World of Warcraft's Greatest Quest Never Made

[@Aztonio]

Hello, No it's not.

[@Aztonio]

xD

[@Atlas8813]

Do elaborate good sir/madam

[@Aztonio]

@@Atlas8813 I do not need to, gentleman.

[@Atlas8813]

@@Aztonio understandable, have a nice day.

[@patrickstadel3224]

If the internet was this comment section, it'd be a much nicer place. Have a nice day.

[@Shiirow]

I love the assumption that a massive amount of people actually raided in vanilla, when most raid completion barely hit double digits until BC/Wrath, with Naxx having the lowest participation of them all. which lead to it being the first raid of wrath with reused assets.

[@stanbrule9357]

The majority of players never got to 60 back then, never mind raiding

[@jacobenke7936]

The vast majority did not raid beyond mc because the player base in general was less knowledgeable. It was how you established who was good and who was not. The only real difference between then and classic was that EVERYONE started world buffing and using full consumes, even for MC. World buffs and consumes can get even a lackluster guild to clear BWL, and most bosses become an absolute joke. I never once saw sons on Rag while playing classic or pserver, where my vanilla guild saw sons for the first few months until our dps got better gear (rag was nerfed several times after that, especially his health pool and raid damage). At the time, we only used world buffs when we were trying for a first kill on something like nef after a night of wiping to sort through mechanics and such. It's a shame, since seeing my buffed feral with 14k hp and capped armor was pretty awesome.

[@Veriganic]

It has come to my attention I have been mispronouncing Naxxramas as 'Naxxaramus' I will carry the guilt of this mistake with me for the rest of my life

[@sarustheblue]

Many players pronounce it Naxxaramus ❤

[@iain8898]

as you should you massive let down.

[@peeko_luxx2873]

How do you sleep at night?!

[@Prz9474]

TIL that I too have been saying it wrong. I must reevaluate how I pronounce "Christmas" now

[@brennorris7061]

Just wait till you do the AQ opening in Syphilis.

[@Fingolfin3423]

Well done, Verigan. This brings me back to the fantasy that WoW once was. I was an undergrad when Vanilla WoW came out in November of 2004. I was part of a great guild back then named Obsidian Spur on the Sargeras realm. We raided jointly with another Horde guild named Team eXecute and ran almost all of the 40-man content back in Vanilla with the exception of a few bosses in the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj and most of the Naxxramas bosses. My good friend and college roommate at the time was fascinated in the Ashbringer questline, and we would talk about if often. He played a Tauren warrior named Jt, and I played an undead/forsaken priest named Wretchedmist. I remember the Durnholde Keep references to Ashbringer as well. I became guild master of Obsidian Spur during The Burning Crusade. Indeed, he had to wait until Legion to finally wield the weapon. By that time we had transferred Obsidian Spur over to the Thrall realm due to Horde player volume, which is where the guild still resides. The original guild shell still exists on Sargeras, though. My friend died a few years ago at the age of 37 on 10/29/2020. I just recently stopped playing WoW in June of 2022 due to the ever-increasing tedious nature of running a mythic raiding guild as raid leader and guild master. The mythic end-game raiding content in WoW became so horribly overtuned over the years, becoming less accessible and more demanding in terms of time and energy. It just wasn't worth it. Raiding, as well as the game as a whole, lost the fantasy, exploration, storytelling, and community element. Players nowadays don't value guilds the way they did in the past, and a big part of that problem is changing game designs over many years. I currently have the guild on hiatus. I'm not sure I will return to retail WoW. I might go back to Classic and try that for the first time. I'm happy with my incredible memories of WoW. The best time I ever played was during Vanilla. For those who didn't get that opportunity, I wish you did. I've never experienced anything like it. It truly was a great adventure. The memories are seared in my mind forever, and I relive them through the soundtracks.

[@haunted5311]

"Mythic" See, that's your issue, you were playing RETAIL. That's probably why you quit, retail is hot garbage. RIP to your buddy.

