I think Tanaris is liked by a lot of people because it was almost a reward for finishing the Shimmering Flats grind. Back at the start when no one knew what they were doing I could take a very long time to get that done and when you finished you went to an awesome goblin town. Pretty cool.
@TheRexTera Жыл бұрын
It’s much more enjoyable because you just got your mount at level 40 and you have this massive open zone to explore.
@Xylio979 Жыл бұрын
I think it's more that the zone has a bunch of good quests to do making it a good zone to level in. ZF is also a really good dungeon and Gadgetzan is a cool town
@simonmagid4205 Жыл бұрын
I actually kind of like Tanaris but I can see why it wouldn't appeal to everyone. And yes, it was a HUGE relief to get there after escaping from sodding Desolace and Thousand Needles. I hate Desolace so much.
@ZachStachelski13 Жыл бұрын
Yea exp really dries up prior to 40. But once you get to Tanaris it's like a torrent of exp from Zulaman and the pirate quests.
@Haganenno121 Жыл бұрын
Nah I'd go to Tanaris as Alliance and I love it
@chrisruiz3451 Жыл бұрын
As someone who only played as undead or blood elf, silverpine, hillsbrad, and arathi highlands hold special places in my heart as I progressed through them as a kid. I will always love those zones. This video also made me realize how many zones I have completely avoided 😂
@2000sDigitalBoy Жыл бұрын
Hinterlands is unironically one of my favorite zones in classic World of Warcraft. Very high quest density that lets you complete multiple quests with minimal backtracking. Also a lot of quests started in other zones send you there anyway, so you can knock those out too. There are memorable quest chains like Shadra, the egg of Hakkar, and mallet of Zul'Farrak that intersect with other parts of the world (which you can always skip if you don't want to invest the time). There's also a lot of sweet loot you get from doing the quests there.
@BernhardBayer Жыл бұрын
The rating for Hinterlands depends highly on if you are on pre or post patch 2.3... In that patch, it got a massive overhaul. Before, you had the elite temple city and some part in other good questlines and lore, but for solo questing and leveling it was terrible. After, it is one of the best questing zones (at least for horde), and the superb quest rewards were also introduced then.
@kevingraves8655 Жыл бұрын
That was where I stood to. Ive only played Horde, and while the initial walk to the only FP is long, after that the concentration of quests means I would get 3-4 levels very quickly. Its also one of the few places where you return to the same spot to fight progressively harder enemies, without that feeling draining since you can run past each tier of the pyramid. Hinterlands and Arathi Highlands were my biggest gripes with this list. Highlands had zombies and ogres and beasts. Lot of diversity there.
@CarrowMind Жыл бұрын
I used to think Mulgure wasn't fun, due to all the running and the empty plains, but as I got older I learned to love it. It's a very comfy zone when you realise there isn't *as much* running as your impatient kid-self thought, and the quests themsleves are enjoyable, evoking a "rite of passage" feel.
@Sebalarios Жыл бұрын
Silverpine Forest is amazing, even though its not leveling efficient is a really memorable zone that is worth doing
@cattysplat Жыл бұрын
Yes if people do the elite quests in Pyrewood Village and Shadowfang Keep dungeon it is awesome. If you love the undead side of things the continuation of their storyline is great. It just lacks people willing to get through the early quests which have intentionally terrible drop rates because there are less quests compared to Barrens. Also Son of Arugal elite patrolling and ganking lowbies unexpectedly. Worgen and swimming to a mysterious castle on an island is fun.
@Ganon999 Жыл бұрын
I always enjoy a nice spooky and dark zone lol ashenvale, felwood, etc.
@dtt719 Жыл бұрын
The dark shore part is interesting since it’s considered one of the best zones for questing by xp per hour in the level range
@Klimbo93 Жыл бұрын
shut up minmaxer no one likes sweaters on a game that was designed to be roleplayed
@legionman2441 Жыл бұрын
dark shore is a fun zone makes me sad it mad it didn't make the list because of some running
@VegetoStevieD Жыл бұрын
I agree. The running isn't a big deal if know how to rout your quests. It's a great zone.
@johnnyb2909 Жыл бұрын
As classic released launched in 2019 i leveled in Darkshore it was pretty nice, you need to plan your path's but it can be very efficent and the biggest plus was that it was nearly empty so you dont have to wait for respawns or get in a line to kill a named.
@exeterra4825 Жыл бұрын
Darkshore is great for quest quantity and most of them are fun but the atmosphere and layout of the zone is so dogshit
@mojrer Жыл бұрын
I must defend Tanaris as a fun zone. The vast desert, with the classic music (not after cataclysm changes ), that kind of weird serenity in this place... Also Zul'Farrak is there and thats a very good dungeon, fun to do with loads of nice rewards from quests inside. Mallet quest sends u for an adventure. Caverns of Time are later in TBC (does TBC count as classic nowdays?). There are hints of titans far in the south. There are pirates quests here and they are always fun to do. Escort quests with turtle and robot chicken are always a pain in the butt, still they are memorable. Bugs quests are long and i always skip them but they are important from the story perspective, u know that looming threat in thte horizon.
