Remembering World of Warcraft: Nostalgia Compilation

[@thedjames97]

Does anybody else miss being completely immersed in This game? Like I even loved just wandering around going from place to place.

[@thegr8fraz]

+Dominic Cunneen It's called being on drugs, trust me.

[@Elchupanibres]

+wizDom 1 ofc i do, loved doing the various elit quests solo mode, like for the awsome trinket in maurodon, man i just wished blizzard didnt turn into this fucktard they are these Days :/

[@joshxt]

I genuinely want to recommend you check out nostalrius PvP. I played wow from 2006-2013 and I can honestly say it has completely brought back magic. All of my friends are playing and agree. We will never play retail again. Check out the trailer here on youtube!

[@Thelecaster]

+wizDom 1 The game lost it's feeling when i started having a clue about it. The overwhelming feeling of exploring new places, meeting new people, getting new habilities, wearing that poor intellect hood to your rogue just because you wanted to have a headpiece. Lmao, good times. The feeling of learning was so fucking good, it just sucks to understand about gearing, knowing every single dungeon and hands down grinding dungeons until level cap so i can farm my gear and raid. Guess by learning how to play, i forgot how to have fun playing

[@Aphorism89]

+Joshxt You know, nothing can really bring it back. It was a combination of the perfect time social wise, not much internet social interaction back then, so WoW had that nearly as a unique factor. Then our personal time, most of us who were able to play so much had a lot of free time back then, and of course the fact that WoW was both, new and raw. For many years it was only getting better and better...

[@nielsfrederiksen6636]

Dont be sad its over. Be happy that it happened. Look back with a huge smile. Those tears arent of sorrow.

[@razmaz00]

Couldn't have said it better myself

[@av_990]

What a great time it was man!!

[@av_990]

@Nature Meditation Haven theres always a chance it could "get better". Tbh ive only heard of bad things but havent experienced any myself. Just got bored.

[@IVPixel]

@NoxPhantom i mean the lore/story has been shat on by an incompetent self inserting fatso and blizzard is now doubling down with its insertion of their insane political beliefs (because that's what people want in their fantasy world) and on top of that dragonshite looks to be an unfinished rushed mess which is probably gonna be as bad shadowlands I would stay away if I were you

[@JoseAnd97]

yep, life goes on

[@craik7]

I didn't think I'd say this but honestly, I miss the old wow days more than any of my ex's.

[@schnaske]

+craik LMFAOOO can't stop laughing!

[@Massflavour]

+craik preach

[@Frosmad]

+craik haha lol its true though ;D

[@goonagun]

+craik same applies here....this game made me happy while my exes just annoyed the shit out of me

[@DenaInWyo]

I have an ex BECAUSE of this game..he couldn't hang and it made me realize I don't want anyone around that can try to tell me what to do or belittle me for the things I enjoy. Good riddance.

[@MihaiMangu8]

I want to be back in 2008. I want to have no worries and to play world of warcraft 16 hours a day. I want to be in this world again!

[@dragosalexpop]

And spending time in Ulduar all day long, wandering the marvellous halls.

[@MrDark097]

Oh man! Getting older is very sad.

[@lucabaracuda987]

yes, a million times YES.... best time of my life. Miiiiiii dor :P

[@zawarrudo3930]

@@MrDark097 yes it sucks indeed

[@Evadar]

Come back.... The magic is here again. Ash Kandi - Alliance. Remember the nostalgia, rejoin where it left you before.

[@richardrackley2430]

What hurts is that this feeling is not just forever gone for WoW, but for ALL games. When you learn a game, you become aware of how games are developed and meta. The wonderful feeling this game had when we were kids is partially due to us simply being kids and naively believing the game is a complete mystery.

[@desireless4092]

nope... Most of today's games just suck... The ones you are talking about are passion projects by people who genuinely wanted for their game to be good. This is back when Blizzard was still alive and passion driven by geeks and fans of other projects - be it movies or music. As a whole, pop culture is super lame today, with really rare exceptions of passionately made products that leave a mark in society and don't care if X or Y group is offended and yelling on Twitter.. FFS just look at how many remakes and lame sequels we are getting to movies and/or games. For the time being, it is over. We surfed the gaming wave at its peak. However hope always remains and I believe that sooner or later, more awesome games will start popping up free from censure of far left or far right psychos.

[@85Dobby98]

WoW is more than just a game to me. It's literally my childhood.

[@k4ir0s]

+85Dobby98 I know what you mean. It brings back memories of what feels like a past life - a simpler life full of wonder, adventure and friendships. RIP that past life.

[@icresp4263]

+85Dobby98 I feel you, grew up with the game, its weird to say it but I played this game for more than half of the time I've been alive

[@85Dobby98]

iCresp haha I understand you. Have not enjoyed it that much recently because of obvious reasons but I was so obsessed with it and played it almost all the time whnever I wasn't in school! Even the Vanilla, TBC, Wotlk music gets me emotional haha

[@bonniechastain8579]

This is what I looked forward to everyday after school. It got me through a lot of tough times.

[@alexanderpekar1778]

+85Dobby98 WOW was my childhood as well i started warcraft when i was 5 years old and now its 13 years later, jeez i wish i could go back to those days the days of vanilla an BC and WotLK.

[@LIZARDONFIRE]

My dad found this game and decided to try it..then I wanted to try it...we figured out how to set up two accounts so I could play with him....been playing since vanilla and it has gotten better.. my dad sadly passed away 2 years ago from a heart attack..i think wow made me even closer with my dad.

[@chriz2693]

@@michaelbruce2699 I know what you mean, my parents always felt like videogames were kind of a waste of time as well, but imo, time spent doing something you enjoy is never wasted.

[@moneshque]

@@chriz2693 people usually think videogames are a waste of time but they spend countless hours in front of tv...

[@RomasKalash]

@@moneshque what’s a waste is subjective, but there’s no way out of the fact that both are unhealthy habits. A lot of people would probably have heart attacks later in life or not at all were they idling less but with their nervous system on full blast still.

[@wsterx91]

similar situation to me. my dad introduced me to the game played it with him for years until he passed away in 2018. alot of memories from wow.

[@ivanberdichevsky5679]

It did and those times are precious.

[@philipdufour7233]

It is unbelievable all the different connections everyone has to WoW. This music literally is a time portal, bringing everyone back to a certain place and time in their life tied to the game. Most of us didn't realize the memories we were creating at the time, but we now have a realization of how much we absolutely cherish them when we listen to this beautiful music.

[@cybershadow58]

The music is so good and feelings of nostaliga sweep over me! I started playing at WotLK at age 60 after 12 years still playing at age 72 and loving it! Edit: nov.15 2021 I turned 73

[@Coachs89]

Do you regret it?

[@lautyyy_zk]

Sir, u are a legend

[@jimmiekarlsson4458]

Hats of to you ! thats dope

[@bobibg4ever]

What do you main? 😁

[@jimmiekarlsson4458]

@@bobibg4ever druid

[@avilahernan6493]

The world of World of Warcraft was a place where simplicity met adventure, where every corner held a story waiting to be discovered. The early days of WoW were like a journey back in time, a nostalgic trip to a world where the game was more than pixels; it was a realm where friendships were forged, battles were fought, and memories were made. Fully immersing oneself in Azeroth was like stepping into a time machine, reliving the magic of those simpler times that still hold a special place in the hearts of many.