[@SirProdigle]

MMO's in general back then were experimental takes at "imagine what a virtual world would be like" much more than they were games. Honestly the actual game was secondary in a lot of ways to how much effort they put into just making an online social experience. I don't know when it happened, but we moved away from that to putting all our focus on grindy MMO gameplay, which was never the selling point anyway

[@haunted5311]

@@SirProdigle not only that, players nowadays have 1 goal: meta game only, screw fun. (Meta gaming AKA playing in the most efficient way possible, even if you have to sacrifice fun for efficiency). Meta gaming has really destroyed gaming in general, because nobody is trying to have fun anymore at this point.

[@SirProdigle]

@@haunted5311 yes. Information space race. so easy to work out statistically the best strategy that games have to design around it. I ended up recapturing a lot of that old "fun for funs sake" with actual couch co-op and indie games, but it's hard to set up now. TTRPGS are also great for that!

[@Hennesg]

Sorry for your loss. Way too young. It's not only that mythic became overtuned, theres no magic. A raid should have one difficulty, it should have attunement quests that do worldbuilding and make you traverse the world, the first few weeks maybe months the handful of last few bosses should only be available to the top 5% and then get nerfed over the span of months, legendaries shoudl be legenday etc etc etc etc It felt like a world everybody was in together and retail is just...... personalized instances of the newest boss encounters. I dont know theres just a different feeling from getting ported instantly to a raid, and then get personalized loot and the peace out compared to talking with your guild, walking there together, raging about loot descisions and dkp systems etc etc. Old WoW created stories

[@aviael]

The Fable music and the halo sound effects into boarding the covenant ship was fantastic.

[@peeko_luxx2873]

Hahahaha dude I immediately heard that and knew! Funny enough, I listen to fable music all the time when I play classic. It’s so fitting. Cheers!

[@loganburns9557]

Same, I recognized right away. The other tracks were great too. I was happy to see the track list in the description 😊

[@thecringekid5744]

I really hope Blizzard finally adds this back in and completes it with this new Season.

[@Veriganic]

i really hope so!

[@jamesn3122]

Nothing could make SoD better imo. Really the pinnacle of what Classic+ could be

[@Kurotaisa]

I don't think they're gonna add Ash ringer's quest I to the 1 to 25 season my dude. Maybe the starting point, make it a long term, game-long questline.

[@kurokamiotaku]

@@Kurotaisaonly phase 1 is lvl 25 lol

[@realmrkou]

SoD is the beta for Classic+

[@Veriganic]

So that's it - the trilogy is complete. Onto the next adventure! I'm a bit ashamed of my sloppy editing in this one, and KZbin's compression seems to have quietened the audio quite a bit for some reason, but I've been working on this for a month and I've been dying to get to work on the next projects, so here it is! Please let me know what you think.

[@hansolowe19]

You did good. 👍

[@Krisekulk]

the editing was extremely good keep doing what you do!

[@ArcadiaP]

KZbin only softened your video's audio because it's way too hot. KZbin's "Stats for Nerds" shows it being reduced by 11 dB, you can do this on your own end and when uploaded to KZbin, it'll sound fine. This video is indeed quieter than others whose videos aren't being manhandled by KZbin. Otherwise, it's fine.

[@swtorfan6756]

You're a good storyteller - thoroughly enjoyed this. Makes me want to take the rest of the day off and go to Azeroth!

[@nicewhenearnedrudemostlyel489]

You are right to be ashamed. You can learn and do better if you wish it. It'll be fine.

[@Revenge221]

Your Paladin Trilogy has been such a neat look back into Classic WoW. Esp. as someone who played a Paladin throughout the classic era of WoW himself. I was one of those fools scouring Outland for any and all clues about the Ashbringer back in the mid-to-late 00's. Anyway, whatever game you cover going forward, I'm excited to see it. I like your style, and you got a nice voice to listen to.

[@edluke3415]

There was a quest in TBC that was pretty long from a blacksmith which eventually rewards you with a blue weapon reward, the rumor was that he was originally supposed to be the guy to get to the next step for the Ashbringer. It was such a long quest that made you do several end game dungeons that it wasn't worth the reward and ultimately was either a red herring or they scrapped the original purpose for that content.

[@shadowdragon8168]

Do you happen to remember what the name of the blacksmith is or the start quest? I'd like to take a look at this, I have a mild obsession with the old Corrupted Ashbringer and the what the purifying questline might have been and I would to see what this questline is.

