Day9 Visits Stormwind for the 1st Time - WoW Classic P2

What a beautiful place and pace of gaming, I'm having a very nice time :)
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[@matthewcreelman1347]

“This must have been insane in 2004.” Yes, yes it was.

[@MiguelMartinez-ui8nl]

while altenton walks by

[@zacharyevans2239]

Yes it was more addictive than crack in 2004. It ruined our lives!

[@vervamon]

Amazing time to be alive. Such a vibe

[@ghoch3]

I also had the best 6 Month again in 2020. Wow is probably the only Game i dream about, even 20 Years later.

[@bfors8498]

best decision of my life not picking up this game... I'd be 5k hours in by now

[@robbiejandro17]

him looking away for a second and his bobber splashing had me rolling

[@KnownAsKenji]

Reminds me of the first time a Saga animated in MtGA and he completely missed it.

[@darrendazcox]

I never had more fun actually fishing in wow than watching Day 9 figure it out, i'm gonna rewatch the whole series now!

[@wackydavo]

And then he was so proud of himself for catching a fish and clicked away without grabbing the fish. That's where I lost it.

[@Altenton]

Hi Seando, firstly thank you for the lovely two days, It has been incredibly fun to witness you explore this game with a fresh perspective. A bunch of the Dayknights have been playing the game alongside you and have formed a guild, whether or not we continue the journey without you, from us all, thank you for having your adventure! With us, stalking you gently from the shadows.

[@ThomasCMurphyIII]

This community that Day[9] has built is so darn wholesome. I love it.

[@grashoppah]

That’s a bad ass guild name! I’m assuming ninth day is the guild

[@jordanrandall3055]

You popping up in random spots, on a bench or wherever, and Sean organically finding you was so wholesome. Loved it all.

[@SmolShippie]

OMG I LOVE YOU :D You were helping so gently! I also saw you pointing left while on the train, tried drawing attention to something there? It has been a good 20 years since I've been on that train I don't recall much

[@TakedoYT]

@@SmolShippie I believe he was pointing to a part of the ride where there is this aquarium like section with creatures and other things. It's a interesting thing to see while taking the tram.

[@INF1NI73]

23:19 Altenton just casually RP walking, and disappears down a alleyway

[@devin6272]

"I want to fit in so I'm going to sit still and complain." most accurate thing ever as a wowhead lol

[@UnNuclear]

20:40 I remember the first time I went to Stormwind as a kid. The huge structures backlit by the moon, the swelling music, and the throng of players going in and out through the gates is a core memory for me.

[@smileychess]

For me it was Darnassus. Then I saw a level 30 player and was like "Holy crap, how many levels are there?!"

[@BazgrimTV]

The group standing in the street with the guild tag at 1:31:44 :D honestly, the recurring subtle appearances of Altenton throughout the stream are comedy gold.

[@klarkolofsson]

Cool seeing you here, Bazgrim.

[@chickachoy]

Day9 is so extremely based for refusing help from chat and returning that viewer's mail. Massive respect for the dedication of having an authentic experience.

[@mattweber2512]

It's not "authentic" at all. Streamers seem to love the idea of this pure blind experience that no one at the time ever came close to having. You may feel it is superior to the authentic experience though.

[@chickachoy]

It's more authentic than a streamer permitting their doting viewers to send them gold, bags, and other items that compromises the satisfaction of early game progression.

[@t0nkatsu]

Considering that the authentic experience is impractical to reproduce, surely this is the next best thing

[@madjackgamingandfitness498]

Asmon “give me gold. Tell me what to do. I’m the best. You’re all trash.”

[@chickachoy]

@@madjackgamingandfitness498 exactly who I was thinking of

[@landonian1223]

please play more! very understandable you're not going all in on the game, but i think leveling up enough to do your first dungeon, deadmines, at lvl 18-22 or so would be fun. playing in a group as a certain role is a huge part of the wow classic experience

[@monolith94]

When you’re the only bag shop on the continent you can charge whatever prices you like

[@IamMaximumFury]

Dude, it is honestly the most heartfelt shit watching an OG streamer hitting up a game I wish I could have watched him play 15+ years ago. Loved your Starcraft content, loved it all - the fact DAY9 is playing WOW Classic, experiencing it for the first time like so many of us so many years ago - this hits different man. Really hope he loves the game.

