This is Why People Love Classic WoW so Much

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  • Опубликовано: 7 дек 2024
  • This is why people LOVE Classic World of Warcraft so much. I know, many of you probably are wondering why exactly people prefer this grindy old version of WoW over its modern-day counterpart. After all, the modern game has better raids, mechanics, updated visuals, and a whole lot more. Yet despite this, so many in Azeroth prefer the slower paced, less graphically pleasing, and sometimes downright broken version of WoW. And why is this? Well, in this video, Nixxiom goes into some of the reasons why he feels that people love Classic WoW so much.
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Комментарии • 464

  • @NixxiomOnYouTube
    @NixxiomOnYouTube  3 дня назад +47

    Very much unrelated, but I hope everyone (the Americans, that is) had an awesome Thanksgiving. Also, the misses and I went in for the second ultrasound yesterday and everything is going fantastic. Child is healthy, strong, and full of life. Thank you all for the prayers and support!
    And of course, if you're interested in supporting the channel directly and earning rewards, consider becoming a RUclips Member: tinyurl.com/5n738rsb

    • @nexusobserve
      @nexusobserve 3 дня назад

      no buying products for me thanks

    • @derekfreeman1942
      @derekfreeman1942 3 дня назад +1

      Congratulations being a dad is awesome even if it's being a single dad

    • @derknusperhase_ivi
      @derknusperhase_ivi 2 дня назад +1

      6:30 - in classic wow as soon u accept the first quests in westfall u are called a high ranked member of the whole alliance military btw. and in westfall u are one of only 2 people of the military there. ur second in command. maybe read quest texts, its the first turn in quest u give in at the tower where the flight point is. u earend this title while leveing in elwynn forest. in retail u are also not called an campion at lvl 1 but later sure, same as in classic. i think in retail its lvl 10 when ur something special but classic its lvl 12

    • @derekfreeman1942
      @derekfreeman1942 2 дня назад

      @derknusperhase_ivi you dirty Alliance goon FOR THE HORDE

    • @cnh7262
      @cnh7262 2 дня назад

      Great to hear man. I love being a dad, great news

  • @nexarr
    @nexarr 3 дня назад +275

    NO FLYING - the most underrated classic feature

    • @chadvader974
      @chadvader974 2 дня назад +10

      i hate flying

    • @alexclaton
      @alexclaton 2 дня назад +6

      flying is awesome

    • @pedrotristao5039
      @pedrotristao5039 2 дня назад +40

      @@alexclatonthe act of flying itself is cool, but it is the biggest thing that kills the mmo feeling imo

    • @alexclaton
      @alexclaton 2 дня назад

      @@pedrotristao5039 how?

    • @RiskyDramaUploads
      @RiskyDramaUploads 2 дня назад

      Remember when Blizzard tried to kill flying in retail, and a massive forum response (thousands of pages of comments) made them change their plans?
      Hard to put the genie back in the bottle. Most people who disliked flying had already quit. But some came back for Classic!

  • @josh_kibishima
    @josh_kibishima 3 дня назад +144

    I bought a mid gaming laptop so I could feel authentic to the vanilla experience and I also became unemployed so I could add to the nostalgia.

    • @DoritosBurger
      @DoritosBurger 3 дня назад +14

      Nice. A true classic WoW player 😂

    • @eurosonly
      @eurosonly День назад +6

      Don't forget to stop taking showers and stock up on cheese poofs and hot pockets.

    • @STANKORachev
      @STANKORachev День назад

      You have no life because you play wow. No lifer​@@eurosonly

    • @josh_kibishima
      @josh_kibishima День назад +1

      @@eurosonly way ahead of you lolololol

    • @kingguccitv8664
      @kingguccitv8664 День назад

      ​@@josh_kibishima esfand beat u already😂

  • @justpurplegaming2049
    @justpurplegaming2049 3 дня назад +119

    Nixiom's hair.. I was not prepared

    • @NixxiomOnYouTube
      @NixxiomOnYouTube  3 дня назад +17

      Many hair. Much yes.

    • @nexusobserve
      @nexusobserve 3 дня назад

      after 200 lbs it hides the cheeks a little smart move

    • @yaboku_sensei2646
      @yaboku_sensei2646 3 дня назад +3

      me neither he looks alot like tom bombadil

    • @Nofurtado
      @Nofurtado 3 дня назад

      Diddent know Samwise did wow videos❤

    • @Ar1AnX1x
      @Ar1AnX1x 3 дня назад

      @@NixxiomOnRUclips damn, lend some to the rest of us, or to Asmon, maybe it'll make him happy and he'll stop doing DEI=DIE videos and do something actually fun instead

  • @Dax-D
    @Dax-D 3 дня назад +111

    It is the hero's journey and not the chosen one. People are more social.
    Also I shouted out loud when I got my first 6 slot bag drop. That drop felt so rewarding.