[@edluke3415]

@@shadowdragon8168 I've been trying to look it up and I'm having such a hard time finding it. I remember the pain in the ass of doing the quest and how big of a let down the reward was for doing it, but all I can remember about the quest giver is he's a human black smith and he's hidden in some forest part of a zone that's real hard to find on your own. I want to say it started with an item that drops off one of the mobs in the dungeons around Tempest Keep. I seriously spent a good hour going through quest rewards on wowhead on the TBC page and couldn't find the quest. Seriously the only reason I remember it was because it was such a pain in the ass to finish and this was back in like February of 2007.

[@antoniomatias307]

@@shadowdragon8168 its the Bane of the Ilidari questline

[@shadowdragon8168]

@@antoniomatias307 Thank you so much!

[@porkems]

The Halo Ambient Wonder track playing while zoning into Naxx was so funny and fitting. Great work!

[@mcfarvo]

Spooky Flood vibes in Naxx

[@Stylz7]

These videos are very bittersweet. It brings the nostalgia of the good old days while reminding you of what blizzard left behind in pursuit of money. Keep up the good work.

[@cococock2418]

Classic is just fine bozo, as will sod be. Just because you parse grey and quit doesn’t mean the rest of us did.

[@OrchinX]

@@cococock2418 why so toxic? this guy longs for better RPG storytelling and you insult him because (you think) he doesn't have.. high damage? you are everything that is wrong with WoW

[@claytongiampaolo7848]

​@@cococock2418wrecked lol

[@cococock2418]

@@OrchinX “better rpg storytelling”? Go play a single player game. And I don’t “think”. I know. These comments are never said by people in method lmao, it’s always garbage players. You want lore, play classic. Retail blows.

[@PootisPenserPow]

​@cococock2418 you proved his point with your own. Parses.

[@j1nz007]

An NPC in the Terrokar Forest was initially supposed to be the "lost son" called David Wayne. He abandoned the Sons of Lothar to live on his own, he is a weapon smith, he can create demonic/exotic weapons, when talking to him he said "that he has a feeling to be part of something great". But then for some odd reason, blizzard decided to bring out the mentioned Ashbringer comic and retconning everything planned so far. And this is how we ended up with the current lore.

[@darkinin]

They were probably writing the Wrath lore before TBC release, and decided that Tyrion was getting the Ashbringer. In that case, they'd scrap the original quest, which they did, only saying prior to Wrath launch "Uh... we forgot."

[@colecote1432]

“Some Reason” the reason ended up being so all Pallies could get it in legion. This is the best option.

[@tainicon4639]

@@colecote1432they had no idea legion was going to exist back then haha

[@colecote1432]

@@tainicon4639 no doubt about that. But it worked out for the best.

[@tainicon4639]

@@colecote1432 yes and no… I think it should have been more obtainable… but giving it out like that was kinda disappointing after the first “omg I have it”. Like a wrath classic level legendary would have been perfect. Everyone and their mother has a shadowmourne now.

[@zactanner1383]

Verigan I am beyond obsessed with your wow videos. Your story telling, and reverence for the game are so so engaging. I'll happily follow any WoW adventure you go on, please keep making these videos.

[@shortbusmilitia2422]

As a new player in 2007 in the days before Wowhead I spent WEEKS following forum leads and Thottbot comments looking how to get Ashbringer. I eventually gave up and later learned that it never existed... I was crushed

[@andreasd.8928]

Loving these videos, they bring back a lot of the sense of mystery I felt when the game was new! There's another mention of the Ashbringer in the original game: a gnome in Tanaris (Narain Soothfancy - part of the AQ scepter chain) will briefly mention it if you talk to him.

[@heymax23]

I truly believe the first minute of this video is a crowning achievement in media story telling and If I was a game director at a AAA studio, I would reach out to you with a contract for lead cutscene designer based off of that alone.

[@matthewball9851]

i was obsessed with this when i was 13, thanks for bringing up the old memories haha

[@AntrozLPs]

Your videos are so cozy and atmospheric! Such a treat to watch!

[@thayet]

Love the transition at 20:30 and the editing in general, the chapter titles and the anecdotes. Great work!