[@Rudepetsclub]

Stormwind IS impressive! The amount of people IS cool! Love that the experience still translates to this day.

[@KnownAsKenji]

He has no clue about the amount of people. You're right on the other parts though.

[@asdlfkj1]

"Optimization is a crutch, and I'm not a coward" 😂🔥

[@KnownAsKenji]

It's worth noting, this is someone diving into WoW briefly, not someone aiming for 60. Someone aiming for 60 will be on their knees begging for anything possible by level 20.

[@KneesOfTheBees]

Ikr. When i see someone with crutches i just spit and call them cowards :D

[@fraz3275]

"On their knees"?? begging for anything possible? Lmao wild my man. Get your life straight

[@JayRutley]

@@KnownAsKenji Yeah that 3 days it takes nowadays we really wreck their life :rollsyes:

[@leafonhead777]

Some people say entering Stormwind city for the first time is PEAK WOW! But I say it's the lvl 10 Grey wolf that double resisted two Fireballs and then dodged melee hit!

[@Njald]

For me it's always when you turn the corner after the Imps in Molten Core and the battle musics starts before Lucifron fight.

[@KnownAsKenji]

For me it was Hogger. True classic for a reason.

[@mogullll]

The entire sequence of mr anderson impression into showing chat how to do a goat noise and then someone called anderson walking up in front of him is amazing

[@gamr750]

at around 3:05:00 that's actually one of my favorite things about wow. there are very, very few invisible walls. almost all boundaries are natural barriers like steep hills or cliffs, blocked pathways, or other natural obstacles. the best part is that the difference between steep but climbable terrain and steeper, unclimbable terrain is often subtle. This let the map designers put in several hidden-in-plain-sight paths that often only become apparent when a quest points it out to you as directions. so few games make the design of the world so natural like this, and it's odd to see a game as old as vanilla wow pull it off. it's really indicative of the level of quality blizzard was committed to when they were developing the game.

[@Blackadder75]

sadly they removed the old wall climbing, when you could climb much of the 'unclimbable' stuff anyway, with patience and effort and a bit of skill. 99% of that was innocent exploration, but I guess the 1% abuse of the method ruined it.

[@heavycritic9554]

@@Blackadder75 I remember the first time I got into Mount Hyjal, waaaaaay back when it was still a closed area. It was so damn fun! 🙂

[@guyfromdubai]

@@heavycritic9554 Beat me to it, that takes me back

[@notta3d]

It is so nice to see someone play this fantastic game for the first time. It would be so nice to go back and do it again but unfortunately we can't. Don't rush it. Enjoy the game. There is so much to do.

[@MyNameIsDecember]

Hey Day9. I wanted to say thanks. I used to be a raiding paladin tank during the burning crusade and Wrath but I quit after many years because I kinda got some fingers cut in half lol. It doesn't bother me but I've been trying to fill the void that WoW left (the community especially) and after watching you play I decided to give it a go. Fast forward two days and I'm playing Wrath classic as a paladin tank and people are so decent it is crazy. I've missed giving newbies crafted items (the auction house wants a bazillion dollars) and buffing random people while I quest. Never would have given it another shot without being inspired by your video. Thanks again man :D

[@CodySparksModes]

The part with the deeprun tram... that was litterly me in 2005.. Human Warlock, got stuck on a quest so I went exploring.. and ended up inside ironforge and not knowing where the hell I was. It was amazing, and I have been chasing that exploration feeling since.

[@colinanthony2011]

Happening upon Stormwind for the first time is one of the most memorable gaming moments of my life. Still etched in my mind 20 years later.

[@snuffeldjuret]

me I don't even know if I saw Ironforge or Orgrimmar first :). I don't even know if it is spelled with two m's :D

[@Pierre-gk5ky]

I think the reason why the minimal handholding is such a big deal is because it forces you to pay a bit of attention to the game. “Go to Goldshire” ok, I’m in Northshire, so Goldshire is probably south of here. It forced you to pay attention to the name of where you are and the name of where you’re going. It made you at least glance at the quest text through which you’ll gather some lore information about the world, which will draw you in further. Those things don’t seem like much, but it helps you get immersed in the world.

