The History of Vanilla World of Warcraft 1999-2024

Celebrating the upcoming 20th anniversary of WoW with a history of the original vanilla version that captivated the world in 2004
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WoW Soundtrack War: • World of Warcraft Ost ...
'Ancient Hero' by DarkeSword from ocremix.org: • OC ReMix #1079: Legend...
Seasons of War: • Video
Cloister of Trials Remix by Arcanuman1: • Video
Cataclysm Stormwind Theme: • Cataclysm SoundTrack -...
Dam: • Goldeneye 007 (Music) ...
Factorio Turbine Dynamics by Daniel James Taylor: • Factorio OST #12 - Tur...
Stormwind Music: • Video
Witchyworld cover by PPF: • Grant Kirkhope - Witch...
Loop Blues by blinch: • Loop Hero - Loop Blues
Ironforge: • Ironforge General Music

[@madseasonshow]

Celebrating the upcoming 20th anniversary of WoW with a history of the original vanilla version that captivated the world in 2004. ✅Become a channel member for perks, such as early access to most of my videos(and ad-free): kzbin.info/door/Ovz3kkYZtCTeXKdiuMG8egjoin ✅Follow next video progress on Twitter: twitter.com/madseason_ ✅Watch me stream at twitch.tv/madseasonshow

[@BlackMage14]

Muito Obrigado! Você mantém essa chama acessa.

[@Kelvryn]

The 3 best expansions in wow: cata, mop and legion.

[@Kelvryn]

Worse expansion: WoD

[@TheUhmmmmmmmm]

I really do hope you play OSRS and give it a review. I would love to see the difference in devs.

[@ericmccarty2369]

​@@Kelvrynthe dungeons were challenging!

[@nairav9156]

Bro could tell me this story 500 times in 500 different videos, I still listen to it

[@NostraDavid2]

I just watched it for the "I told you so, BTW"

[@one_eyeddd473]

Lmao same

[@jonathandalton5846]

Somehow hes making the same video every 2 weeks and i watch it.

[@Vinicam]

LOL same

[@ataridc]

well at least you guys acknowledge he is making the same video over and over. The first step is being honest with yourself.

[@nauscakes1868]

One of the saddest changes that happened to WoW (for me), is when dungeons changed from an exploration event to a speed-running lootfest.

[@mcfarvo]

Dungeon crawls like BRD were like adventures

[@GrimmToast]

This was one of the biggest reasons why I quit. Every dungeon pug was focused on doing it at breakneck speed, trying to skip every single mob pack, and then people losing their shit if you accidentally pulled one.

[@vladimir4526]

So when they added RDF

[@creepcracker]

ofc we wana do it fast like seriously ppl already explored em a million times what do u guyz expect ? u guyz are weird

[@mastersprite2783]

@@mcfarvo Commenting here to echo your sentiment. BRD was the greatest dungeon ever imo. I absolutely Loved going there and I used to know every route through there by heart.

[@slightly-sad3841]

This man will never miss an opportunity to say “I told you so”, and I am here for it 🙌🏻

[@Muhlum24]

Told you so. Yeah so did 99% of the player base.

[@chreezy9383]

@@Muhlum24 Yeah, i like madseason but its getting kind of annoying, not gonna lie. Everyone saw it coming

[@Wigglylove]

*The sun rises in the east* - «Told you so!»

[@MrBenim27]

@@chreezy9383 It might be the case for him that he frequented reddit and forums where people were not expecting it and denied it or he is just very salty for blizzard activision ruining a game he fell in love with and hasnt gotten over it yet. He will get over it eventually, as should we.

[@crysosisback7115]

@@chreezy9383 The thing, the people that are invested in the game, to the point of watching videos about it, saw it coming The dumbasses that feed into this system didn't, because they're just that dull it's like the people who keep, playing nowadays, after years decades of playing, and see nothing wrong with either the game or blizzard

[@brelshar4968]

I was there at Blizzcon in 2017 (my first one live, came all the way from the UK!), I was sat about 15-20 feet from J.Allen Brack when he made the announcement. The hall erupted, whatever you heard on stream doesn't do it justice.