[@dsadasddasdas5415]

I was thirteen when I moved to another country with my parents and there it was very lonely as the city was next to empty, it basically was a place just for jobs. I went to school and got bullied, hated my life but didn't know what to do, stuck to computer games, life was really shitty and I was lonely for a year, used to run alone during break to pretend that someone was chasing me and that we were playing together, so other kids wont laugh at me. Used to get back home everyday and play Warcraft, until I met world of warcraft, and that day my friends, I was hooked, there it was safe for me to run around, explore, not get annoyed by other people, no bullies no harm, I leveled alone until level 40 just killing monsters because I did not know how to speak english or do quests, my life was still shitty but Wow made it bearable, I was amazed by the world and its creatures and visuals, fast forward another year with wow and I meet a friend who helped me and talked with me, we started chatting more and helped me with my English, started telling me stuff and how to play good, we then separate and I never hear from him. Kept playing wow throughout my school, school was fucking hell for me I swear it, but Wow just made it okay, I would have a shitty day and then get back, log in and play my druid and everything was perfect until the next day I had to take the bus there, I spent time on Wow from 2007 to 2013. It was basically my teenage years, my childhood, it taught me English yeah, but on top it taught me patience, collaboration with others, that there are people out there who can help you. While people were fucking and going out to parties I was at home studying or playing Wow, parents were ok with that. I am glad that I spent my time that way, now I am going to begin soon studying Engineering and I wouldn't be here without this game, for countless other reasons that a single youtube comment cannot hold. Thank you for Wow, it was not a game for me, it was my sanctuary.

[@DdDd-hp3in]

omg thats an amazing story my friend u hooked me :(

[@Aphrobyte]

+Dsadasd Dasdas WOW was playing with friends....

[@heroman1322]

+Dsadasd Dasdas Nice story, but holy shit that run on sentence! XD

[@reyd-extrow402]

for sure am reading all ur words in here :D

[@mariemeow9757]

Rey D-ex Trow sorry you lazy ass

[@chubakoide3000]

a piece of my life still in elwyn forest. love you so much WoW

[@gimtomic5987]

That hits hard, crazy strong emotions

[@Jade___]

I’ll never forget

[@craigferge4702]

Man I miss being a kid... Me and my brother made Taurens, we were leveling up in Mulgore and I will never forget standing next to lake and looking up and seeing the moon and stars and just being blown away by how cool the world was. We had no idea what we were doing but were so excited for the adventure. We also tried to 2 man WC because we didn't know we needed 5 people and also our server was pretty dead. We actually made it kinda far before giving up lol. Simple times...

[@clublulu399]

This game will forever hold a special place in my heart.

[@VaughanDeVille]

Best wow list ever. May you always roll 100.

[@kingdavey90]

May your blades never dull.

[@deltawolf]

STRENGHT!

[@The_Unexplainer]

May your mmr never fall.

[@deltawolf]

/roll 100-100

[@Iggypox]

May your nets always be full, hero

[@robertoberti4092]

I have so many memories. The first time I logged in, I did not know what to do, where to go. It was all a mystery. That sense of constant smallness, I was a small thing in a vast world. Whoa... I spent most of my teenage years on this game, and...i knew my girlfriend on that, with whom I spent 10 wonderful years. When friends ask me: "Where did you meet her," I say, "in scarlet monastery!" But this event was not only to make me adore the game. It 'a collection of wonderful sensations. The places, the music, the moments, the people. It is able to be connected at the same time from different parts of the nation, of the world to do the same thing. It was incredible at the time, and it's amazing even now. And although now I'm grown up, I'm full of job responsibilities and i live away from my parents, I always find the time to immerse myself in this dream. Probably I will always carry with me for life. There were moments when I stopped playing, but the music....i'll listen to them forever. For me is possible, for the duration of the listening, to come back to the years of youth and relive those moments. Nostalgia is a bittersweet feeling, but i think, it's shared by you all. I love World of Warcraft. Thanks for this video and collection of wonderful music.

[@Vis-MaatjePuntNL]

The game was so epic. I remember just running around in all kinds of high level area's, exploring as a low level. I made screenshots when I entered a cave first and was suprised by how cool it was looking.

[@TheCrazyObsession]

Even though I'm really trying to focus on studying, I just can't, the nostalgia is too hard. I really miss WoW... It's not just a game, it's another world.

[@kai89tracid]

hi i like your name

[@kyotojosh3480]

You always have time to play some bgs or leveling for a while

[@ashrasmun1]

Playing some BGs and leveling is the most boring thing you could do in WoW. It's very tedious. Exploring, hanging out... If you treat WoW as a platform and not a BG/Dungeon simulator, then it's superb.

[@Klorel92]

lf hdw 3/5 pls heal & mount

[@TheMurlocKeeper]

I think that's why some people get bored of WoW You do all of the content, and then what? You've seen everything, done everything...game over, right? No. I legit hands down have had some of the BEST moments in WoW while hanging out with friends doing the most stupidest most pointless weird shit! Anything from finding that perfect angle to take a funny screenshot, to seeing if it's somehow possible to climb up on top of a high bookshelf in a dungeon somewhere, to just to just doing some bizarre thing in a big group in SW to make everyone stare! All the things to do in Azeroth such as the questing, the crafting and the BGs is all well and good, but that's not why I still go. I go for the social factor, to spend time with friends that may be across the other side of the country, or even the planet. I go to have random conversations in Trade Chat and to make people deliriously happy by giving them a baby battle pet to add to their collection. I go to help, I go to heal, I go to boomkin! Azeroth is my home, and even though I know every little part of it, it doesn't make it boring. It makes it familiar and homely, and it will be a part of my life until the day it dies. Azeroth is the most epic communal online playground ever! Treat it as such, and you will never fail to have a blast!

[@Speedhaak]

The power this game commands as time slips by... hard to believe we're closing in on 20 years. Truly the best of times, the memories may fade but the adventures were of a special time. Glad to have been a part of it even if WoW hasn't been in my life now for a long time.

[@xin-xvi]

I was 13 when my dad took me to gamestop to buy a WoW expansion, i will never forget that moment, he took time out of his job and picked me up from school to get me a game I loved. Still one of the best memories I share with him to this day, I love you dad. Thank you for this video, it brought beautiful memories.

[@nickg988]

I love that feeling of nostalgia.I hate getting older :/

[@nickg988]

***** That's true.

[@ezrakasable]

I know the feeling. The relationships one can form in a video game is incredible, no wonder some older people think we're crazy ! Some of my fondest memories are playing WoW with my brother during vacation... Things were simple, things were pretty fun. It wasn't so much of a problem for me, I kinda grew out of it when my brother moved out, but I hope you can find something in your life, in adulthood. For the horde !

[@nickg988]

***** For the Alliance !

[@amaterasu159357]

+Nick Groenen i know..i swear me too. I dont know where this time has gone

[@nickg988]

amaterasu159357 Time is going so fast these day's, a week feels like a day.

[@loganyang]

I’m Chinese and I played WoW on Chinese servers from 2005-09, played both alliance and horde, with several characters highly ranked in pvp. Despite the differences in language and people we experienced in this game, I find it heartwarming reading all the comments down here. I can relate to everybody here on a level that breaks through cultures. This is not just a game, it’s another world. The experience transcends any barriers in the real world

[@Ahibasabala]

I have wonderful memories of this game. Apart from being so much fun, you never felt lonely when playing it.

[@domi1759]

+Ahiba Sabala And that is the main problem now days, no one is making friends anymore. People are playing it like it's a solo game and it's not.

[@caffeinepowered3957]

+milica bogdanovic This is extremely and painfully true. A few of my best friends IRL were people I met through the game. We were all just talking about how we haven't really made a new friend in game, in any game really, for a very long time now.

[@AZ-mv5ox]

+Jikke Im still playind WoD and the whole thing u've said isn't thrue.

[@AZ-mv5ox]

+Jikke Im still playind WoD and the whole thing u've said isn't thrue.

[@AZ-mv5ox]

+Jikke Im still playind WoD and the whole thing u've said isn't thrue.

