and I've been subbed since day 1. Although I paid with prepaid cards for several years before I got a credit card, does that actually matter?
    No, I had game time cards as well.
  1. Fliptables's Avatar
    Got this mail exactly 3mins ago, EU player, subbed since day1:


    Greetings,

    World of Warcraft has just celebrated its 10-year anniversary! It's been an incredible decade of adventures in Azeroth, and you've been with us through all of it. We'd like to thank you for your constant support these past ten years with a gift.

    Before we send your gift, please take a moment to update your contact address and shipping address on your Battle.net Account Management page found here: https://battle.net/account/management/address-book.html

    If you've seen other people receiving their gifts, don't worry! We expect to send your gift in just a few weeks. As soon as your gift has shipped, we'll be sending you a second email with more details, including your shipping information and tracking number. Until then, we hope you continue enjoying your adventures in World of Warcraft!

    Regards,

    Customer Support
    Blizzard Entertainment
    https://battle.net/support
  1. baskev's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Defurious View Post
    I got one. Quit complaining you filthy casuals.
    go peep your self...9.5 years playing aint ffing casual...i have allready seen 2 people just 1 freaking weak shy of this. epic fail on blizzard again
  1. Defurious's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by baskev View Post
    go peep your self...9.5 years playing aint ffing casual...i have allready seen 2 people just 1 freaking weak shy of this. epic fail on blizzard again
    Epic fail? I don't think so. If the announcement was 6 months, people with 7 months would complain. If it was within one year, people that were off by one month would complain. Blizzard sent a FREE gift to a certain group of players. And you were not eligible.

    THIS IS WHY we cant have nice things. Because people complain so much even when something is free and a surprise.
  1. Amerissis's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Mkgego View Post
    "Gift to subbed WoW accounts created within 60 days of the game launching in the NA or EU regions which NEVER unsubbed"
    There are people receiving this gift who have unsubbed for at least two months, so where did you get this info from?
  1. mmoc3ae150791e's Avatar
    just got my mail from blizzard! getting my gift!
  1. mmoc4812840156's Avatar
    I thought I read early in the thread about people who got it and had their subscription laps at certain points. Can anyone confirm? Did you get one and did you ever let your sub expire?

    That last paragraph about not letting your sub expire was added later than the rest of the text.

    Never letting your sub expire is quite the requirement... I accidently let mine expire like once when I went abroad... Blizz please.
  1. Defurious's Avatar
    Not sure I should fuel the first but


    http://imgur.com/z61yrPr - if image didnt work


    Notice the lapse of game time. My second account under same Bnet was active during this time.



    I DID receive an email.
  1. Bathory's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Chaosseed View Post
    Just received mine :/
    i.imgur.com/yPfFONb.jpg
    i.imgur.com/YHGrjRk.jpg
    Might be odd, but I really like that box. I'd keep that.
  1. mmocab2d651b97's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Defurious View Post
    Epic fail? I don't think so. If the announcement was 6 months, people with 7 months would complain. If it was within one year, people that were off by one month would complain. Blizzard sent a FREE gift to a certain group of players. And you were not eligible.

    THIS IS WHY we cant have nice things. Because people complain so much even when something is free and a surprise.
    EXACTLY this. There's just no cut-off that would make everyone happy, except maybe today. Hell, somebody might start playing tomorrow and start complaining! Jeeesh.

    I really wish I was eligible to receive one, though.
  1. Evildeffy's Avatar
    Greetings,

    World of Warcraft has just celebrated its 10-year anniversary! It's been an incredible decade of adventures in Azeroth, and you've been with us through all of it. We'd like to thank you for your constant support these past ten years with a gift.

    Before we send your gift, please take a moment to update your contact address and shipping address on your Battle.net Account Management page found here: https://battle.net/account/management/address-book.html

    If you've seen other people receiving their gifts, don't worry! We expect to send your gift in just a few weeks. As soon as your gift has shipped, we'll be sending you a second email with more details, including your shipping information and tracking number. Until then, we hope you continue enjoying your adventures in World of Warcraft!

    Regards,

    Customer Support
    Blizzard Entertainment
    https://battle.net/support

    ===

    First EU mails being sent out it seems, links are legit in the mail.
  1. Sketchygr's Avatar
    Just been sent an email. Eu, subbed since day 1, had multiple lapses in subs but for no longer than 3 months at any one time.
  1. Kamgra's Avatar
    Looks like Blizzard has added a support option for the 10-Year Physical Gift.

    us.battle. net /support /en/help/article/wow/771/7445

    As a way to thank our most loyal World of Warcraft players, we are sending a physical gift to players that have stuck with us since the very beginning. Eligible players have received an email at their registered Battle.net email address. If you did not receive an email, your account does not qualify for this gift.

    These gifts have been sent to the physical address associated with eligible Battle.net accounts. To be eligible for this gift, a player must have created a World of Warcraft account within 60 days of the game launching in the NA or EU regions, and maintained their subscription or game time for all ten years.

    Eligible players in the North American region, along with eligible Oceanic players, have been sent tracking information for the gift. Eligible players in Europe will receive tracking information when their gift ships later this month. If the shipping address on that email is incorrect, you will need to contact us with your updated information.

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