World of Warcraft Classic

[Methais]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcZyiYOzsSw

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[beldannon5]

Playing Gemstones, I do miss Wow sometimes. 40 man raids lots of friends, leveling being hard. Graphics.

[RichardCranium]

Thousand Needles here I come.

[Malisai]

I think some people are going to get an eye opener with how "balanced" the pvp was. True stun lock rogues night elf hunters stealthing and one shotting people. WF shamans. Only have basically one viable spec.

honestly though, i might go ahead and try it again. I had fun in vanilla.

Also, south shore.

[beldannon5]

just watched a thing of all the trailers from all the WOW's. Makes me want to play wow again lol

[Taernath]

I think some people are going to get an eye opener with how "balanced" the pvp was. True stun lock rogues night elf hunters stealthing and one shotting people. WF shamans. Only have basically one viable spec.


I have fond memories of vanilla WoW but I sure don't want to go back to spending talent points on threat generation and buying ammo for bows.

[Parkbandit]

Seems like forever ago.

[subzero]

I think some people are going to get an eye opener with how "balanced" the pvp was. True stun lock rogues night elf hunters stealthing and one shotting people. WF shamans. Only have basically one viable spec.

honestly though, i might go ahead and try it again. I had fun in vanilla.

Also, south shore.

PvP might be the best thing about it, actually. Sure, there are broken aspects to it, but it was still fun. Crowd control removal not being readily available to everyone was nice in a way (yay for Will of the Forsaken). The return of the dishonorable kill! Would be fun to see some of the old spells that have been ditched return; all of the curses, mana drain (fuck you, paladin!), summon-via-group Doomguard, etc. I thought the Horde having Shaman and Alliance having Paladin was nice. The old raid-style Strat and Scholomance were good back in the day, too.

There are drawbacks, though. Retardedly long Alterac Valley games, having to farm soul shards and essentially having zero bag space if you want to raid, then having to turn around and spend all of those shards on one healthstone at a time that you then had to trade off to people (used to be three 'levels' of healthstones based on talents, too, so that was fun) before making another 30 something times, and then later needing a few people to log out inside the raid in safe spots so the raid could be summoned in the next day (you DID farm shards on trash, right?!) ahead of the respawning trash that no one wants to clear again.

Probably the worst thing that most people have likely forgotten: mounts. Gold doesn't rain from the fucking sky and the mounts were expensive (and slow as fuck by modern standards, not to mention lack of flying, of course). I hope anyone playing enjoys AV, because they're gonna need that rep for the epic mount.

I dunno. I think people will have fun with it for a minute. I'm curious if they plan to drop 100% of the content on day one or if they're going to stagger releases. Also, I'm assuming this means no cross-realms mumbojumbo? Either way, I'm betting the PvP-minded people get the longest run out of it. At least the servers will be able to handle things so there won't be any loot-sliding!


Seems like forever ago.

It was forever ago. 2004.

[Fallen]

Glad they're finally giving players what they've been asking for.

[beldannon5]

i played for 7 straight years probably a total of 9

[SonoftheNorth]

i played for 7 straight years probably a total of 9 Thats a lot of fishing.

[beldannon5]

I didn't fish as much as you would think. I mean i had the sea turtle and such and was maxed on a few characters.

[Erous]

played for 13 years and topped my career in a top 10 competitive guild.

[Gelston]

I wonder if the graphics will be updated or if it is the same. Yes, I care about graphics.

[Malisai]

I also wonder what patch they are going to start on and what one they are going to end up on.

Im excited to see Rhok'delar, Benediction/anathema, Quel'Serrar being the status symbols that they were.

Rhok was my first, holy shit, look at what I have weapon.

[Neveragain]

I'm looking forward to this. I have spent the last couple months playing on a private vanilla server and it's been a good time. The private server has done a good job at reproducing the original but there are still some missing quests here and there as well as some bugs. It would be pretty sweet if they add the LFG tool to this.

Most of the people you talk to on these private servers will tell you they would rather pay the normal monthly sub if they had access to the original content.