[@h3rteby]

One of my favorite memories is what a journey it was to meet up with one of my friends who played a night elf (I was a human). First we had to figure out to take the tram to Ironforge, we met up in Loch Modan, which was an even longer journey for him. That was like an "emergent quest" the game created for us, all because they didn't go with the "convenient" solution of free town portals. I played a mage btw so eventually I could cast town portals of course, which also felt really cool, having this unique powerful non-combat ability to help others. The flight system was also a cool design even though it was "slow and boring", the world would just have felt so much smaller if you could just teleport.

[@jmb9701]

These are incredible to watch Day9 - like i was glued to the screen watching you see some of these amazing places and really taking the time to appreciate it. Now try horde.

[@Ares42]

Been a pleasure watching these two streams. I absolutely love the dedication to just playing and exploring the game. So much about the discourse around this game is about what you should/shouldn't do, and how the game is supposed to be played etc (as chat made sure to let us know). Looking forward to seeing what the retail streams are gonna be like.

[@taylon5200]

Honestly would love to see him clear classic almost fully. Would be awesome to see his 0 to hero 20 years later with wow haha. Then leave wow behind him forever.

[@TenTonNuke]

I still remember getting my first mount. It reduced the number of wasted hours spent traversing the world from hundreds of thousands of hours to tens of thousands of hours. Accomplishments in this game were actual accomplishments. I took screen captures with my guildmates over the corpses of conquered foes.

[@verynotsuspicious]

As per the question at 29:45, I've been playing on and off for nearly two decades. It's genuinely so wholesome to see you play for the first time and hear your excitement as I do my daily grown up tasks, kid me going 'heck yeah, I loved that too' every other minute. I mean just look at this thing, look at this game. No addons, no idea where he's going and what's where. The thrill of it all. Do you remember it chat? That first green item? 'the druid can turn into A BEAR?!' Seeing a new zone before any of the homies because you degened for the first time in your life and played until 2 am on a school day? My god man

[@Smrt927]

Speaking of druid turning into bear, i knew that could do that from WC3. Then playing WoW the first time i run into a bear in night elf starting area and it killed me and for some reason my brain didn't think "bear killed me" but went to "some druid is griefing me"

[@LaserfaceJones]

My first time in Orgrimmar was one of my favorite gaming moments. Going and seeing motherfucking THRALL and bumping into Vol'jin, shit blew my god damn mind.

[@smileychess]

My best memory ever was when I discovered a bug that allowed me to wander Orgrimmar without being PvP flagged, as a Night Elf Priest. It was so fun confusing all the horde players, and keeping myself alive while being attacked by guards. As long as I didn't target them, I could go anywhere. Then, surrounded by players dancing around me, a guard suddenly netted me to the ground and I died.

[@SmolShippie]

Okay so fun fact I started playing WoW as soon as it was released and I was a huge warcraft 3 fan already but I played as human so I couldn't find Thrall. I sent a support ticket asking where Thrall is and if he can help me, the customer support person said that Thrall exists in the world but he might not be happy to see me since I am from the alliance. I was 13 years old xD

[@Thelmajeanne]

Watching you discover the game for the first time without reading any kind of information on what to do or how to make the best decisions is so refreshing!! I found myself trying to coach you on what to sell and what to keep and then sell on the Auction house. There were other things I wanted to tell you to do so you would have more money and let you know about training, not only with your mage trainer, but also what professions to choose for yourself. Usually Mages are TAILORS AND THEY MAKE THEIR OWN BAGS!!!!

[@goblinspy]

I've played wow so much over the years I began to take a lot of this for granted. This reminded me how I felt as a kid the first time I walked into Stormwind. The majesty of it was unbelievable to me.

[@skylerlanham8100]

I love how we all begged for them to remake classic so we could experience what day9 was experiencing here but everyone tried to "help him" optimize the game. Everyone just wants to rush and forgot how to just enjoy the game.

[@mercedeslynn78]

Well I mean, asking questions in general chat and getting help from fellow players IS part of the WoW new player experience.

[@Autonimaatio]

Yeah but general chat does not give the overbearing flood of "advice" that twitch chat does. ​@@mercedeslynn78

[@conrad_t]

Started in Feb 2005. Can confirm that back then this game was mind blowing. Nice to see it still has that effect on someone who has yet to experience it!

