I played CLASSIC WoW for the first time... *YIKES*

[@PyronTheMage]

Hey mate, thanks so much for making our WoW adventure super epic! A guild member linked me this video lol. Was awesome meeting you

[@serhaneksili6721]

Pyron the goat!

[@enrxyque]

Hey Pyron, I just really want to thank both you and Butch for sharing this magical bit of yours with us. Over a decade ago, when I was still with the love of my life, I used to play WoW and often times I would order pizza; funnily enough, it used to be the Barbecue with extra chicken! From Telepizza. Watching you interact and talk has moved me greatly. I am at a much different place in my life right now, but I wanted you both to know that it is with tears of joy and gratitude for those great times that I write this, and that I wish you both, and anyone reading this, all best, with your loved ones, in AND out of WoW. Enjoy, and change only, for the better. Hugs from southern Spain. E

[@coolman72891]

What no way?! its the dude!

[@ButchX3]

I will never forgot how we both Frothed over Dominoes Pizza as we arrived in ThunderBluff! Thanks for being awesome!

[@wandameadows5736]

It takes patience to play original WOW but I like the pace vs todays instant dophemen hit style of gaming. I started playing WarCraft the strategy Game back in 1996 & that's were the idea World Of Warcraft got started. Blizzard was King back then with WarCraft, Diablo & StarCraft. If you want to play a crazy game for good KZbin content try Diablo 1.

[@FreakinSatan]

I love how he just naturally RPs.

[@real_aezelle]

"it's like death by a thousand needles..." I be tinkin this is some foreshadowing, mon 👀

[@GoobertShloopert]

Its been so fun watching you play this Butch. Its easy to forget as a veteran all the stuff that made me fall in love with wow in the first place. This has served as such a nice reminder of all the beauty even the old world has to offer. Cheers, hope to see more.

[@fantasycraft-forge]

I've been playing WoW since its release up until Legion, then I stopped. In my opinion, this is the best WoW Classic first-time video ever. You're playing it the way the game was truly meant to be played. Watching this brings back so many memories of my guild and those days. The interaction back then made it feel like a second "real" world. I envy you for experiencing this for the first time. Love the video!

[@wandameadows5736]

Really WOW was designed to fit whatever game play style you prefer but your right co op makes it easier & creates a memorable social experience if your into that kind of thing but there's also fun in the challenge of soloing. Blizzard really did a great job with the World Experience that i've yet to see matched. Today is all about speeding through content & anticipating what's next.

[@ArticAnomaly]

His excitement at seeing Thunderbluff was amazing. Its a beautiful town and one of my favourite hangout spots too. Its one of the few places between retail and classic that is basically unchanged too

[@MegaChickenfish]

Laughed like an idiot at the first encounter with the *famous warrior and savior of Orgrimmar Gamon.* I used to level my bank alt and wear fancy low level blood elf armor so I could do an _honorable duel_ against Gamon in Orgrimmar. (He was only attackable so he could be pickpocketed for a quest but he's always been a bit of a meme.) the progression essentially went: classic - Gamon is attackable and regularly killed by players just because they can wrath of the lich king - new death knights get hostile remarks from NPCs but Gamon straight up becomes hostile and charges you going *GAMON WILL SAVE US!* (to then inevitably die because death knights start at level 58) Pandaria - during the raid on Orgrimmar we rescue Gamon who then takes up a huge axe and helps us fight our way through Orgrimmar. He's tired of being kicked around and it's time to kick some ass! modern - Gamon retires as Hero of Orgrimmar, finally able to enjoy his drink, being no longer attackable.

[@ButchX3]

Thank you so much for all of the love on these WoW videos! This was all recorded live, streaming both here and on Twitch. So make sure you sub and follow to join in the next adventure! www.twitch.tv/butchx3

[@GreatApeOfTheNorth]

Would you consider playing Guild Wars 2?

[@fabiencamille1012]

You seem to like interacting with other players.. thats why retail is not for you 😅 Classic and season of discovery is where you go to socialize whilst having fun

[@Deathzone4ever]

React to all the cinematics and lore. You'll enjoy em

[@Stewyboy178]

The moment you met up with Pyron again and went into mulgore got me all teary eyed. Like i really miss the excitement of discovering a new zone with a new friend in wow

[@PyronTheMage]

This Pyron fella sure sounds cool!