[@Toddzor]

Ah it brings back memories. I remember being a level 5 warrior and was in Elwynn Forest. I was on the river bed and could see over intro Darkshire, it looking dark and scary. Curiosity got the better of me and I swam across only to be one hit by a skull spider. I miss the 'not knowing' part of WoW. Wondering what zones I had yet to explore and level. Everything was so exciting. Upgrading gear, skills. Now it just feels like gear isn't exciting and you can just plow through all content.

[@Nightdare]

they killed the "Adventure" Now it's all endgame Which is why I stopped during Cataclysm Log in/Assemble/Raid/Dailies/Collect mats/Log out Repeat ad naseum Sorry, but I get paid to do tedious boring routines, it's called "Work"

[@PubicHerpes]

What have we but a memory. Of heroes who never lived, In worlds which did not exist. Adventures we've never embarked upon, And loves which never were- And always will be. All is well comes to an end. And do not lament, For if the memory is shared, then it is a fraction true.

[@papascoa]

Daaamn, I don't know if you quoted this or made it yourself, but that was freaking beautiful. Got a man tear on my face

[@verynearlypure]

Deep.

[@gabegu5102]

That is the most beautiful and poetic way I have ever herd WoW described.

[@horizon544]

...god, I love this game.

[@sh0kxxx]

+Mason Henry true words man, so much to do, so much to just look at.

[@ozipk]

+Mason Henry in a way i miss it, but i wouldnt go back, it needs to be replaced by something less dated imo

[@r.pizzamonkey7379]

+Mason Henry I tried to explain to a friend of mine just why WoW was so good, he liked borderlands 1+2 and I was trying to make a case that wow was better. In the end I could only say "the experience, how every element fits together. Yes the combat's not that great to start off, the graphics are bad, it can be grind-y at times and the whole thing's outdated. But the way it all fits together just can't be translated to words, and the social aspect improves the game 500 fold"

[@iriso2882]

+Mason Henry who doesn't :3

[@iriso2882]

+Mason Henry who doesn't :3

[@stanmarsh2330]

Thanks for this wonderful collection, whenever I listen to WoW soundtracks, I have a hard time trying not to cry. It reminds me how we played it with my classmates and friends, overwhelmed by the beauty of the world, it totally captured us for many years. Nobody plays it anymore though. These songs remind me of those years we played together, but also bitterness of how everything has changed and that I will never be able to relive those moments, moments which are now just memories we share and once we die, they will be forgotten.

[@sithpancakes1441]

+Stan Marsh Tell that to the millions of people that still play it. Lol

[@shawn420]

+Stan Marsh exactly the way i feel. amazing way to put it.

[@IDFArmor]

I feel the exact same way... I was in 10th grade when WOW came out.. I played it for many years, it was pretty much my most played game and a hobby in itself.. I dont play anymore, its a different game, but i have dozens of memories, people, accomplishments, frustration, victory, they will stay with me for the rest of my life. This game was so much more then just a game...

[@ivofena83]

+SithLord Pancake Wow will probably never die, but it is already dead for more people than it is alive for. This is why the tears are pushing in so many people eyes.

[@sithpancakes1441]

ivofena83 How many people it's dead for doesn't really matter. If it's still alive, it's still alive. Not saying it's not dead for SOME PEOPLE. Emphasis on 'some people'.

[@nokronis]

I miss the days when the internet was pretty new and this game didn't have a million guides and everything figured out. Back then everyone in WoW was pretty friendly and excited to group up and make new friends because it was the first time a lot of us were meeting people online. These days everyone knows everything and the excitement for the game, and the novelty of the vastness and excitement of the internet, seems to be gone and unlikely to ever come back. It was a very specific moment in history we can never get back.

[@inventgineer]

Well said, sir 👏 I agree completely. The sense of community, as we all set out on a new adventure into the magical unknown together, was what really gave OG WoW it's heart.

[@ivanberdichevsky5679]

Just like life. A stream of very specific moments in history we can never get back.

[@ivanberdichevsky5679]

Where will the stream take us next?

[@TwoChin]

min-max culture has absolutely destroyed gaming, goes way beyond WoW. I miss when most people logged on to just have fun

[@valit8517]

I remember being around 13 years old and saving up school lunch money to buy gamecards, back when you had to get physical codes for game time. One day my mother comes home with a gamecard telling me that she heard me speaking about Warcraft and that, even with her knowing a handful of English words, recognized the word "gift" in the gamecard's description which sounded something like "This is a great gift.". Thus, without knowing what it actually was and just because it had Warcraft and "gift" on it, she thought it'd be a great buy for me. Looking back, I can't help but tear up at the pure wholesomeness of that. I salute you all nostalgics.

[@memduhturan5980]

Man Im 21 and yall make me sad bc I didnt play back then and started a few months ago

[@michaelbeleut6480]

I remember this too. I’m 20 and started around in 2008 when my father introduced it to me. I remember during WotlK/Cata asking them to take me to the store to buy game time cards so I can continue playing. Makes me miss a lot of things.

[@veritasabsoluta4285]

@@memduhturan5980 Man, I feel for you, WoW was a complete masterpiece back then, it was amazing. From 2004 to 2010

[@BoydTheMilkmanX]

@@memduhturan5980 Damn you started at a terrible time

[@BoydTheMilkmanX]

@@veritasabsoluta4285 I mean it was still a masterpiece from 2010 to end of MoP. The greasy store stuff wormed it's way in around Lich which is when they started getting dirty... Warlords of Draenor really started the full swing into turning into a significantly more anti-social game

[@jeppess1423]

Thanks dad for bringing me into the warcraft universe years ago. Couldn't wish for anything else to spend my childhood on than WoW with you.

[@HallowedBeThyGame]

My late brother and I played from vanilla to WOTLK, when he passed. Truly wonderful and heartfelt memories exploring vast countryside's and clearing raids together. Thank you for this compilation and the overwhelming flood of nostalgic feelings of days gone by.

[@Venpris]

+Keor W. YOUR BRO DIED???!!!! R.I.P. *cries*

[@lottiewasheresomewhere]

+Keor W. *R.I.P*

[@ohaRega]

+Keor W. :(

[@swadow1497]

+Keor W. XC

[@toniivko]

+Keor W. R.I.P

[@derekmont]

I miss this game so much. I miss being very young and just being fascinated of such a big world to explore, now I understand that i dont really miss the PvP, dungeons, or the questing itself, what I really miss is exploring, meeting people, learning about quests and rewards by people, not websites. Our real quests were not limited by npc's. It is very hard to admit that it is something we will never get back, not only because of the new content and expansions, but because we've grown and evolved. The world has changed. It is very hard for me to come back here and give life to all these memories. It may be stupid and some people could call it shallow or superficial but I really feel a void in my chest when I remember this game. All my ingame friends, acquaintances, and those guys from the other faction who never really spoke to you but you kind of got to know them.

[@ivanberdichevsky5679]

You're 100% right. The friends we made along the way...

[@Karrotliina]

this game has brought me so much joy when at times it has felt like there is none anywhere else

[@lisadehaan2219]

I was 8 years old when I started playing in Vanilla. No idea what I was doing, ever. I couldn't even type English that well, I was just a kid. I was a Night Elf Hunter killing random stuff because I was too bad geared to do quests to level up. About the typical huntard, you'd say. Now, 14 years later, 7 expansions later I am now 22 years old and I still play WoW daily, with a lot of passion. Listening to this, brings back heavily nostalgic memories of being a young child without a worry in the world. Time flies way too fast.

[@Maliya2313]

Wrath of the Lich King was the Golden Age of WoW. By far my favorite expansion with Grizzly Hills and Howling Fjord being my number one and two favorite zones in the entire game.