@19Szabolcs91 Жыл бұрын
Gotta agree, Tanaris is one of my favorites ever, next to Ashenvale.
@kesh_rАй бұрын
ZF was my favorite dungeon in vanilla. Such a cool setting and good loot
@Comeback_Scumbag Жыл бұрын
Great Episode!
@NixxiomOnYouTube Жыл бұрын
Let's do it.
@nairav9156 Жыл бұрын
Tanaris is nice questing fighting pirates, trolls and insects
@NixxiomOnYouTube Жыл бұрын
I'm a Night Elf at heart. I need trees.
@raysmith5723 Жыл бұрын
One word. Noggenfogger
@chrisraijin5925 Жыл бұрын
i hope we can see more parts of "FUN / NOT FUN", I mean like zones of different expansion (I know thats a lot of work, but I realy love your WoW content Nixxiom.) Also, thank you for all the hard work and content.
@invictus7736 Жыл бұрын
Desolace is a great zone. Shitton of variety, kodos, wildlife, satyr, orcs, demons, naga, centaur, undead, almost every type of mob imagineable, and a ton of quests to see you through the entire zone.
@crendor Жыл бұрын
Imagine not liking Tanaris
@pachalos6462 Жыл бұрын
I never played classic, started in TBC. But so many memories, such good ones. I wish I could go back in time, to be in school again, rushing home to log in with my guild, discovering this world and its wonders. So nostalgic. I miss the Barrens the most. Thanks for this nostalgic video. Nixxiom videos: FUN
@GarroshTV Жыл бұрын
I think it sounds really rough that almost half the zones „suck“ But then again, you don‘t need to go there and I think thats what made the whole experience much better. You explore new zones because you don‘t enjoy the current one. You travel the whole world to see if the „other“ zone is more appealing. You explore this giant world
@kittydaddy2023 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, you may not like it, but not fun zones is peak game design.
@i.m.3940 Жыл бұрын
A few corrections I would make: - Hillsbrad: Fun - Horde quests are pretty good I'd say and the Alliance side I don't think is too bad either. I've always enjoyed my time in that zone. - Tanaris: Fun - Might be some weird nostalgia but I just really like Tanaris, good world pvp, the quests aren't annoying like in other zones, the pirate area is great, the map fragment/Cuergo's gold questline and going to Land's End Beach is pretty cool also, beach part to the east and Steamwheedle Port are nice, overall chill and good vibes from that zone. - Wetlands: Fun - Super chill zone as well, quests are decent, Menethil Harbor is a really good town, the crashed ships with the human ghosts are cool, killing the Dragonmaw orcs is cool and the road leading to Grim Batol is cool also even though you can't really go there at low levels because the elite 60 mobs will wreck you. Also cool lore connections to Warcraft 2. - Feralas: *Not* Fun - Not that fun of a zone imo, yeah sure Dire Maul and the mystery around Isle of Dread are cool but that's just not enough, I've tried to follow along and read quest text multiple times but I always end up switching to autopilot and getting out of that zone asap, not a bad zone exactly but just reaaally boring.
@thareus20 Жыл бұрын
I agree pretty much, but I also LOVE Hinterlands, Silithus and Tanaris. I guess I like the latter two because they really did the Ahn'Qiraj lore really good. The qiraji lore begins way back in the Barrens if you are Horde, with the silithid eggs quest. It then continues in the Shimmering Flats, Feralas, Tanaris, Un'Goro and finally, Silithus. You should definitely read the quest texts, I think it's a great way of foreshadowing. Really enjoyed reading about it and questing, with the epic finale to that lore coming in Patch 1.9. I love how those little quests start from local quest NPCs wondering why some bugs are appearing in the southern barrens, then sending your findings back, then going to shimmering flats to check it out, etc etc all the way to Silithus, where you finally learn that this is where the Qiraji/Silithid originate from.
@vekokrava1423 Жыл бұрын
Winterspring and Eastern plaguelands are one of the best zones, Stranglethorn vale as well, one of the best! For starting zones, I like human starting zone and dwarf/gnome.
@schildwacht Жыл бұрын
Ah man! Darkshore was great 👍 👌 yes... the running around sucked but man, nostalgia hits hard when going back there to level. Unique quests and such a stark contrast coming from Teldrassil. It has such a cool vibe to it imo.
@amacuro Жыл бұрын
My main back in 2005 was a night elf druid, so I do have a soft spot for Darkshore. I think I have a soft spot for all zones except Blasted Lands.