[@butacosmin]

I m so jealous of him that he gets to experience this. In a good way. This beings me back to 2005….man. I miss it so much

[@frozenearth2074]

You're making me want to play again omg, I played WoW so much the first few years when it launched! The magic of no fast travel, having to take your time to figure stuff out and finding all the secrets, actually reading the quests to find out where you have to go, meeting others and randomly grouping up etc... would love to do that all over again! I remember so well the first time me and my brother travelled way off to a zone more than twice our level just for the adventure, and we actually managed to find and open a chest filled with crazy loot. It was wild.

[@jharrington2112]

classic fresh just launched. All of those things are happening. (for the next month or two)

[@buckbardyt]

Vicariously experiencing you see the World of Warcraft for the first time was genuinely wholesome and entertaining.

[@CometStorm]

My man here just starting out and making friends everywhere and in every video, while high lvls like me are just silent and don't even talk. I am glad you are having fun friend, I wish one day our paths will cross :)

[@TurtleSodadrives]

Gamon death is iconic! The ONE NPC you can not right click in Org-rimmer.

[@ChickenSoup22]

Love these videos so much :3 You captured the classic community so well, love your kindness and enthusiasm, an absolute joy to watch. Also envious... i wish i could turn back time to discover it all over again with fresh eyes like you are!

[@Pixx2266]

My fondest memory of WoW was back when in vanilla we were doing a dungeon, I was around level 30ish and someone asked me about my talents and my reply was "wtf are talents"...

[@mikedown1250]

lol.

[@garysfishroomtx]

I've been playing for twenty years, off and on. Totally loved your "new" eyes on the game! Brought back fond memories! Thank you!

[@Mr_Bufu]

That was by far the best and funiest WOW video i ever seen, thanks for that!^^

[@ArakashDE]

Watching you on stream also made me start the game. I'm lvl 23 right now.

[@marykay8587]

What LVL are you now?

[@faithcael5703]

A core memory of mine was jumping around on the stones in the valley of spirits. My parents played WoW right in the beginning when I was still small. My father would let me move his character occassionally, or put follow on my mother and collect herbs for him. The first time I played myself was in legion way later, but I keep remembering small things from classic every so often.

[@Soulfrost09]

Great to see mate, keep making these videos, keep leveling :)

[@ButchX3]

Mate this is really really generous of you. I massively appreciate it 🙏 thank you so much for taking the time to watch the video as well. Really glad you enjoyed it!

[@pflegerich]

I love how appreciative you are of everything around you. Stay curious!

[@MegaChickenfish]

Snakes have no hair IE: no more unibrows. That's a darn good service he's giving out for free!

[@qEzrap]

This storytelling warms my heart. Thank you for playing this game, and all your work in making this video. 🍀

[@Madelion]

You can really see how this game took the world by storm 20 years ago can't you, it still draws people in all these years later

[@adlez47]

Glad you ran into people that hung around and chatted with you! Classic is definitely more sociable than retail in my experience, but even then the majority of my interactions are polite business and then we go our separate ways. Dungeon groups are usually more talkative by necessity, so a lot of my favorite moments have happened in those. It's truly heartwarming to see someone so bright eyed and full of wonder at this world that some of us have known for 20 years. P.S.: As a Tauren main, I can comfortably say Mulgore is the best starting zone.

[@TarlaPrettyPaws]

Ah, welcome to the experience that brought me into gaming. It's a difficult, frustrating grind, that I still love to this day. If you ever want another one of those "classic" experiences, make a night elf, then decide to level in the human lands. The trek is infamous.

[@justpeachy5840]

Absolute right of passage! Lets not forget stopping to do the jump glitch to get on top of Ironforge.

[@aidenelliott6509]

Hey Butchx3, I just recently found your channel and I appreciate everything you’ve done and are doing. You are genuinely amazing at KZbin and really funny. I’ve watched almost every video all the way from now to a year ago straight. Thank you for making these and keep going. You deserve all the love you get.❤❤❤❤❤

[@thenerdymillennial]

I'm having so much fun watching your WoW journey... can't wait to see more

[@TeasLouise]

Vanilla original player here. I see nothing wrong with questie. We used to have to tab back and forth to Thotbott- which was a pain in the butt and could slow other people. Back then also a lot of info wasn't available yet on thotbott because it was an aggregator of information provided by other players.