[@AcidBombYT]

wrath was when the game went to shit. Its when all the old players quit because it became a joke and the wrath babys joined. Its the reason wow sucks now. Vanilla was the best time. The way they designed the game was for the players to adapt to the game not the game adapt to the players. wrath killed it and almost any long time/good player will tell u this samething

[@j.r.mocksly5996]

@@AcidBombYT Indeed. I actually quit ahead of wrath because I saw the writing was on the wall, didn't want to get sucked into another expansion that wouldn't be as good as what came before. TBC was great but I already didn't like it as much as vanilla, and knew it was going to only go downhill

[@momchilgradinarov6428]

I would say it was either vanilla or BC. But WotLK was when the downhill started.

[@intuit13]

@@AcidBombYT No. Wrath is indeed the golden are of wow (some will say classic, if they started in like beta and weren't bleeding edge raiders in wotlk). I started in TBC. By the end of the xpac I worked my way up (and through guilds) to main tank of a world class guild. I loved wotlk as well, but and I ABSOLUTELY know what you're talking about when it comes to "catering to casuals" and the "wrath baby" shit. TRUST ME. We all felt that way. Even during wrath, after Ulduar and ICC etc., we still would hold on to that mentality a bit (although the game obviously did NOT suck the way we thought it might when the xpac first released). I always had extreme nostalgia for TBC. Even during wrath, when it was just a year or so behind us. There was a different feeling back then and I knew it would always be my favorite xpac (even if wotlk was "pretty good after all"). Fast forward 10+ years. I still absolutely ADORED TBC, but the nostalgia for wotlk was even stronger. Sure, they made some changes that took some of the magic and mystery away from a lot of the biggest, baddest parts of the game (raid zones, epic loot, etc.), but the positive changes FAR FAAAAR outweighed the negative ones. Leveling up in wrath, hearing the music in the new Northrend zones was amazing. Right up there with goldshire and some of the first music I ever heard when I started playing WoW. Better in many regards. And the raiding, although the zones themselves lost a lot of that mystery that they had in TBC (since you couldn't even ENTER Hyjal/BT or get past the first trash pack in Sunwell without an experienced raid group. I was lucky enough to experience both TBC raiding and WotLK (and cata) raiding at a world class level (peaked top 13 US), and looking back all these years later, those original "Hard modes" (before 'heroic' or 'mythic' mode) in Ulduar where you had to do things like push the red button or kill in a separate order, etc..... as much shit as we talked about "ooooh goood, not ulduar AGAIN" (for our umteenth valanyr frag), that raid was a MASTERPIECE. Ulduar and heroic ICC were amazing experiences for a progression raider. I miss the game in general (I've tried classic and it's not the same, obv.), but nowadays if I had to pick a "best time period" for WoW it would definitely be Wrath, not just for what I mentioned above but also because it was the time when WoW was most popular. EVERYONE was playing WoW. Being a wow player was almost synonymous with "gamer", since, as far as PC gaming, there wasn't really much else out there for hardcore players in anything but an FPS game (and WoW was still bigger and gave more 'prestige' if you were at the top of the heap). I also really enjoyed the beginning of Cata, as that's when my guild peaked and just before I quit the game mid-firelands. Turns out that's when EVERYONE quit (basically exactly when I did, july 2011 if you watch that youtube video that shows game popularity through the years). Unfortunately I came back a few months later to a dissolved guild and never got to experience any more of the game. TLDR: Always thought TBC would be my "golden era" of WoW (and can understand why others who started before me would pick Vanilla). But after all these years, looking back, Wrath tops the list, even with everything it has/had going against it. That xpac introduced WAY more good than it did "bad" ("bad" only for us elitists), and it WAS the height of the game's popularity. The fact that I'm saying this even when TBC was where I first stepped into the world and with all the good about TBC says a lot. My heart and soul bleed for those days - 2008-2011. God, I wish I could go back...

[@intuit13]

I'm extremely lucky (and grateful) to have some of our boss kills actually still up on youtube. Above, I mentioned the "oh god not Ulduar again" sentiment that many of us felt, especially towards the end of the xpac, after doing it 2-3x a week (10m and 25m) every week for both gearing alts, mount/achievement sale runs, and val'anyr frag runs. You can hear it expressed quite clearly at the very end of this clip (the end of the fight, after he rezzes and we get to kill him 'again'). If anyone happens to read my wall of text (sorry, just thinking about this game draws so much out of me....) and can relate might get a chuckle out of my guildee's comment here, lol. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJvbfWt9e5enh9k That said, looking back, Ulduar still may be the very best raid of all time. Glorious raid design.... :/

My brain was configured to release high amounts of dopamine every time I listen to wow ambient music. That's it, now it will work this way forever. Thank you for this wonderful mix.

[@nicholasmalcolm4151]

2:29:44 Gave me chills, I remember defeating the lich king, watching the ending cutscene with arthas and his father's ghost. Such an incredible moment. The music was so perfect.

[@KareemPinkston]

Admitted addict I was... Too many level 70's on two accounts. Two marriages failed because I LIVED in this virtual world; because I disliked the reality of this world I live in. So many years later I hear the soundtrack of the lands that I once call "home". It calls me. It beckons my name... Nigumo. I miss the countless hours of just fishing by the shoreline, gazing out at the sun setting; only to give way to the rising moon. The endless hours of just exploring strange new worlds and dancing in the face of danger while creeping around horde territory. Such a beautiful world it was. My heart will forever be in Azeroth. Thank you for allowing me to reminisce on my times here. This music really sent me on a memory bliss.

[@Thalasius]

Thanks for this video. Even though I've long since quit. WoW still has a big place in my heart. The funniest moments for me were when I was messing around finding hidden places, wall jumping, harassing lowbies, following bots, owning everyone with my 19 twink rogue, running my level 2 horde characters all the way to Elwyn forest, Barrens chat, and just immersing my self in the world. I was never skilful enough nor had the dedication to raid, but to me it didn't matter. I would even go as far to say WoW played a part in my own personal development and encouraged me to help others.

[@monk3495]

Years of my life enjoyed playing this other life, I miss it, deeply, I wonder how the thousands of players I met are doing

[@ivanberdichevsky5679]

I'm doing so-so. Not good, not very bad. Hopefully many are doing good and still around in this world.

[@The_Rat_Catcher]

It's unfortunate because listening to this makes me yearn to play WoW once more, but the WoW that I am wanting to play is not whats available today :/

[@michmajstrcz]

+thewowzer12 Why do you think?:)

[@stabby8963]

+thewowzer12 it is there, but u do not notice it.

[@The_Rat_Catcher]

+stabby ramen Technically yes and no. The zones of vanilla WoW have ceased to exist to about 92%, the remaining 8% only being untouched dungeons and raids. The yes part which you are right about would be places like BC and Wrath, which in my opinion are the greatest. But I suppose what I really meant is missing is the nostalgic feeling to playing the game, which is something few can reproduce for themselves.

[@omarct]

+thewowzer12 Try out nostalrius or one of the private servers. They are free so there is no pressure, you can login do some pvp and never worry about it gain if u wish.

[@Stingsz123]

+thewowzer12 There is still a handful of Vanilla/TBC/Wotlk private servers out there :P I still play on WOTLK :) Check out my latest video and it might bring back more memories hehehe

[@PuppyVtuber]

Tomorrow is my birthday, I've been playing WoW on and off for the past 13 years. The nostalgia is strong here. There are so many memories, so many amazing friends, so many epic moments, and so many stories to tell that are WoW related, I can't fit them all into this comment. But I can tell you this, this game has definitely made an impact on my life for the better. If it weren't for WoW I wouldn't be a successful independent artist and game developer today. This world inspired me, gave me an outlet during my darkest depressions, an escape from reality, and allowed me to realize that the only way for me to live life is to pursue what I truly love and am passionate about, it allowed me to chase my wildest dreams with reckless abandon until I found success and happiness. Do I regret wasting so much time on this game? No, it wasn't time wasted, it was time spent, and it was a monumental part of my life that helped mold me into who I am today. I wouldn't take that back for anything in the world. In fact, if I could relive my whole life again making different choices, I'd relive all of my glory days in WoW, because honestly, somehow, those were some of my best memories. I don't even want to know what my life would be like if things were different.

