Blizzard Explains the Entire History of World of Warcraft | WIRED

[@Hugo74390]

"Craft epic stories" Random peasant : *"Could you bring me 10 pieces of boar meat for my stew? I'll give you worn pants."*

[@tekamer6566]

Believe it or not the community is so stupid that in legion that’s all they complained about . ‘’WE MISS THE SIMPLER DAYS WHEN WE WERENT SOME ‘’HERO’’ AND HAD MORE SIMPLE ROLES WITH MORE IMPORTANT CHARACTERS THAT WE HELPED “ and killing boars specifically was used by asmongold as an example what he nostalgically liked/preferred to the current situation. Ironically now people laugh at that since we got classic. I just hate this stupid community that cries about everything left and right.

[@Enalius]

@@tekamer6566 You mean its almost as if when you have a huge number of people, some of them might like or dislike different aspects of something for different reasons?

[@bradylasserre9320]

@@Enalius lmaoooo

[@TeoPeaches]

Notice how smooth they went over WoD: "Then Warlords of Draenor came out... Garrisons :)) We learnt a lot :)) Anyway, Legion..."

[@dante.2639]

because WoD was a mistake.

[@ninaloveray]

Pixel Gaming honestly if not almost the entire content had not been scrapped the expansion would have been amazing and full of potential, it could have been better than even BfA. They missed the opportunity with WoD.

[@slainshot]

@@ninaloveray Woaw better than bfa, it would have been a sucess. Truly.

[@xadamx94]

@@ninaloveray you know what, WOD is better than BFA. sure, WOD's biggest problem was lack of content, but all the systems in BFA legit did so much damage to the game. Plus, they shoehorned n'zoth in the expansion when he should have had his own

[@sagrikabali3193]

@@dante.2639 Correction. BFA was the mistake WOD was a good expansion for It's time.

[@ZamuelZA]

31:25 "The player is the star of the story, but the co-star is the world". Metzen said recently that in Vanilla, the world was the star of the story. A difference that has had a huge impact on the design philosophy

[@slurms777]

Yeah I miss being an insignificant grunt in an awe inspiring world. I mean the world is still awe inspiring, but you know what I mean.

[@gimtomic5987]

sadly you don't see anyone anymore in the world. Everybody stays in major city and do dungeonfinder

[@dice3000]

I thought this was entire lore explained :(

[@EShowNow]

lore of expansions

[@tolow16]

Gonna need much more than 50 mins for that...

[@b.m.d4771]

Search up nobbel87 history of wow i

[@SpaceCliffie]

All of the lore in the entire game? That would take hours and hours.

[@Hisashi_Hyuga]

Cliff O They couldve summarized

[@DjXyanyde]

31:01 - "Illidan..." That isn't Illidan, lol 31:02 - "Kil'jaeden" That is Jaraxxus!

[@kadachi16]

Xyanyde that was embarrassing.....

[@danielscutaru6682]

Cringe

[@JackRudder]

i mean, thats on wired, they edited the piece. not the wow devs.

[@Rainaerys]

That's what I was thinking too!!! Literally came to the comments to see if anyone else said anything! Lol.

[@tobeymaguire9371]

thought I'd just leave this here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5zIdGyNi7umh5Y

[@MattVibes]

1:40 "the greatest threats of Azeroth" *shows gnome killing a pig*

[@EpicHotCheese]

"World of Warcraft is a game designed to play with your friends." Jokes on you, I don't have any friends.

[@KingLich451]

try harder mate

[@jesusomarcastanedamendez6371]

Why some one with a clever sense of humor like you has no friends? (sarcasm)

[@TheBongSauce]

Sad thing is this was how how WoW was originally design. It is no longer the game he describes - which is why many people are looking forward to Classic WoW release.

[@LazyFatBear]

Except you dont

[@species8472cze]

Omar Castañeda Mendez the fact that you added the "(sarcasm)" ruined the joke. Have more confidence in yourself!

[@RepsUp100]

That's a lot of history for a game

[@AGoldSoldier]

LotR is a lot of history for a book, GoT is a lot of history for a show. Fantasy typically gets a lot of lore

[@JimRichardHartmann]

This is not even the top of the iceberg.. Iv'e been playing for 14 years and don't know everything yet. There is a industry around the game with books and comics and every imaginable thing.

[@acidzebra]

well, they've been adding to this history since 1994 when the RTS first came out. That's a lot of storytelling.

[@flamegenie3923]

This is just a slim description of the basic game. Not even close to the whole history lol.

[@SkyJUSTIN6]

They barely went over the 1000's of hours of lore

[@garlicjrmade6409]

history of wow by bullet point, Everquest Leeroy Jenkins Video South Park episode Illidan lich king the end

[@masattac]

you forgot 50 dkp minus

[@dandosapershing6103]

MOAR DOTS!