[Tisket]

I played a Hunter for a couple years. I was terrible in raids, I don't think I won a single PvP encounter, I had crappy gear so I died a LOT but, I had fun. What more can you ask in a game.

[Neveragain]

I also wonder what patch they are going to start on and what one they are going to end up on.

Im excited to see Rhok'delar, Benediction/anathema, Quel'Serrar being the status symbols that they were.

Rhok was my first, holy shit, look at what I have weapon.

My guess would be it will start right before the opening of AQ.

[Erous]

Please give us original talent trees post patch 2.5

[subzero]

I played a Hunter for a couple years. I was terrible in raids, I don't think I won a single PvP encounter, I had crappy gear so I died a LOT but, I had fun. What more can you ask in a game.

Typical huntard!


My guess would be it will start right before the opening of AQ.

Race to the gong!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMK4cfXj5c0

[Taernath]

Probably the worst thing that most people have likely forgotten: mounts. Gold doesn't rain from the fucking sky and the mounts were expensive (and slow as fuck by modern standards, not to mention lack of flying, of course). I hope anyone playing enjoys AV, because they're gonna need that rep for the epic mount.

I didn't get my first mount until BC released, and that was with a gift of 10 gold from a friend. 40 gold was a LOT of money back then.


It would be pretty sweet if they add the LFG tool to this.

It seems like the majority (or at least vocal minority) are really, really against the LFG tool because of "server identity". I like it, but I played on a low pop server where it was hard to get group content done. I suppose that raises the question of how many servers Blizzard will dedicate to Classic.

[Malisai]

If folks are going to play, anyone down for a GS guild?

[Gelston]

If folks are going to play, anyone down for a GS guild?

Perchance.

[beldannon5]

I was in an av that went for days. Was there for can't remember how many hoursnof it. Summoned the god a bunch of times was fun. Probabky going it be a long time till its out

[Erous]

might need to buy adult diapers for this

[Amerek]

Perchance.

Only if it's horde.

[subzero]

I didn't get my first mount until BC released, and that was with a gift of 10 gold from a friend. 40 gold was a LOT of money back then.

I managed to do alright once I got my alchemist leveled up. Undeath to water transmute made some solid gold back then and once I bought the recipe it was basically a passive source of income. My main was a warlock, so the 'free' mount quest was nice also. The mage and shaman both farmed the shit out of AV for discounted wolf mount. I can't imagine going all the way to BC without a mount.

[Neveragain]

I didn't get my first mount until BC released, and that was with a gift of 10 gold from a friend. 40 gold was a LOT of money back then.



It seems like the majority (or at least vocal minority) are really, really against the LFG tool because of "server identity". I like it, but I played on a low pop server where it was hard to get group content done. I suppose that raises the question of how many servers Blizzard will dedicate to Classic.

I was meaning on a server only basis I guess, I understand the argument though on the basis of how it hurt guilds . When they changed to cross realm PvP it really changed the flavor of the battle ground experience too.

I can't imagine there only being one classic realm, I would imagine there will be in the 10's of thousands of players on the classic realms. Depending on success I would also bet they will come out with BC servers later.

[Erous]

The hurt to guild came with the introduction of 25 mans vs 20 mans. If they introduced 20 mans, the 40 man guilds would've just had to split their raids in half. Instead, they made 25 mans...which forced guilds to pick and choose.

[Androidpk]

Rhok was my first, holy shit, look at what I have weapon.

Empyrean Demolisher for my rogue :D

[Orthin]

Wonder if this will be sub based. Assuming yes buT if it's just a game you buy then count me in!

[SonoftheNorth]

Wonder if this will be sub based. Assuming yes buT if it's just a game you buy then count me in!
I'm sure itll be sub based and just another server so you'd need the 15 dollar a month or whatever wow sub.

[Methais]

Rhok was my first, holy shit, look at what I have weapon.

