WoW Classic Profession Picking Guide Part 1

[@madseasonshow]

Sorry it's been a while! I got into the Classic beta and have started streaming on Twitch. If you'd like to catch me live, my channel is: www.twitch.tv/madseasonshow . I hope to have part 2 out in about a week if things go as planned.

[@feloria1862]

I've really been enjoying the streams keep up the good work.

[@shanium1679]

wow didnt know you streamed. FOLLOWED :)

[@TMan737373]

Love the stream and the youtubes. I only started following WoW streaming and youtube channels about 2 weeks ago (I wonder why...) Anyways, you are by far my favorite content creator. Educational, fun, and monotone, just the way I like it. Can't wait to give you that sweet, sweet twitch subscription.

[@shii5795]

Engineering makes HUGE money if you sell repair bots and high level ammo in the AH. Theirs even an npc to trade bullets for arrows.

[@Leonidasthegreat1994]

Thumps up for the clip with the legendary Vurtne!

[@Zearion]

MadSeason: Sorry if I'm sick as my voice might sound different *proceeds to sound exactly as usual*

[@filthydwarf]

Maybe he is always sick

[@jameskito5479]

Lol

[@alondor8157]

Lol. yeap.

[@oclivingandgaming7471]

😂

[@RasdenFasden]

I think he's just a bit more monotone

[@Jarke]

I’m always impressed by how well polished your videos are, you can tell you put a lot of time and work into them. Thanks for that.

[@madseasonshow]

I try my best, so this means a lot. Thanks, Jarke!

[@mitchconner2021]

He's so good at this.

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

@@madseasonshow Hi dude! I hope you are doing well. I have been watching for a while now, and love your vids! I don’t even play anymore, but I still reminisce about how much I loved this video game when I played it from the winter of 2004 to a bit into WOTLK (wishing we could stay in vanilla forever though). I played vanilla again for a bit on a private server a few years ago, and enjoy people talking about those days in the game. :) I just have a couple of quick questions, if you have a moment? 1) 10:13 Where did you screenshot these weapons? In game itself? Because when I look online, all I can find are the newer/updated versions of items, post nerf etc (i.e. Nightfall was nerfed). 2) Where can we find all the old vanilla items (not to be confused with Classic version of the items, because I’m sure Blizzard changed quite a few items)? I forgot where I’d look them up when I played on a private server. 3) Do you recall if Blizzard changed the design of any epic high warlord weapons? That’s the main reason I asked my last question. I earned all that rank 14 gear/weaponry back in the day, and I have a memory of some of the weapons looking a bit different - particularly the fist weapons being very different looking. I wonder if I’m just misremembering because I’m such an old fart now or what, and I can’t figure it out because all I can find online is the recent Classic item postings of them.

[@Protopro91]

The constant use of FFX music in your videos make me yearn for classic even more. Its nostalgia on top of nostalgia

[@ParzivalMcfly]

I can never quite understand why anyone would downvote Mad's videos. He is one of the most genuine and chill KZbinr's I've ever watched. It's actually relaxing to watch his videos all the while still being able to enjoy the knowledge he is throwing at you. You're awesome, bro!

[@dazedpossum]

"If I keep going, I'll keep you here for, like, 3 hours. So, let's move on." do you not understand that that is what we want?????

[@kingdavey90]

It'd be the best sleep I ever had.

[@FRAMEDSKATEKREW69]

DrTheKay wat

[@nunofyourbusiness2199]

I can spare three hours!!

[@Pai_IsTheName]

This aged well

[@mebeNL]

".. if I keep going, I'd keep you here for 3 hours." I'm okay with that.

[@pavelaubrecht1761]

Me too. I'd love to hear mad talking about wow for 3 hours straight :-)

[@kassaky9243]

Add this option to the poll and it will win :)

[@MazdA8896]

man ur doing best classic WoW content and ur one of the biggest reasons I a WoW noobie cant wait for classic. Keep up the good work!