[@FreebirthBoccara]

history of wow. look at what EQ2 put out 6 months before. copy it and get credit. he literally goes on for 5 minutes about daily quests....

[@EHSounds]

.... Ilidian *Jimmy: The World of Warcraft Story* lich king

[@TwinklesTheChinchilla]

@@FreebirthBoccara The same thing happened to Warhammer AoR. The out-of-combat exponential regen system was one of several features that magically entered WoW a few weeks after that game launched with it.

[@aknopf8173]

I thought they meant the lore of the game. Whoops!

[@matthewthomas5441]

aknopf me too

[@Terowin]

Lookup Nobbel's complete warcraft lore video

[@arthursorryformybadenglish5461]

same lol

[@prawnstarrr]

same is it not ill stop now lol

[@erlandochoa8278]

Terowin is it this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/mILCkKGIo7Rlo6c ?

[@extractkun5911]

We didn’t know we needed this information until it was given to us...

[@CaleoGaming]

Truly the most amazing journey of my life so far. Nothing can compare.

[@Gerald0613]

bait?

[@chrisisteas]

I love hearing Ion talk about World of Warcraft, however he still can't sell me on Warlords of Draenor.

[@nglyo]

imo, you might not agree with his points, but when he explains why they did what, you can clearly see his point of view. He still clears mythic raids so he still knows the ins and outs of the game itself. EDIT: Was talking about everything they did in legion haha they've already admitted in past interviews they just gave up on wod

[@TheLaziMan]

If you dint played wod better you dint cause whole expansion was a mess "6.2 major feature selfie cam"

[@chrisisteas]

I understand why they did what they did in Warlords of Draenor. There's just so much that I knew I wouldn't like even before the expansion hit. He can't sell it to me now, not during the expansion or before the expansion.

[@TheLaziMan]

there is a full list of features what wod suppose to have which is sad :(

[@Valdonkis]

I was wondering if Ion still played with his guild these days.

[@nobutseriously764]

I hope this game will stick around forever! I will be playing this game for many decades to come! No matter what i do or try i always find myself coming back to WoW! There is no other game like it!

[@lightcry95]

Same here. Proud WoW player since 2006. I'll still support and play it as long as they make more updates and expansions

[@jonathanrembeck2455]

still playing?

[@jamie2015]

I started again

[@aaronfisher7159]

I started playing this game in 2008. I've taken breaks for months or even years at a time at some points (adulting) but i always find myself coming back to it. Sometimes i'll start playing again just to level a character and take myself back to 2008 to feel like a kid again.

[@meeesj634]

im kinda sad that i missed the beginning of WoW it seems that its almost impossible to put into words the magic that vanilla and the early years captured.

[@Zreolur]

Honestly you did not miss as much as many try to claim, vanilla wow was seen as amazing during its time due to this vast world of mystery that you were free to explore. The majority of classic was trash and so were the players, many did not even do any end game content with pvp being the biggest thing at the time. Majority of players that want vanilla want it back for the player interaction that once existed (not that its gone but just shifted the areas it's in).

[@brandondoor]

totally incorrect. You did miss a LOT. This game was launched in 2004 back then there was simply no game like it. There were other MMOs but nothing could touch the raw player count and open world that no one knew. It would not be the same to play it again now that tech is so much better and class balance was very bad in the old days but if you played it back then, it was incredible. Vanilla isnt the best game ever and it was fully of issues, but for its time it was a marvel of technology that literally shook the world and our culture. I would avoid down playing how amazing it was to log in back in 04-05 and play with friends and your family guilds in a huge world no other game could give you.

[@mrpetebojangles21]

You’re correct... Vanilla WoW... was insane. And magical is the only word I can think of. I was so in love with it and exploring as much as i could. Entering new zones for the first time, hearing the music, and the world, it was amazing. People knew other people even across factions, you would develop nemeses and rivalries. 40 people having to meet at a flight point and traveling together to black rock mountain, and the guild fights the would occur.... amazing. Downing onyxia or Ragnaros for the first time.. so good.

[@Scholar702]

Meeesj Classic WOW was an epic experience. Something I doubt any other game will do or at least a very long time until something like it comes again

[@RockItProductions]

It was basically like a constant high when I played classic. I still remember the long walk in the snow to the gates of Ironforge, walking in and feeling like I was in a real living, breathing world. The music was perfect in all zones, everything just felt magical. I had never experienced any game like it before and probably won't ever again because I'm in my 30's now and don't game anymore. I still log on WoW every now and then but not much.