[@Fraggelmann]

I wasn't there, and I'm definitely not the most passionate about vanilla WoW. But that announcement is right up there with Square Enix announcing the FF7 remake (FF7 being my all time favorite game). Something I had hoped would happen a few times over the years, but never actually expected to really happen. When this was announced... it was more emotional than I could understand why. I started playing at the end of TBC and release of WotLK, so this was a chance to experience a part of the game I had never experienced before. Still gives me major goosebumps to watch those announcements!

[@Applestoroger]

Season of mastery was also weird because it launched in the middle of tbc right before Black Temple so they were cannibalizing their own players

[@hotfudgemoney]

I regret not playing SoM big time

[@AdrianA-im6xj]

Shadowlands/Classic Naxx, Hardcore Wow (6 months in)/SOD and as u mentioned SOM/TBC always gotta pick

[@ChessJew]

I think Season of Mastery could have done way better if it had some chance to breathe from Vanilla.

[@IPZEEN]

Thank you for keeping me sane. With my father's passing and work, you really make my days better.

[@madseasonshow]

Sorry for your loss, my family has suffered losses recently as well. Glad the videos have been a good distraction, I think that can be healthy. Good luck dude and thanks for watching

[@IPZEEN]

@@madseasonshow thank you buddy! And ditto I suppose. Part of life. Good luck to you as well mate and keep up the good content.

[@Jackfromshack]

"fathers" wtf

[@IPZEEN]

@@Jackfromshack fixed it! Ty

[@urgott6945]

Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker

[@arc-sd8sk]

Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker

[@Fingbel]

Did Someone mentioned "Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker" ?

[@YesiMakesThings]

did somebody say?

[@Amahankage2004]

Did someone say [Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker]!!!

[@ShadowHarborer]

Dirk

[@bossgrandma3487]

I am 80 years old. My son tricked me into playing the game when I kept yelling at him to turn off that computer and get in bed. - I'm still playing.

[@RetMagnetik]

im glad turtlewow and ascencion are getting their honorary mentions

[@dannyp9210]

Great servers! And soon Epoch arrives too!

[@leviathanlives4847]

Turtle is pretty damn sweet. Lots of respect for the devs on their achievements, especially the custom music.

[@carnifexia1725]

TurtleWoW is amazing, I unsubscribed to WoW once I found out about that server

[@OrgusDin]

@@dannyp9210 Epoch looks really great.

[@The_Autistocrat]

@@carnifexia1725 Turtle is great, though my biggest gripe with it is just how old the server is. Raiding feels like you're being carried because most people are already geared because the server is 5 years old. The PvP server was an obvious flop when it was announced because most of the players aren't pvpers, the RP community left because the server got stale and is over on Epsilon. Epoch I think is going to do a lot of lasting damage to Turtle if Turtle 2.0 isn't huge.

[@simon62821]

Private server history is a fascinating yet underrepresented topic, sick vid mr. show!

[@madseasonshow]

Super underrepresented, I still think we have private servers to thank for the official classic re-release

[@therider990]

Wotlk will live for ever

[@VadimPakhutkin]

Hearing the word "warez" in 2024 is a vibe.

[@tato2700]

Decades from now the year 2024 will be known as the 'Year of MadSeason', every time I blink there is a new video!

[@Zaurthur]

Fun behind the scenes at MadSeasonShow: before even beginning to write the script for new episodes, Madseason figures out how he's going to slip in the "I told you so".

[@Fiilis1]

Nostalrius was the first private server I tried. Loved it. Played max level and quit. Have not touched WoW after that.

[@GermanBoy00]

Nostalrius was the best Vanilla ever made (after the original ofc). Not even 2019's Classic could come close. I'm glad you and me were there :)

[@tilttiwow]

I was there, 3000 years ago...