    • @brya9681
      @brya9681 3 дня назад +6

      This right here

    • @echoradius2299
      @echoradius2299 3 дня назад +5

      This. The reward vs grind rate is */chefs kiss/*

    • @ElectricGatr
      @ElectricGatr 3 дня назад +2

      Them bag drops are such a great early feeling.

    • @DoritosBurger
      @DoritosBurger 2 дня назад

      I don’t consider myself to be a very social person but in MMOs I really enjoy talking to people. It’s fun to group up with people even if we end up wiping.

    • @Dantarn
      @Dantarn 17 часов назад

      It's really funny when people talk about being a nobody in Classic when the very first raid is you killing Ragnaros

  • @mantafounisathanasios9353
    @mantafounisathanasios9353 20 часов назад +3

    Other people's help matters. That creates Friendships and Strong Bonds between the players and the experience more immersive

  • @LawfulBased
    @LawfulBased 3 дня назад +63

    _" Nixxiom Bombadil is not real, he can't hurt me. "_
    Nixxiom Bombadil: 0:11

  • @carlosalmodovar3637
    @carlosalmodovar3637 День назад +3

    When I log in into my original server with my original character, I still receive whisper of people that I leveled with in vanilla…

  • @cultofhercules
    @cultofhercules 3 дня назад +46

    Levelling a Tauren Druid in the Barrens is such a charming & adventurous experience. The mobs are sometimes too difficult to kill alone, I ended up grouping three times today, and got thanked twice for buffing random travellers passing by.

    • @rickybev3078
      @rickybev3078 3 дня назад +2

      I was in your group. You do great!

    • @tiffles3890
      @tiffles3890 3 дня назад +4

      Chuck Norris once threw a hand grenade and killed fifty people; then it exploded.

    • @Edwin-iw8gb
      @Edwin-iw8gb 2 дня назад +1

      ​@@tiffles3890😂 the endless Chuck Norris jokes makes me miss the good old days even more

    • @tiffles3890
      @tiffles3890 2 дня назад

      @@Edwin-iw8gb I miss Mankrik's wife.

  • @minimogu.7
    @minimogu.7 3 дня назад +51

    Today most games, specially MMOs are just a "rush to max level to start the actual game", and even after that, everything still feel too fast (Instant dungeon finding, loot everywhere, etc...). That's the reason I like vanilla, the game starts as soon as you create your character and you can enjoy the game while taking your time leveling.

    • @user36003
      @user36003 3 дня назад +2

      Because Vanilla has no "End Game" that's why you feel lvling is 90% of the whole game rest is doing same raid for same gear just to clear same raid + Nostalgia and the charm of relaxed gameplay knowing what waits in the end unlike retail with real "End game" content that people want to do hence they rush lvling ofc.

    • @bluemyst42
      @bluemyst42 3 дня назад +4

      Yeah, I think they really killed the dungeon experience when they made everything an AoE pull. No more sheeps or saps, just a tank running in and aoe'ing to hold aggro while everyone dps's. Go faster, take the shortcut/skip, dont bother rezzing, just make them run back while keep clearing. No time for chat or fun, just GRIND.

    • @ElectricGatr
      @ElectricGatr 3 дня назад +3

      The journey > end game.

    • @marco1941
      @marco1941 3 дня назад +1

      @@bluemyst42 And for what?

    • @lightner6924
      @lightner6924 3 дня назад +1

      Yet you're still going to max level and which is always the end goal. I really believe people who like classic are losers who have no Irl friends.

  • @Gooordito
    @Gooordito 2 дня назад +3

    I’m a new player to WOW just started playing this week and I love the game
    There is so much content and meeting people and doing quests with them feels so fun and authentic
    I can’t believe I have never played this game and I’m probably never gonna stop

  • @echoradius2299
    @echoradius2299 3 дня назад +16

    Started again last night... i'm raw-dogging this by playing withOUT questies. It brings the emersion to a whole new level.

    • @outlawzqc
      @outlawzqc День назад +6

      Dont use questie but please install the addon Voiceover and enjoy a totally refreshing questing experience. Makes reading/listening to npcs so much more interesting and sometimes fun and hilarious.