@NostraDavid2 Жыл бұрын
Darkshore is also the only zone with a Demon Hunter character, which is really cool
@millennialgamer8907 Жыл бұрын
darkshore while a bit depressing compared to teldrassil, totally grew on me, and I'm very nostalgic now to old darkshore. bears, moonkin, water saurus dinosaurs, beautiful
@VegetoStevieD Жыл бұрын
If you know what you're doing with the quests, the running around isn't even that inefficient. Just pair your quests properly. It isn't bad at all.
@Augrills Жыл бұрын
@@amacuro mine in 2005 was a night elf warrior and I can still see in my mind when a naga in the north part of the zone dropped my first set of shoulders lol. I was hooked after I got shoulders
@adnanwhab Жыл бұрын
As a Tauren and Night elf enjoyer I would have been very sad if you didn’t put their starting zones on the fun side, great video keep them coming🤙🏽
@BIacklce Жыл бұрын
The classic leveling experience: 1-45: fun 45-60: a slog of half finished quests that make you run across the map to finish
@FridayFables Жыл бұрын
I think you may need to fully explore ALL the quests in Classic and then make a determination for which zones are made more fun or less fun from trying to complete them. Tanaris, for example, might have you find a key hidden inside a pirate's personal treasure chest you get from looting them occasionally, which leads you into one of their ships for some extra loot. Then theres also Cuergo's Gold which has you explore the far southern beaches, fight some more pirates to access that sweet treasure. I think thats really fun to discover. There's also that continuation quest if you completed Uldaman's questline after beating the dungeon, which takes you to Uldum and it kind of just leaves you hanging there until Cataclysm. Small little moments like that can really spice up a zone, especially if you never knew about them on your first go around and finally discover them again on your next go around. Blasted Lands has no redeeming qualities unless you're rich enough to afford all the quest materials off the Auction House, then you just do that and pair it with the really easy quest where you start a huge chain, but you kind of just leave it there. That all on its own is worth like, 35k-40k exp I think, and can be done at level 50 after you wrap up Searing Gorge. But then at that point, you're not really "doing" the zone, you're skipping it, which in itself is fun, but is just an extra kick in the balls to how bad the zone is.
@FridayFables Жыл бұрын
Darkshore is a good zone if you do like... half of it. The upper half anyway, then completing all those "find the washed up beach creatures" and turning them all in at once is super satisfying. By then you should be good to fully wrap up Westfall, Redridge, and be fully ready for Deadmines. Ashenvale is good... but damn does it take for god damn ever to get through. Its like Silverpine, where you almost feel forced into going to Duskwood instead because you run out of things to do. IMO the quest lore there is just boring, too. Wetlands is SUPER fun though. The dinosaur area, that archaeological digsite, culminating in you having to kill this much higher level dinosaur. Then doing the Dark Iron elite quests, and the orc chain. Iconic. Theres also the undead ships off to the coast, which is right next to quests involving the murloc area, and if you're on the croc killing part where you're on giant croc skins its also right there. I'm ambivalent to the zone's looks, its neither hit or miss for me, but the quests always feel so satisfying!
@FridayFables Жыл бұрын
Generally agree about Hillsbrad, but consider this. Wear blue overalls, a white shirt, a straw hat or something of some kind, and a pitchfork with fiery weapon on it. Then go slap around those Horde levellers there for a bit. Come back, tell me that ain't fun. Sure, its not Blizzard's handcrafted "fun", but its player-made fun. Then they added a PvP brawl for Tarren Mill vs Southshore in retail - though in Classic people found it more beneficial to world pvp in groups of 5 or 10 until BGs dropped. Shimmering flats grind sucks. As Alliance theres just flat out better options, IMO Southshore is far superior than this one and thats saying something. Then again, Southshore sends you mostly up to Alterac, and theres a big elite area of a bunch of quests you can gather around there, and Stormwind, for huge XP gains. Swamp of Sorrows has barely any quests, for Alliance, UNLESS you know in advance about some of them, you're going to get lost. Theres a chain that starts with killing animals, which by the time you get there you are most likely in the middle of doing that in Stranglethorn anyway. Theres quests in Stormwind and around the world that send you to this zone and back for like, one thing. Dunno how it is for Horde, but it is NOT that fun as Alliance. Its so hard to route in for even a semi-efficient or half-efficient casual questing route, because Stranglethorn is right there and theres 3 better picks at that level range. Dustwallow Marsh doesn't have much either, BUT theres the culmination of the Missing Diplomat chain, which gives you a really nice ring, and you get to meet Jaina for the first time. There's also the fact Onyxia lives there. However - this zone REALLY gets good when it updates in TBC. Theres just SO much to do there, its honestly better than Stranglethorn - and it was already worth going there in classic due to the missing diplomat chain wrapping up there, and a few extra hidden quests that are worth a ton if you know about them.
