The Dead-Ends of Azeroth | World of Warcraft

Happy Friday, everybody! Today, let's take a trip around Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms to the far reaches of these continents... what can be found where you can go no further? Let's find out!
Video Footage:
Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft (2004-)
Some images retrieved from Google Images and WoWpedia.
Background Music:
"Ruins and Hills" from the LotRO OST
"Tanaris" and "Burning Steppes" from the WoW OST
Outro Music:
"Watch Me (Live)" by Greta Van Fleet
#worldofwarcraft #classicwow #seasonofdiscovery
Jediwarlock 2024

[@snaildad193]

Could you imagine if one day you went to the Hyjal gate in Winterspring and it was just open? Like with an entire fleshed-out level 60 zone with quests and a new raid? What a way to cap off Season of Discovery! Of course, I know it would be insane to do something like that without advertising it to everyone and making a big deal out of it, and dataminers would probably find out about it on day one anyway, but I can dream! Great video as always, I'd love to see more!

[@Olcatron78]

You should try the turtle private server. It is absolutely amazing for this

[@mr.noonoo1003]

Turtle WoW made it an alternate Silithus content wise but long

[@kreenbopulusmichael7205]

I wish blizzard finished azeroth before they went off to different lands

[@eldril1009]

fck data miner spoling the fun same diff like why do you need a guide to lvl dont you like the game? you need it to end has quick has poss . anyhow i was thinking the same thing hyjal sod phase 4 hype!

[@welshman100]

I think if they did something like that, without advertising it would actually be a 4D chess move, as the players would make the best advert of it and make it bigger than Blizzard could ever do.

[@rylle3404]

I like that you take a more philosophical approach to the game.

[@Jediwarlock]

Thank you! :)

[@Beebles190]

I can never stop appreciating this genre of WoW videos that remind me of how big the game is by pointing out the small details. There's something kind of haunting about seeing these dead ends that imply that there used to be plans for expansion or questlines to get patched in, but they've been forgotten over the years. I'll never quite forget when the Molten Front was new, full of people, and really sold the feeling of being in the frontlines with everyone there, and then in a few years it's completely barren, just NPCs fighting scripted mobs to try to keep selling that feeling to people who weren't there. It's not even a dead end zone you end up in for grinding levels like Silithus used to be; you sort of have to intentionally want to go the Molten Front to end up there.

[@Jediwarlock]

Thank you for sharing! It is definitely a weird feeling being somewhere that alone in a "Massive" multiplayer game :o

[@Deimos_Day]

A lot of places have basically became liminal spaces for people who have played the through several expansions.

[@malicant123]

If you play on an RP server, one of the most fun things to do is to find obscure places like this for RP scenes.

[@Jediwarlock]

For sure! :D

[@GothicPrincessAlice]

I've always loved these areas growing up, and I am so glad to see them mentioned here! I once made the journey to the South Seas, corpse hopping as a Night Elf wisp to reach the shores. That locale, along with the Hyjal gate, the sealed Grim Batol, all gave Vanilla this beautiful sense of mystery and horizons, and wonder what could lay beyond these hidden areas. They are liminal spaces to such a wonderful fantastical degree.

[@Jediwarlock]

Agreed! Thank you for sharing and putting those feelings into words! :)

[@davidlejenkins]

Ever since I was a kid I could have sworn that several of these would eventually lead to something, but they never did which is arguably more inspiring for the imagination.

[@Jediwarlock]

Yes! Definitely ignites the imagination :D

[@MrOaktree123]

Kalimdor is just built different. The fact that not everywhere you go has to have a functional purpose is what makes classic azeroth so great. The altar of storms and grim batol would be my two others. Even things out for eastern kingdoms.

[@Jediwarlock]

Good additions! :D

[@BluWartortle]

Altar of Storms in Burning Steppes is for Dreadsteed Warlock quest. Altar of Storms in Blasted Lands is for Rakh'likh chain (Lady Sevine part)

[@dungeonsanddisclaimers4950]

Darkwhisper Gorge is totally where the last raid of SOD is going to be. The raid in the roots of the world tree below Hyjal where the legion is fighting Old God Forces leading to the story of the end patches of War Within. Just a wild shot in the dark please steal this idea developers!

[@Jediwarlock]

That would be awesome! :D

[@alexandrusuteu9731]

You know... that doesn't sound bad at all... you seem to have quite a knack for this sort of narrative.