[@gund2281]

I still get chills down my spine and tears in my eyes when I watch the Classic announcement video and the Dwarf Hunter comes up on the screen. It's difficult to explain the feeling or even the reasons for it, but I know that many, if not most, in this comment section will completely understand.

[@Holdtheline07]

These videos are such a trip down memory lane, thank for making them. I played from Vanilla to WoTLK. With a brief return later. Honestly, I didn't like the Burning Crusade that much, the new gear with the new damage, made those vanilla players lose their lore somehow, it was so cool seeing someone walking around in full epics or even a full tier set. An inspiration to all the things you could do, even when reaching 60. Then the outland came and all of it was worthless pretty much. I do specifically remember being hyped about flying mounts in the Burning Crusade "WOW, I can fly ANYWHERE?" That was mind-breaking. But, after getting it and seeing how it influenced the world, did I realize that it was indeed one of those things I thought I wanted, but I didn't. It just killed the world. It felt empty. It was like a huge social aspect was removed when you didn't encounter other players walking around. Sure, no more ganking from hordes, but it started the arc of isolation in the game. I enjoyed some aspects of WoTLK, but the game wasn't the same. cross-realm Dungeon Grouping and PvP had just removed so much of the social aspect, and all these things stacked up. I quit. The community wasn't there, and only the most hardcore nerds were still playing. Still miss those days. Returning to vanilla much later just wasn't the same, the min-maxxing really sucked the joy out of the game for me, it just wasn't as magical when you knew what the best talents, races and builds were, where all the quests and secrets were located. Had some fun playing with old-schoolers but you could not mistake that every single aspect of the game had been organised and calculated, you didn't need to rely on others and if you were curious about someones playstyle or items, you'd just look it up. No point in trying out different builds as it all had been datamined and perfected through the years. Fucking nerds.

[@ktas7408]

Mmm, another hit of that Mad Season Sauce

[@buttlerubbies747]

He’s literally killing it recently, I love it 🤘🏼

[@Xanderhal]

You cooked, now we eat.

[@walterdogg]

no, now we feast

[@RCsev070]

Nay! We feast!

[@JHorkan]

oh he's feeding, alright

[@porkolabadam]

Es hora de comer

[@multiversejc]

Quenching my thirst.

[@naota3k]

Mad's been on an absolute tear lately, and I'm loving every moment of it. Keep it up brother, you're killing it!

[@Melsharpe95]

Blizzard didn't give a SHIT about vanilla until they found a way to monetise it beyond what a regular sub brings in. "Told you so, by the way." - Prophet MadSeason.

[@The_Autistocrat]

I used to post on the forums in NA and was one of the more vocal people even just defiantly namedropping Nostalrius and Elysium while I was berating the flaws of the then current (WoD-Legion) expansion. A game a lot of people really don't give credit to here is RuneScape and I'll tell you why. Jagex implemented something to the game called Bonds, players could buy these with real life money then sell them on the Grand Exchange for player gold, these could be used by players for subscription time. They were a massive hit for the game. Blizzard a couple years later announced the token doing the same thing. One difference though is that in RuneScape you as a free player can actually accrue the money to buy a bond and Jagex just enjoys the benefit. Blizzard actively nerfs gold farms to push the sales higher. However for those not in the know with RuneScape, they made a series of sweeping changes but the most divisive was in 2012 called the Evolution of Combat. They basically radically changed the way you did combat, including actual hotkeyed abilities... in fucking RUNESCAPE, THE CLICKER GAME. Needless to say this decision was just forced through despite player bitching, developers were very much convinced fans just needed to see it to understand it... If you want to know where this story ends, Old School RuneScape was subsequently released in a desperate bid and has supplanted RS3 (the original servers and game) in popularity. Jagex themselves and I believe specifically Mod Ash stated that OSRS is a long campaign of winning back player trust over EOC.

[@Flirt136]

And that's a problem how?

[@networknomad5600]

@@Flirt136It’s bad because it cannibalizes the game. Think before you comment.