[@LeprosuGnome]

It's amazing how every single music has atleast one memory attached to it, leveling, griding something, just chilling, ganking, being with a friend, camping the time lost proto drake, exploring, trying to get a drop... I love this feeling and I never wish it to go away.

[@x1bl0odman]

I didn’t have the game but I did play it a lot whenever I’d go over my cousins house for the weekends. We’d take turns playing until the very early hours of the next day. I’ll never forget when it would be my turn and everyone else would be asleep. I’d be playing in the dark all by myself running around the wilderness listening to that amazing soundtrack. I may not have been very efficient at the game but the lack of the knowledge, and mystery behind every step was beautiful. Oh how I miss those times.

[@henrik7567]

Why is it, that when I long for better days of my life and I feel like my life is without meaning, I tend to drift away into the fond memories of a better time? A time when things weren't so complicated and with less worries to deal with. World of Warcraft, from Vanilla to WotLK in my memory serves as a refuge. The sweet nostalgia of being connected to another, more magical world. I remember entering Northrend for the very first time; the cold, chilling music of Borean Tundra and the feeling that Arthas, the Lich King, was everywhere present in this new continent. It was awesome! Right from entering Borean Tundra, through Naxxramas and Ulduar, enduring the Trials of the Crusader and finally, FINALLY: entering the dreaded and yet so anticipated Icecrown Citadel, knewing Arthas was sitting on his icy throne, waiting. The day that we finally managed to bring him to justice was the culmination of so much accumulated anticipation. I can't quite describe it! Oh man, I feel overwhelmed by nostalgia and memories - so much it's actually not even pleasant. If only I could somehow relive those memories and embrace the atmosphere and emotions once more. How on Earth can a game do this to me...

[@patricksebastien7936]

You can now

[@mateotabordablandon3052]

*Remembering World of Warcraft: A Nostalgic Music Mix [For Crying & Sobbing.]

[@elbora_]

*sobs* NOW IK WHY U CALLED IT LIKE THAT! *sob *sob* *cry* *cry* *sob* xD

[@DreamWarriorSleeps]

I am a strong emotionless rock, I am a strong emotionless rock ... I'm a strong crying emotionless rock

[@turtles7248]

Wow so we all live the same lifes huh

[@ThallanarRabidtooth]

Oh, Thousand Needles... What did Blizzard do to you? You used to be a beautiful zone. Feeling tiny and insignificant when standing at the base of one of the massive pillars. The Centaur mobs, the Shimmering Flats, the race track... Where did the time go? Now no one visits your flooded depths. R.I.P. one of the best zones in vanilla-WotLK WoW.

[@jetski6407]

+Thallanar Rabidtooth 1K needles was ok but jesus fack the shimmering flats were not ok. I never want to go there again and the mere thought of going back there again makes me uneasy. I spent 2 hrs in that bitch grinding the same quests just to progress half a level. My eyes felt like they were getting doubly penetrated by 2 mandingos

[@donnakebab990]

Omg that description just took me back

[@donnakebab990]

haha

[@BoydTheMilkmanX]

idk i vastly prefer the upgraded thousand needles. one of my favourite zones.

[@ameliabuns4058]

I'm gonna cry, I feel so old.

[@mohamedalkaabi1231]

I don't think I can study while listening to this. I would rather close my eyes and imagine my self physically living in World of Warcraft.

[@Aadyi]

The Terokkar forest sounds at roughly 43:18 give me goosebumps every time and I am transported to mystical magical lands!

[@xXxSM0EKWE3DxXx]

WoW has the best music out of any fantasy game imo

[@lumea294]

+CafeRev Elder Scrolls and Guild Wars have amazing soundtracks too.

[@xXxSM0EKWE3DxXx]

Justin Cordery hell yea, especially elder scrolls. the music in WoW just sticks out to me though for some reason. and thanks for the comment now i think im gonna listen to the oblivion mix next lol

[@nxeed9564]

+CaféRev I agree, WoW has the best music for defo

[@lucblackburn3748]

+Justin Cordery Jeremy Soule is great composer.

[@lumea294]

Luc Blackburn Yeah he's amazing. There are some good compilations of his music here on KZbin, try searching 'Peaceful Jeremy Soule'

[@swimmer751]

I miss this game so much... Exploring Azeroth, questing with friends, late night raids, meeting new people, getting immersed in dungeons, Mom yelling at me to come down to dinner for the 10th time, and discovering new areas with new music. Such a wonderful experience, 15 year later I still think about this game. Sadly the later versions became more of a daily chore than game play. I remember asking for 4MB of RAM for my Bday so I could upgrade my computer 4BM to 8MB, so my system wouldn't freeze during flight or busy raids. I was the "cool kid" with an 8MB computer back in the day.

[@catalinaunda7337]

(stream of consciousness alert). I started playing this game when I was 13 and I remember coming back home from school to play this. I was the definition of a noob 😂 my first character was a human warrior named “venuss” and I was soooo impatient that I couldn’t wait to complete all the quests to lvl up and find new zones, that I walked from the Elwynn forest (I was lvl 15 or something like that) to Arathi and got killed 2827 times by “dinosaurs with a skull -I couldn’t see their lvl since mine was too low-“ and by some “dwarves with red eyes” at “a bridge”. After being killed and resurrected 6k times, I made it: there was the Alliance camp and “a mishterioush portal” (alterac valley pvp), I entered and OMG I COULDNT BELIVE WHERE I WAS AND EVERYTHING WAS SO FAST AND I got killed immediately. I was so f nervous because I didn’t know what was that pvp zone and how to get out of ittttttrt, I logged out, in, out, in, and I was still there 😭. Then I used my hearthstone and my anxiety was finally over... but I didn’t spoke to the flight mAsteR so everything was for nothing😂😂😂. I was a noob for a long time. Just to remember when I first discover the tram in stormwind to ironforge I get excited for the myself of the past. And when I decided (at lvl 46) that I wanted to be a tank just because a guild friend told me what it was, and then I went to Zul’Farrak 92728 times wipe after wipe after wipe😂because I was THE WORST “tank” of the world. Back in that time when you needed to take a flight from stormwind (yes, stormwind, because everyone used the city channel to find people that wanted to go to x dungeon -any other channel outside the cities was dead-) to the zone where the dungeon was. That was in the middle of TBC. Then, when WOTLK came out (2008, I was 14) I lvld up Venuss to 55 just because I wanted a blood elf DK (just because I found blood elves bEAUtifuL and before, when I created my human character, eventhough it was TBC and I could’ve been a blood elf, I didn’t buy the expansion back then, so the human was the “decent” (lEss HOrribLe) option. Anyways, my DK then became my main character💜. I went to Ulduar and ICC10. I played Cataclysm and MOP, then I quit because college was a lot. I feel nostalgic:(. Now I’m 25, I’m a lawyer😂😂😂 and I was looking for a file in my computer and found gold: wow💀). Ps: sorry for my bad english, but I was not going to use google translator to check my grammar this time 👽

[@yessir33-33]

Ahah you made me laugh a lot ! Happy you became a lawyer ! Have a good life :)

[@GeorgeArroyoMusic]

Your story hit home big time. I also quit WoW because of college and I am also a lawyer today at 28 y/o. WoW gave me some of my best gaming memories and I will always cherish that. Best of luck to you Catalina.

[@gugu3436]

It brings back great memories ;) but Nostalgia is hard to handle...

[@RepJunkieJr]

WoW became a part of many peoples' lives. When you grow up, you put your toys away, but it's good to feel nostalgic every once in a while.