As soon as my warrior turned 70 (or 60, might have been in vanilla I don't remember) I crafted a Stormherald and went straight into AV with that and a bunch of quest blues and green and annihilated everyone. Battlegrounds as a warrior with a competent healer is some of the most fun shit in the universe.

[Neveragain]

Rhok was my first, holy shit, look at what I have weapon.

Mine was the Bloodlords Defender, our main tank already had Quel'Serrar.

[Aluvius]

This will probably turn out to be fun for folks that want it. I've certainly enjoyed the Everquest progression servers.

[Kalishar]

As soon as my warrior turned 70 (or 60, might have been in vanilla I don't remember) I crafted a Stormherald and went straight into AV with that and a bunch of quest blues and green and annihilated everyone. Battlegrounds as a warrior with a competent healer is some of the most fun shit in the universe.

70, to use Stormherald.

I still have screenshots on my old pc somewhere of random battleground matches that got savagely dominated by my warrior (full 60 pvp armor with Sulfuras) and a pocket holy paladin.


I played WoW from release until the end of Mists, and I don't know, I think some people might have their rose-tinted glasses on thinking about how fun Vanilla was. The quality of life improvements alone...

[Gelston]

60 was the vanilla cap. 70 was BC.

[Orthin]

70, to use Stormherald.

I still have screenshots on my old pc somewhere of random battleground matches that got savagely dominated by my warrior (full 60 pvp armor with Sulfuras) and a pocket holy paladin.


I played WoW from release until the end of Mists, and I don't know, I think some people might have their rose-tinted glasses on thinking about how fun Vanilla was. The quality of life improvements alone...


Vanilla was great but I think the games pinnacle was BC. That being said I think I'd gain more fun in pop in vanilla than probably now. I tapped out after whatever the heck last expansion prior to the current. AlthoUgh I did enjoy RBG

[Taernath]

Stormherald.

God I miss the crafting specializations.

[Androidpk]

I think some people might have their rose-tinted glasses on thinking about how fun Vanilla was. The quality of life improvements alone...

I enjoyed the fuck out of WoW for the first 2 years or so. One of the top raiding/PVP guilds in the world and Vin Diesel was a member.

[Taernath]

I enjoyed the fuck out of WoW for the first 2 years or so. One of the top raiding/PVP guilds in the world and Vin Diesel was a member.

Is this your version of 'my dad works at Nintendo'?

[Methais]

I think some people might have their rose-tinted glasses on thinking about how fun Vanilla was. The quality of life improvements alone...

This will probably be the case with some people but I think it'll be a huge success with most people. It'll also be nice to see Orgrimmar pre-Cataclysm again. The game didn't feel the same to me anymore after Cataclysm came out but I could never put my finger on why. Or maybe I just happened to burn out around that time. I agree about the quality of life improvements though, that's going to take some getting used to again, not having a lot of those in place.

I have no idea how it's gonna go for me but I'm gonna check it out for sure. If for no other reason than to see how their servers handle shit like TM/Southshore battles that would frequently crash the game back then 13 years ago.

[Androidpk]

Is this your version of 'my dad works at Nintendo'?

no

[Taernath]

Gonna be patch 1.12 Drums of War

https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/21881587/dev-watercooler-world-of-warcraft-classic

Patchnotes from way back:
http://wowwiki.wikia.com/wiki/Patch_1.12.0

[Furryrat]

Aww, so I can't repeat the grind to Rank 13 Field Marshal on Skullcrusher again. Whew.

[Velfi]

Is this your version of 'my dad works at Nintendo'?

https://i.imgur.com/2JlBJxv.gif

The excitement for vanilla seems a lot like rose-tinted nostalgia, but that could just be me. I quit at the end of Lich King, raided a lot in vanilla but wasn't in a high end guild or anything and I remember the timesink.

[Methais]

https://i.imgur.com/2JlBJxv.gif

The excitement for vanilla seems a lot like rose-tinted nostalgia, but that could just be me. I quit at the end of Lich King, raided a lot in vanilla but wasn't in a high end guild or anything and I remember the timesink.