[@suomar-art]

All of your videos lately have been real hits, recreating and expanding on the mysteries of the old world. Very cozy and charming, looking forward to more!

[@Jediwarlock]

Thank you very much! :) More on the way!!

[@Astronic]

I love the "simplicity" of your content. There is no drama, high volume etc. It's just interesting facts. Thank you for being different than all other content creators.

[@Jediwarlock]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you've enjoyed them :)

[@unclvinny]

Moooore dead ends, please! I want to visit the Winterspring valley soon; I'd forgotten how tough a place that was back in the vanilla days, and I don't think I've been back since.

[@Jediwarlock]

Coming right up! It's such an interesting location... very unique with the little pockets of land connected with caves. :)

[@martij30]

Another great video. I liked that you put in 3-4 seconds of ambience per location. It's not too much and just enough to, together with the music, bring that adventurous feeling.

[@Jediwarlock]

I'm glad you enjoyed that! :D

[@MichZilla90]

I actually did not know about a lot of these, this is amazing and along with the swimming videos I would say this is the heart of the channel

[@Jediwarlock]

I'm glad you enjoyed this! :D

[@TheKarazhanLibrary]

Excellent video! Heading straight to Darkshore to try and tame one of those sabers!

[@Jediwarlock]

Good luck! :D

[@Awesomeuserdude]

When you mentioned Darkwhisper Gorge I was going to comment about how I actually visited it a lot to visit Mt. Hyjal back in the day, and then you went ahead and said it, lol. I remember I would guide people through to Mt. Hyjal and teach them how to wall-walk before Blizzard eventually fixed that exploit. I also remember swimming to that island south of Tanaris with my friend back in the day - we used the swim speed potion - died, and then ran back out to our corpse and popped another swim speed potion to reach it. I use to LOVE exploring the maps back then, you could basically go anywhere as long as you knew how to wall-walk and were willing to spend some time trying to work around the hills and mountains. Awesome video, makes me feel very nostalgic.

[@-SleepyNurse-]

Same! I LOVED exploring. Seems like there are not many new secret places nowadays. Love seeing these vids

[@Jediwarlock]

Thank you for sharing those thoughts! Such great adventures. :)

[@Eener1000]

The good old days before Blizz slammed invisible walls everywhere and started going after anyone who didn't "play as intended". WoW became a themepark with strictly fenced paths

[@caderoster8333]

Land’s end beach takes me back!

[@Jediwarlock]

Such a great spot! :)

[@rujasu7731]

2:10 Nevermind early concept maps, the manual that shipped with the game also placed BFD at Darkshore.

[@Laf-Adventures]

Awesome video as always man! I love adventuring in game and in real life. Seeking the best places in public to be in private is a fun time.

[@Jediwarlock]

Thank you so much! I appreciate the thoughts and totally agree! :)

[@apblolol]

one quest from the hunter legion order hall leads to the tower of Eldrara. you are sent to "collect" initiate outfit pieces from the local mages to disguise yourself. you just duel someone outside the tower, never actually get to go in.

[@Jediwarlock]

Oh cool! :) I didn't know that.

[@vulgrin9573]

Great video man, you're knocking it out of the park lately!

[@Jediwarlock]

Thanks so much! :)

[@mookieblaelocker6504]

this some underrated content right here, keep up the great work

[@Jediwarlock]

Thanks so much! :)

[@rosebomb]

I really do hope they open up Mount Hyjal in SoD and add in all of the other planned ideas for Vanilla that never made it in like the Azshara BG

[@Jediwarlock]

That would be awesome! Maybe flesh out the Timbermaw Tunnels as well :D

[@danieldors1075]

This was a great subject, I remember feeling exactly like you described when visiting Blasted Lands doing the warlock quest or other spots. I think you could expand further and talk about the most desolate/lonely characters in the game, those that exist for a purpose (or not) and are far away from the others.

[@Jediwarlock]

That's a good idea! :D

[@lennic]

5:00 Indeed I've been there a LOT, as spoilered in the video.. Rich Thorium Veins show up there and honestly Azshara was my fav route !