[@ryospeedwagon1456]

I could recognize the Fable 1 intro within the first 0.5 seconds, and the Morrowind music in 0.00000000000000001 seconds. The music beams serotonin direct into my brain. Love your work as always Verigan, Keep at it! btw, your editing on this video was really great. I loved the old school Halo style scene transitions.

[@Atreid3s]

Wow, what an amazing video! I knew this lore back in Vanilla, in 2006-7, but my guild had only made it part way thru AQ40 when TBC hit, (as a matter of fact, no guild in my server had cleared Naxx when TBC launched) so I never actually got to see how the events in SM actually go down when you wield the Ashbringer! So, 18 years later, i appreciate being able to see it!

[@patrickprice3125]

Amazing video, amazing editing, amazing script, amazing story. If you ever run out of ideas, covering the epics of the hunter’s Rohk’delar and the priests’ Benediction/Anathema could be great with your style of video. Much love dude!

[@AngloidBeliever]

Absolutely awesome video man, love to see it and very much enjoyed the Paladin Trilogy. Can't wait to see what's next, keep it up!

[@RiseSoup]

A legendary video for a legendary blade. I really like how your video chapters kind of sound like chapters in a Halo game that pop up at the bottom of your screen. Keep up the phenomenal work.

[@stephenskocpol]

My friend, I have a feeling you are going to become very big on youtube, very soon. I would love to learn more warcraft lore from. I hate Nobbel's voice and storytelling style even if i recognize he is a great authority. Your storytelling voice and style is fantastic and the way you combine voice, sound, visuals is truly something you don't see very often. Especially in this topic. Keep up the good work, I will be proudly telling my wow-friends that I was a subscriber to your channel when you only still had less than 20k subscribers!

[@scottmazzotta3243]

Excellent video. A lot of people are interested in stories of video games but don’t have the skill, knowledge, or time to fully unlock the story for what it is. This channel is an excellent idea to do just that, and bring fully encompassed stories of great video games to the general public.

[@xpurescimx]

4:11 was so hilariously unexpected holy shit you just made my day and nearly made a grown man shed a tear. Pure genius reference. Halo was so far beyond its time, I miss the atmosphere of those games so much.

[@ohlrichminiatures4954]

I really hope this series continues and grows to include other classes, races, and the Hoard. Your script, storytelling, music choices, and cinematography are wonderful. I find these videos both wonderfully nostalgic and relaxing.

[@Metaligathor]

This is just brilliant. Not just the story, but you and your creativity and wordplay. Love it

[@robertjones762]

Im glad I found your channel, this video format of oblivion music and man talks to you calmly is fantastic.

[@harrack]

What an amazing series. I really, REALLY like your format, you have great pacing, script, it all just works really well and it's honestly still surprising how small your channel is, although I understand that it's quite new and everything. I would love for you to touch up no the continuation of this story with Darion and Tirion. And also explore other quests or interesting items within this game. Nothing is giving me such a nostalgia trip like those videos. Great work!

[@tinfoilballoon8362]

I love this channel so very much. I wasn't really a coherent human during vanilla wow (I was 9) so getting to experience quests as they were meant to be enjoyed-- as stories! --is so perfect. I can't wait to see you tackle other games too, games I never really wanted to touch or cared for. You tell stories in such a delightful and fun way. Keep going, I'll stay tuned!

[@stauner4242]

Man starts out with fable and also has TES3:Morrowind, TESIV:Oblivion, etc., music as just background accompaniments, halo-style chapter markers, brilliant gravemind-from-halo-3-esque whispers of the blade cutscenes replete with the track "gravemind" in the background... Yeah, this has earned a follow for sure. This is a dope video man

[@harjoituskanava]

Verigan, you make engaging videos and bring great stories alive. Don't care what game/story you are exploring, just like the way YOU do it. Please continue with what you are doing and I will continue consuming.

[@valentinl9354]

i am glad i found your channel so early! definitely a hidden treasure of youtube. i haven't played classic ever, but the way you narrate gives me nostalgia of a time that never happened to me will be waiting for the next video!