[@landonian1223]

"i like that it punishes" welcome to WoW my friend

[@beardedjb2273]

Due to being in EU and Sean in LA, I rarely get to watch him live anymore (I used to live in the US so at least I had a chance then) - but it truly is a joy watching someone play WoW for the first time. One thing I've noticed when I'm not playing, is because I'm not focussed on objective after objective to level - I'm far more invested in the things like art, and music. And its truly a wonderful experience really see and hear it as a passive observer.

[@topocakes]

2004's siofra river well

[@cleefy]

Best to watch as vod, then the urge to backseat is obsolete! Loving the journey man the second hand nostalgia is real. I hope you have enough fun to keep going after blizzard month I would watch these vods all the way to 60

[@mitchellgreene1065]

Watching you learn fishing is the best thing I've seen in a while. Thank you. So glad you are doing this blind with no backseating.

[@FourtuneCookies]

There's an addon for Classic called VoiceOver that uses AI to read the quest text to you in very similar voices to what most NPCs use and even uses Dwarven accents etc if you would like to try it out! It made my replay though Classic and SoD a lot more immersive and fun! The quests will continue to read off to you even if you accept it and run off to grind so you can still get the full story without having to completely stop.

[@SmolShippie]

THAT IS SO COOL ; ; Technology is awesome

[@MrChriiz]

Please get him to install this!!!! I will help his stream and understanding of what's happening waaaaaay better. He'd have fun really getting to know some of these iconic characters.

[@snuffeldjuret]

it really should be an official thing if they ever do a real classic+ If they record some voices to fix the issues some issues with the addon, it would be such an amazing thing.

[@SoFishtry]

the moment you walked in to stormwind is so fucking cool. Classic WoW is a really special game, and there are *tons* of little touches. Hope you continue to enjoy and chat doesn't get to you too much.

[@lolmeisdumb]

Honestly, I am loving this. I am watching this and having extreme nostalgia because 20 years ago this was me playing WoW the first time, my first MMO ever at the time. 20 years later, still playing the game in Mythic raids and dungeons. Man, I've come a long way playing this game haha

[@biff64gc]

As awesome as it is watching someone discover vanilla wow for the first time, it also higlights why the original magic can never be truely experienced again. The fan base and elite min/max crowd can't accept newbies just looking to explore at their pace.

[@Trazynn]

Blizzard streamlined a the exploration out of it.

[@Silversaviour]

Watching Sean struggle to fish for 5 minutes validated all of my dps parsing struggles ever. Maybe I'm not that bad after all. lol loved every minute of it.

[@Blackadder75]

I think my first fishing in wow went like this, back in 2005. I never liked it, never did it again, I guess I got to skill 37 once in my life on 1 character.... meanwhile I always lvl cooking up to 300 even if I already have 4 alts with max cooking and I never cook anything except some spider sausages because I farm ironweb spider silk

[@Retnoob]

I had a good chuckle watching you say "I sell everything. I don't care" as you sell your weapon hahaha

[@TotoTitus]

I can't believe how entertaining day9 is, after all these years. What a lad.

[@DazePhase]

3:26:30 The moment he realised how actually big WoW map is. Gold content.

[@Matyek]

I struggled so much too finding that damned Princess boar back when I first played. Just wouldn't imagine it would be nearly at the other end of the zone😅

[@jh198713]

I hope he will continue playing classic its awesome to see it from the perspective of a first time player. Also, all the "no backseating" thing is amazing as he can appreciate and learn the game himself, its a completely different experience if he has people telling him what to do. Long videos but really enjoyable!

[@lordjaraxxus3864]

This is a great case study for new players. Ahh the joys of playing wow for the first time

[@EpeenKing]

The monologue on backseating needs to be cemented in WoW history, because it's so true. LOL

[@nenad-seguljev]

23:00 “this must have been insane in 2004.” ah yeah. best feeling ever in game. still gives me chill. :) 36:49 nope! 54:26 yup! that is that feeling :) 1:08:00 yes!

[@Jabadamazo]

Like a good neighbor, Altenton is there.