[@Flirt136]

@@networknomad5600 And that's bad how exactly. Explain it to me since you think so much nerd

[@altibzz]

@@networknomad5600 you have not used the word cannibalise properly there

[@Drasten]

Thanks for showing my vid! "Quite Drastically" :^)

[@madseasonshow]

Good run dude, I've watched it a few times actually

[@Drasten]

@@madseasonshow We haven't always played on classic era, but as of that record we had prepped for about 9 months, regearing, relearning and in the end improving on the at the time 3 year old record by the Chinese guild Noobs. Majority of us hadn't copied our characters over when it was available but instead had to remake our characters from scratch! We just yesterday broke the all time Blackwing Lair record aswell, albeit that one is not as clean as the Naxx run was. But we intend to still break the remaining 2 records from MC and AQ40, and after that getting back to destroying our Naxx time yet again :D

[@mbabaneamputee7725]

@@Drasten omg you're living your best life I'm jelly af

[@beauskelton7819]

This sudden burst of content is greatly appreciated

[@smooth_one]

The clip of J.A.B. announcing Vanilla always gives me chills. Great vid! Also, your last video's background music gave me the urge to replay (and finish for once, I swear) FFX. Just found a deal yesterday and I'm in Kilika's Cloister of Trials! :D

[@Velgan83]

BABE WAKE UP, NEW MADSEASONSHOW VID

[@brandonfields613]

Me and my homies are riding the turtle, have been for a couple years now. Great server

[@sarooku]

Shoutout for the turtle

[@IvanTheLeiwand]

Been playing turtle since 2022. I think its the best vanilla experience you can get at the moment ❤

[@dannyp9210]

It weirdly enough feels more "Classic" than Classic WoW did, even though Turtle has extra content.

[@Krisso22]

turtle wow is fun and classic plus, new custom zones items and talents. new karazhan 40 raid is coming up, and the Emerald Sanctum 40 raid is custom too, great community too!

[@Spinexus]

League of Legends came out in 2009. I know people who never played WoW again after that. League ruled PC gaming between 09-14.

[@RecoveringLoLAddict]

Memories from Brazil here, monthly subscription wasn't a affordable reality until Cataclysm, in my country. I used to play it on lan houses which used their own modified pirated version, we would play for hours doing the most unoptimized random shit, basically strolling around the game world asking each other what to do. I never felt the same joy after I started a subscription in Cataclysm. Even though I tried playing it with 2 friends after school, we always felt like something was telling us to do shit instead of having fun.

[@briartreecross]

People often talked about wotlk being the peak of wow, but I still remember how many friends and peers I had playing in vanilla that stopped either with tbc or with wotlk. Being the hopeless nerd, I continued even into wotlk but I remember having to forget many names on my friends list that stopped coming online for all new people even as we switched to battlenet and the game continued the stagnating climb to its peak subscription numbers.

[@snuffeldjuret]

I (re)subbed for wow classic I resubbed for season of mastery I resubbed for classic hc I recubbed for season of discovery Blizz has my number and they know what I want. Gimme fresh classic and I'm there :). My pick for next resub would be a season of cooperation, just regular vanilla but all mobs are elite. I think the added incentive to play together would be very enjoyable.

[@Falcon-ob7uf]

What a great Clip. Just started new on Zandalar Tribe EU🥳. Thanks a lot 👍🏻😍

[@crankyknuckles1849]

Awesome video! I remember getting a wow trial back in vanilla and enjoyed it a lot. I remember being slightly scared of the Wandering Protectors in Ashenvale and overall having a great time playing. I then decided to play some more and spent a lot of my time leveling up in Westfall with a subscription and from I don't know how long, I ended up swimming up and down the Stranglethorn Vale fishing for the iron and mithril-bound trunks. It was MY way of playing the game and MY way of earning my own pocket of gold. Fast forward I joined a guild, got slapped by a ghost in Karazhan that aggroed and killed the whole guild, then I joined another guild in the Lich King expansion, got the turtle mount, Arthas blade and that was all she wrote. LK was the peak for me and vanilla was the womb that gave birth to some fantastic experiences!