[@noctusowl]

And many players and guilds liked to keep their strategies to themselves so you had to make your own.

[@squattingheads]

for someone who played a little while or want a more qol experience its fine. But if your goal is to experience classic, than this is the dumbest thing you can do. Having to read the quests and the frustration of looking in the wrong place WAS the classic experience in the beginning. Doing it after lvl 20 would be totally fine but before is just dumb

[@jackeagleeye3453]

OG Vanilla player here too, thotbott was literally out on day 1 and I found out about it right away because all of chat was mentioning it.

[@IGG978]

Love your wow videos, such joy to see another one come up, thanks so much and all the best!

[@ivotanev79]

Man, you hit the audience :D . I cannot fall asleep watching this and the previous wow video you made. Good choice of content.

[@pixiedust145]

This was so great to watch! I am so glad you could experience what it was like the first time playing WoW when it was like this!! Classic definitely brings back the memories! 🥰

[@NerdArchive]

I remember being there for this philosophers discourse on Sourdough live. It's still special in recording, and it is appreciated by old timers of the series like me. Good times.

[@Arcticsharpshooter]

I hope you have the ingame music on whenever you enter Thunder Bluff, Butch! That track is phenomenal in how it completes the atmosphere of this city.

[@FenstarDeLuxe]

I love watching you discover WoW and your journeys! Thanks for sharing.

[@giorgosmpaklesis6306]

14:50 not even 15 minutes into playing a mage and hes already got his mind on being a vending machine, ah they joys of wow

[@cobra7282]

To be fair, being able to make your own water does make you a lot of money in the long run.

[@hatterson]

I really appreciate these videos. I played WoW at the very beginning, closed beta, open beta, launch, etc. Seeing someone experience that first time brings back a lot of the wonder I felt back then. We take the size of game worlds for granted now, but in 2004 it felt like you could never run out of things to see. The Barrens felt absolutely massive and there was so much to discover. Thank you for that shot of nostalgia and bringing a smile to my face.

[@Kang2112]

Loved this one thanks for posting it.I had great fun and a few laughs watching you adventure and make new friends and discoveries. Please make more of these. I love wow for all the reasons you state, It is a great game I've been playing it for nearly 20 years.

[@Adrenaliinz]

That auto loot reaction was priceless! :D But seriously, as a wow vet I really think the intro video idea of yours would really help bring new folks in and be healthy for the game. :) Also some small series of short tutorials videos on the main aspect of the game a new player must be familiarized with would also help and additionally add some extra hype. :) I've seen this done with a few game back in time and I remember hyping up so much while watching them in school and I couldn't wait to get home and actually begin my journey. I'd love to see some of these and other retention methods employed by blizz , cause our fav game needs some love and new blood. I might be a vet of the game, but I believe we need some innovation and some of the classic's soul must be brought back to retail so that we get a newer, yet authentic wow and once an for all have a modern version we can all play on and commit all of our efforts to it so that we get 1 absolutely awesome game, rather than 19 different versions of imperfection and issues. Great video! I usually have mixed responses to those, as some people have been talked into thinking certain things, having untrue perceptions, without even diving deep enough or researching them on their own, but with you I quickly got a genuine vibe from and also most of the criticism (if I can call it that) was very diplomatic and with a sense of humor. I just love respectful people. :) Enjoy the game, no matter how long you decide to keep playing it for. Cheers!

[@skyezz9928]

I gotta say I love to see you experience wow through a fresh set of eyes, every wow video youve done have been a treat to watch!

[@dafodayn]

that was SO much fun to watch, thank you for sharing your experience in such an entertaining way. I used to play WoW from 2006 to 2013, and you brought all the good memories to life I had while time sinkin‘ in this beautiful game

[@lyleruthven5289]

Beautiful :) hard to capture that feeling again so I loved watching you have it!

[@Zirilana]

I watched the journey on Twitch and i still watched this whole video for the narration and reliving of some nice moments. Keep it up Butch!

[@davidbean6973]

Great video! Watched some of this live and enjoyed sharing your journey. Love the role-playing especially - gives your videos character!