[@GhostieNotes]

These videos about classic WoW have really resonated with me. I was maybe 5-6 years old when my dad first showed me this incredible world during The Burning Crusade, and I've been so deeply invested in it ever since. I never got to appreciate the original run in 2004 in full, so 2019's re-release of Classic allowed me to experience the next best thing. Your story of trekking to the Scarlet Monastery made me sad that I didn't have memories of "the golden years", as some may call them. Though, after watching a little longer, it occurred to me that I *did* have some tales of my own - like while playing my undead mage and deciding that, on a whim, me and 4 other random people should just go run Deadmines at level 16 (which was a hell of a journey in of itself). I may have pushed the highest level of progression raiding during the vanilla - tbc - wrath re-releases, but those smaller memories are just as important. Please keep telling stories, no matter what games and worlds they originate from. They evoke emotions that are near impossible to describe.

[@JasperHowland]

The Ashbringer comics are seared into my brain for life, I loved them... "Who do you love?"

[@OfficialChrissums]

Great video! You should do more of these gaming nostalgia walkthroughs. No need for it to be only wow

[@aeris136]

This is so nostalgic omg QQ. The memories from this era of WOW were some of the absolute best gaming memories I still carry with me. Also very bittersweet.... The friends I made and got to know in game so well have all dispersed and lost touch. I Have played it off and on since then, but it will never be the same as back then. Great video mate!

[@KingLich451]

i know that feeling

[@Ragranok2147]

Recently found this channel, great videos keep up the good work. Also loving all the halo references, really had me intrigued by how you did the little shadow box with the text, always one of my favorite things about halo.

[@Calico321]

I love listening to you talk about the game, and your videos are always beautifully shot.

[@bytheholylight4931]

Great video. Recently acquired my Ashbringer on my Paladin after almost 20 years of hunting! The Morrowind music in the background somewhere was a tasty touch. I enchanted lifestealing on it. :)

[@timothymartensen9040]

WoW with AOE2 music? The content I didn't know I needed

[@coreygarrett9545]

At the start of Classic I prayed to the loot gods for Corrupted Ashbringer specifically and nothing else. I formed and amazing guild and played the entire game as its GM, even getting the Scarab Mount. When we got to Naxx, my prayers were answered, not only did we get a Corrupted Ashbringer…we got FIVE of them. The PvP video of four warriors and one paladin all with Ashbringers is still amazing. Two were night elves and we did Arena and once beat a Rogue/Mage/Priest as 3 warriors. I have to imagine seeing one lone human warrior with Ashbringer riding a Scarab then getting jumped by his two night elf warrior guards in stealth was a surreal pvp experience. I felt like a hero unit at the end of the game lmao.

[@Annoying_Llama]

This is an amazing channel. Also you mentioned talking about lore of other games, i would recommend Embers Adrift. It has amazing lore and some lore is altered through player experience.

[@Veriganic]

been keeping an eye on that game, looks cool!

[@reckneps]

i've loved this trilogy so much, would love to see more classic content but whatever you do i will happily watch, love your style of storytelling

[@AnnieBee43]

Fantastic video as always! In my decade of playing private servers, the end phases of vanilla always leave me enamored and mystified and moved to tears. The sense of exploration and mystery, of a world that is almost quite there but just out of reach... it really, seriously moves me. The caverns of time, the unfinished vanilla outlands, hyjal, the cut emerald dream... All so wonderful.

[@MathieuVuylsteke]

Awesome video! slow-aced and great storytelling. It instantly makes me want to play Season of Discovery and do scarlet monastery all over again

[@harryholden795]

Glad i stumbled upon this video. I already knew the story as a ret nerd who has been playing for far too long, but I loved the way you told the story and all the lil quirks (such as fishing in the raid). Can tell you really love the game and its refreshed my own love for it after all these years.

[@LukerativeLion]

I remember this weapon back at level 60, the mystery of it, the fact that they did have the legendary Ashbringer tooltip in the game and on thottbot and wowhead, but you had to follow the chain of comments and were still left with cliffhangers and hearsay. Thank you for making this video. Very informative.

[@bebl]

Your Videos are picturing my nostalgia to the game. Forget about the editing, i love your Paladin trilogy!

[@SudsyLoofah]

Absolutely incredible video. You have an eloquent way of storytelling. Brilliant!