[@Jediwarlock]

Awesome! I forget that professions bring you past a LOT of areas when going for certain routes lol

[@HinkHall]

Thanks for focusing so much on the ambiance of the background sounds/music. It’s heavily under appreciated

[@Jediwarlock]

You are welcome! I love listening to it. :)

[@General12th]

Hi Jedi! The lack of doodads, critters, or terrain features make Darkwhisper Gorge and the Tainted Scar utterly dreary. It's amazing how WoW can look so lively with just a handful of decorations -- and how dull it can look without it.

[@Jediwarlock]

Agreed! Thanks for pointing that out :)

[@chazzdposh]

It's not the World First videos or the epic PVP montages that highlight how good WoW is. It's videos like this.

[@Jediwarlock]

:)

[@derekgornall]

Ahh... Lotro Bree-land music. One of my all time faves

[@Jediwarlock]

One of the best :D

[@Sanguivore]

I love all these lil obscure and out-of-the-way areas in WoW. As a kid, exploring the reaches of Azeroth ignited my imagination like nothing else.

[@Jediwarlock]

Definitely agree :D

[@cherub3624]

These are the places I used to go out of my way to wander around. I think my favorite place in the game might be on the coast of Desolace at the tower on the cliff in Ethel Rethor.

[@Jediwarlock]

It's a great spot! It's one of my 7 Wonders of Kalimdor I talked about in another video ;)

[@cherub3624]

@@Jediwarlock Ah! I'm not surprised you've covered it since you clearly have an eye for these things.

[@maruraba1478]

1:31 there are moonsabers just northwest of the ruins. Kinda near where the cat spawns. I slways thought the cats in Darkshore and Ashenvale maybe feral cousins of the domesticated mounts. Like Shadumbra.

[@Jediwarlock]

LOVE that idea! :)

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Another great one again. Thanks!

[@Jediwarlock]

You are welcome! :)

[@allonzehe9135]

This was great. I love this lesser known stuff from Classic.

[@Jediwarlock]

More on the way! ;)

[@allonzehe9135]

@@Jediwarlock Looking forward to it.

[@massey81]

I always liked tracking the path of the titans from ulduar to its end point in dragonblight southern sea. I like to think it was connected to uldaman and beyond.

[@Jediwarlock]

I made a video on that... you should go check it out! :D It could definitely connect to some of the other Titan strongholds or perhaps the Well of Eternity :)

[@massey81]

@@Jediwarlock yeah i know, ive watched it already ;)

[@SideBurn12]

3:35 Thats something I can recommend to everyone playing classic or vanilla. Or WotLK for that matter. Few games has such good ambience as early wow. I can personally recommend Duskwood, Winterspring, Howling Fjord, Strat/Scholo and whole Lordaeron tbh. Lower that music volume, crank the ambience and just sit back and drift away 😊🖤

[@Jediwarlock]

Thanks for sharing! :D I love the ambience in WoW as well!!

[@stevehitman]

You never disappoint! Amazing voice too!

[@Jediwarlock]

Thanks so much! :)

[@leviathan8624]

Whats up with that Kalimdor map at 4:55, Silithus does not look like that

[@Jediwarlock]

Haha, I actually used one of the early Alpha maps in that shot... makes you wonder what they were originally gonna use Silithus for :o

[@tonythesopranos5310]

Love the world building of classic wow, truly lightning in a bottle.

[@Jediwarlock]

True! :)

[@Shokisan1]

Love the atmosphere/vibes of classic wow. Thanks

[@Jediwarlock]

You are very welcome! Thanks for watching :)

[@zimattack9994]

If memory serves the night elf sacrificed there nightsaber to some cat god i think this came from the rpg guide so canon is up in the air

[@Jediwarlock]

Ooh interesting! I'll have to look into that :)

[@bretts8070]

Another incredible video! Thank you.

[@Jediwarlock]

You are welcome! :D

[@llliiliiiiiililiiiliiiilllllli]

Such a cozy video

[@Jediwarlock]

Thank you! :)

[@Owl_Knight98]

Another video to include into my wow x DnD campaign ❤

[@Jediwarlock]

Awesome! :D

[@jjaaamm]

love this concept, moaer!

[@Jediwarlock]

Thank you! :)

[@mitchconner2021]

I like how 3 of these areas are places I farm fishing stuff in SOD lmao

[@Jediwarlock]

Haha, nice! XD

[@Ryan_hey]

Land's End Beach is also the gateway to a ton of hidden Un Goro/Silithus hidden zones. Swim west and you'll eventually be able to go straight up a mountain into a zone in Un Goro which has an incredible amount to explore.