@FridayFables Жыл бұрын
Badlands sucks, sure. But how could you include a bit about Sunken Temple, and completely miss Uldaman being right there! But yeah the zone sucks. Worse if you're a hunter wanting to PvP, because you have to camp Broken Tooth there. As a Dwarf player... Hinterlands is great! You get to meet the Wildhammers, and if you're a Warcraft fan you'll remember how badass (annoying) they were in Warcraft 2, and in the books where they came in with a literal storm of hammers, cracking the skulls of rampaging orcs and trolls across elven lands. Then you're STILL fighting trolls alongside them now, and if you have The Ancient Egg and the last part of Saving Sharpbeak, you get to explore the literal OUTDOOR DUNGEON... that you might not have a group for because not everyone will have both of those quests, and people tend to not get through them all anyway. But its still cool and fun if you DO get to do it! Also theres quests that lead to here, from Tanaris, and Stranglethorn, if you know about them, one of them being part of how you get Noggenfoggers. Also if you're getting your Fey Dragon pet, it has you come here too. Alliance only. But yeah if you can't do those elite quests in the outdoor dungeon it kind of just feels like a huge waste of time and sucks. Generally agree with everything else, but Moonglade shouldn't really count outside of Druid class quests and the Lunar Festival area. And I guess the green sceptre chain, but thats not really for levelling thats part of the opening of AQ. Which is cool, and that event is cool, really fun, but levellers will probably never see it, and if they do they'll get absolutely destroyed by raid-level mobs in the area.
@ForeverFridayVideo Жыл бұрын
Great video! As someone who played on a crappy college network on a dell laptop, I had no choice but to level up in underpopulated zones like desolace and stonetalon…they are huge nostalgia hits just hearing about them 💕
@darkwulf2k Жыл бұрын
Overall I agree. Though would love to see you rate the starting zones from favorite to least favorite. Could be a fun list.
@キョコ Жыл бұрын
He should have done a top 10 starting zones from what I remember
@akimomalrov3241 Жыл бұрын
My time with playing through Vanilla wow was spent when i was about 10-11. I played with my family, My bro, Dad, Mom and even my Grandmother rounded out a 5 man group. At that age virtually every zone, especially the mid level ones, were so memorable. Looking at them now more objectively I would generally agree, but for me the only zones that I ended up disliking were Burning steppes, Felwood, Silithus and the hinterlands. Everything else to me was a fantastic time.
@zonolith5912 Жыл бұрын
The End Game zones are were the fun is at, especially on a PvP server. Got into playing Classic WoW when it came out and it was a constant heart attack. "Oh shit i'm gonna die!" "Oh damn a warrior saved me" "Oh shit the warrior died!" "Oh damn, a rogue saved me." "Oh shit, the rogue left me?!"
@Bersafor2 Жыл бұрын
Nuanced take on Stonetalon and I agree. One of my top favorite zones (Duskwood, Dead Wind, and EPL/WPL all tie for #1) and I love that you're actually climbing the mountain over the course of questing but it's hard to say that it's outright fun.
@beny988 Жыл бұрын
Did he mention deadwind pass? I must have missed it.
@Bersafor2 Жыл бұрын
@Ben Y don't think he did actually. I guess there's not a lot to do there so it's easy to forget but the environment and art design of the zone is really striking so I always remember it.
@ebilgaming Жыл бұрын
@@beny988 He missed it. let me give you what he would say probably. Dead wind Pass - Not Fun. There's nothing to do here. Spooky looking zone and karazhan looks great, but the only reason you come here is just to ride past to get to Swamp of Sorrows.
@VegetoStevieD Жыл бұрын
The whole point of Dead wind Pass is that there's nothing alive there, except for the vultures, looking for more flesh to peck at. it is what it's supposed to be.
@exeterra4825 Жыл бұрын
@@beny988 Deadwind pass is just a placeholder for Kharazan. There is nothing in that zone
@HolyArapaima Жыл бұрын
I generally agree, though I do really love wetlands though it's always been my favorite zone due to just the music, design and ambiance of it. Also big fan of Desolace, Darkshore and Feralas due to just the atmosphere of them.
@doodoobuttah Жыл бұрын
I loved darkshore... I get why ppl don't though them walks were long as hell but it was so memorable. Loved the lore and trying to heal the land
@CJN2104 Жыл бұрын
Definitely do one for each expansion man. Would be great. Or more Classic wow lists.
@sninctbur3726 Жыл бұрын
No MMORPG I've played has come close to the sense of adventure of Classic WoW. When everyone is weak, you have to band together. It's simply amazing.
@M2Mil7er Жыл бұрын
I had a blast in most of them back in vanilla tbh. I think there's a lot to be said for the myriad of social interactions you have in each zone, whether that's teaming up, or fighting the other faction. Even "bad" zones can have memorable dungeon parties.
@rosky63773 күн бұрын
I've always loved Felwood. The dark green hue with the Halloween theme made it cozy for me in a weird way. Hillsbrad foothills is another favourite. Lots of places off the main road to explore, good lore and some decent pvp.