[@scarabmancoyote]

i really like your storytelling approach in these videos and for what it's worth encourage you to keep going and share more experiences this way

[@Revenge221]

Oh, is this about the long rumored quest to cleanse or reforge the Ashbringer? I had just brought this up to a friend. So excited to see this!

[@kendee_]

Another banger. Your presentation has only gotten better and better.

[@TheIceisDry]

amazing video, great story telling & cinematic elements. It was on the longer side but it didn't get boring either, keep at it!

[@Bordinio]

Enormous Like - very good narration and montage. You brought a lot of memories and spirits back! I started playing in TBC... I regeret not being a part of great classic lore and community.

[@ZackeroniAndCheese]

I love this channel The editing makes it feel like I'm doing the quests and exploring the world building with you

[@matejsmrekar1218]

This was very well made. I enjoyed it from start to finish. You won my subscription, looking forward to see what you make next.

[@tylerbenjamin328]

I LOVED this video. Ive been playing wow since launch and i love all the memories. That Nat Pagles book I have looted and sold or thrown away countless times haha! And the trek to Scarlet Monastary as alliance is just as quintessential as having to run through Wetlands as a Night elf to get to Elwynn forest haha. Like you said it really is like a pilgrimage. Your ability to recognize and share the experiences lifelong players have with the game is very nice. For those lifelong players we're like "hey i know about that!" . Anyways great video!!! 💖💖💖

[@constantanxietyattacks6878]

The Fable music is just so instantly comforting, it's like a balm directly on my brain.

[@JoshSweetvale]

10:30 That ambiguity is some _very_ good writing. Is the Ashbringer, the force that obliterated hordes of undead in minutes, the Naaru-core sword of vengeance? Or was it Alexandros, who could be both righteous and furious, unlike the modern Scarlet Crusade? If you ask the Argent Dawn, it was the latter.

[@DarthSidian]

Lovely to see a newer channel covering these legends. Keep it going!

[@stonks87]

I knew some of this info but not all of it, fascinating stuff, thanks for taking the time to make this and share it

[@SenipLuff]

what might be interesting to you is that I was never recommended your non-wow videos, definitely giving them a watch now!

[@PiotrMaciejczak]

I absolutely adore your style of storytelling and montage. Thank you!

[@Greg-gy7cd]

Man you are tickling my nostalgia with this Morrowind music! Great vid mate

[@joellemarron3452]

I love these videos! It really captures what makes wow classic so great

[@dancinglight8411]

No bots in the video though. Not v accurate.

[@TipYourtank]

Your voice over and script for this video is really well done. Well played!

[@sinisternemesis1918]

This is my first video, liked and subbed man. Ashbringer was in my mind the most ultimate weapons of any person pure of heart could wield. Seeing it corrupt and lootable back in the day was an obvious staple. I just hope that in the new classic plus season, we get an epic quest that rivals the scepter of the shifting sands line and makes the ash bringer Holy again

[@SiriusMuller16]

man i love the way u tell the stories haha, reminds me of all the moments and small things i did in the game collectivly making unforgetable memories

[@jimboozie962]

this video popped up in my recommended and I just wanted to say this was awesome and I immediately subscribed. really looking forward to future videos!

[@Babaganoosh69]

Another excellent video, I look forward to see what the future holds in store for your channel!

[@DonTinker]

As much as I already know about the Ashbringer, I love how the different narrators approach this story, and this was really, really good!

[@JulianGood]

The quality and storytelling is so top notch, god i love when you upload these wow videos! Amazing work!

[@parkerlamarbrook]

This video was great! I like the way you present and narrated the story 👍🏼

[@ekscalybur]

The Ashbringer should have never been in players hands. Some legendary items were completely diminished when you logged in and saw 40+ copies of it running around Dalaran. That might be a little harsh, but it sure as hell shouldn't have been something just handed out as a participation trophy. Ok, never is a bit harsh, but it should have been exceedingly rare to see.

[@stuarthutzler6670]

Even though the "Paladin Trilogy" is over, I do hope you'll someday talk about the Battle of Darrowshire questline. I've heard over and over that it's one of the most epic and emotional quests ever written, and I feel like your storytelling style would really do it justice.