[@thizlam4810]

As a veteran wow player I’m stoked that people who’ve never played are excited for the game. Vanilla/Classic is the best MMORPG ever made, hands down.

[@blueskadoo1402]

*Quoting Billy Madison* Stay in retail, as long as you can...you have to cherish it, cherish it!

[@krystianmroczkowski8691]

@mizo bozy awatar

[@faithfulsoldier04]

Mind-controlling a mob in order to get dialog that leads to a recipe... man, that's some OG MMO shit right there... bring that kind of stuff back!

[@Mav3rick888]

Amen

[@hubbabubba5177]

GW2 has some neat stuff like that. Like to make something you need an ingredient that's only found after a huge jumping puzzle

[@guisasse]

Damn. MadSeason actually manages to make people who never played Vanilla WoW feel *nostalgic* about it. Hands down my favourite content creator for this game. Probably for anything, really.

[@TheTankbus]

Seriously. I didnt play wow back then, but a gave retail a shot because of him.

[@Kligan]

I know almost everything about this topic, I know what professions I'm gonna pick and what for... Yet, I still clicked to watch this video and to listen to that sweet-sweet monotone!

[@stranger6822]

The power of professions made them exciting to take. And having special labs, forges, etc. gave people a reason to play the content. Wise decisions by the original developers.

[@legion9173]

When I first played WoW back in vanilla, I was a miner/ skinner, but I think in WoW classic Ill be going Herb/Alch for the social aspect as you need to go through an Alchemist to get materials for most good things, that and while leveling I always wanted to be that guy who if you met and joined up and did some stuff, you may walk away with some free potions! Seems a great way to make some new friends!

[@DazePhase]

You have the best WoW videos in all KZbin. So well made, with nice game music and well presented information. Keep it up man. :)

[@ericschmit5911]

I remember making my first True Silver Champion for my warrior. I loved it! It was a bit of a grind to get the mats, but that was part of the fun.

[@baldie80]

The payoff for things like that is HUGE in Vanilla/Classic. The grind is always worth it if you get something awesome and rare at the end of it! I wonder if there will be a premium for items that say "Made by MadSeason" on the bottom LOL!

[@Jimmy_8bitz]

Thank you Madseason, I haven't seen that Tauren picking flowers picture for years and it brought joy to my day to see it once again!

[@SpartanDrazen]

WOW the fact that blizz made an npc, in a dungeon, that you had to mind control to talk to in order to progress your profession is astounding to me, there was so much adventure packed into some of the smallest things in classic wow.

[@joeyburg6723]

Yeah this is the main reason so many of us oldies are coming back... Wow lost this beautiful touch over the years... There was NOTHING like it at the time and it's the main reason why 15 years later it's still going strong... Classic will be the revival.

[@olstar18]

@@joeyburg6723 I wouldn't say there was nothing like it. Remember everquest had quests that you could only find out about if you used /say to talk to the npcs. I remember one quest where you had to ask a specific npc about a ring you found.

[@joeyburg6723]

@@olstar18 Right but my point was in this case... it was a RAID that instead of simply being about killing everyone there... you had to MC someone to teach you a skill you could not learn any other way. I played EQ but mostly Dark Age of Camelot and there wasn't anything like that. But your right there were components of older RPG's which did things similar.

[@AAllen-br8it]

These videos are actually really helpful so far. Btw I love your deadpan delivery of jokes you just suddenly slip in there out of nowhere and then keep on going like you didn't say anything out of the ordinary. It's pretty hilarious.

[@Chris-pe6ug]

MadSeason you are awesome bro, like many who watch your videos; I played vanilla when I was a youngster and I can't remember much of the details, so having these videos really helps people like me prepare for classic. It also brings the memories flooding back. Respect from the UK and keep the content coming!

[@christaro8932]

Keep up the awesome videos man. You're my favorite WoW content creator out there with a fair and levelheaded approach to your videos.

[@CharleyBoersen]

I have sleeping problems. Whenever I want to sleep, I now just put on your voice, and it works wonderfully.