    • @RipzCritical
      @RipzCritical 9 часов назад

      ​@outlawzqc Straight up. That addon transforms the classic experience unlike anything else.

  • @MultiRawit
    @MultiRawit 3 дня назад +4

    Grind Is meaningful, every little gear upgrade Feels great. Even if i can log in only for 30 minutes i am satisfied with few bars to my level, that one quest i just progressed, or even new flightpath i spend those 30 mins getting to.

  • @AiresLA
    @AiresLA 3 дня назад +2

    I went and asked ChatGPT how long it would take me to have one character per class spec while trying out all the WoW races.
    It takes 51 years if you're a casual player who takes around 8 months to level a Vanilla character to 60. Not even counting gearing and raiding here. And you could even go further and do niche/hybrid specializations. Vanilla WoW just never ends.

  • @tmwk__
    @tmwk__ 17 часов назад +1

    As someone who played WoW in high school from 2005 to 2008 and hasn't touched it ever since, this whole classic WoW thing is very appealing to me. I would love to make another Orc Shaman, Tauren Warrior, and Undead Priest again.
    I remember one of the reasons I quit during the Burning Crusade was the lack of 40-man raids and the burnout of playing WoW religiously for 4 straight years. Plus, graduating high school and going into the service. But now I'm looking to play old WoW again. Being that I have no clue how it currently is, what now? Can you go up to level 150? 160?

    • @zenshakujo8070
      @zenshakujo8070 Час назад

      Current wow, or retail wow, is average at best but if you haven't played simce TBC you will enjoy it for a time. There is a reason why Classic wow exists today are 20 years, game bacame worse amd worse with every expansion after Cataclysm/MoP.

  • @LoLOhSix
    @LoLOhSix День назад +1

    Crazy timing, I’m a mage who just got the robes of arugal last night and yeah it felt incredible

  • @henningsteinert2942
    @henningsteinert2942 2 дня назад +4

    I Play healer in wow for 16 years now. Yesterday i healed my First HC group. It feld like healing for the first time again. It was distressing but awesome and the interaction within the group was super nice. Something i haven't experienced in retail for years + I never had fomo once in Classic. I Love it

    • @Cherokeelion
      @Cherokeelion День назад +1

      Hardcore heals is stressful! 😂

  • @MagCynic
    @MagCynic 3 дня назад +4

    The stat I want to know is how many brand new players has WoW Classic attracted and retained. I can't imagine that number is very high. Unless you grew up on it, I can't imagine a younger generation digging the gameplay of WoW Classic.

    • @chronology556
      @chronology556 2 дня назад

      Depends if the young ones enjoyed RPGs like Baldur’s Gate 3 etc, it’s not really for the CoD FIFA crowd, but I don’t know what the fuck Gen Z likes?
      Gen shin Impacts seems close?

    • @MagCynic
      @MagCynic 2 дня назад +1

      @@chronology556 But WoW Classic (and retail) isn't anything like a CRPG like Baldur's Gate 3. In BG3 you have a ton of character options to create a very unique character to role-play as. In WoW, apart from your looks, everyone's playing the same character based on class. In BG3, you have a ton of attack and interactivity options. In WoW you spam the same main abilities over and over. And the most interaction you have is to sit in a chair. Your choices in WoW don't affect the overall narrative or world in Azeroth like they do in BG3.

  • @SomethingScotty
    @SomethingScotty 3 дня назад +7

    I wish someone like Nixxiom or any other streamer/youtuber that claims the classic community is fantastic and so friendly and lovely towards each other would go "under cover" so to speak. Ya'know, claim they're going on vacation for a few days but secretly play the game off stream on a brand new account that has 0 ties to who they are as a content creator and just play a class like say Paladin that's generally shunned by the community until 60. I've been leveling a Paladin in classic fresh and my god this community is full of toxic, elitist jackasses. There's people who read that last sentence and checked out and so they're not gonna see that I'll say that I know not everybody is like that, but there is a SIGNIFICANT number of people in this community, enough to where running into people like that is a more than once a day occurrence. Try playing a Paladin and see how many groups you get kicked out of or just outright not invited to because the Warriors don't want you taking their gear and the Mages/Warlocks/Priests don't want you taking theirs, or a Priest that's not a Dwarf on Alliance side and listen to how many people tell you you're simply not gonna have a raid spot then. Play an Arcane Mage I fuckin' dare you. See what happens the moment in a dungeon you fire off an Arcane Missile. The classic community is toxic af if you're not playing the way the community has deemed the best way to play. Nixxiom and other content creators live and work in a bubble because they're only ever surrounded by sycophants that would suck the sploodge off their nuts at the slightest side glance of acknowledgement.