[@Jediwarlock]

Definitely! Check out Vulgrin's recent video on that... he does a really cool exploration of those areas :D

[@professorhazard]

This is more of a middle-of-the-road of Azeroth, but I've been waiting for decades for the Tower of Azora to be explained, mentioned, anything at all. Not since Randy Marsh climbed it with a couple of night elves has it been referred to as existent! Just who is, or was, Azora?

[@Jediwarlock]

Great question! :D

[@fieswow]

Great Video! Thank you🙏🏻

[@Jediwarlock]

You are very welcome! :)

[@fieswow]

@@Jediwarlock ;)

[@Flanuora]

Really enjoyed this!

[@Jediwarlock]

Thank you! :)

[@nimingor]

Hella cool to hearing the Lotro OST ❤️

[@Jediwarlock]

Thanks! I like to throw it in there from time to time ;)

[@Nothraxius]

@Jediwarlock did you know there are more of those roads to nowhere? At least one is found between Ashenvale and Stonetalon, kinda where the tunnel is.

[@Jediwarlock]

That's so cool! I did not know about that :D

[@MrFrostpower]

There's some magic about your videos.

[@Jediwarlock]

Thank you, that means a lot and I really appreciate it! :)

[@phoenix21studios]

Stonetalon moutians, desolace, feralas. All felt empty

[@Jediwarlock]

Lonely and mysterious :D

[@Nyrikkio]

Have you considered doing a collab with Wowcrendor? He does a series called “pointless top 10s”for things in Azeroth. Would love to see your in-depth takes on what is deemed mundane 😊

[@Jediwarlock]

I have seen those videos! He is a big-league WoW creator but I'd love to collab with him someday :)

[@NephiSwan]

What's the map at 4:52 from? I don't remember silithus ever having that bit jutting out to the west, under the Isle of dread.

[@Jediwarlock]

Very observant! Just for fun I used the WoW Alpha map for this one... makes you wonder what might have been planned for Southern Silithus :D

[@antrumkfpsalatschleuder8768]

At the tower in Aszara you get one of the Priest runes in SOD

[@Jediwarlock]

That's awesome! :D

[@mattwwoolsey]

This video was awesome thanks!

[@Jediwarlock]

You're welcome! :D

[@silentriver8488]

Just my irl life has me choking on demon smog hourly lol

[@Jediwarlock]

Yeah, it be like that sometimes :o

[@Getzapped42]

Holy Crap! Made it in before the Half Hour mark... time to sip my energy drink and relax to some JediWarlock!

[@Jediwarlock]

Woohoo! Glad you could join us :)

[@j.m.3600]

I love this comfy rpg content

[@Jediwarlock]

I'm so glad to hear that! :D

[@grafspe807]

Sadly the end of the world as we know it is coming with the cata pre patch. This broke my heart back when it happen the first time The last night of Wrath before the cata systems patch we had a druid party in Moonglade and then decide to have an all Tree Druid raid on Org ( had a pally and a cpl priests got in also some how ) The sigh of 20 plus trees running across the Barrons and into Org was awesome and one of my fave memory's in all my years of this game I been doing some streams of me running around the old world in Wrath classic and checking out the places that will go away with the passing of Wrath . I know i can visit in classic era but Wrath was the peak wow for me and we will never have another like it

[@panamajack5972]

fr I just want to skip straight to MoP

[@Jediwarlock]

I'm a Wrath baby and it definitely holds a special place in my heart too :) ...do you know if they are doing a Wrath Era server?

[@grafspe807]

@@Jediwarlock No sadly no Wrath servers :(

[@cirnofumo7352]

ready for epic content edit: yes I would like to see more content like this.

[@Jediwarlock]

Thanks! :D

[@ZestyGuides]

Great video keep it up!!!

[@Jediwarlock]

Thank you! :)

[@jaxirraywhisper741]

I have a screenshot from 2007 with my hunter and her saberpet looking at the sea on the very far end even more north of the lcoation mentioned first near mathysta ruins

[@Jediwarlock]

That's awesome! Great memories :)

[@LordTheCyril]

The altar is a warcraft 3 building. The hero building.

[@Jediwarlock]

Oh yeah! That makes sense :)

[@tdegraaf1990]

More like this please!

[@Jediwarlock]

I'm on it! :D

[@MercilusPro]

Great video!