@jabberwockld4316 Жыл бұрын
I've totally forgot all those years ago when I first realized I was on a big ass tree I was mindblown, such joy just remembering
@pman7154 Жыл бұрын
Just for the record, these videos remind me so much of when I first got in to WoW many years back. I would just love watching content that explored and showcased the world and the sense of adventure it brought to the table. As cynical as I can be about the game, I genuinely loved the experience it gave me, and I'm glad that the classic servers do still preserve the original vision of the game.
@kevinrosa1685 Жыл бұрын
I do remember Azshara as one of the most fun zones in the game, the quests were so immersive and for the Light, I still remember the Goblin trying to exorcizate the engineering thing I never laugh so loud on a World of Warcraft campaign like that
@bindair_dundat Жыл бұрын
I actually liked how Cataclysm managed to make many of the unfun zones fun again. Cata Azshara is hilarious with the various goblin experiements and the highway. I loved the boat in Cata Thousand Needles. Cata Silverpine was freaking badass with the all-out war between the Forsaken and the worgen. And I loved the caravan story of Cata Eastern Plaguelands.
@DorkN313 Жыл бұрын
and they fixed Barrens into not being just a barren wasteland with nothing just walking
@19Szabolcs91 Жыл бұрын
Cata's revamps were hit or miss for me. A lot of them are awesome and memorable from Badlands to Silverpine to Stonetalon. But I don't necessarily like how most of them have the exact same pacing, length and linear structure, it feels more like a designed video game, while the original was more like an actual world. Ashenvale and Thousand Needles both have good campaigns imo, but both zones lost some of their atmosphere.
@DIEGhostfish Жыл бұрын
Darkshore is really atmospheric and spooky espescially when classic wasn't overly brightly lit at night
@AltamaLFG Жыл бұрын
I love Darkshore and am proud of it.
@j.flux87 Жыл бұрын
Burning Steppes is my favourite zone. Super lore heavy and so close to BRM, which is really the heart of the game for me, especially as you get close to level cap or just hit it. I find it epic. Also, it's a great zone for gathering materials (herbing and/or mining and even black dragonscale as skinner). But hey, to each their own. A lot of agreement, but quite a bit of disagreement, which is healthy I guess and a testament to the variety of the game and it appealing to different tastes. :) Enjoyed the video as well otherwise, as well as the other Classic (Vanilla) vids!
@henlo1910 Жыл бұрын
I have vivid memories of being a kid, me and a friend from school who just started the game running up to Burning Steppes (at like level 15) from Redridge mountains and being like holy shit this is awesome. I mean we died immediately but it was a cool looking zone for sure.
@HappyPorcupine Жыл бұрын
Darkshore is my favourite 1-20 zone. Great amount of quests, unique vibe, great enemy variety.
@DeadManProp Жыл бұрын
Tanaris is cool. Also, you forgot about the Deadwind Pass. Maybe not fun, but I remember how amazingly creepy it was when I first found myself there.
@GamecockRock90 Жыл бұрын
Agree with all really but Arathi and Hinterlands… easily two of my top 5 zones.
@VegetoStevieD Жыл бұрын
Hinterlands is fantastic.
@Zuglust Жыл бұрын
Please do a retail version. I'm interested in your opinion on every zone
@Gorgathor Жыл бұрын
Silverpine is awesome. Sure it's a means to an end before getting funneled into The Barrens, but the zone itself was a lot of fun and the lore is great!
@Kreiger19 Жыл бұрын
Hoping for/looking forward to reviews of all the xpac zones and Cataclysm reworked-zones!
@DraconasTenZHG Жыл бұрын
There were some wack ones but I think we can all agree Blizzard was a king of the starter locations. Every single one of them was S-tier fun, each one was very different and each one had lots of memorable moments. And it's not even a nostalgia thing, those would be great even in a modern MMO.
@radicalcentrist4990 Жыл бұрын
One of the reasons why I was an Alliance player was because I liked their zones better. I think especially the human leveling path Elwynn > Westfall > Redridge > Duskwood was just the best in the game and it seems like Blizzard put the most effort into that.
@feris3410 Жыл бұрын
I have been playing WoW on and off since a month before tbc came out, that's 15 years. A decade and a half. And today, thanks to your video I've realized it's Burning Steppes and not Burning Steps. Not a single person has ever corrected me.
@tonymanero7428 Жыл бұрын
I really wish blizzard would use the modern graphics in classic, add some new quests and content, maybe some world quests, but keep the play style exactly the same as classic that would be my dream come true.
@DIEGhostfish Жыл бұрын
A lot of the art updates changed things though, sometimes subtly sometimes majorly
@Broski601 Жыл бұрын
Ultimately the rating gives the vibe that 1. you are nostalgic of warcraft, 2. you have played the game countless times to know of the hard grinds or easy spots. For the typical player who will be levelling 1-3 characters within 1-2 years, most zones should be fun.