[@kennethstephens992]

@Madseasonshow , I absolutely love the videos. As I relive the best moments playing through classic rerolls. It’s your videos on the background during the grind. Love the show. Keep up the good work

[@JDoeX]

I started playing Ascension, season 9 after P2 of SoD and I've not had more fun in WoW for easily 10+ years. It's like a breath of fresh air. Not to mention the game is actually being actively developed unlike umm...whatever is happening to Classic and it's iterations by Aggrend and pals :D

[@arcsyko]

I will never stop enjoying MadSeason's videos about wow! And I want 2019 vanilla Classic to be released again with progression

[@connorm.]

Take me back to Nostalrius man. I remember when that server hit about 6k players, it was nuts. Every area of the world was busy and bustling, you could get a group for anything and there wasn't mara spams in chat or anything silly like that. Sure 300 ping wasn't ideal, but damn did it feel like I had 2004/05 Vanilla back, technically two times more than my old haunt Azgalor back in the day.

[@joefer5360]

I'd stay up into the wee hours of the night and play with all of the Europeans and Chinese. The world was bustling 24/7. Nothing will ever compare.

[@Parzival.007]

What Blizzard doesn't realize.. is they are making history. Every move they make can either make Blizzard great again or push them further over the cliff. Vanilla WoW has so much potential; and can easily reignite the passion that lived and breathed throughout Classic WoW. There is no other game like Vanilla WoW and it will go down in history as the best MMORPG ever created. I hope to see my grand children playing World of Warcraft one day.

[@romaroalte2645]

Idk, Lineage 2 Interlude was the best RPG, especially by its special social gameplay and interactions, which is the main thing to me in mmos.

[@MK-ly3gk]

Well, for that to happen you'd have to talk to a girl first.

[@N3mdraz]

​@@romaroalte2645 ​you are free to find lineage 2 the better rpg, but lineage 2 didn't had the succes wow had.

[@csbrooks]

His voice is so relaxing. It's comforting. The nostalgia hits so hard when he talks about it.

[@ericmccarty2369]

I first started playing World of Warcraft in June 2005! I was hooked from the moment I logged on. Originally, I was going to make an Orc Warrior. But a friend convinced me to play Alliance instead. So, I made a NE Hunter and never looked back! I miss those old days, but I still enjoy World of Warcraft. I am not into private servers. My second server, Stormscale, became my Home server. I now have a guild on there, Order of Gwydion!

[@ZapatosVibes]

To this day, when I hear "your favorite flavor... is vanilla" I can't help but cheer :D

[@PulsatingHyena]

the hardcore classic days spawned some of the funniest and best moments in classic wow IMO. ill never forget all those death clips and the OTK mak'gora.

[@CroneLife1]

"Monotonous Adonis". Brilliant, Sir. Your videos are amazing from front to back; but there are particular gems that you scatter about in them which add a special sparkle. I love everything you do. :)

[@KonaFocus]

Well, it turns out we DO want to spam LFG.

[@Nameonly67]

Make chat channels great again

[@drgreenthumnb]

we want to spam LFG for groups, not boosts and GDKPs :c

[@gsp1995]

Yep, I honestly loved to do that and personally assemble my own party to tackle a dungeon or quest!!

[@snuffeldjuret]

@@drgreenthumnb yeah they really gotta fix that.

[@Siouxjin]

The wow classic announcement still gives me goosebumps. Played when it when t came. Had to quit (again) but then started again autum 2023 and in January this year I got my first Kel'Thuzad-kill ever. Now I can finally rest.

[@sdwone]

For me... Cataclysm marked the beginning of the end of my journey with Retail WOW! Although funnily enough, I actually DID enjoy the high level stuff... Vashj'ir was Amazing!!! And I really did enjoy Deepholm! But levelling a new toon from scratch in the revamped Old World? Yeah... Something just felt... Broken... Off even!!! So much so, that I only managed to level just ONE toon, and simply levelled all my other high level toons to 85! So it was a VERY mixed bag! And even now it's been re-released as a Classic relaunch... I jumped in once, drooled at the VERY nice looking graphics... And then promptly jumped back into good ole Vanilla Hardcore! To immerse myself back into the original Old World... Along with the INSANE challenges that Hardcore provides! I had planned to play Cata Classic again with an Old Friend... But he no longer seems to be bothered anymore... And quite frankly... Neither am I!!!

