What happened

During a world-first race in World of Warcraft's new Midnight expansion, a pro player was pulled out of a boss fight and kicked back to the login screen. The raid leader was streaming the run live, so everyone watching saw the moment his game froze and then returned a message saying his subscription had expired.

The player, Imfiredup, later explained on stream, "I actually bought a WoW token, I forgot to use it." That one sentence sent the raid team and the Twitch chat into laughing fits, and the tension of the fight evaporated for a few seconds.

Yes, they kept going

These are professionals, so after a brief pause the team refocused on the boss. As the fight went on and began to look like it might fail, the raid leader called for a reset while trying not to laugh. A few minutes later they were attempting progress again, and no other subscriptions dropped during the rest of the stream.

Why this is not as ridiculous as it sounds

World-first racing is not casual play. Guilds run multiple accounts and multiple characters and switch compositions constantly to chase any edge. That setup makes it easy to lose track of account timers. Remembering how many days remain on a dozen accounts is apparently harder than tracking cooldowns.

  • Top-tier teams use many accounts so they can swap roles and try different strategies.
  • WoW Tokens grant 30 days of game time, but someone still has to activate them.
  • Because of the account juggling, a subscription lapse ends up happening to at least one player in many races.

Context from the past

This is not the first time Imfiredup has made headlines. A couple of years ago he risked his account to exploit a bug for a 4 percent damage bump during a world-first race and got called out on stream. The subscription mishap is far less risky, but it is painfully human.

Aftermath and reactions

Twitch chat filled with laughing emojis while teammates teased the idea of not checking their own subscriptions. One player joked they would not be checking theirs and might disconnect at any moment. The guild moved on and kept the attempt going, which is the point of practicing at this level: keep adapting and do not let small mistakes stop you.

So yes, even top players forget to click a button. It is funny, a little embarrassing, and also a reminder that high-level play still runs on very ordinary human habits.