[@TheBoredPhysicist]

Well you still write like you're 13 lol.

[@jeremyramirez5465]

Is it bad that listening to this makes me want to cry? I don't, when i first played this, I played in 4th grade and I used to just make characters and level them only up to 10 and restart all over. I would just live life there in that world, listen to the music, look at the animals, and work on little professions such as fishing and cooking. Oh dear, the music just absorbs you into this world. I seriously hope they will make technology that will make you feel like you are actually INSIDE the video game; with all 5 senses, taste, smell, sight, touch, hearing. (Maybe not pain haha). It would be a dream come true. Since I've entered that world I just want to revisit it. But in a way where I can actually be inside. Does anyone else feel this way? The landscape is just out of this world, literally. It puts this world to shame, this during planet to shame. I want to escape to WoW

[@jeremyramirez5465]

Dieing*

[@TheBoagboy]

I done the same thing as a kid. Just making random characters and doing random stuff. I literally knew the entire layout of stormwind and all the shortcuts through the areas (as i usually went around the entire game map as a level 10 char i had to know the shortcuts :P) Some day i hope theirs a game that has a world as good as the one in wow. But I doubt it :/ R.I.P Vanilla wow.

[@marrx2420]

Here we are, talking about people waking up from the matrix, and some people want to LITERALLY be inside a matrix... I love WoW as much as the next one (nostalgia hits like a hammer), but that's just sad...

[@boogersqueezer]

1:57:54 Once this started, I actually cried, I honestly cried, these guys are music geniuses and sadly are unknown to the world, what a soundtrack, what a game...it was....old WoW days will forever remain something special, something that is gone now, something that my soul strives to reach again, WoW was the only thing that made my childhood any good. I've special connection with that game and the music and everything about it, soo beautiful.

[@Tschitsu]

2:29:44 is unbelievably amazing as well! So many memories...

[@eugenesuhanov104]

This game is so amazing, it amazing how a sound, can bring not only the game experience back, but that good memories and experiences you had during the time you've played it.

[@boogersqueezer]

***** Is that supposed to be an insult? I was a wotlk kid and I`m proud of that! :D

[@stormwaker]

WotLK isn't that old... 8 years? Wait what?

[@smallpseudonym2844]

Announcer yells: BUBBLES!

[@FPSmvp]

The feelings you get are indescribable when you listen to this, this game literally took you completely into another reality, unreal.

[@lumea294]

+Jarrad Smith I know those feels.

[@WaviBaby]

Remember watching the South Park Love Not Warcraft episode when I was like 12 or 13 and wished WoW was real. At the end of the show I found out it was an actual game so I ran to my mom and begged her to let me get it. The first experience of creating my Night Elf Druid and entering the world was filled with wonder and excitement. I remember the world seemed so huge and full of adventure. I was a level 1 trying to kill a level 6 owl and obviously died, but this Dwarf priest must of seen it and rezzed me. That was my first taste of the original community. Helping out a naive noob where nowadays I feel like people get ridiculed a lot harder. So many hours and nights spent in my basement wandering Azeroth and fighting mobs and other players. I still like the game, but everything kinda tarnishes after a while. Maybe because I'm getting old and I realize there's other more productive things I can do with my time. Even so this game changed my life. It was so perfect when I first started playing. I didn't want to do anything else. I hope new players still experience the amazement and awe I did when I first started.

[@nicklass7075]

The nostalgia makes me so incredibly emotional. Thinking about the times that can never be again. I have tried several times to get back into the World of Warcraft but I don't feel immersed anymore... extremely saddening

[@nicklass7075]

@@michaelbruce2699 Ah yes, I've been wondering the same as you. In terms of gameplay I do believe that the fact that dungeon finder abolished the need to find a party manually for a dungeon and that at least 2 people would have to find the dungeon entrance without being teleported had something to do with it. Mainly because of the need to communicate amongst eachother quickly became obsolete. And WOW is not a single player game, at least it wasn't. Also, I personally loved the journey to the dungeon by foot, especially together with my party members. To finally have assembled a party of 5 felt surprisingly rewarding after having spammed "LF tank/healer" for some time. When things go so quick and easy (instant dungeon, no need to visit trainer for spells, , virtually no health/mana drain while questing, no need for health or mana food in the early lvls, lvling gear, lvl boost etc. etc.) the reward diminishes in value due to the fact that you don't have to put in the same amount of time and energy in those areas anymore. You get out what you put in. At least that's what I think in terms of gameplay.

[@chaozwitch]

WoW will always be a huge part of my life. i was 6 when my dad first got me into it. it was during the burning crusade, lich king, and cataclysm expansions where most of my childhood lies. i remember sitting on his lap in our apartment where he helped me first set up my first toon, a tauren bm hunter who would soon have a pet lioness from the barrens named "hairball". i would spend forever at the crossroads, talking with other players with him who was a significantly higher level tauren shaman. i would fool around with this one spell that would let me control my pet for 10-15 seconds or so and i just remember having so much fun. my father and i don't have a relationship at all now, he's become just a toxic person overall, and while i'm an adult i still find myself playing WoW with my boyfriend when we have the time. for over five years now i've been playing on a revamped character of mine, a level 120 blood elf bm hunter. i still can't bring myself to bother switching classes or changing specs. bm hunter was the first thing i ever played because i've always just loved pets and it's just my absolute favorite. i love the ranged class, the ability to tame pets, and the good memories that come with it. BFA was incredibly different, both good and bad for me, and i'm hoping shadowlands will be better. still, i find myself flying out to the empty crossroads or flying around grizzly hills just to think back about my childhood. horde forever ❤️

[@Dellengarcia]

I saw the commerical and had to buy it when they were advertising Wrath of the lich king. It was the best purchase I have ever made in my entire life

[@tainouhoeve6033]

Omg how I've missed you Stranglethorn Vale....not. Some rough times in that jungle.

[@TheSubso]

+Tainou Hoeve That jungle haunts me till this day...

[@lumea294]

+Tainou Hoeve At first I hated Stranglethorn, but looking back it was one of the most fun and adventurous zones in the game - especially for Rogues...

[@goldfisho15]

+Justin Cordery Yea, my favourite zone by far. The fear of a skull enemy running down a path and needing to hide in a nearby bush or behind a tree. Also back in vanilla when about 3-4 level 35s could actually take down a 60 at Nessingwary's. Fuck yes.

[@ConquestForDeath]

+Justin Cordery rogue here. STV and the boat going to it were my hunting grounds.

[@YoshiSimi]

+Tainou Hoeve I remember travellling through the jungle on my way to Stormwind as a Horde player. You just couldn't resist to kill the alliance base and maybe one or two players . :D

[@GubGubGubbins]

Man these comments are ancient. 4 years+. But now at 2020 it still hits hard with nostalgia. Especially shalandris isle. For me at least.

[@quentins972]

2021 and still hits hard... specially with this flavourless extension... wow deserve a second life

[@Justicar2503]

With the awful truths coming into the light from blizzard makes everything in this section harder to look.

[@lorris6763]

It's hitting hard in 2023 too man

[@CoryASMR]

dam bro your comment is ancient

[@jacobnapier99]

Its crazy how a game can get you to such a emotional level. Too many memories of just mindlessly running around in zones doing absolutely nothing but still having so much fun

[@turtles7248]

I remember this being the first game i ever played, feeling so cool and having the time of my life. I was introduced to this game by my dad, who was a beta tester for the game, i remember as a kid sitting in his lap as i watched him play, mesmerized. I want to go back to those days so badly when all i would do was play outside with my siblings and join the occasional party with my dad as he showed off his cool new gear and lvls he gained. I remember joining this guild he’s still in to this day and him giving me the mic to his long time friends as i shyly said hi and they said aww. I was only like 6 when i first started playing this-

[@koffietafel]

Remember leveling my rogue back in vanilla, oldschool STV on a warm summer day. When there were still people from YOUR server only. You couldn't even play both horde and alliance on the server. While I was leveling I constantly met this orc hunter and we were fighting eachother all the time while questing, good times man.