[@aweik4937]

He didn’t mention priests when he was talking about the original classes

[@override83]

For me, personally, Wrath of the Lich King was the height of my experience and love for WoW. I loved it, because as a punk kid who played Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness when I was 12 years old, and been playing Warcraft games since, it felt like it brought a closing to part of my experience after killing Arthas, one of my favorite hero's in the Warcraft universe. Plus, it brought us to Northrend, and fought against so many cool undead enemies, and the DK was so much fun on release. However, after watching this, and hearing some of the details that go into each expansion, I have a newfound respect for each expansion, whether I liked them or not, for the effort Blizz put into each one. For this long time Warcraft player, since 1995, I'm pretty excited for Battle for Azeroth, the first expansion I've been excited for in a few years. The intro cinematic did its job on hyping me up, especially with the last shot of the Orc and Footman squaring up, with very similar poses to Warcraft 3 I believe. Anyways, i have way too much nostalgia and memories to list since Vanilla, and it was pretty cool to see and hear the way WoW evolved chronologically.

[@nonameform]

How was BfA experience? Was it as exciting as your initial trailer reaction?

[@MrFaed]

"World of Warcraft is about playing a game with your friends.". Only if they have their AoTC and a 940+ilvl

[@crashyburnymit4080]

Mr if they ask you for specific milestones, then they are not your friends.

[@MrFaed]

Im putting an emphasis on how Pugging has taken over small servers or friendly groups. Milestones are all the game is about anymore.

[@kfjfjfjewlsls]

find a nice guild

[@kfjfjfjewlsls]

nah, its just you that sucks

[@xenoblad]

J.o.e Official people have been calling the game trash since BC. What's the problem with Christie Golden? She's the most popular wow author hands down.

[@alyssa.h]

My dad played this when I was younger, and sometimes he would let me play the easy missions. I would join in for his guilds karaoke night too. The memories this game has for me oof

[@TheZ317]

so are you playing wow classic yet to relive those "missions"? (quests :P)

[@jamesfields4987]

The real reason for Cataclysm expansion is Blizzard couldn't stand The Barrens chat anymore so they had to destroy it but didn't want to make it too obvious so they messed up other zones too. #FunFact

[@j.franklin21]

What?

[@KelsiKens]

Lol

[@peterpetrarca4691]

i agree with this theroy no not theory fact lol

[@pablobg3022]

Talking about Arthas: "Probably the greatest most notorious villain ever introduced in Warcraft" Thats all i have to say.

[@marich8356]

Not everything is perfect in WoW, but they are always learning and trying to make a even better game. I love World of Warcraft and I want to say thank you to the blizzard team that makes it possible and I hope that this game continue to expand for years to come.

[@noppis]

Well said Mari. I agree with you

[@KongQuest95]

Yea... but BFA's gonna be perfect

[@aljoar3011]

This aged well ;)

[@blavviax9438]

@@KongQuest95 hahahahahahahahahahaha

[@a-mei-zing2951]

Almost teared upduring this. Literally grew up with WoW and still play it during the summers/autumn around expansion releases. I truly hope this universe does not die.

[@Buildosaurus]

9:06 what an interesting mount collection for someone who only has 18 😮

[@KennySpace]

Really weird

[@Gerald0613]

You can pay to "achieve" anything now

[@itherius389]

17:50 "We have tanks" -> shows Retri paladin

[@nielsimmens841]

Itherius haha true XD

[@kylertilleli7910]

What’s the difference (IM A RET PALI)

[@PNWresistance]

Kyler Tilleli if you don’t know the difference, why are you playing this game?

[@kylertilleli7910]

Im saying a retribution paladin is the same power as a tank maybe read it twice before you say something

[@PNWresistance]

Kyler Tilleli huh?? I’m really honestly confused now at what you’re trying to say. How is a ret pally the same power as a tank? Are you speaking about dps? Talents? Spells and abilities? You really have no idea what you’re doing with that game do you.

[@joshw1445]

41:40 "theres a reason why swords like excalibur forge such might legends" Yeah because there's only 1 of them.

[@Noobie2k7]

Complewtely sums up how badly the Blizzard misjudged Artifact weapons. Like yeah, they were cool and all but make them NEW wweapons, don;t just give every Paladin an Ashbringer, every Mage an Atiesh and every Death Knight a Frostmourne. Completely destroyed the mystique of the weapons once everybody has one.

[@j.franklin21]

@@Noobie2k7 Exactly. Nothing is unique anymore.

[@ZidaneLv66]

MadSeasonShow did it first! :D

[@Blue-sm6kn]

True :D

[@Maniaman213]

He must be glad about releasing it when he did.

[@audiofun1]

Amen! Love you madseason

[@dylanezell1423]

Fullmetal Horus he cant hold a candle to first hand experiences of the devs. I’m subbed to mad season but still

[@skeezymike2305]

except the devs think lfg was a good addition and the players didnt

[@Munden]

Thank you, developers! Your game was the platform for some of the most exciting, engaging, and meaningful experiences I've ever had in a game.

[@raidwipe]

It's a shame it's all gone hill and turned into a queue simulator.

[@ckohler4692]

queue queue queue queueu queue look I'm wearing best armor in the game now

[@abdelkarimouzzine5671]

Chris Kohler LFR and LFD don’t give you the best gear at all. At best it’s okay for low M+ keys.