[@QuentinofVirginia]

I do feel Old School Runescape's success did give an indicator that old versions of WoW can thrive and be profitable. Given how it was insanely popular beyond nostalgia and eclipsed the main game in terms of popularity.

[@Spectre1Gaming]

Vanilla WOW is still the best MMO ever made and the fact it can be played without any addons has HUGE appeal to a lot of players. If they removed and blocked the ability for any addons to be added into Retail that would be a HUGE step in the right direction if they don't then the majority of their Player Base will sit happy on the Vanilla servers.

[@hordemagetvgaming7229]

I love your videos MadSeasonShow, you really know what you are talking about and you have made me love Vanilla more and more. I am gona join phase 4 that comes to Classic SoD and i hope that they have done it well and that we how loves Vanilla can enjoy it. Please continue to do more videos about Vanilla, thats the high point everyday i start up youtube and see if there is something new from you :)

[@wasdishowiplay]

I started in vanilla, fell in love instantly. And when brack said "you think you do but you don't" I didn't quote understand the full implication of that statement. Fast forward to just before season of mastery and vanilla servers were dead, gdkp encouraged rmt and that made it so you had to either game the gdkp system to pay for your own loot or spite a credit card to chinese gold farmers. Fast forward to the hardcore craze servers saw new life again. Then official hardcore servers would bloom and subsequently die off. Season of Discovery would spark interest in classic again but ultimately fail to retain "classic andys" and most of the ones I know and knew either play cataclysm or nothing at all hoping for a fresh vanilla server. But can't be bothered to join us on deviate delight. So looking back maybe brack wasn't half wrong? Maybe the nostalgia of vanilla has a half life and we tend to over estimate it's hype.

[@twila987]

I’m a little drunk and reminiscing on old memories of comfort and nerdiness. I love 2000’s blizzard games. Thanks for bringing me back to that sweet nostalgia. I probably won’t remember all the lovely history you spent so much time on. But know I share your magnetic wow sentiments. Hopefully someone who develops games catches on and takes advantage of this absolutely delicious market of people waiting on an absolutely delicious game…I’m hungry.

[@Anthony13USA]

It's starting to feel like every video mad uploads is an excuse to slip in the "I told you so" bit and I'm all for it.

[@Norrieification]

I honestly think COVID-19 Catalyzed Classic as a huge part of its popularity.

[@Cyberfoxxy]

"You think you do, but you don't" Looking back. He might have had a point. But as soon as he uttered those words. Now we want it! What i despise even more than him having a point, is him trying to tell us what i want. Btw i also want vanilla, but that was before it was cool. I used to play on Molten until it went offline, went to play on Warmane. And now I'm operating my own instance of AzerothCore running WoTLK 3.3.5. Whatever blizzard has been producing in the last 15 years, i haven't played any of it.

[@MaximumCarter]

I absolutely LOVE it when you throw the token back in their faces! I hope you find a way to throw it into every single video lol. Well done as always MadSeason!

[@williamestes4169]

"What If" series. People would love it!!! Seriously, that would be an epic series, and I don't think anyone has done it in capacity yet.

[@jessse710]

RIP nostalrius what an amazing wow experience that server was. I was shocked when they announced classic at blizzcon and hilarious to think how few servers they had planned originally. I played on stalagg and it was crazy to experience that 2019 launch

[@SakamuG]

Hard to believe Blizz took 13 years to find the copy of classic when it was right in front of their eyes.

[@madkimchi5444]

"The monotonous Adonis" You're such a precious item man, rofl. Keep them Nostalgicraft videos coming!