@theoutlander1411 Жыл бұрын
I think if Nostalgia players a role he would have given Hillsbrad, Arathi, and Burning Steppes a lot higher on the list. Especially if you're an old school pre-WC3 fan
@frtzkng Жыл бұрын
I can tell you why I like Tanaris even if the quests aren't fun: it's a desert. I love deserts. Especially with some of the early hints of Old God shenanigans with those giant bug nest things.
@beny988 Жыл бұрын
Let's make this a series. Love it.
@chloramite567 Жыл бұрын
IDK about Loch Modan being fun... Last year during my return to WoW, I played TBC Classic. Gnome warlock.. I know, you can punt me now. But during my Loch Modan grind I got extremely bored and realized there was a lack of quests there compared to Westfall or Darkshore. So I was just begging someone to punt me to Westfall or even Darkshore.. Darkshore sure has a lot of walking but there 's a lot of quests there to keep me busy at least.
@pumirya Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. I think I agree with most of that, but I like MoonGlade.
@Ganon999 Жыл бұрын
Hence the name, starting zones really are so good and I think most of that is because that's where we all began our journey.
@bosspoke Жыл бұрын
My opinion on the zones: Starting zones: Tirisfal glades 6/10 - gloomy, atmospheric and a nice zone overall, feels abit too lonely though Dun morogh 7/10 - a very frosty place where I wouldn't wanna be IRL, nice zone though Mulgore 10/10 - a lot of walking yes but such a beautful zone with the best city in it too. Best vanilla zone. Teldrassil 8/10 - loreheavy and a good place, props for hosting the best race, slightly lonelyfeeling Durotar 7/10 - A wee bit barren, somewhat not nice looking but definetely theme based so that's the purpose I guess, nice zone Elwynn forest 9/10 - Can't go wrong here, it's just a perfectly balanced forest, thematically good and feels cozy to be in. Extra points for Hogger. Early adventure zones: The barrens 7/10 - a bit the same as Durotar. Lots of quests which is good and hosting WC too. But so very long to walk everywhere. Silverpine forest 5/10 - honestly not that bad. A bit gloomy which is fine contextually, but also very lonelyfeeling. Takes so long to walk everywhere. Westfall 9/10 - open, nice looking, autumny feel and hosting deadmines. It's just overall great. Loch modan 8/10 - open and nice looking zone, very nice thematically. A bit of a downside that the zone forces you to go elsewhere after a short while then come back. Darkshore 6/10 - I think it's better than Silverpine forest but ohh God the walking... the damn walking everywhere... Stonetalon mountains 7/10 - I like the zone overall, it has a nice feeling to it. However, so far to walk across. Redridge mountain 9/10 - Packed with quests and it doesnt take long to go everywhere, also good looking. What's not to like? High energy zones: Duskwood 7/10 - Quite a nice zone, a bit gloomy and dark, somewhat lonely but also plenty of quests and stuff to do Ashenvale 8/10 - I like it. Plenty of quests, good chance of some pvp action and a relatively pretty zone. It's a long-stretched zone though. Wetlands 6/10 - Though I might argue for 7/10, but I don't have that much opinion on this zone. It's not the best looking zone but decent to lvl in. Hillsbrad foothills 8/10 - I think it is a zone that looks good and plenty of chance for pvp action which I love. Probably not all that much questing to do here but oh well. Thousand needles 7/10 - Haven't been here much but I think it's a fine zone. Alterac mountains 7/10 - zone itself is decent enough but yeah, not that much to do here and I hardly think of it as seperate from hillsbrad foothills really. Desolace 5/10 - I mean.. it just feels very desolate. I can't really feel that much at home here, and wanna move on relatively quickly Arathi highlands 8/10 - I like this one, I like it's openness and appearance. Swamp of sorrows 3/10 - I just don't like this, it feels so lonely and not cozy to be in. STV 10/10 - Awesome zone, visually appealing, lots lots lots of quests and several iconic quests as well, booty bay is awesome, pvp is awesome, second only to Mulgore because Mulgore is sheer beauty Badlands 7/10 - I think it's just a decent zone to be in, quite a bit to do here and chances for pvp action which is a plus Dustwallow marsh 5/10 - Somewhat better than Swamp of sorrows, and about on par with desolace. Don't like it that much, but it's ok. Closer to lvl cap zones: Hinterlands 8/10 - I don't get the hate, it's got plenty quests and visually appealing, a nice foresty zone. Tanaris 9/10 - A cool goblin town, plenty of quests, lots to do, zul'farrak and lots of pvp, FUN! Felwood 4/10 - SOOO MUCH WALKING/RIDING! Not very stimulating otherwise either. Azshara 6/10 - has so much potential though, but feels like a waste of time since not much to do Un'goro crater 10/10 - memorable, plenty of pvp action, very distinct from the rest, LOTS of quests with buffs and stuff, you can stay here for a while Searing gorge 7/10 - definetely not the worst zone to be in, stuff to do and not that far between everything WPL 6/10 - A bit the same as Tirisfal glades only in a higher lvl fashion, decent enough but u wanna move on to EPL Feralas 6/10 - Feels like I get lost here sometimes, also abit on the lonely side of things Burning steppes 7/10 - I think it is very similar to searing gorge Blasted lands 6/10 - very cool with the dark portal and design otherwise is ok, but it feels empty I dunno Final zones: EPL 8/10 - feels alot more homely and open than WPL and Tirisfal glades even though they are the same genre, also being a late game zone gives opportunity for pvp Silithus 1/10 - I just gave 1/10 for all the damn bugs, but the zone itself is mostly around 5 or 6/10. Good amount of quests, pvp action, some reputation items if you care to grind. Overall including bugs, maybe about 4/10 Winterspring 8/10 - good zone with some quests here and there and it has a chill vibe over it literally. Also chance for some nice pvp action in the furlborg village ^^ Moonglade - I won't rate it cuz I don't consider it a zone, it's just the hangout place for druids. More like a small town.