[@buckshottanning7683]

Abdelkarim Ouzzine m+ keys? What's that

[@Arthurbeaslie]

I really loved the leveling up aspect, i hate how these days the thrill of leveling up has gone, it happens too fast

[@honeyxbees]

I just started playing again since wotlk i did a trial and my character made it to level 16 in a single day. Now I’m playing classic TBC and it’s crazy to see how different the leveling curve is.

[@andersratama2574]

Haha yeah I see why some people feel that way. I would say most people just crave getting to max level where I personally believe the real game starts. When you reach max level there is a lot of grind, and reducing the time it takes to reach max level might reduce fatigue where you feel like if leveling took too long then it would be disheartening to start grinding just like you did when you were leveling. I hope that made some sense

[@Arthurbeaslie]

@@andersratama2574 I think all the add-ons people use killed the game, unless u keep up with them all, ypu are at a disadvantage

[@gimtomic5987]

I also loved the asset of leveling, now you don't see anybody in the world, its dead. Everybody stays in city and use dungeonfinder

[@Slade333]

50:00 blured classic wow log-in screen, nice easter egg blizzard

[@Knuckles549]

i remember playing WoW back in 2005 as a 15 year old with a 10 day trial and expecting to hate it. I was totally wrong i fell in love within 3 days of playing the game. i stopped in 2011 after Cata but came back for BFA. very few people know the feeling of clearing naxx on vanilla or being in the ventrilo when your guild downed illidan for the first time.

[@Unreal_Ra]

player52 I stopped after cata as well, and just got back three weeks ago for bfa. Never thought I'd be playing wow again. I'm actually really enjoying it. They streamlined a lot, which personally I'm thankful for bec I don't have the hours to sink in like I used to.

[@EmiLo1337]

That makes three of us, absent since april 2011.. i thought i was out.. but they pulled me back in!

[@raider762]

I quit the game on the last day of Cataclysm. I started the game back in 2.1 in burning crusade in 2008. Got serious about the game in Wrath of the Lich King as a hardcore raider. Was with in the top 10 warrior tanks on my server and within the top 30 warrior DPS on the same server during the end of wrath. Then I completely burned out in Cata. Pushed 2 toons to 85 in less than a week or 2. My warrior main made it to 85 in less than 3 days after launch. Came back to see the end of Cata and do some raiding. Fun game and great time with the folks I played it with. Most those folks don't play it anymore. For me the game turned into a loot grind that felt more like an unpaid job than a game at the end of the day.

[@justintorres2086]

So many internet warriors bashing on this game. There were many changes yes but you gotta adapt to survive which is what WoW is doing. I for one have enjoyed every expansion in different ways, some more than others.

[@rowlandbuck2703]

Justin Torres settling for watered down classes and mechanics is not surviving.

[@Narusasu98]

@Justin Torres Being an edgelord is so trendy, you'll always find people like this.

[@newera478]

Only thing that could kill WoW was WoW itself. It's been downhill since the end of WotLK. This is what the general part of WoW players think. I felt amazing going back to Classic WoW on Nostalrius' private server. So we can only see if Blizzard manages to resurrect WoW with future Classic servers. I'd be happy to come back then.

[@HarvestrX]

I still enjoy it but agree that classes have been watered down. Those that claim it died years ago confuse me though. Either A. they are still subbed or B. did all of BFA in a week and then QQ'd about being bored and unsubbed until the next expansion launches. In the end for me, no MMO is perfect. I like ESO, but its not WoW. I like GW2, but its not ESO, and its not WoW. In the end, WoW still pulls me back in like no other MMO does. Last of all, $15/month is not a reason to hate the game or to label it as evil or greedy. Sure, free is always the best price! Yet I would bet a lot more than $15 that those complaining about a subscription spend more than $15/week on fast food and energy drinks. This isn't judging. I love my carbonated beverages and drive-thru burgers just as much as the next guy or girl. Yet I realize that just as that food isn't free, neither is using someone's server on a daily basis.

[@cyclonickitten]

Nope. Thew expansions suck and have turned the game into a lame game with a bunch of mini-games and its built around convenience and participation trophies. Wow Classic is where its at!

[@uake]

Where is Mr.T and his night elf mohawk??

[@kasper8509]

uake The good times, late TBC?! Oh God!

[@skyblue1954]

wow i remember that ad being on tv

[@victorbridges2637]

i totally forgot that was a thing... now i feel old..

[@LucidDream]

@@kasper8509 Wrath of the Lich King was when that commercial aired and when the NPC was added.

[@halestar2967]

"The Demon Lord Kil'Jaeden" *Shows Jarraxus*

[@regaltofviria8044]

And "The Illidan" - shows Kael'thas.

[@Metalton95]

"In classic WoW, questing pretty much ended at level 60" *more like 56-58 :D*

[@partyontheobjective]

Well, because he IS JARAXXUS, EREDAR LORD OF THE BURNING LEGION.