[@stonedmountainunicorn9532]

Never got into the WoW scene when it came out, but MadSeason makes me nostalgic thinking about it

[@Geckomayhem]

Great video, Madseason. SoD p4 comes out soon, and the news has been dropping like hotcakes. I think people are getting excited about the latest season again. I've heard quite a few people mention that a re-release of Classic TBC would be great. I hope they do that at some point, despite the classic community already being spread between so many versions.

[@nicapotato7745]

Leveling in Vanilla is GOAT, PVP / Shuffle in Retail is really sophisticated

[@tazjam12]

Absolutely worth it for the "He told them so, by the way" line!

[@engared]

I played a lot on Feenix. It was there that the rose tinted glasses fell off. Though I feel Vanilla was the best version of wow, it was the first time on Feenix that I realised that the magic I felt during 2004 to 2006 would never be recreated. The community had changed and all the sense of discovery gone. People became so fixed in their mindset and there became only one real way to play. Especially so because vanilla ended on 1.12.1 and classic would pick up from here. The sense of exploration was gone because everyone knew everything about it already. Wish I could go back and experience that 2004 to 2006 again. Good times.

[@HazardPay35]

Stay awesome Madseason, we love your vids.

[@Oprawindfurytv]

The crowd really likes vanilla ice cream

[@kylias7971]

Not that I'm saying they're perfect, but Starfall is launching June 29, 2024 x1 Vanilla. FRESH

[@beardedgaming3741]

god i remember when he went on stage and said "ice cream"... it took a few seconds before VANILLA registered. i was tearful - to be able to relive those days again. was it really happening?!?

[@mattroman5530]

Mad thanks again for blessing us with another upload. As i sit here on my only day off in weeks, i really look forward to sitting down with a nice cheeseburger and watching your videos. Thanks mad and godspeed.

[@SmokinSkillerz]

We’d love to have you over here on Old School RuneScape MadSeason, you and Jimmy need to play / make a video together !

[@madseasonshow]

Thanks for the support, Runescape video in the plans :D

[@Torsar_]

Man seeing that 2017 announcement again brought a tear to my eye.

[@barnabasblenesi1392]

Madseason pushing out these banger videos at the speed of light... Crazy, top man. 👍🏻

[@Entharion]

This was a great and informative video on the events around Classic WoW. I was there when it first started, being young and not having disposable income or stable internet connection at home for the monthly subscription meant that I was going on private servers when visiting friends which probably ran the leaked alpha version at the time. I recall it being a buggy, laggy mess but damn did it have charm... And when I eventually started playing retail off and on again I also felt the decline in focus, charm and character with each expansion. It was a shame to see a once great game studio go down like this. As for the origin story, I think you could have spent a little more time on Warcraft 3 since it hardly got a mention, but the Warcraft 3 TFT expansion started off with the Rexxar campaign which many consider a prelude to what WoW would eventually become.

[@AndreiSabau]

What i will never forgive wow for, is the level crush. People would brag about how it took them 3-6 months to max level. It made sense, they spent time and worked a lot to reach that. It was soul crushing for me to come from old private servers to retail and see new content but i dont have time to pleasure it because most of the items are made obsolete and you level extra fast.

[@paladin1147]

Nostralrius had some of the best scripting for Wow Vanilla there was, it also had that going PLUS the BIG SERVER, it was sooo much fun knowing the server is PACKED. There is nothing like it knowing the world is populated EVERYWHERE

[@joefer5360]

Not a single shard to be found. Just clusters upon clusters of players that you knew you'd see again.

[@moonman9504]

Wow classic launch is a day I will never forget. It was a day that I was excited about finally getting to play vanilla wow after hearing so much about it throughout the years and the same time a day of grief. The night during launch if wow classic my best friend my dog of many years had to be put down because of cancer and my heart couldn’t take it especially going with her to the vet to get euthanasia. I stayed home and cried my eyes out while also being distracted and experiencing the launch of classic.

[@badgertom6153]

14:37 Props, the best music for "you think you do, but you don't" IS the Goldeneye n64 Music!

