Esfand Vanilla Ret Paladin Raiding Blackwing Lair and Molten Core

This is an old Vanilla World of Warcraft stream from before my DMCA (Copyright ban on KZbin) I stream other stuff on Twitch now until WoW Classic comes out.
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[@EsfandTV]

I'm going to have to see if I can keep doing this, I may be doing a Channel Update video soon and really laying everything out for you guys. There's a lot of moving parts right now, but it could be pretty difficult to keep doing certain vanilla things. Thank you EVERYONE for your support, and please just stick with me. It wasn't easy waiting for Blizzard to decide on WoW Classic, but it's all downhill from here and we are gonna have an incredible time together when it gets here :)

[@davidpopovics2347]

May be worth while to do the stream with someone else in chat now (Spoogy or Drakova?) That way you can talk about whatever is happening with them and keep it more exciting. Just a thought. Either way, glad to see a raid stream.

[@bayouboyentertainment2106]

I miss Esfand's Vanilla Streams more than Master P misses his homies

[@olliefs9298]

Offff BWL one of my old fav vanilla dungeons... I miss the early days of wow

[@ultrashifty]

Thanks for the raid upload, i love having these on in the background

[@jackkelly2058]

Esfan following your builds through vanilla classic was awesome man idk why KZbin brought me back this way in 2023 but cheers legend I had a fken blast

[@Zenkis88]

I love Esfand he's always happy and smiling :D

[@reggiedyerjr.6122]

NEEDED this. Watching Legion vids aren't the same but i know why you do it. Esfand IS Vanilla. This seems right. LONG LIVE RET PRIO!

[@EsfandTV]

Haha thanks man!

[@Seltheros]

I remember when Light's Hope was booming and Esfand was showing this for us :D Me and my friends instantly went to play Vanilla for the first time...

[@afrotea]

Sooo I am lurking around (on and off) on your channel/streams since at least a year now at least. You're always doing good content, you are funny to watch and hear. And you know your shit. Unfortunately you can't stream the stuff you want to, but you can do it man, straight from the heart. :)

[@EsfandTV]

Thanks man! I really appreciate that :)

[@mylesmarciniak1623]

Glad to hear that its not just me having issues with disconnects so annoying

[@jmgaming7805]

I really think you should put out instructional videos. (Raid fights, dps rotation etc.) keep up the good work man. KingDeku

[@jacobspeck7639]

I actually enjoy watching these old private server raids!

[@jacobspeck7639]

And was this server with normal itemization??

[@jorndenessen2991]

your channel has grown a lot! grats man!

[@EsfandTV]

Thank you!!

[@darkinin]

It's been a long time since I've heard anyone talk about CT. I still use it to hide my bottom bar, although there's still no support for the AP bar.

[@HanyuAtUS]

Nice vid Esfand! Could you tell me which version of pallypower you are using? I'm having trouble finding one that works, thanks!

[@TheThanatu]

I rolled a Ret paladin because of you, damn inspiration.

[@dkayedc5519]

Any good debuff/cc timer I can use in vanilla? I having a hard time to chain cc/reapply dots. i tried enemyframe addon(but it only some a few time randomly)

[@ssjwes]

I got to play with you a little bit back then but didn't pay you much attention. I wish I had, you remind me of an old neighbor I use to have. Similar humor plus you look like you could be related. Your clip videos crack me up and I like how much fun you have even when it's at your expense.

[@BigHeroSixy]

This showed up in my recommended 5 years later.

[@vynalis60]

holy shit 4 years ago i didnt know that much time has passed

[@squizill]

56:20 just noticed drakova was there! bonus stream!!!

[@EsfandTV]

:D

[@vegavega5344]

Esfand, what are all those cool Paladin addons you got? The one with the Up-Time show and Auras?

[@stepanfeit2703]

Whats the name of the addon that shows you damage that ur dealing and taking in the middle of the screen?

[@veraha4706]

Shoutout to that boomkin!

[@chongtxtx]

Dude hellz yeah! Upload this stuff. Who has first dibs on the warrior shoulders from aq40?

[@deathknight161]

Rudy Ybarra ret prio

[@maracullis]

hey Esfand, have you ever experienced a problem with your resolution not letting you select 1920x1080? It was working fine before but all of a sudden, it disappeared from my options. All other games run fine except for vanilla.Any idea how to fix it ?