[@user-ln5th9qc7g]

15:49 when you’re trying to talk to your crush and this happens

[@PMester024]

I have no grasp on what are you talking about

[@Jackson-du4hy]

Rogan Velen battlegr*HIGH PITCHED WHEEZE*oUnDz

[@Stevoman123]

wow dude

[@peterpetrarca4691]

??

[@user-ln5th9qc7g]

@@peterpetrarca4691 the voice crack

[@congelatore]

Classic WoW log-in screen at 50:00.

[@baroness94m52]

Warcraft Music and Gaming Yaasss

[@zentarion.]

Blizzard employees playing private servers in the coffee breaks 😂

[@benchettleburgh6976]

Bulsar official 😂😂 i wouldnt be suprised if atleast one of thier employees has at one point.

[@oofmcdoof198]

I'd be willing to say they have a team dedicated to playing the private servers to gather details about what that community wants. And to take notes on launch. Lol for example. Dynamic spawning. Or phazing. Or how to get so many players able toquest at once without standing around waiting for mob respawns.

[@darkling65]

Bryan Roberts It's called sharding

[@Ecliptor.]

bfa is about to be released and youtube still has the wod picture for wow

[@arogers75]

lol i had to scroll up and look but jesus you're right..

[@rhysjones81]

I think someone at KZbin is trying to tell us something.

[@wraithryder]

huh, forgot to mention the biggest change to Class Building in MoP - the *Talent System* overhaul....i prefer the old school skill tree and dont like the new loadout system (feels less RPG and more battle royal) but that was 1 of the biggest changes IMHO

[@SomberDestiny]

I've sacrificed everything to play World of Warcraft. What have you given?

[@Scholar702]

Procs lmao!

[@mechros4460]

Lol

[@ChrisBrown-od3eb]

lord illidan knows the way

[@jamieweir9843]

*lifts up hood*... Everything..

[@malcolmcampbell1968]

my car my house my job my wife ....

[@Mizantropija]

I actually recently started playing WoW and I'm addicted just because it has so much to offer and has a rich history. Big thumbs up!

[@freestyle1227]

Sta ces kad si pleb :p

[@bsho7450]

Yuck. Doesn't it disgust you how much content this game offers when you are a complete noob? You will literally never be caught up. Blizzard is going to consume your soul and your money for years to come.

[@Actueel68]

I miss the days of mountain climbing into Hyjal, getting yelled at by a mod, and getting soft banned for 5 days

[@raider762]

haha I climbed into Hyjal before cata launch too, was so cool.

[@jotty2451]

That’s BS you can be banned for doing something creative that’s within your power to do in the game.

[@ExBrosion]

Best Game out there!

[@HeavilyArmed1]

was*

[@bopo900]

is*

[@valipower4468]

Most of Them are*

[@elmondark]

no such thing. everyone like different things. what's best for you, might be garbage for me :) and the other way around.

[@july5345]

Everyone has their opinion, but no game can match WoW during its prime, no game can have such a pop culture WoW had.

[@sadiewinters6394]

I started playing wow when I was 12 and now I'm 24 and this game has held such a special place in my heart for the past 12 years

[@Nico-zw9ud]

It is the best game ever created, unfortunately I grew tired of it in like 2013.

[@draak88]

It would be soooo great if other developers would be so precise, professional and creative like you!!! You guys are incredible! The bests!

[@Bublito]

I just love how they have literally 0 footage of their previous expansions.

[@mellyyh]

Blizzard did such a good job with contentupdates in legion and I hope it continues in the same pace!

[@HallowedBeThyGame]

I love these documentary vids on Warcraft. Love hearing classic stories, brings back fond memories.

[@zacharysuratt8730]

I'm disappointed they used new WoW footage when discussing Vanilla.

[@Mestray_]

cuz the gameplay in vanilla was inferior in comparison to modern version of the game, and the footage of vanilla gameplay is not very appealing for potential players/subs

[@yrahcaz0125]

"The Demon Lord Kil'jaeden" *shows Jaraxxus, Eredar Lord of the Burning Legion* :thinking:

[@ShamriCayia]

TRIFLING GNOME!

[@PrinceVega]

Goes to show you that Jaraxxus was actually the mastermind behind the Burning Legion. Getting rid of his minion, Sargeras, was but a small step. Supreme Overlord Jaraxxus is simply waiting for the right moment to strike.

[@forkittens]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5zIdGyNi7umh5Y

[@cosvinicios]

INFERNO

[@PrinceVega]

It's actually funny, because we see that Jaraxxus is still alive at the end of the Broken Shore scenario. Yet, we haven't met him at all during Legion. Coincidence? I think not.

[@TheGeekazoid]

after wrath of litch king my epic quest came to an end... I was done... I loved this game but after Litch King the magic was gone...