[@Alexredbluegreen]

Seeing you enjoy a game the same way I did back when i was watching you on justintv is so fun. As a fellow bald you need to remember- Eagles are bald and they are BEAUTIFUL

[@snuffeldjuret]

3:31:07 it has been an absolute pleasure to get as close to an authentic first time experience ever, and this spin around really smells like 2005 to me.

[@frallan521]

"get out of here! but with Honor, friend."

[@Shepherd_86]

The entire fishing sequence fucking killed me.

[@TheBappin]

I started playing sometime in 2005 and have played very regularly the whole time since then. My girlfriend started showing some interest in the game around 2019 and i helped her get into it. The biggest thing i had to remember when teaching her new things is that i had like a decade and a half of experience with the game. I had to remember she didn't experience or know about things that were normal, no brainers, common sense, community agreed unspoken etiquette, or deep game knowledge you could only obtain from 3rd party sources like websites. That's all information that no one starts out with, even the community as a whole had to grow together to get to the point we are now. But as a long time player that information is so ingrained in my brain that it doesn't cross my mind that there is a possibility that someone else doesn't have the same knowledge of the subject. Luckily i guess i did a good job and never ran her off of the game so we still play all the time to this day, she has even helped me learn new things about the game. i was able to see the game again through a lens of a new player. I learned to tear myself away from the mindset of "if i'm not constantly making progress on my characters lvl then i'm wasting time". She could get distracted by a piece of scenery or a npc she hasn't seen before and a part of me used to be screaming internally "the quest objective is the other way!" but now i embrace those moments because i remember those were some of my most memorable moments early on. Ive learned to take the game more slowly. Its all about the journey, not the destination.

[@OsirianLegacy]

I truly hope you continue this series. =D

[@Alellion]

47:15 - spends like 5 minutes haming up that chat can't back seat -> releases chat, completely expecting the full wiki page responses -> "skill issue." -> Day[9] shocked pikachu holy shit, actual tears from laughter. The payoff was perfect.

[@fatboy41512]

I can't wait for the reaction to how wildly different Retail is!

[@420RittzBish]

"Oh he finally found Princess." *puts video on fullscreen*

[@grashoppah]

What a rollercoaster! As an old wow player it’s amazing to see Sean play, and hilarious and informative and painful and impressive and god damned I wanna backseat so bad! Thanks for the content

[@Barbabonbon]

it's kind of incredible how wow players have such low willpower to not backseat. It's an excellent comparison day9 did about a dog just quivering for the food you are handling.

[@grashoppah]

I think, for me atleast, the urge to backseat comes from the fact that I pretty much spent more time in Azeroth than not over a 10y period. I know way too much about this game… The fact that Sean figured out the fence kite thing instantly made me smile :) god gamer

[@Barbabonbon]

@@grashoppah so basically if you can't backseat that would mean you missed out on a lot of life experience for nothing. I get it now

[@grashoppah]

@@Barbabonbon haha yea that might be it. And still I don’t backseat

[@champio517]

@@Barbabonbon I think a big thing with WoW and backseating is that WoW is a collaborative game. So much of endgame is grouping up with other people and that requires a lot of communication and sharing of information. The game basically trains you to talk about better ways of doing things with your fellow players.

[@ShiroKage009]

I wish I could re-experience WoW again for the first time. Nothing really captured that wonder of playing my first MMO.

[@qwertwert21]

Oh man, this brings back memories, I remember when WoW ate all my hair too, good times

[@andarno01]

Loving your stream, the only thing that is surprising me thus far is that I am used to seeing you theorise the game strategies, and understand the correct way of doing things, yet you are yet to even consider a correct way/order of casting your spells :)

[@PauperRulesCommittee]

Coming from EverQuest, playing WoW for the first time was breathtaking. Everything about it was such a massive improvement to the playability of an MMO. Now, EQ wasn't bad, but it was clearly based on the old TTRPGs like AD&D and could be extremely harsh to play (corpse runs were no fun in EQ). WoW considered the playability much better, and the whole atmosphere was just wonderous. Wasted 5 years of my life since the beta on this game and I don't regret a second of it.

[@rustyscrapper]

"I have given myself a quest" that is about WOW classic as it gets man.