[@MichZilla90]

I love the barrens and it’s music too, you will love this game I hope we see more!

[@kaybailey-jones3740]

That point when you finally partied up and GOT IT!

[@kristianflamsted9038]

Your classic experience feels wholesome. I will keep watching. Btw your editing is so good; I got a feeling if you keep it up your channel will grow a lot! Followed you on twitch as well mate.

[@TheMadeofhonor]

Caves are Lethal in WOW. Use your wand it doesn't require Mana. Mages train Portals to port themselves and other's to major Cities. I enjoyed watching your video! Best of luck on your new Adventures in the World Of Warcraft. Hope your journey is a fun and prosperous one.

[@larryjasper9721]

I went to Thunderbluff the other day and it was like going back in time..funny thing is I remembered it all after 20 years of not playing

[@Aztiren]

hope to see you continue your wow journey! great video!

[@martinandersen1456]

Get me all nostalgic! Thanks for the vids and showing what made me love this game 😊

[@hazardpay8560]

20 year wow vet. If wow playership was a military career i could retire It warms my heart to see someone in the current yeah discovering the joy of classic WoW I would not trade all the friendships I've made and experiences I've had over the years but i would be lying if I said I would not love to go through it again with the complete ignorance of a brand new player watching you play brings some of that glow back

[@jharrington2112]

Lol, I joined wow my 2nd year in the navy. 04' primarily to keep my ass out of the bars

[@MajesticSkywalker]

As a veteran, I thoroughly enjoyed following your first steps and watching this adventure unfold. Hope we will get to see much more!

[@Joniness]

Good video and I love the postive energy!

[@Thalarion]

As a 20-year WoW player, Retail and Classic are both fantastic games

[@amaratheelusive]

I'm so happy you went back to Azeroth! Love watching your adventures, the narrating and you meeting kind people and just genuinely having a blast. Thank you for sharing/bringing us along! Looking forward to hopefully many more adventures in 2025 🥳

[@ascend2477]

Watched this from minute 1 to the end and was part of the livestreams and loved every single minute of it

[@epicfail3167]

Watching you experience this for the semi-first time is amazing The perspective you draw from and what you focus on is refreshing - i hope to see more of you in Azeroth

[@fivewanderfree]

Hope you keep playing! This was SO entertaining (:

[@benferguson223]

That poem was beautiful, truly amazing content, keep up the wow videos they are incredibly entertaining

[@MrBe56]

Sourdough bread is a perfect analogy for Retail vs Classic since both are a great game. The poetry and RP are so good for this channel.

[@Bakayarokaizoku]

I happened to stumbled on this video, as an old veteran wow player who was there from the beginning.. you did exactly what we did back then (except for the quest addon ofc, there wasn't one XD) So happy to see someone enjoy it as we did back then, it was a magical feeling and you are showing it, thank you

[@EgonChokira]

Thie is the best WoW Classic newbie video I've ever seen. Well made mate! This video explains to 100% what the magic of classic WoW is and aldo what the main differenceses between Retail WoW are. It is a true MMORPG while Retail is just an action RPG.

[@Zaiqahal]

I'm surprised by how many people were so friendly. Honestly, it's quite the rarity to meet social people in WoW, both in Retail and in Classic.

[@mcgoo721]

Even barrens chat was pretty clean. Comparatively.

[@L4kken]

Amazing to see your experience my man!

[@NeoLove101]

im glad u got that old classic experience. playing mage was a good choice for classic have fun!

[@tom-sr1wt]

50:20 you making me fall in love with the game all over again ❤

[@KvapuJanjalia]

18:40 Technically, turning into a snake is a valid fix for unibrow.

[@seannethecloud]

PLEASE continue this! I adore your wholesome wow content and I want to see more of this troll character

[@ascend2477]

I absolutely love your WOW content, so excited for more WOW content and to see your experiences in Azeroth

[@rullja]

This made me think about my fellow raid--healer, Rukia, she was a paladin in WotLK , I miss her

[@vi-r22]

I remember being soo proud of my self for soloing skull rock lol. Waltzed in the first time and faceplanted like everyone does then, made it my goal to finish it and it took soo long cuz was being slow and careful and that meant re killing many mobs. Was on a rogue char.