[@thomash2311]

Same here

[@Ramsteinrig]

The only magic is the wonder why you can't spell the name of something you supposedly loved so much. the game is still good, you're just stuck in the past. :)

[@Oabize]

Boomer

[@drdankenstein1753]

@@Ramsteinrig It's interesting you should say that during the time when the current expansion is seen as the worst one Blizzard has made so far. According to both casual and high-end raiders, even WoD is considered to be better than BFA.

[@Ramsteinrig]

Dr Dankenstein you are completely wrong but ok boomer.

[@Memento__Mori]

Played vanilla since i was 6-7 years old.Still playing vanilla today.

[@laceylong7628]

I agree wholeheartedly about Mists. Those of us that played it, loved it. The raids were great, the lore wasn't forced.

[@Lordturisas1]

Lacey Long yeah, the kung fu panda lore wasn't forced. Ok.

[@vindikaktus]

Joshua Macal Just cus you didnt play WC3 it was forced? Ok

[@Hefisstos]

To be fair the game shouldn't require you to play WC3 to avoid it being forced

[@WhyYoutubeWhy]

I played it and hated it. I was so bored of that leveling and those dungeons that i stopped when i got to 90 and just made alts to play in the old world.

[@newera478]

Mists was boring. So was Cata and WoD. I played all those expansions each for a month. Gearing up was made way too easy in those. And end-game raids were done in two weeks after the release. I didn't truly enjoy any of them. Classic, BC and WotLK were all nice and enjoyable for me. I could play them everyday for 3-4 hours and keep on playing for months and still they were fun.

[@kayze009]

I never in my life heard someone say that "Mist of Pandaria" was there favorite expansion in the WoW Series....

[@simen2032]

I loved it, might have been my favorite. Just bought a new pc that I should get in 4 days so I can check out BFA

[@JohnSmith-yf4un]

Mist of Pandaria is my favorite, i was able to quit thanks to it LOL.

[@juliakristinaff7359]

Mists of pandaria is My second favourite right after wrath of The lich king ;). Im not counting burning crusade, because i never played it when it was live. But My current view at burning crusade is very meh. Leveling in outland feels really really boring. Raids are okayish, but nothing stunning

[@481coolking]

@@juliakristinaff7359 The burning crusade was the greatest. The vibe and the feel was amazing. Blood elf's and dark demons. I loved it

[@hugodsa89]

@@JohnSmith-yf4un same

[@RJKT]

Never played or knew much about Wow, but this video was very insightful and depicts a really interesting world. The history is quite rich and makes me keen to play.

[@sterix_gg]

Frankly, at this point u might just be too late to the party... or maybe I'm too biased with nostalgia.

[@schwann145]

you're too biased with nostalgia

[@dennisbordon8774]

You're too biased with nostalgia

[@Homm3dude88]

Crypticsz The game is great right now. Especially for someone who hasn't played the game before with the new leveling system in 7.3.5. I highly recommend people to try the starter edition if they haven't played WoW before.

[@tardwrangler]

IMO the best game ever made

[@willpanuska731]

I don't know how these videos got started, but I can't stop watching them.

[@vicstevensn2684]

One of the greatest pieces of video entertainment art or art in general to ever exist.

[@xVTrain]

3:20 did Ian forget that priests existed in Vanilla?

[@nejic7809]

would explain why priests have been consistently imbalanced butt raped since cata

[@younjy1]

This game has kept me so busy during the lock down been playing since 2006 get this game if you want to escape all the bad news

[@andreask361]

EXACTLY what i did when i saw my empty covid 19 city

[@younjy1]

And blizz is like oh btw here's a free 110 and 100% exp boost

[@baileyjones159]

Modern wow is definitely not as social as it used to be. Now days you just que up for a dungeon and nobody talks. You just run through it. You used to have to find people to do the dungeon with. You'd run into people in the world and end up getting a group together and running into a dungeon. You'd become friends and quest together. Now everything is just artificial and easy. You don't really need to know anything about mechanics, you don't need to talk to anyone. And honestly nobody really talks as it is. Only way to get social is join a guild, and even when you do that it's just meh.

[@TheJackSparring]

Oh yes, when searching for a group implied more than clicking a button, good ol' times.

[@georgedaviez7111]

I take it you just do normal dungeons then lol

[@lukaz20001]

Yeah, it's not like Blizzard pushes both guild interaction through Mythics, hard raids, roleplay, social guilds and perks of being in one. Of course, there are no intricate boss mechanics you have to discuss with your raid group when you do raids or Mythic. Let's not forget the fact that Blizzard STILL hasn't added some kind of in-game voice chat that supports entire guild voice chat, direct voice chat and group voice chat. So shoddy, no social aspect. Now, for difficulty and validate nostalgia tinted glasses, I wish they'd launch classic servers or something :/ Guys, if you want vanilla, want social interaction or more difficult gameplay, LOOK for the social interaction, download a private server or wait for vanilla. All the aspects you complain about still exist, you just stopped looking for it (this is more a blanket statement, rather than a direct reply to the OP)

[@tbuffi3790]

Hello..??!!!