[@gmodAus3]

I just love your videos, how atmospheric they feel. Especially the Barrens cover at the end caught me by surprise.

[@Oakleyshooter]

This is exactly what made vanilla WoW so amazing. So in depth and progression required professions.

[@Redfofo277]

One of the many reasons why I'm so stoked for classic

[@Chironex_Fleckeri]

Pls dont forget fishing in pt2! My all-time favorite profession

[@jerseyjunior]

dude. you rule. i am a big fan of your channel. i love your whole persona and you a literal encyclopedia of vanilla knowledge. its obvious how much you care about this content and i want to say that it is greatly appreciated by this lifelong gen-x wow nerd. thank you *salute*

[@gz5459]

This video is so soothing, I like keeping it on in the background.

[@Oddpinemartin]

Never clicked faster! Hope youre enjoying the classic Beta!

[@joeysblackchild6948]

Stfu, hater!

[@Oddpinemartin]

@@joeysblackchild6948theyll be no hating on haters here hater hater

[@joeysblackchild6948]

@@Oddpinemartin stfu, hater!

[@christiangoldsmith1821]

My wife says you should narrate animal documentaries. Love the content, been watching for a long time now. Keep it up!

[@imjens.k]

I loved vanilla gathering professions because of the vast variety of herbs and nodes you could collect all over azeroth, it wasnt as set in stone as: Just collect as much of this ore as you can as you won't need anything else once you level up blacksmithing

[@jimbase3850]

Mind Control a NPC to learn a recipe WTF! Vanilla is so hardcore, I can't wait!

[@RaidsEpicly]

I know, that blows my mind. So cool! Alchemy labs only being in two instances does sound like a fucking nightmare though

[@Lt.Mingus69]

The first person to discover this feature deserves an award

[@philledwith8307]

It really was/is (I haven't played since Cataclysm, not tried the new classic yet). Personally, I think the best of worlds is some kind of hybrid game; up to the end of Wrath most of these features persisted and things were pretty great.

[@shirkedance]

Yes!! You can even mind control bosses to deliver few epic items and they even Enchant them before Delivering them to your door step. . Priests are highly underrated..

[@TheDJLiquify]

Love the melodic final fantasy, LoZ, CT that you always mix in. Cheers for the high quality content

[@santiagolago9989]

I haven't played WoW in 4 years. This videos are getting me so hyped and excited I can't wait any longer for Classic. Keep it up!

[@vito1486]

Greetings, I love the choice of music in your videos! Your Classic guides will help me on making a experience I‘ve never had back then. Looking forward to the second part.

[@226sickology]

Idk why but I really like the style of the videos keep me coming can’t wait for classic

[@TheFlagy]

This was quite the PROFFESIONal guide you made Mr Show... Enjoyed the video and the streams! Keep on rocking!

[@Rifty8]

Keep up the awesome work man, such a wealth of knowledge and such well put together videos. I retired from WoW over 4 years ago after playing since vanilla and watching your vids just hypes me up for classic. I can't wait to get back in to it!!!

[@stephenwarbington3563]

As always. Love the videos and keep up the great work. Music and priduction is second to none

[@TheSmittles]

You are awesome! Love your content! Your cadence and calm demeanor are a welcomed addition to my daily viewing!

[@moistraven1849]

I love your use of Legend of Zelda music in your vids! Especially the Wind Waker stuff. Keep these vids coming!

[@BarrackOcody]

I KNEW IT! One of the recent videos prior to this i thought i heard Windwaker music...wasn't certain. Then, today....You are a God. Thank you Mad!

[@funkytux2820]

Hearing Final Fantasy and Zelda music, love it. So many memories

[@kalestuiter]

I love your content and information,I started in tbc and didn’t know much info about anything really and got obsessed with leveling fast and pvp only and didn’t fully get to experience the full potential of the game,ofc had tons of fun but now with classic almost here I find these videos super helpfull,interesting and entertaining,so thanks for that ! I am super excited to play classic and play it properly and enjoy it! Much love man

[@leagueleaders]

I vividly remember taking up professions to help fund my character development 😁gold is going to become valuable again

[@TheDogtag2336]

before i start watching the video... madseason, your intro for some reason always gives me some kind og peace of mind.