    • @RiskyDramaUploads
      @RiskyDramaUploads 2 дня назад

      Play hardcore, where people don't expect to keep their stuff (items) and so they don't try to optimize to get items as efficiently as possible by being rude to others
      >the moment in a dungeon you fire off an Arcane Missile
      What, do people not spec for clearcasting these days? Highest mana-cost single-target spell, and it also has use as a finisher spell due to mana regen starting as soon as it finishes

  • @nobodyspecial690
    @nobodyspecial690 2 дня назад +4

    Just a little story, I joined back up when classic wow hardcore was announced, I do not own the war within and unless I can make enough gold playing classic mists I don't intend to, but my hardcore character originally was my tried and true character JohnyKnack a typical rogue, and I started playing and while interacting with the community in Deathknell the way I always did in retail (Sarcastic and glib) I noticed I wasn't enjoying myself because what I was doing was boring. So I shifted my paradigm, I made a new character Santacloths who's sole goal is to give out free bags to people just starting out in Brill. I leveled my character up and collected all the linen I could as well as taking enchanting for wands (another popular thing) and when I hit the appropriate level I began making and giving away linen bags to people randomly. I'd hop on shout in general that I was in town, jump onto a mailbox and sooner or later people would come. I made over a hundred bags and leveled my tailoring to 120 on bags and bolts alone, and I leveled my enchanting by making robes and disenchanting them then using the essences I'd sometimes get to make wands. I leveled so I could farm the nearby undead for cloth and greens and I noticed something, despite not having left the undead starting area I was having more fun than I had in retail in years. I was not only doing stuff by myself but my actions as Santacloths were impacting the community around me, however small. I had people give me stacks of mats to make free bags for other players or hand over a few copper despite being told it was free, and that was when it clicked with me, exactly what Classic brings that retail had lost and can probably never get back, because honest question. If you were a level 4-5 in Brill in retail world of warcraft and someone offered you a free linen bag or a lesser magic wand, what would your reaction be?

    • @RiskyDramaUploads
      @RiskyDramaUploads 2 дня назад

      cool story bro or sis

    • @RiskyDramaUploads
      @RiskyDramaUploads День назад

      Ok on a more serious note, I was never interested in being someone who talked in-game as though they were actually their character (on Role-playing servers), or who used a roleplaying add-on that let one create a shareable backstory for their character, or who ((talked like this)) on forums to show out-of-character communications, but this kind of gameplay does sound more interesting than, say, retail WoW. Am I setting a low bar there
      (Edit: though as I recall I did once act in-game as though I was my in-game character, and maybe it was the unintended consequences of the miscommunication that resulted that made me avoid doing it again. So I shouldn't judge)

  • @matthewrichardson7687
    @matthewrichardson7687 2 дня назад +2

    I remember trying to make quesadillas while we were waiting for raids to fill up...I really miss pre 2010

  • @chrisbushman718
    @chrisbushman718 3 дня назад +6

    Its just a great game, and a unique experience. Classic WoW has a timelessness to it that can never be replicated.

  • @نونيم-ي4ح
    @نونيم-ي4ح 2 дня назад +8

    One VERY underrated aspect of classic wow was questing. I understand that many people find them boring and tedious but to me the sheer size and scope of the world gave it an incredible sense of adventure that is hard to find in other games and grouping up with people to do quests and dungeons heavily elevated the experience.

    • @RiskyDramaUploads
      @RiskyDramaUploads День назад

      I think the quest designers did a good job. It's difficult to make the story in a game as enjoyable as a book, where the author controls luck and the complete environment that characters interact with (no random hyenas killing the main character), but quests in original WoW are good enough to let the MMO part of the game shine.
      Viewing them as "boring and tedious" is mostly a learned attitude, reinforced by the social network that is retail WoW and the game designers who cater to that attitude by 'streamlining' leveling until it takes only 4 hours to go from 1 to the level cap in retail WoW.