[@baileyjones159]

What?

[@RockyBighorn]

It's a crime to tell the history of World of Warcraft without Chris Metzen telling the story..

[@ElainaMaruyama]

Well he retired, what are they supposed to do.

[@johnnyheast2615]

Invite him

[@ArchxKn1ght]

ask him to? after they get to a certain point that he can no longer provide history you swap over to a more recent developer. seems like a pretty simple answer

[@lightcry95]

I think he retired to stop telling such stories

[@mochimochi2749]

Im still amazed that egghead Hazzikostas wasnt fired after the WOD debacle. Lmao they must want WOW to die.

[@adamhhh5420]

Despite this game being 18 years old now, I still play this game to this day bloody addicted to this game ngl.

[@frydsaman6857]

15:49 called winterᵍʳᵃˢᵖ

[@crinky3907]

MOP “No immediate threat” 10 quests in “YOUR COMMANDER IS NOW A SHA AAAAA”

[@jaxsuntv]

Great job putting this together - thanks Blizz!

[@Scrumshiz]

38:07 When WoW tokens cost 15k gold *FeelsBadMan*

[@sterix_gg]

When it started at 30k on EU and u waited for it to drop... but it only went up. Then buying at 50k u felt like u missed out... and now a few years later u wish it was still 50k. 4Head

[@TheWrathshadow]

I dont play anymore? How much is it now?

[@Jbcblack]

They cost 200k on my realm

[@nattrium1362]

370k on my

[@Jbcblack]

Ein Traum oof

[@Fflintiii]

they try to make it easy to find groups to weld people together but that is just doing the opposite the only thing that players see in other players nowadays is called "Gearscore" nobody got patients anymore just quick and rush and leave the end of the story!

[@Jbcblack]

Fflint lol, “gearscore”

[@thodorosxanthopoulos]

Make a guild and invest time with each other to get better, if one is pugging ofcourse he will want people who can provide validation that they have done the raid before. I have created many pug raids in my time and had many people who didn't know what to do, I spend sometimes more than 6 hours trying to get pugs through a raid, many people praise my patience but even I have limits.

[@r3ddragon255]

I was playing this game ,when the highest level was 60. Blizzard has touched my heart and soul with this game for many years ,and I hope many more.Thank you for such a amazing game, Think my next build in Planet Coaster will be For the Horde!

[@EQOAnostalgia]

The launch of WoW is remarkably similar to the launch of EQ... which happened in 1999, so i thought it was kind of funny that the devs also underestimated their product and it blew up the f'ing servers for DAYS lol. I think both games shocked everyone with their success but EQ shocked me more with how terribly it was managed on both the PC and Playstation 2... yes there was an EverQuest on Playstation 2... you never played it. Nobody did, and it was actually fun. It fell between the cracks of Final Fantasy XI and the launch of WoW. RIP EQOA. At least i still love WoW.

[@David-tp7sr]

14 years later and still the best MMO out there.

[@justalex4968]

:)

[@ns2304]

most successful. MMORPGS are dead as a genre

[@DocLobster94]

@@ns2304not particularly

[@designybits4709]

Man, its like time traveling through your own gaming life all over again. Loved this!

[@austinevans2478]

Been playing since Vanilla and love the game now more than ever. Can't wait for Battle for Azeroth.

[@DrakkanWoW]

This was the greatest game of all time. It started falling apart during the late stages of Wrath of Lich King and I just found out why - the dungeon finder. As mentioned in the video this was great at bringing a ton of newer players to the game. I imagine that is what led to the things the ultimately had me leave the game - all the classes became the same. You no longer needed to create groups strategically to get all the buffs, any combination would give all to you. Also, many of the spells/abilities were essentially the same across race/classes, they just had a different name and different tool tip. This obviously made balancing very easy, but that is what led to my falling out...

[@xthefergx3675]

Yeppers! WoW now has four classes. Watch the front of the boss, stare at the bosses rear, dps at a distance and watch health meters. Classes use to be unique. I enjoyed logging into different classes because the play style would actually be different and refreshing.

[@TurboBusters]

The theme in the end gave me goosebumbs..

[@KBGfull95]

Allows the players to exploreTheir fantasy... their DEEP♂DARK♂FANTASY

[@VictorDude98]

Right version

[@DarthDeity666]

Ladies and gentlemen, Moonguard. Than again, if you are a lady or a gentleman you will avoid goldshire.

[@TallyonYTube]

KBGfull95 THANK YOU SIR

[@Reglei1]

Deep dark fantasy? I got moonguard goldshire for dat ;)

[@ShamriCayia]

Mhmmm, That turns me on

[@KurtisShane]

MOP was the best expac. Kudos blizzard. I was one of those who hated played and loved it.