@CreamyPesto505 Жыл бұрын
Mulgore is literally my happy place. It's just so calm and peaceful.
@DIEGhostfish Жыл бұрын
6:25 I think the Dwarf Fortress that the Dark Irons invaded is also fun
@robertstuart480 Жыл бұрын
I'm one of those folks who really like "Tanaris". The beaches are awesome. And imo, it's lovely, for a desert region. Also, I like Gadgetzan.
@AhimtarHoN Жыл бұрын
Man, you did Thousand needles dirty. It's top tier just for the memorability and uniqueness, totally one of the my zones.
@Ralizer Жыл бұрын
Agreed on all but one, I Love Tanaris! I've always enjoyed the desert aesthetic.
@remyllebeau77 Жыл бұрын
It could use more and better quests. I think the revamp of quest lines really helped it in modern wow.
@Ralizer Жыл бұрын
@@remyllebeau77 yeah a few more quests would have been nice. They could have easily added more to the trolls outside ZF and the dunemaul ogres
@OzomaLp Жыл бұрын
Well i agree mostly except for Tanaris & Thousand Needles which i consider fun and Searing Gorge for not fun
@Djmorton-go5mt Жыл бұрын
Really like wetlands coziness. Dont think its very pretty, but its flat and easy to go through and knock out all quests at once. I have so many good nostalgic memories from silithus and tanaris. I like the idea of those bug kingdoms and their hives alot idk why.
@andrewh0000 Жыл бұрын
Very fun video to watch!
@NixxiomOnYouTube Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! :)
@somerandominternetdweller Жыл бұрын
One positive thing the Cataclysm world revamp did. Is that it did some justice to the horrible classic zones. Giving us memorable storylines and some more continuation of storylines, between the zones.
@Tibainium Жыл бұрын
I really like both Silverpine Forest and Hillsbrad Foothills but there aren't enough quests so forsaken players have to keep traveling to Kalimdor back and forth
@VegetoStevieD Жыл бұрын
Sounds like when it comes to making quests for you, Blizzard forsook you.
@hirotashi Жыл бұрын
You neglected to mention that Desolace and Hinterlands have two of the BEST Troll villages. I've spent countless hours fishing and chillin' at both. Great place to take a minute before raid, and smoke your bowls before the inevitable drama unfolds.
@bright179 Жыл бұрын
Do more of this. This was fun.
@Shishakind86 Жыл бұрын
not fun
@tawnos1787 Жыл бұрын
Only one I disagree with is Tanaris. I've always liked Tanaris because getting there was always a big milestone, and leveling starts to pick up again following a bit of a slump in the mid to late 30s. ZF is nearby, and you (probably) just got your mount, so the open dunes are great for riding around from quest to quest. That being said, if you don't have a mount when you get to Tanaris, you probably won't have a great time.
@LeonAugienstein Жыл бұрын
Overall I agree. Even after playing through vanilla, private servers, classic, and season 1 seeing these kinds of videos still fills me up with nostalgia reminding me that resubscribing is only a few clicks away. That music can move me to tears at times. I look forward to your next video.
@wassim_bn8750 Жыл бұрын
I am one of those people that love Tanaris AND the Burning Steppes, one for the sandfury quests / Zul'farrak and the other because of the black dragons and all the Dark Horde shenanigans. Plus, to this day I find Blackrock mountain to be one of the best areas in the game.
@wurzelbert84wucher56 ай бұрын
I love Hillsbrad, Alterac and Arathi, even though they are a bit standard. Tanaris is great as well.
@Horazmodu Жыл бұрын
I love your classic videos!!
@chainclaw07 Жыл бұрын
Gotta say - the summoning lords thing in silithus was great as an Endgame thing tho. but that's probably the only redeeming quality
@Jp808 Жыл бұрын
I love wetlands. Raptors Crocks evil dwarf's orcs GHOST PIRATES. Plus the sky box in the evening is one of the best in the game
@alfonsomural4792 Жыл бұрын
I was going to complain if you didn't put searing gorge as fun but you did so nice video.