[@LiamNero94]

You need to put the blowing up the inn video up!

[@EsfandTV]

lol :D

[@davidrunkle3541]

Does Flask of Supreme Power stack with Greater Arcane Elixir?

[@balancedopamine]

you hit 3 3k SoC crits in a row on vael with the PI lol

[@EsfandTV]

:D

[@arlenek6797]

miss my old guild wicked justice. thunderhorn.

[@serendipitygaming6785]

the tab targeting thing is not a private server issue, its a vanilla issue.. I remember it being fixed in either mop or wod.. either of those expansions came with "smart tabbing" or something.

[@EsfandTV]

Yeah I thought it was a vanilla thing, but I think it might've even been fixed in BC? I can't remember honestly.

[@serendipitygaming6785]

After doing a tiny bit of research on the matter, it seem that the first major improvement to tab targeting wasnt untill Mop (might have been hotfixes from time to time obviously) but the tab targeting behaviour that you see in retail right now didnt happen untill 7.2. wich is just a few months old, so retail tab targeting is rather new actually.

[@EsfandTV]

Oh nice, yeah the tab targeting in retail is really smooth right now

[@ino145]

Also please someone link the clip or vid where he blows up the inn with the bomb, would love to see that. :D 'That Jessica Alba Char though, hell yeah. :3 DARK ANGEL

[@balancedopamine]

Where have the vanilla raid vods been recently?

[@aprilflowers8944]

The constant disconnecting might have something to do with the device that controls the time on your pc and it being old

[@DjOkrad]

Whats my dmg meter ? Mines not a details as yours :P I want that info

[@tylerobagy811]

Yo Esfand, what type of Loot System does R3 use?

[@EsfandTV]

Everything goes to Ret Paladins first and then after that it's just kind of whatever because the loot doesn't matter anymore Jk, loot council

[@yepyep3928]

Anyone know the addon name of the bars on the right?

[@nightcult1741]

Esfand's not enjoying Wrath, so we'll watch him enjoy Vanilla.

[@EsfandTV]

Lol the good old private servers days

[@nightcult1741]

@@EsfandTV I wasn't around for them, but I'm happy they're still up to watch.

[@undertankervideo8496]

+1 for giving the offtank my tip to you of using the whelps for rage gen. Resist Cap is 315, not 325. Your Tanks really struggle with the first drake on a weekly basis. The hunter that has the Cross Bow should still take the leaf. He'll want the Staff for Nature Resist for Huhuran and Vis. On Rag, your off tanks should still be building rage to 100 and run out before knockback. This gives them much more snap aggro when it is their turn to take over so you won't pull threat.

[@ModeKaioken]

Can you not bubble outta vael debuffs?

[@arvas111]

Can you tell me all consumables you are using? Thanks

[@Ithrial420]

Looks like a JuJu might and strength an elixir of mongoose elixir of greater spell power flask DM North buffs. Added with class buffs

[@ComradeAndrej]

Hey, I know your hands are currently full testing classic, but when you get a chance could you please explain the ret pala situation. I was hyped to play ret, maybe even try some shockadin builds, mostly pvp, but I know I would need to raid for gear too and then I see so many people saying it is super hard to be in a raid with ret. Could you explain (video, comment or wherever) can ret be equal or at least close to top dmg dealers and does it require much more consumables (gold) to do so? The more in depth the answer the better :)

[@GC_Rallo]

Ret raiding is possible but, being completely honest, you are gonna have to farm for way more consumables than other classes (Spell dmg and melee instead of just one or the other) and basically put in maximum effort all the time just to be above average. Finding a guild that wont force you into healing will be a challenge as well. But here's the absolute truth, Ret is fine. You dont need your DPS to be consistently pumping out 1k+ DPS in order to clear Vanilla content. Everyone bases these claims on the false notion that every person in every raid will be playing at 100% efficiency 100% of the time, and thats just not the reality of it. People will slack on their rotations, go afk, not farm all their consumables, etc. just dont be that guy and you'll find a guild. We're talking about playing a time-capsule of a 15 year old game, anyone who is constantly talking about "you wont make it in a REAL progression guild!" or thinks any of it matters beyond having a good time needs to simmer the fuck down.

[@Ithrial420]

Also please know there may be nights where you're raid leader goes we can't have you ret we need you to heal

[@rabbit_alt]

anybody knows what wow vanilla server was this?