[@Immagonko]

Mindcontrol an NPC so you can learn a recepie from him Wow, Vanilla surely had some unique style

[@bt5875]

Right?? How did people figure that out lol

[@dscarmo]

Immagonko this is the “rpg” we lack in todays game

[@Immagonko]

@@bt5875 I wonder how people could find Haleh in Winterspring in the first place

[@bt5875]

@@Immagonko lol no idea who Haleh is I barely went to Winterspring.. I wasn't lucky enough to play vanilla I started summer of '07

[@youme8070]

@@Immagonko or mankirks wife :)

[@GhettoFabuloso]

MadSeasonShow, watching your videos is just as nostalgic as WoW Classic. Hope you're well buddy

[@kyotojosh3480]

Dude, I love you. I was like, what profession should I pick for my warrior on classic, and this just poop up in my notifications, you are the best!

[@madseasonshow]

Hope it helps!

[@supermassivi1995]

I was thinking about what professions to pick today. Great Video as always

[@bigzule1363]

Mad your videos have always been the best. I’ve always watched them thinking how awesome it would be to play classic again. Now I can’t wait for August !!!!

[@TurboNoodle]

Noooo! I was waiting for tailoring and enchanting the whole video. Why you gotta do me dirty like that, mad? But for real, always love when I see you post a new video!

[@ajoslund886]

I've recently watched a ton of your videos. Wanted to say I absolutely love your taste in background music. A+

[@Akerfeldt77]

Miss ya, mad. This was a good time to be a subscriber to your channel, I remember.

[@DA-uo5hz]

Enginnering is so cool. Inspector Gadget RP comin' up!

[@adestimare5985]

Your content is absolutely amazingly entertaining, informative and incredibly well edited. It's just a treat to watch any of your videos

[@SizzleCorndog]

Did you say Thunderfury, Blessed blade of the Windseeker?

[@Marshal_Dunnik]

If you’re still having trouble figuring which to choose, just go with double gathering: skinning and mining, say. The money you make will help develop a production profession later on if you want to switch.

[@TheOrignalKillezz]

I've been looking forward to this video for a while!

[@madseasonshow]

Sorry it took so long!

[@user-fv7jd4xj5n]

at 5:00 we have actual footage of IRL MadSeasonShow. Fact

[@lnorganic]

@@TwizzElishus Alright, take your upvote and never return to these lands.

[@jamieweir9843]

TwizzElishus ChadSeasonBro 😎

[@xforby8185]

must say I love your videos, love the chill way you talk

[@clementeguillen3767]

One of the funniest wow videos. Really like how it was narrated.

[@danielskrivan6921]

I've decided that dual gathering is the way to go. Even if all you do is vendor the stuff, it's better than not having a profession at all. Which dual gathering I get depends on character: Mining + Skinning is the best combination. Mining generally takes up less bag space (since there's less types of minerals in a zone) and yields the highest value on farmed items. Skinning is a good complement because it doesn't require you to move back and forth on your trackings. I won't go Mining + Skinning on everything, for reasons specific to each class. However, I will go Mining + Skinning on: Hunter Warlock Rogue Herbing + Skinning is the next-best combination. Because you can both Herb and Skin while in Shapeshift form, that makes it fit two classes very well. I also feel Herbing is better on a Mage, who can root things, Herb, and run. Mineral nodes take several mining actions to fully mine, and Frost Nova will have worn off by then. So my Herbing + Skinning classes are: Mage Druid Shaman Mining + Herbing. This combination requires you to go back and forth between tracking. I would mainly go for this combo on things that I plan to do a lot of dungeons with. Almost everyone who goes dual gathering will have Skinning, so this way I avoid bumping into the other players. My Mining + Herbing characters are then: Warrior Priest Paladin Note that it crossed my mind to have the Hunter go Mining + Herbing instead. After all, Hunters cycle trackings anyway. However, Hunters are likely going after beasts for pet food and because they're good to farm, and can track beasts, which makes them ideal candidates for skinning. Once you have plenty of gold, you can always redo your professions later.