@michaeldunn8972 Жыл бұрын
Stranglethorne Vale, Hillsbrad Foothills, Westfall are my favorites
@justinanderson2631 Жыл бұрын
As someone who's new to Classic WoW: I'd still like to visit old school Azhara just to see Archimage Xylem
@FlavioRicardo69 Жыл бұрын
I like The Barrens but I hate Razorfen Kraul and Wailing Caverns.
@deso588910 ай бұрын
This video literally got me from 1-60… now I’m in TBC but there’s only a Fun/Not Fun for classic and wrath. Now I’m lost 😢
@stussels Жыл бұрын
while moonglade may not be fun, it has really strange lighting that makes everything look cooler somehow. makes your gear and mount just look a different shade than anywhere else it seems
@VegetoStevieD Жыл бұрын
"strange lighting" It's lunar.
@niklass1641 Жыл бұрын
Clarifying; Feralas and Swamp of Sorrows - Fun IF your horde. Moonglow is only useful to a druid who needs a shortcut to Teldrassil
@xXdnerstxleXx Жыл бұрын
I see now why no matter what I play on alliance, eventually I'll end up going through the southern zones all the way until booty bay
@theoutlander1411 Жыл бұрын
My biggest disagreement would have to be the Barrens being fun. Maybe if you were in a group in Vanilla it could be fun, but if you're levelling a character in subsequent expansions it's very boring. It's huge with a lot of hunting quests against enemies that are grouped in locations that require some walking that patrol a bit or overlap with other enemies. At the level you're at too there's not many places else to go. Thanks Blizzard for the Ghostlands.
@blastingsound3 ай бұрын
"now up next we have, StrangleThorne Vietnam" "fun or not fun? ... it depends" lol
@maybe1day373 Жыл бұрын
You skipped the demon zone in the winterspring! I believe it was called darkwhisper gorge, or something similar
@MellonVegan Жыл бұрын
I quite like Tanaris. I like the atmosphere. The quests also aren't bad and pirates, ogres, desert criminal whatever they are, trolls and silithids make for a nice mix of enemies, as well. It's just usually too crowded (or was in Classic) and the Western side could have used a couple more quests. I also like Felwood a lot. But I have no idea what there is to like about the Western Plaguelands, at all. 0 appeal to me.
@badass6300 Жыл бұрын
I'd say the Cata revamp made most of the not fun zones fun and further improved many of the fun zones, but it also ruined some like thousand needs is even worse for example.
@Takayama-sama Жыл бұрын
I don’t really remember most of those later level zones. I mostly played Alliance in the Eastern Kingdoms so I didn’t really get to see the Horde zones. Also when I started playing WoW, Burning Crusades came out so I was in a mad dash to get to Outland.
@invictus5433 Жыл бұрын
Silverpine is awesome for shadowfang keep alone. I also like tanaris and hinterlands and how they are connected.
@cattysplat Жыл бұрын
Classic is all about taking the rough with the smooth. Toughing out the boring or difficult parts to get to the good makes the good feel so much sweeter and the break with dungeon runs feel awesome. When even regular mobs can give you a challenge if you pull too many and the maps are full of dense monster camps where you are forced to pop cooldowns and consumes to survive. I love every zone in their own way they have uniqueness. You can almost feel the copy paste in retail WoW and the lack of difficulty and inconvenience makes everything feel so uneventful.
@nrm224 Жыл бұрын
I always loved Desolace. Couldn’t tell you why, though.
@Camme69 Жыл бұрын
Wetlands is hands down the best 20-30 zone in classic Edit: Also complaining about all the running in some zones but still liking Duskwood. Duskwood is the worst zone when it comes to running back and forth if you don't know the exact order to get it done faster.
@blummel97 Жыл бұрын
Really dislike Plaguelands but I absolutely love felwood and darkshore too. Darkshore is very dense on quests and there are a lot of escorts/event missions in the southern part, lots of easy xp for the shore seamonster quests too you can grab while traveling to the other quest objectives. Felwood is a great throwback to wc3 for me and it's also not that much running, you do the satyr+furbolg quests in the south, shadow hold questline and then do the quests in the north. Shadow hold quests are the best. Feralas bis zone for aesthetics altho the alliance boat sucks, it's faster to swim from shore to the island than taking the boat even if you get on it just as it's about to leave. Wetlands I do like for the late 20s, the orc area, ghost ship qline and dark iron dwarves are very memorable. Swamp is a terrible zone for alliance players, I've skipped em on every playthrough except 1 cause there's hardly any quests. What can I say, I'm a nelf enjoyer.
@spikedemon42 Жыл бұрын
My favorite quest for the blasted lands was helping the demon hunter kill that demon. Sent me all over the world for stuff he needed which was pretty cool back in the day