[@RendMaim]

Who was that aggro dude on coms?

[@brianshaw3903]

What sword is that in the thumbnail? Been playing for 18 years and i don't remember that weapon

[@kingbata3956]

ashkhandi, greatsword of the brotherhood. pretty iconic weapon, and rightfully so, since it looks so sick.

[@propatzis]

ret prio on those cookies tho 3:39:38

[@EB-zn4hs]

when leveling a pala, what should my rotation be? i've seen posts on forums say judge crusader/wisdom first and i've seen other say to just stick with Seal of Command. If i'm not gonna use crusader i dont want to waste the talent points on Imp Seal of Crusader. Also, what is a recommended talent build? Would be cool if esfand did a short lil Pala leveling guide.

[@theRealdaedris]

Thanks for uploading! Any chance we can get non-potato quality in the future? The video is quite fuzzy.

[@EsfandTV]

It's because an upload this long takes a long time to finish processing... Maybe I should just upload and leave it unlisted for a few hours before I publish

[@EsfandTV]

Oh I think it literally finished processing from the time Programmer commented to the time Fhqwhgads saw it lol

[@SoapLck]

nice

[@caretheis6779]

fuck i miss lights hope, peak vanilla right there and havent had that much fun on wow since.

[@eddox94]

And all those disrepectful dudes in the forum talking absolute trash about the Ret Pally. All I see is greatness here

[@ottohedlund9955]

King

[@Eggugat]

Why cant your stream it? What happened to mixer?

[@Zhohan-]

Mixer banned Alexensual for streaming vanilla.

[@Eggugat]

they even had a sub categories for different expansions....how lame.

[@thorbeorn4295]

Are you Ron jeremy's son? :) LMFAO

[@Karl_Drogo55]

no seal twisting?? :P

[@apee29]

i know this guy

[@zitoz2829]

I'd prefer if bwl and mc were separate uploads

[@vegavega5344]

I miss your streams man, can't you just create a brand new channel and stream from that one? Just tell us about it right before you are about to stream, on twitter or some shit like that homie! Peace and love Esfandiboy!

[@EsfandTV]

I wish man, but unfortunately it's not that simple :-/. It's hard to explain, I may make a video about it.

[@steakmcc]

is it weird not talking to a stream? xD

[@EsfandTV]

Actually feels really weird

[@ssgalaxyx2424]

lo malo de este parche es q el tiene la espada de 2m pero hay como 5 war q no la tienen y nadie habla sobre eso.. ninjeo?

[@justinTime077]

my ret paladin gets treated like a second class citizen. most guilds are even letting warriors that dual wield roll alongside me seemingly just to make sure i know i'm illegitimate. =[

[@seproh0]

Ju5tnTime find a non toxic guild

[@zalgradis1564]

turn of DPSmate

[@philipilinsky2930]

Also why do you use every single buff on a farm run lol, you must have a lot of spare gold man

[@EsfandTV]

Because it's fun :D

[@philipilinsky2930]

if I was a fury in your guild and see you get all warr items i'd be pissed as fk like I am at an asshole that keeps taking my hit gear in my current guild ):

[@battlealpacax]

run it back

[@johnmuskopf4197]

dude the guys saying crown shoulda been DE'd are the type of people the absolutely suck the fun out of WoW

[@ino145]

Why can't he stream them anymore? Also, if it's because of annoying people and kids, I get it.. xD

[@GALLYV]

S-M-U

[@A.almulla89]

Ret in raid hahaha

[@chillpilled9299]

god i hate loud keyboards on streams/youtube. Good stream tho

[@EsfandTV]

Haha this is from like 4 years ago

[@chillpilled9299]

@@EsfandTV True but still, i think people either really enjoy keyboard clicks or hate them. It being a good stream is still relevant tho, its a good stream 4 years later.

[@chillpilled9299]

​@@EsfandTV also i commented this while i was tanking a raid at 3 am certainly not expecting a response lmfao

[@EsfandTV]

@@chillpilled9299 I’m live and was in the bathroom lol

[@chillpilled9299]

@@EsfandTV wash your hands gamer

[@user-vy3ls8nb8f]

ybrjulfникогда не верьте человеку-паладину

[@Sturtime]

boomers

[@inspectorjavert5563]

Ret pally is so bad lol