[@TDETS2]

I hope you continue this! Love these types of video's!

[@tenaciousle0606]

The moment in Org around 20 minutes in, talking to other players, finding a place that you think it so cool, the early moments of wonder, it's so great to see. Also, I don't know what server you went with, but if you continue to play classic, you 100% should be on an RP realm. You're a natural with the RP.

[@woofnuggiez]

24:39 Its good to know people still chat and have fun like this, its great to see vs how retail can be, even as a new player I can tell theres much less of this, and also the towns are more stuffy (crowded) and hard to get around, and the graphics are much more gloomy and dull, hurts your eyes, but they both have their own charm and you can play either or both :)

[@Daligga]

I got so emotional when you reunited with your friend haha, amazing

[@Sunohn]

This man is an amazing storyteller! I was enraptured the whole video.

[@wandameadows5736]

Great Video, you could make tons of content with WOW Classic. I really like the approach of slowing things down just like the game itself does. There's no reason to rush through WOW Classic either in game or while creating content like this.

[@Rh0deRage]

Your face when you discovered auto loot! 😆 The exact same face I had when I discovered it, 3 years after I started playing!

[@Huronzonor]

In case no one let you know when you upgrade to a new spell.Rank mister butch, you'd have to still manually drag it to your action bar

[@obscuritiez]

Oh that takes me back! Getting to Orgrimmar and accidentally hitting Gamon... too many times....

[@anaribeiro7967]

Your storytelling skills are incredible. Love it. Keep going 🙌🏻

[@Surethien]

An enjoyable watch, well put together : )

[@Drupus]

Been playing wow for 16 years, i absolutely loved this ♥

[@raeanna451]

As soon as you entered that cave I got flashbacks. That place screwed me over too, I was also a mage. Took sooo long.

[@Alucardd-tt8eb]

12:12 yes, magic in classic wow is pretty OP. Mages in classic are jokingly referred to as “the original hero class” or “blizzards love child” because of how much easier the game is for them. They can CC, they do great damage, they’re great in PvP, they’re just so good. They even have the ability to level faster by just rounding up a group of mobs and AOE them down repeatedly. They can make food/water and can teleport and make portals. They can even solo some dungeons. Mages in classic are definitely an S tier class.

[@user-ux3jp9oo7r]

no one ever has referred to mage as the hero class. Classic hero is Warr and its not even close.

[@krauz111]

keep them coming , love your videos

[@MrKingNemesis]

Although I have played several thousand hours of wow and have now returned for the second time for Classic, I will never have the same fascination as players who play WoW for the first time. It's nice to see that the other players feel your joy and join in accordingly.

[@FitzoPlays]

Great video. Encapsulates why classic WoW is the game we all love and cherish.

[@Mishaschroetter]

I appreciated your stream on this game also. I started to play the game just after seeing you playing it. But, on Turtle Wow, (private thing, you know mon!)

[@Contmotore]

Man, wish I could experience WoW for the first time again. Good times, good times...

[@arvelh]

Excellent excellent video - loved every second.

[@miwel8455]

The different taste of this video comparing to the one playing Retail is all anyone has to ask about Classic vs Retail debate.

[@Kaidan1983]

Such a good video!

[@Tacossquad_Plays]

walking everywhere and leveling weapon skills... true Classic experience.

[@vi-r22]

walking to level 40 and then to only get a slow mount till 60 all ground.

[@forsakenjones4695]

@42:56 If you have a caster and a minion like the void walker ;sheep the caster then burn down the minion. then burn down the caster when sheep runs out.

[@GodorWhatever]

AWESOME 👍 MAKES ME THINK ABOUT PLAYING WOW AGAIN.. THINK I STARTED IN 06 AND NEVER LIKED THE EXPANSIONS QUITE AS MUCH.

[@TheHulk31803]

Yah know what game I'd like to see him play, wizard 101. Bring me the nostalgia Butch ❤

[@jimx45]

Didn't even know they got fresh classic realms. So this was their plan. Oh and they got hardcore ones too. Then I don't have to play on SoD

[@tylertalk6746]

This was my childhood. Retail is fun, but Blizzard did something really special with vanilla and it was magical to experience. So glad they kept the classic servers going.