I think people will still be ok with the content. What’s really gonna fuck with people is the lack of quality of life improvements Blizzard has made since vanilla that everyone takes for granted now.

Kind of like how people who want to live in medieval times. The atmosphere is probably cool for a while until you have to deal with other things, like toilets not being invented yet, people not giving a fuck about hygiene and it not being a big deal, electricity, etc.

But mostly for lack of a good shitter.

[Velfi]

I think people will still be ok with the content. What’s really gonna fuck with people is the lack of quality of life improvements Blizzard has made since vanilla that everyone takes for granted now.

Kind of like how people who want to live in medieval times. The atmosphere is probably cool for a while until you have to deal with other things, like toilets not being invented yet, people not giving a fuck about hygiene and it not being a big deal, electricity, etc.

But mostly for lack of a good shitter.

Yeah, I'd agree with that.

[Maerit]

Wasn't this the era where every raid wanted a warlock so they could summon players to the instance because it was a PITA to get everyone to a raid on time?

[Velfi]

Wasn't this the era where every raid wanted a warlock so they could summon players to the instance because it was a PITA to get everyone to a raid on time?

Hell yes. And waiting on healthstones to be made.

edit: Er I think it was soulstones. It's been a while, I've slept since then.

[Taernath]

The excitement for vanilla seems a lot like rose-tinted nostalgia, but that could just be me.

It mostly is. Vanilla was at the tail end of the great 'give up your job so you can grind forever' graphical MMOs like Runescape, UO, and Everquest. It made things a little easier, but still had elements of them. It's going to be a shock to people who never experienced Vanilla that you can't just hit max level, do a few world quests, then be ready for raiding, you need to put your dues in collecting bear asses for hours a day only to find out your class/spec is useless.

[Methais]

No dual spec either.

[Neveragain]

Aww, so I can't repeat the grind to Rank 13 Field Marshal on Skullcrusher again. Whew.

Come on bro, you know it was the best gaming experience of your life and you yearn to once again face off against the hordlings you know.

Lt. General Murdermor ~ Scarlet Crusade.

[Neveragain]

It mostly is. Vanilla was at the tail end of the great 'give up your job so you can grind forever' graphical MMOs like Runescape, UO, and Everquest. It made things a little easier, but still had elements of them. It's going to be a shock to people who never experienced Vanilla that you can't just hit max level, do a few world quests, then be ready for raiding, you need to put your dues in collecting bear asses for hours a day only to find out your class/spec is useless.

I actually really enjoyed playing it again on a private server and only stopped playing because Blizzard announced they were releasing classic servers. You are correct though, people will be shocked when they can no longer run into a group of mobs and not wipe the group. We basically lived in UBRS, BRD, and DM for a couple months before we were able to do Molten core. Guilds will become like they were, which is a good thing for the most part.

I know they are saying that what they release will be it, that's kind of a bold statement before seeing how the classic wow servers influence subscriptions.

[SonoftheNorth]

Remember going to do something and some motherfucker is like whoops i'm not attuned or lol no regs

[Taernath]

I actually really enjoyed playing it again on a private server and only stopped playing because Blizzard announced they were releasing classic servers. You are correct though, people will be shocked when they can no longer run into a group of mobs and not wipe the group. We basically lived in UBRS, BRD, and DM for a couple months before we were able to do Molten core. Guilds will become like they were, which is a good thing for the most part.

I know they are saying that what they release will be it, that's kind of a bold statement before seeing how the classic wow servers influence subscriptions.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed Vanilla at the time and I'll go back and play at least a little bit, but I don't see myself settling in and trying to be a serious raider again. I just don't have the time or interest to devote myself to that kind of thing anymore, that's why things like LFR or other more casual MMOs appeal to me. Shit back in Vanilla a friend and I shared an account, I'd play during the day when he was at work, and he'd play at night while I was at work, we still didn't get too far in the raiding scene.