[@gripping543]

i just relised it was best game ever released

[@LesLexie]

God, like.. Every single one of the night elf songs brings me back. Thanks for making this, it made my day :)

[@Codemonkey564]

50:46, almost died when this started playing. I played every now and then when vanilla first released, but i didn't really start going hard core until BC, i rolled a blood elf at the time because i thought their story and aesthetic was so cool, i was still in school, everything was so much easier then... play for 16+ hours a day, being absolutely immersed in the game, wishing i was in that world... in real life i was a loser... in this game i was a bad ass, slaying monsters and taking names... please god...or whatever is out there.... take me back.... i miss this so much.

[@rogerpiotr6977]

I recently deleted my accounts on every gaming platform and Im reliving good memories with this type of music videos, I listen to Morrowind soundtracks and Wow because they are my favorite. I know location of all screens on this video and I have memories with all of them. A time when I overtook a ship with my friend without a quest in Ghostlands and then some random person was mad at us that we killed all monsters for his quest. Moment I did orphan quest in mulgore traveling this wast green planes with my little companion from orgrimar. Day I found out there is more to Undercity then its upper level. Raiding all alliance leaders to obtain a mount. Such amazing world I almost forgot about a real one. Hope you guys keep it alive for another 100 years. Thanks to everyone I met along this 20 years of adventure. Thanks to authors of videos like this one for giving us chance to relive all of it again in memories. LOK´TAR OGAR !!!

[@Arees14]

I just mistakenly discovered this while installing friends new drivers over team-viewer and I got shocked, everything stopped. The nostalgia of World of Warcraft.....when listening to this, I feel at home, it's the security, it's the openness, the unknown world...opportunities. My parents divorced when I started playing world of warcraft, and that made HUGE influence on my life and WoW experience as well. To escape all the mess, I would enter the world where I could develop myself distant from other eyes. @ ..........Jesus lord... I remember the first time I listened to this song, after WOTLK launch.. I was an experienced player with over 6000 hours back then. I started playing wow in 2006 when I was only 13 years old, and continued actively to 2013 with over 10000 hours. It was the absolute best gaming experience years of my life, and I learned so much. I spent hours and hours on crafting using addons and auction house tactics to earn as much gold as I could. All these technics helped me land a lot of sales and development experience I continued to expand in my real life job now and other jobs that include crafting, thinking and economics. The community, the foreigners, the game.....THE WORLD...THE TEARS....THIS WAS A LARGE PART OF MY SOUL AND MY LIFE.........I LOVE YOU ALL! I WILL BE BACK - I PROMISE...............

[@chraezy]

This is an absolutely beautiful collection of some of the greatest memories I had while playing this game growing up. I simply can't play the game in it's current state for reasons many are aware of.... yet when I have that urge and desire to relive my experience in World of Warcraft, I come here. I listen to these timeless tracks and am instantly brought back to all of the happiness, wonder, and mystery I felt long ago..... I sincerely thank you for this.

[@sansapha58k47]

Isn't it funny how we as people can be so different, and never think of the old days, but somehow we all remember these songs and have memories or feelings attached to them when we listen?

[@gimtomic5987]

No game ever gave we what wow did. It’s unbelievable, it was more than just a game, it was something different, really….it was magic.

[@MithriLore]

Wotlk

[@EguiulNava]

I started playing in late MoP. One day I was leveling a druid (I didn't have a clue about the game) and I stumbled upon the Menethil Harbor, I took the ship to Northrend and damn, it was amazing! looking at the burning zeppelings, the river... It felt like such a dangerous place. I decided to pace on my leveling so as to get to explore that site. Really the first moments in the game are truly unforgetable.

[@eugenesuhanov104]

Oh man the sounds of the Howling Fjord, WOTLK for sure was something special.

[@thebreadman]

It was a special time.

[@fengy5629]

I'll never forget what it used to be like playing WoW. There was something truly magical and special about vanilla, BC, and WotLK, something Blizzard hasn't quite captured again. I always had so many friends that I would talk to every day, kids my age who went exploring and hacking around major cities with me, or teenage boys who would tell their friends not to cuss in front of the "little girl". I don't think I ever met a mean person. I'm bad at math, but I think with the amount of time I've been playing, I've paid over 2000 dollars to Blizz haha. Hell, the main reason I got my first job was to keep my subscription paid during MoP. I was only around 8 when my brother introduced me to it, so maybe being young had something to do with why it felt like it got progressively worse and worse as time went on. I was getting abused at home, something I still see a therapist about, and the fantastical places in this game were so vast and detailed that it was easy to escape into. Lots of the world-building and roleplay elements seem to be gone from new expansions, and while I've certainly enjoyed all of them, it isn't the same. I don't think it ever will be, no matter how Blizzard outdoes themselves. I'm starting to think my time actually playing the game is coming to an end. I'll always love the world and the lore, I'll watch all of the movies and read all of the novels and keep catching up on the stories of every character I don't know yet... But I think WoW is something that I'll start to feel jaded about if I keep playing, and that's the last thing I want. WoW was the place where I learned new words and how to hold a conversation, and the drama and humor and emotion of its stories shaped my outlook on the world. It was the place I was happiest. And even if it sounds really stupid, I'll never forget all of the joy and excitement this game brought me, not until my dying day.

[@VictusPrime]

Holy shit. I've never realised until now how memorable some of these tracks are. I played WoW from vanilla up until WotLK, didn't stick around for further expansions. The music from vanilla is extremely nostalgic but my greatest time playing WoW was in TBC, I was (unhealthily) invested into that expansion and had a great time playing it with friends. I was suddenly overwhelmed with emotion once Terokkar Forest started playing, which has honestly given me quite a shock. It makes me wish I could relive the experience. Thanks heaps for this compilation. (:

[@goldfisho15]

+VictusPrime Nostalgia is pretty damn powerful. Music just holds that emotional memory for so long haha. I know we can't go back and relive the way we experienced it (yea private servers exist but the time in our lives + living situations can't be replicated). However, I just experienced something yesterday that gave me a little shock. I got my first bit of nostalgia from a 'recent' experience. I've always gone back and installed games from my childhood, like macintosh games and whatnot and gotten sweet nostalgia trips from them, but they've always been like, 1 tier of nostalgia? But yea, just yesterday, I got nostalgia from an area in Guild Wars 2, which would have been 3 years ago now. It made me really happy because no matter when the experience, it's gonna give you some nostalgia sooner or later, so we aren't trapped in the 'nothings gonna be as good as this game in my past'. Sorry for the ramblings, you're comment resonated with me :)

[@ivantilt4976]

+VictusPrime Same here. Those days man..

[@cangus8193]

+VictusPrime Try a private server like Excalibur WoW very nice community there

[@DigiBullet23]

+VictusPrime same for me time line wise and some great memories... I gaver hard in tbc maxing dailies on 2 mains a day XD

[@SarahC-nd4kt]

Up till TBC was my favorite! So much nostalgia, I just want to play again. With the new classic servers coming out, I cant wait! Im hoping it'll be more like TBC instead of just classic, I NEED MY BLOODELVES!! XD

[@l337z0r]

Love the 1:29:35 bit, it's like I'm on the boat to Northrend looking up at the clouds as they move by.

[@lesow3172]

This music is like a tear suspended on the cheek of time... Painful happy memories !