[@Magnaliscous]

Every new video, is a gift.

[@WeedStriker]

You are gonna pick engineering and YOU ARE GONNA LIKE IT! There you go I summed the video up in a sentence! Also Hi LadSeasonShow!

[@kallmannkallmann]

Think most serius players will go engineering sooner or later on ther main. With all the info online it´s hard to anyone that read up a little to pass on it. However having something else in begining to get that epic mount & start saving up gold is prob not a bad idea. The first 2 stages is walkover anyway so no need to be serius.

[@maxxvii2037]

Weed Striker And you're gonna go broke

[@necrisro]

Amazing how engineering was balanced to be good in pvp and pve but with the cost of being a gold sink and rng based sometimes. High-risk high-reward game-play as an option is something i didn't realize i even missed.

[@jimmythornseed8605]

I really want to go engineering but also really want to go alchemy to make my own potions... This is going to be a very hard decision for me. I'm extremely PvP-focused.

[@violetwinspear4466]

people who believe engi is mandatory are also displeasing, aesthetically.

[@raymondeckhard5100]

You are the God guide of classic. Thank you so much for making these videos. I'm learning way more about Vanilla/Classic/Pre-BC than I knew 14 years ago. Awesome videos!

[@AnubisNAnhk]

I have been listening to your subtle background music in most of your videos. Windfall Island has a market and profession based characters on it. I wonder if you planned that. Good audio cover too. I still love your videos to this day Mad. Music has an interesting way of expressing people's level of emotion. It makes me trust your judgement a tad more than other KZbinrs; Because it makes me think we come from similar backgrounds, and or make similar judgements.

[@Zerochimp]

Papa MadSeasonShow could read/narrate the entire encyclopedia and I'd still be anxious for his video releases.

[@jerboody2773]

Dang man you got me rethinking. I thought I was pretty set on herb/alchemy but engineering seems like a no-brainer

[@seanbailey317]

It’s kinda cool you got your real name as a KZbin channel, awesome work as usual Matt Season.

[@fisibubberle]

12:52 "Requires Blacksmithing 300" - red flavored text "already known" hmmm

[@wkmowels]

Your the best my guy! Love your KZbin channel and your stream. Keep up the great work.

[@Overi4096]

Shoutout to Fromgrave, who crafted Sageblade for my warlock. Damn 8 years have passed, why do I still remember?

[@nogrultheviking4861]

Hey Dude! Im super enjoying your Content! Did start late on Wow back then in the end of BC and played until MOP so my main game time was in Cata and WOTLK ... super hyped to get the chance of playing the fabled Classic experience from monday on and you provide me with legit everything i need to know and in such a nice Manner and Chill Tone! I just wanted to say thank you! Im also streaming my Stuff (no worries not gonna advertise now) and will try to throw you a Host when i see you streaming during classics release to show further Appreciation :) Hope you have a great day and an awesome start into classic!

[@Alin-oy5ne]

"If I continue, I will keep you here for 3 hours" PLEASE DO!

[@cipher315198]

Part of the reason flasks were so hard to make back then was they were OP as hell. 120 SP That's more SP than you would get from full T1

[@kermitdfrog1511]

Best classic channel hands down

[@corbelius6]

Dude, Your videos are Great. I am happy every time I see one.

[@ashael6894]

That intro with the on beat fade in you did made me chuckle

[@XxLaingYxX]

I know what I'm going to watch, a 1000 times, while I try top go to sleep. Love these videos, even though I doubt I'll play Classic.