[@saiyansnake]

The last time I was this early, ASMONGOLD still had hair!

[@sumSOTY]

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[@Erythnull]

Can't wait for the Baldy to react to this.

[@saiyansnake]

@@Erythnull XD

[@icehGG]

you have vegeta pic, you love bald man arent you? admit it

[@DisgustedAsmon]

comment is in the dumpster, no one will see it especially the bald man

[@ArAKenek]

Guys, if you haven't done it yet, give ascension wow a try. It is a really well run server with some of the best ideas I've seen in the genre. It's like Sod but way more in depth with crazy build variety.

[@ronkubymage164]

Classic Era is not just a launch point for community driven concepts (hardcore, fresh, etc...). For a complete picture of the current state of Vanilla, please look into the NA Classic Era hubs: Whitemane and Mankrik.

[@Hakohn2511]

That intro is just so good that it makes me press the like button for the video in literally the first 5 seconds.

[@FelixFleiner]

tbh, my first video from madseason was "The Ballad of the Level Boost". Since then I really watched many videos. Love the "told you so". I can remember when "The Ballad of the Level Boost" was discused on our guild discord and many ppl brainless followed into tbc like "a common its not that bad!". Hopefully Blizz will make a real Vanilla+ - with people like madseason who really love the game. Season of Discovery realy feels like a annoyed Blizz-Retail-Developer have to do some Classic Shit. Keep going madseason - would love a video where you play with J1mmy :D

[@Cheeseburger_mage]

I love how madseason will never let the wow token thing go, bask in that vindication brother you earned it

[@aatndrmoskavfav9712]

I still goosebumps when Alan says the line “… is vanilla”

[@ericmccarty2369]

Bert ended up making Arandarang, my Female Night Elf Warrior. Then, he told me to level her! That was in 2006! I was doing Three Section for watch, so I had to balance my time between work, and playing World of Warcraft.

[@Estringman]

God... that vanilla icecream line reveal was so epic when it happened.

[@MrDewynter]

Hugely helpful. Thank you!

[@kriger619]

I knew from the day they announced Classic servers that they would add the WoW token to it eventually. It's always about money. But I'll never stop loving hearing that faceless adonis say "I told you so by the way" every single time it's brought up.

[@ronnyrennfahrer5523]

I cant get enough of the story about the monotonous adonis who has forseen the future and up to this day can quote himself and telling the others that he told them so! I love it every single time it´s in your videos

[@Infernal_Elf]

Mad season the number one guy for Blizzard and MMO documentaries. I dident play on private servers but i signed the Petition for wow Classic :D That was delivered to Blizzard by Original WoW vanilla Team lead developer Mark Kern. That should really be mentioned this happened right after Nostralius was shut down.

[@jakob8408]

Man I remember my friends older brother installing the game for my friend and I and helped us get on to a private server in 2005. There were a lot of private servers even then, played on many before convincing my parents to pay for a subscription in 2006.

[@litebkt]

I’m a relatively new player and would love to play the older expansions but collections are a big part of my game and I’d like to keep what I collect into retail. The new remix does that part wonderfully.

[@Kshaadoo]

Even to this day when I hear the "...your favorite flavor is vanilla!" I get goosebumps. That classic announcement was so epic.

[@NinaFelwitch]

I had my own private server running at around the time of Cata, if I remember correctly, where I was playing with some friends. The server itself was up to TBC. Fun times.

[@comsupicmatr1337]

Im enjoying this as always, and it's strange that I'm replaying this three times in row, love u Mads

[@puzzleheaddesign3789]

I was there. At that blizzcon. Crowd went nuts.

[@Spyro-]

1:17 Neilyo in the center of the screen. 😆

[@Black_Kakari]

Guys if you're watching this video then you would love Turtle World of Warcraft - Mysterious of Azeroth. It's a Vanilla+ game with new races, professions, raids, talents, spells and areas

[@Acepitcher95]

Back at it again telling the story of WoW and I’m back listening!

[@ruinster]

Glad you make more videos. Morning coffe and watching this is golden.