[Neveragain]

Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed Vanilla at the time and I'll go back and play at least a little bit, but I don't see myself settling in and trying to be a serious raider again. I just don't have the time or interest to devote myself to that kind of thing anymore, that's why things like LFR or other more casual MMOs appeal to me. Shit back in Vanilla a friend and I shared an account, I'd play during the day when he was at work, and he'd play at night while I was at work, we still didn't get too far in the raiding scene.

I haven't played WoW in a year or so now. I have all the X-pacs and have capped at least 2 characters. I kind of liked this last one, but it totally fucked my play style with my hunter so I lost interest. Fucking no traps unless you're melee? fuck me.

LFG would be nice for the mid-level instances, Uldaman level can be kind of shitty.

[RichardCranium]

Marking trash mobs for cc in Wailing Caverns is going to kick ass bro.

[Avaia]

are correct though, people will be shocked when they can no longer run into a group of mobs and not wipe the group. We basically lived in UBRS, BRD, and DM for a couple months before we were able to do Molten core. Guilds will become like they were, which is a good thing for the most part.

I played a Hunter in early Warcraft and really enjoyed it. There was a real art in knowing how to pull, how to mark, what traps to use when, etc.. It was fun.

Then, the slow slide towards faceroll began.

[Some Rogue]

It's going to suck. I played vanilla, I play now. I wouldn't go back to the bullshit 40 man raids , carrying fucking retards, farming resist gear, farming keys and shit to get attuned bullshit that it was.
I mean, I was guilded with PB ffs. I can't imagine going back to having 20 of those types in my guild.

[Gelston]

go play Ultima Online like a real g

[RichardCranium]

It's going to suck. I played vanilla, I play now. I wouldn't go back to the bullshit 40 man raids , carrying fucking retards, farming resist gear, farming keys and shit to get attuned bullshit that it was.
I mean, I was guilded with PB ffs. I can't imagine going back to having 20 of those types in my guild.

The mobs he face pulled was totally worth it for the treasure he found with his dwarf racial.

[Methais]

go play GS like a real g

fixed

[Gelston]

fixed

A real g plays MUD1

[RichardCranium]

Methais holds his keyboard sideways when he plays GS like a real G.

[Gelston]

Methais holds his keyboard sideways when he plays GS like a real G.

Methais plays GS while yelling at kids to climb the rope.

[RichardCranium]

Methais plays GS while yelling at kids to climb the rope.

Wait so Methais is projecting to pk?

[Velfi]

Methais holds his keyboard sideways when he plays GS like a real G.

https://i.imgur.com/YyGd6i9.jpg

[Velfi]

Remember going to do something and some motherfucker is like whoops i'm not attuned or lol no regs

Fuckin UBRS.

That and BRD was a real pain (imo) in vanilla, but then going back in BC and Wrath I enjoyed going through them sometimes and solo'ing.

[Methais]

Methais holds his keyboard sideways when he plays GS like a real G.

Wrong. I only play GS with a steering wheel and foot pedals.

[Methais]

Methais plays GS while yelling at kids to climb the rope.


Wait so Methais is projecting to pk?


https://www.facebook.com/trailerparkboys/videos/1744344172319797/

pk is currently trying to climb the shit rope

[Taernath]

Wrong. I only play GS with a steering wheel and foot pedals.

I have a HOTAS setup with the trigger bound to ATT RAT

[Velfi]

I have a HOTAS setup with the trigger bound to ATT RAT

Throttle for stancing.

[Taernath]

Summer 2019

https://twitter.com/Warcraft/status/1058430660266749952

[Gelston]

Summer 2019

https://twitter.com/Warcraft/status/1058430660266749952

How can they afford the hundreds of trillions of dollars it takes to run the server though?

[Methais]

How can they afford the hundreds of trillions of dollars it takes to run the server though?

Stillfront is backing them.

[Neveragain]

Summer 2019

https://twitter.com/Warcraft/status/1058430660266749952

Nice to get it confirmed.

[Neveragain]

Stillfront is backing them.

Their going to share Gemstones quantum computer.

[Taernath]

Comes out August 27th