[@brandonspengel5727]

Great video man! Love your stuff. One of my favorite KZbinrs; glad you got into Classic. Just a quick note - the Nightfall Axe is "typically" used by a melee hunter spamming Rank 1 Wing Clip for maximum up-time...or, in worse case scenarios, the annoying Enh Shammy/Ret Pally that refuses to go Holy :D

[@animeninja201]

I just wanted to say thank you MadSeasonShow for all the work you put in. Keep it up. :)

[@josejuanandrade4439]

Man, you are so right that this was the time before balance everything... I still remember those bgs with my gnomis death ray! More then once i one-shooted fully geared hordes! I particularly remember this tauren shaman fully decked in tier 2... I would have loved to see his face irl ! He did hit me with a lightning bold for like 800 dmg or something like that... then i hitted him with a 3.5k ray! it was priceless!

[@intzbk1]

I took Engineering on my pally back then. We didn't have any range spells so the grenades and dynamite were nice for pulling. The rocket boots were great in WSG, and the Gnomish chicken could see stealth so it was great against rogues in pvp.

[@Truppe4]

Hey MadSeasonShow, thank you for using the Soundtrack from Mega Man Battle Network 5 in the background. (9:45) It reminded me how much I loved this game.

[@V3rciS]

how much more of a RPG classic WoW was compared to the modern abomination. Just by looking at the profession system, it is so much more deep and a lot of cooperation with other classes or professions is required to progress it

[@robertwilliamson3340]

You're background music is extremely nostalgic. Also your videos are good ha. Keep it up

[@NeilRoy]

Important, if you go engineering, which I absolutely will. Make certain you have on a parachute cloak before you use that Gadgetzan teleport! :) I still remember where the plans are for much of the engineering items. That repair bot was handy and raids certainly loved it. As a Hunter, engineering was amazing. I used to carry around mats needed to make ammo so I could make it on the spot, but remember, stack sizes were smaller.

[@wolverineftw]

4:10 Azuh, imagine this in modern WOW, I’ve never played Classic, I started playing WOW with the panda expansion, but Classic seems really interesting and all these videos make me look forward to it

[@PensiFase]

Damn you MadSeason for cutting it short! I wanted to hear about Tailoring and Fishing. Great stuff as always tho

[@martij30]

The music in your videos is always awesome!

[@Tgernos]

Yeah more classic videos! i'm so exited for the game and your videos are really nice for the wait

[@R4veN86]

Your voice is awesome, bro. I listen to so many of your videos

[@Jackb290]

Oh shit man I subscribed like 5 hours ago and now you post while in cleaning my room? That's pretty cool.

[@EasterIslandStudios]

MadSeason posts when you need it most.

[@baldie80]

May have been mentioned by someone else in the comments, but for the level 60 Paladin mount quest you will need 6 Arcanite Bars for the Arcanite Barding. Not at all an easy thing to collect! So if you are planning to play a Paladin this is another consideration to keep in mind when choosing a profession. Having Alchemy Transmutes available on my level 60 Paladin was a huge boon to get the mount, plus it helped fund a lot of other things along the way.

[@JustAnOldPyro]

Just a quick note for those looking to take up engineering, the repair bot is found just outside of the Grimm Guzzler "Sorry it's been a while" on the floor in a small room off of what looked like a torture chamber. If I remember right, it's an open scroll on the floor just in front of a few named elites in that tiny room.

[@ramtinzx7108]

Yesterday I was just thinking it would be great if madseason had a prof guide for classic and then this video showed up ❤️

[@Mad_Engineer]

You said for engineering you can go on for 3 hours, please do it in one of your videos, advanced guides to professions, for each profession :)

[@BlackBirds93]

Shouting out Vurtne when talking about engineerring, I appreciate that

[@braxrat317]

I don't know how quite to explain it, but watching your videos feels like I'm sitting next to a cozy fire with a mug of cocoa, listening to an old friend I've known for years reminisce about the old times. I've got tons more videos to watch, but I've spent hours watching your content since I discovered your channel a few days ago. Thanks for what you do, Show, and remember that a ton of us love listening to your stories.

[@Anudorini-Talah]

easly the best content since classic is starting soon

[@GrumbleGombol]

"How are professions more substantial in classic?" Well. They are actually useful. There you go, that's how they are good in Vanilla Warcraft.