[@Ishimuro]

This was an absolute blast. And altenton was such a nice and unintrusive guide!

[@jppyswb9172]

This is such amazing content.. frankly wish I could go through it once again without having a clue.

[@dasse1588]

I was only born 4 years ago and this game looks amazing!!!

[@darrendazcox]

I laughed more from this series than i have in a long time, well done i'd watch 100% of your wow experience.

[@BigNoizz]

What an amazing stream! ❤ Wow can be a special place I am glad you are getting to experience the game we all love 😊

[@jamisonmunn9215]

Wow is so crazy. Those first 10 levels is the equivalent where most modern games end.

[@snuffeldjuret]

3:55:25 that walk in snow sound is perfection.

[@ExorFS]

Absolute madlad, playing the game naturally, no quest helper, no help.

[@SolSul]

I wouldnt mind if classic was a thing day9 does weekly, like just chill lvling and chit-chatting. It is very relaxing and Sean is hilarious.

[@NatMage]

Never played Classic but watching this was so fun. Also, I loved The Silver Chair.

[@nicksel937]

Dude doesnt have 'questhelper' addon.... What a legend xD

[@marcomesturino1775]

Thank you for putting pt.2 in the title! Way easier to navigate videos that way

[@DelPlays]

I'm fairly sure that the trade restriction is only until certain level is reached, you don't have to play whole month without using auction house or this game would be pointless to start as a new player as auction house is a MAJOR part of the game. It's only a bot limit for until I believe 10 or so first levels

[@madelynfigueras]

Hell yeah, love the look!

[@almightyphishy]

Didn't realise you had never played WoW before, have fun. I feel you are playing the game in the best way without addons and reading the quests, I did the same during the pandemic with my undead mage. Makes you more connected to the game at least the first time you get to max level.

[@Sammysam1231]

I'm glad you're playing this game, Sean. I can't watch the videos because it will trigger a WoW relapse for me, but it's truly something every gamer should experience at some point.

[@GabrielSkyz]

I wish I was able to have fun like that in WoW at least one more time.

[@muncherofbiscuits]

31:35 Yup, that sounds like a WoW player alright

[@taled7741]

"Optimization is a crutch, and I'm not a coward" absolute gold

[@petemobo]

Where do you get your seemingly impressively large mugs? I'm a big fan of large mugs, but I have a hard time finding any.

[@Arbeta10000]

18:24 Love this bit

[@Necromancerdal]

Him still not having figured out that he can hit things with right click is infuriating and entertaining at the same time. Love seeing him experience the game as only a newbie can.

[@rustyscrapper]

people were probably smashing their keyboards when he vendored the copper ore lol.

[@AlexKosSaheli]

Don't be upset because is has ended. Be happy that you have been there.

[@hoytza]

I've never been so entertained by fishing in wow before

[@Villifyable]

Everything he compliments about classic is what he will hate in retail

[@bobbrossify]

And that’s fine! Classic is more his vibe. Retail being more approachable and handholdy is good!

[@smileychess]

I can't wait to hear his opinions on Retail.

[@bbaattttlleemmooddee]

If somebody had told me in 2007 that one day I would watch Billy Corgan play a frost mage for completely free on KZbin I would have had a heart attack. What a life.

[@UniqueisUnity]

Damn I had a vision a few days ago of Day9 shaving his head. The visions of beyond are active.

[@Psilocybin77]

I want to backseat so bad!!!!! Having said that, this is the right way to play. Having a thousand different people giving you advice takes away the sense of discovery, adventure, and becomes too much information at some point. Seeing you entrance to Stormwind brought a genuine smile to my face and hope you continue your adventures in Azeroth.

[@marcuslittle8049]

please keep playing!!

[@nataliep6385]

OK, this video made me sub to you! :D I hope you are gonna stream more WoW vanilla!!

[@rebeccasmith8430]

Thank you for treating the game respectfully. You could have trashed it- by today’s standards it is eminently trashable- but you didn’t. You treated it like a time capsule and approached it with at least some awareness of how someone in 2004 would have approached it, and I really enjoyed watching you play.

[@joshlewis6382]

You get a like for the goat sound, brilliant.

[@Thehuskarl]

Narnia may not have a chance against LotR, but Lewis's space trilogy may.