[@jacobenke7936]

Poor little Pamela, that story is so sad. I played a feral druid on p servers and classic, so I had to do that chain many times for the ring. The other rewards weren't great (other than tea with sugar)

[@rensvopstal]

you are amazing at storytelling and I hope to see a horde epic soon, thanks for making these videos

[@Zerasad]

Just stumbled upon this, and it was very entertaining and well put together. Loved the narration, good job! Now to watch the rest of the videos on your channel

[@teamdoubleR]

After 19 years of WoW i've finally picked up paladin for the first time in classic hardcore. This was a lovely video to fill my soul with RP

[@michaalbo323]

Your channel gives me big Hayven Gamess vibe, really enjoyed the vid and definitely watch more!

[@petermiz]

great video. i played back in vanilla and never made it to naxx, but i still remember the tales of the ashbringer back then

[@Spectacular66]

1. Great video! 2. While it was inconvenient back in those days the trek to the Scarlet Monastery was very worth it to Alliance players. It really wasn't hard to find a group, you just had to be the right level for the wing you wanted to take down since they all varied significantly. Armory and Cathedral were the more popular wings because of the gear. 3. While it does suck that the progression concerning the Corrupted Ashbringer ends abruptly after the cathedral scene, you do make a very valid point about Blizzard not focusing on it more. Naxxramas only saw about 6-7 months of relevancy before Karazhan became the new black. Raiding then was certainly a lot of trial and error.

[@keagancantrell3756]

Saying that I cried when you got to the missing conclusion of the Ashbringer questline would be inaccurate. I was choked up about it, it hurt, I had a lump in my throat for something that never even happened in a video game. Its not nostalgia, I never played vanilla in retail, nor classic. Its the idea of what was almost a thing, what could have been. That the world might have fit together just a little bit better, that there was almost people who would have always remembered "back then." A moment trapped in a picture, hanging on the walls is one of the most beautiful things that someone can make. The idea that something you made has left a lasting impact on another, is in my eyes the greatest "purpose" you can have. Ever since the ending of Adventure Time the idea of "back then" has captured my emotions and driven my aspirations. There is no intrinsic value to nostalgia, but memories causing it, the fact you can live in those memories, that is beautiful.

[@turkbud802]

I love your storytelling so much, its one of the best i've seen in youtube. Cant wait until you find more success.

[@NG.4769]

Love the use of Fable music in the intro

[@NoLeCe]

very well made video! i dont know what it is about classic wow lore, i know all of this already but i always love watching videos like this.

[@wj12p]

Great video. I appreciate the lack of traditional video essayist “commentary” - it’s a breath of fresh air.

[@BomberJacknut]

I'm sure you may already know this, but after obtaining the uncorrupted Ashbringer as an artifact weapon in Legion, you were able to change its appearance---including into that of a "hidden" appearance. In order to obtain this appearance, you were required to follow the path the Vanilla secret-hunters took in their search for the blade, and after a long journey (and a LOT of fishing) you were able to bring the Ashbringer before the death knight group (the Knights of the Ebon Blade), and at your behest they would *RE-CORRUPT* the weapon for you (with an updated appearance, of course). The change was purely cosmetic, but it served as a lovely nod to the old world and its meaningful journeys.

[@josephchambers4509]

Really enjoyed this look back at my favorite and earliest gaming mysteries!

[@zebastianB]

i love the fable soundtrack holyyyy

[@Wiipea]

This video has SOOOOO many Halo references, I LOVE it!!! Also the oblivion music is insane, it feels like this video was made for me 😂😂!! Great work!!!

[@WekBenHelix]

I cannot overstate how much I adore your taste in music.

[@Cuinns]

This is a great video, on a great lore piece. Well done Verigan! Excited for the next one!

[@ericolsen2574]

Love your videos! just found you recently and i see that cheeky GP stack icon! love it!

[@Moewenfels]

You keep on fumblin in the dark and i keep watching you do it.

[@redringrico999]

really enjoying the idea behind your channel and this video as well!!

[@Gen0c1d3]

Another banger video the halo transition screen editing is sick

[@PlayersAndGamers1337]

I will keep an eye on your future work with great anticipation