[@lokthar6314]

14 years ago life was so easy. I had my Gnome Mage, farming in the dusk woods, sitting in Goldshire at the bonfire with other people, talking to each other. Hanging around with the Guild.. Everything was cool. I'm not complaining but life is so difficult nowadays. Bills, marriage, health is not the best anymore, parents getting old and it seems like there is no end to this... I wish I could roll back time and experience the snowy world around Ironforge for the first time again and meet 3 dwarfs (warrior, paladin and hunter) in the inn of that little village before Iron Forge just to spend the next 2 months grinding with them..

[@StrawFurnace]

May your days be long and hardships few, friend.

[@hearthstonesolutions7808]

Ah yeah, the days where I used to play until 7 am in the morning and wake up at 3 pm, that feeling when it's night time and all your familly is asleep and you can have that sweet sweet cold night time in the summer, not doing ICC or playing high ranked arena (even though I did), but just wondering, finishing some random quests, farming, and most of all, having no worries

[@robby12320]

Props to the composer(s). Wow music has this special element in it that makes it stick out from other games. I also like that the themes for the different regions are very specific and very well fitted. This music will never ever fade.

[@eagleye44]

Playing WoW was probably the best experience i've had in my life. I loved this game so much back in 2009, still remember my first character, a little dward hunter with his wolf running in the snow. I even stopped school because of this game. It's really sad assisting to it's slow death, RIP the best game ever :'(

[@snifflecsgo8314]

This game, i can't even explain how much nostalgia i have for it. The 3 AM nights in northend (1:34:30) Oh my god im dying...

[@asrickman1]

Sniffle CSGO 💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@Battyxdarko]

Yes...oh my god.😭 I remember 3am in Nagrand farming out elementals before that expansion too. Ugh I wanns go back!

[@XNarutoXbleach]

great choice

[@Heidelmann]

I hear it.

[@eviladam23]

A wave of nostalgia when invincible came on

[@zion8754]

Listening to this gave me nostalgia. So much so that I remember back when all I wanted was to live inside the world of warcraft virtually, forever. Dreaming of a day where I could escape my horrid reality and live inside a world that I thought would be fun and exciting. Travelling from Vanilla all the way to the end of any expansion would be amazing. Growing up i got lost in the game. I played it so much my family started to hate me for it. I longed for the day where I could just live there and be free from my sorrows. I would play and cherish every moment. I can not believe how much time I spent. I even began to write hundreds upon hundreds of pages of living virtually inside of the game. My stories became my outlet and helped me grow into who I am. The game helped me grow into an individual I can say that I am proud of. I loved every memory, and every friend I made in this game.. Even now to this day I still occasionally play on Private Servers. Because of this game I grew into a better person eventually. Someone who is strong and capable. I took influence off of the stories in Warcraft and became a better writer. Maybe someday, I'll really be able to live within this fantasy world.

[@TH3SK8T3R125]

Oh man not much can compare to the music of WoW. Say what you want about the game's current state but the music was always spot on!

[@conswan57]

Made all the zones have a different feel and would make it relaxing

[@davidarbogast37]

Music in WoW is something they have consistently nailed from the beginning, especially in MoP and WoD.

[@conswan57]

I agree Honestly MOP had the best music in my opinion even zone designing it was peaceful and calm something different than we seen before

[@madbendystrawz]

This is the best WOW music mix I have found: easily. I play and am a freelance writer. I listen to this on my laptop all the time when I write, it helps me focus. Thank you for your work in putting this together. You rock.

[@telegrill]

Shalandis Isle's soundtrack reminds me of my childhood. I remember first entering World of Warcraft universe on my night elf, trying to understand most of the stuff, which I couldn't since I was 9 back then. I was that kind of guy with not many friends, so playing this game was kind of what made my days whole. The soundtrack specially was really charming and relaxing to me. During my teenager years I got to meet lovely people in and outside of the World of Warcraft universe who would play with me and befriend me. Up to this day I still play the game and have strong bounds to certain people I met during that time, even I got irl friends into the game as well, so it was a great journey all along! Now I am 22 and I'm thankful to find people who find this universe entertaining as I do.

[@TheRedNations]

37:45 hits me with the feels every time I listen to it... Just exploring, having an amazing time with friends, talking shit and raiding....

[@lumea294]

And then 39:45 hits you and you start crying ...

[@henrypaulson5692]

+Justin Cordery I never thought I could miss a game this much. What a magical time!

[@veloro7]

That's the music from Westfall

[@eugenesuhanov104]

Oh man so much time spent in wow years ago, memories of it came back in an instant :)

[@zenabo9512]

daaaaaaaamn, the chills are real

[@keage1669]

It played along for a while and then a bell rang.... and I shrugged and thought it was time to get back to the raid.... and then I stopped and remembered it was just a Soundtrack..... you see, it brought me back to old times..... remembering good times.... Thamks for the memories! :-)

[@felwynn3382]

The nostalgia man. I've been playing this game since I could crawl (I'm not exaggerating) and it has never ceased to entertain me. It's been a huge part of my life for as long as I can remember, and listening to the tunes of the worlds bring back so many memories. I absolutely love this. Kudos to you my good friend.

[@xCannibalxMuffinx]

The memories... Ten amazing years! The struggle of running Molten Core back in the days.. That newbie-like attitude when we all thought "Oh this quest..." and endless hours of grinding, more grinding, doing cool battlegrounds... And now we all share the nostalgia, we smile, we laugh at those times. Nowadays we rinse and repeat the exact same feeling! World of Warcraft, in the words of a known song for the oldies here *laughs* is definitely a feeling. Cheers everybody, happy farming, happy grinding, happy World of Warcraft! And a happy and joyful 2016 :)

[@Kingfish179]

The best game I ever played..😉

[@BoydTheMilkmanX]

I don't really know if that'd be for oldies so much as the rather niche audience of Pure Pwnage, lol. But I recognized it instantly. ;D I even visited Maggie's a couple of times....

[@Battyxdarko]

Everything feels right in my life with this track. I seriously just loose myself in this, and it feels right. Takes me back! Well done, and Thank You.

[@tannerb808]

Azuremyst Isles is probably the zone that makes me feel the most nostalgic. I remember when I first started playing WoW, draeni was one of the first few races I tried out. I also remember making a human and traveling to the Exodar to group up with one of my friends to level together.

[@ashleyhall1185]

For the last 3 or 4 years, this is what I play in the background when I'm writing a paper or studying for finals. It carried me through the end of undergrad and now almost all the way through law school. It really gets me in the zone and relaxes me, but it also reminds me of the awesome game. I especially love when the Eversong Woods, Howling Fjord, and Grizzly Hills songs come up - those were some of my favorite places to level. Thanks for a great array of songs!

[@vajkfustos8346]

20:31 Elwynn Forest :) It brought tears to my face. Those beautiful old monuments. To this day I remember every minute spent in this beautiful world. How can something so great in one game?

[@henrypaulson5692]

Vajk Füstös me too brother. YOU TAKE NO CANDLE!

[@DreamWarriorSleeps]

damn was there a better feeling than playing wow those days

[@The_Alumil]

DreamWarriorSleeps not that I know of

[@commenthero9089]

Nope! We are blessed to have been involved in this game. Back to Classic! 👊

[@lamzez94]

One of the most amazing nostalgic feelings are hidden in all the vanilla territories where we used to level up and wonder around and the music added up sooo much to the game experience and that nostalgic feeling that is just insane, it really is a whole new world you dived into when you played the game in those early days... This brings back so many memories. Great video, thank you so much !

[@skyworlddev8689]

Is it normal to be 17 years old and feel nostalgic for this video? I feel like I'm very old already xd

[@Nightdare]

Some lived a life in WoW

[@Dandivide]

It isn't just the old versions of the game I yearn for, it's the people I played it with. What a time it was. As is often the case I didn't realise how special these times were until they were over and gone forever.

[@thebreadman]

2008. I broke into my own house after skipping college to play this game. No other game has ever had that affect on me.