[@daicaghund3587]

Does anyone know if its a mod being used @18:02 ? Never seen a bosses bar placed that way before.

[@estebanrodriguez8776]

I believe it’s time to change the engine completely, I love wow with all my hearth and have been playing it since WotLK, but they have the tech and resources to re do completely the game in a new engine for today standards.

[@andreask361]

But most of the players dont want to?

[@MIngalls]

Artifact weapons: ".... with unique backstories, unique art...." Well some classes got unique art lol. Hunters, shadow priest, rogues and some others got a lil screwed in that aspect ha

[@cyrusjameskhan]

This was very well spoken I must admit, nice to view a historical summary

[@PJPlayhouse]

i still have 0 friends in the game and I started in 2006 :(

[@sterix_gg]

If that truly is the case then u gotta be the most unsocial person to yet walk this planet.

[@PJPlayhouse]

:) are you sure ?

[@TheMastermind729]

Lmao what a loser

[@KingLich451]

well, maybe it is time to get outside and sniff the fresh air

[@alfa8728]

Damian Curie ikr I came back for legion and no one talked in dungeons! It felt depressing. I couldn't even find a guild to join, I asked around dalaran for 30 mins and no one replied

[@tehKivi]

inb4 Asmogold reacts

[@avp042]

tehKivi I hate that reacts appears to be all he does now.

[@antoniokontos5677]

I'm a day one player =) I was 8 at the time so I have the benefit of being young to keep playing for years more

[@androkles04]

Most memorable thing I learned: it took them 4 expansions to figure out how to do dynamic occlusion shadows. xD

[@vincentmehrer1974]

I cant believe I watched this all when I don't even own a pc. Lol

[@xx-gm6bt]

im on the same boat dude! haha.

[@minecwaftrobwoxplayer]

Well as soon as you get one you should definitely try it out! :)

[@TheChainsOfPower]

What's the name of the background music played at 17:40 - 18:45 and where can I hear it in game?

[@astrealove1]

Wrath best expansion. And also Garrosh did nothing wrong.

[@squallofthedai]

Except screw up the Horde and instigate the Alliance's hate for the Horde even more e.g. Jaina. Although I will agree, Wrath was the best expansion.

[@Repicked]

Played the game just about once but i still watched it all the way through since it was very interesting... edit: dont understand the dislikes on this video

[@andreware2039]

The dislikes is about the recent expansion subverting previous established lore for a forced faction conflict that's essentially a repeat of a previous expansion...only worst.

[@sebkure]

MoP by far the most enjoyable expansion for me, both artistically, storytellingwise and most importantly it had amazing class gameplay

[@jessewatson4876]

I agree...MoP twinking my level 80-84s in MoP blues during opening week was insane. Never felt so invincible in a game before or since.

[@duberdurm]

I'd take another xpac in Pandaria just for an excuse to play through that wonderful landscape again.

[@canadianbeeph]

I love how they are proud of the systems that ruined the game. Dungeon Finder WoW Tokens Scenarios Raid Finder Borrowed Power Homogenization of the classes. Talk about being detached.

[@matthewtheobald1231]

I can never get over this dude's eye brows. Like am I the only one seeing this? It looks like he is constantly surprised

[@Dedi369]

I love how he speaks about the LFG system as if it was a good idea. this is basically what killed wow.. (this and LFR too of course).

[@Anastazjas]

Even though it's for a video and doesn't matter, I had a small "oh no!" reactiong seeing a dk melee Articuris. I've had folks kill him while I was trying to tame and the memory is too real haha

[@44linqz]

TBC didn't "Introduce" 10man raiding, Scholomance was originally a 10man raid, and UBRS was originally a 15man raid.

[@rvven2247]

Finally the best game ever 😱😱😱

[@VladDascaliuc]

It really is not.

[@MaloshaFTW]

Vlad Dascaliuc it is

[@VladDascaliuc]

#AzizF It is not. It can't be.

[@VladDascaliuc]

Teringventje That's impossible.

[@bopo900]

cause you dont like it doesnt mean something is bad. if you like it or not. wow was and is still one of the best games out there.

[@Archaidius]

25 player raids??? Bruh...try 40 man...You played back in 2004? Doubtful if you don’t remember trying to wrangle 40 people for MC, BWL and AQ40. Good times.

[@urtules]

Archaidius Duskwalker what language you even speaking. I’m happy Blizzard makes WoW more approachable with every year so I can enjoy the world without devoting my life to it and learn new language.

[@ianardell4660]

Archaidius Duskwalker 40 man raiding sucked and the bosses barely had any real mechanics. Take of ur rose tinted glasses

[@Jhan1996]

So much love for this game. It's been a huge part of my life since vanilla. Much love for Blizz

[@Ashwellx]

15:48 Voice Crack.