[@Jediwarlock]

Thank you! :)

[@adventurerready3114]

Good choices.

[@Jediwarlock]

Thanks! :)

[@brandonjmorris5]

This video alone might get me to resub.

[@Jediwarlock]

Season of Discovery is definitely worth it if you like Classic :) It has its pros and cons but overall I've really enjoyed it :)

[@nilsjonsson1133]

Banger video

[@Jediwarlock]

Thank you! :)

[@Mentalsauceage]

Y'all gotta play Turtle WoW and the mount hyjal beyond that gate is amazing with a 40 man Emerald sanctum raid

[@Jediwarlock]

Super tempted to try it! :D

[@Sean-q9l]

by the title, i thought you ment retail as a whole

[@Jediwarlock]

I usually just stay in the Classic era :) occasionally TBC and Wrath but nothing more modern than that.

[@Chad-zd4vs]

King 👑 love the videos

[@Jediwarlock]

Thank you so much! :D

[@landroverbro]

This amazing

[@Jediwarlock]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@derdork3233]

I don't think i ever set foot in darkshore.

[@Jediwarlock]

Definitely not the place you go if you're Horde XD

[@derdork3233]

@@Jediwarlock well, what can i say but Lok tar, ogar!

[@cavamove]

Great content dude, great attention to details, so immersive... Anyone can see how much you care about the world and the game experience. This work is so important to the community and longevity of the game. Thank you so much!

[@Jediwarlock]

You are very welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

[@awedelen1]

Nice. 👍🏼

[@Jediwarlock]

Thanks! :)

[@Aussieontheroad]

Weird hearing LOTRO music in a WoW video...

[@Jediwarlock]

XD I'm glad some people noticed that! I like to throw it in from time to time, haha.

[@Personify88]

Played wow for years and didn't know about that ghost cat in darkshore. Definitely taming that when I make a hunter in classic hardcore.

[@Jediwarlock]

Definitely go do it! :D

[@6enduro331]

yes

[@Jediwarlock]

Yes!

[@damiencrossley7497]

The far south Island of Tara is

[@fritzschnitzmueller3768]

Lets goo

[@Jediwarlock]

:D

[@jugobetrugo7213]

It's sad to see that the areas that once had tons of players are now completely dead. Think about how much time developers, teams and players spent in the areas and what they experienced there. Sometimes WoW feels like a partially dead world since everything works through dungeon browsers and queues these days. I miss the time when every part of the world was still alive...

[@Jediwarlock]

I agree! Only by continuing to remember and visit these places can their magic be sustained. :)

[@hjallebyss2603]

vanilla wow lore was peak! the best part was the unknow, just hits of the titans plans, the old gods and Sargeras!

[@Jediwarlock]

So true! :D

[@AllThingsNerdChannel]

First! Let's Go :)

[@Jediwarlock]

Eyyy nice ;)

[@a.f.7650]

4:32 not in Turtle WoW … they make these loose ends filled with lore appropriate to exactly vanilla times and bring in new old quests. Way better than some miserable SoD or, Old Gods forbid, retail …

[@Jediwarlock]

Such a cool server :)

[@a.f.7650]

@@Jediwarlock true. I'm pretty sure you're viewers would like to know how does it feel to play here with all those HC challenges and what have you …

[@HawaiiKnut]

I miss the Tainted Scar and Darkwhisper Gorge. They were changed in Cataclysm. They were barren, red tinted, demon infested areas. Driving home how dangerous they were. I didn't dare to set foot there in vanilla, but was more bold in classic. Quite the experiences.

[@Jediwarlock]

I agree! Turning the Tainted Scar into a green forest definitely seemed like a wild change that happened out of the blue :o

[@HawaiiKnut]

@@Jediwarlock It went from The Blasted Lands+ to Felwood Lite.

[@Bramandin]

Once beautiful world of Azerot is, for me, inexorably colored and it's meaning changed by the stupidity and ineptitude of current devs that hold the reigns. Classic just hammers in the idea that no unanswered mystery will reveal it's secrets, however many mysteries may be spoiled, ruined and defiled by these prideful idiots. It's just colors every inch of Azeroth for me, and I can no longer enjoy the game.

[@Jediwarlock]

I'm sorry to hear that... I hope you can find a private server or maybe Classic Era where you can enjoy the undamaged version of the game :)