  • @Ryan-sn3uo
    @Ryan-sn3uo 2 дня назад +5

    As someone played both Classic and Retail, I'm lad there's a space for both types of games. Sometimes I just want to enjoy the slowburn of Vanilla that delivers high highs when I get an upgrade, and a community who also enjoys the slow paced journey. But sometimes I just want more places to explore, more side content to do, and grind for cosmetic rewards that respect my limited time, which is what Retail provides. It's sometimes sad to see the unnecessary tribalism between the two versions of the game, when its obvious that both versions cater to different tastes. This community deserves better than to rip each other apart for something they enjoy.

    • @davidcurry5169
      @davidcurry5169 2 дня назад

      I definitely agree! Sometimes I want the slower paced game to relax from a long day and sometimes I want the go go go go haha

  • @willcrypto1637
    @willcrypto1637 День назад +3

    How does Nixxiom get a clip of quest givers speaking when he accepts quests? Is this some type of add on? If you know please lmk :)

  • @marco1941
    @marco1941 3 дня назад +11

    Berfore watching:
    the world, the nostalgia, the questing, the journey to 60, the coziness, the rpg elements that matter (ammunition for hunter, feeding the pet, drinking water/milk for mana), the well balanced, raw gameplay, the beautiful graphics (for those who love em) and the original UI, the actual need to group up and talk to people, helping each other out. Shortly: it’s the best MMORPG ever made.

    • @McLean757
      @McLean757 3 дня назад

      I agree with most things you said but the gameplay is anything but balanced. There is a plethora of specs that aren’t even playable because they weren’t fleshed out enough or their damage was abysmal.

    • @marco1941
      @marco1941 2 дня назад

      @@McLean757 Maybe I don’t actually mean well balanced in the classical sense, but at least I have the feeling that the progress feels important and fair. It’s pretty easy to keep your professions up at least as a hunter with skinning and leatherworking, because you gain resources while you’re leveling/killing mobs. Sure, it’s a lil different with other professions. And every encounter feels rewarding to overcome, every elite feels even better. It just feels right in most cases, that’s what I was trying to say.

  • @MrMHC
    @MrMHC 2 дня назад +1

    I didn't play Classic the first time around, but with the anniversary realms I wanted to play to experience the old story again like I did back in Vanilla. But then I spend time leveling my tailoring and made my first green item and equipped it, it felt good.

  • @CSyoutube90
    @CSyoutube90 2 дня назад +3

    Leveling new characters > end game raiding.
    **unless you’re the leader reaping all the end game rewards for yourself #hardreserved

  • @MrCaatalyst
    @MrCaatalyst 3 дня назад +5

    What's the addon that makes your quest log look the way it does at 8:35?

    • @ArtZem66
      @ArtZem66 2 дня назад

      I wander too. Pls tell somebody

    • @icyelk
      @icyelk 2 дня назад +1

      Dialogue UI!

    • @ArtZem66
      @ArtZem66 2 дня назад

      @@icyelk ♥️

  • @oce1989
    @oce1989 3 дня назад +2

    Just wrapped up Dun Morogh, did some loch modan, tossed a coin between westfall and darkshore for the grind to level 20. Darkshore here I come. It’s so good.

  • @mikec.7577
    @mikec.7577 3 дня назад +1

    The points made in this video highlight why Classic will forever have a special place in our hearts. Azeroth is dangerous, gear matters and your next Friend could be right around the corner.

  • @matthewjachowski5899
    @matthewjachowski5899 2 дня назад +1

    Man, I’m having a blast. My son was born in Jan, 2020 and I sort of missed the boat on Classic to an extent.
    I’ve been playing on the Anniversary Realms since they opened and I’m in love. I’ve always played hybrid specs… in retail I main Druid and Monk. But in Classic I know I just don’t have the time to invest in things like offspecs. So, I rolled a Rogue and it’s just so much fun. I especially like how impactful professions are. I’m excited to raid, but for now I’m just taking in all there is to the leveling process :)

  • @greendalf123
    @greendalf123 3 дня назад +3

    The world was the star of WoW back in the day… I’ll never forget exploring the world, it felt like being an actual adventurer. It’s a feeling that is rare but powerful, I think the only other games that had that vibe to me were Skyrim, Witcher 3, and Elden Ring.

  • @LoganBrown-g5h
    @LoganBrown-g5h 2 дня назад +9

    Can’t explain something that doesn’t have an explanation. Classic is perfectly imperfect

  • @xezopen
    @xezopen 3 дня назад +1

    What addons do you use? Especially the UI addon for accepting quests and stuff, it looks sick :D

  • @ajap19
    @ajap19 3 дня назад +5

    Bro this is like half vid reuploded

  • @Zerathenezot
    @Zerathenezot 3 дня назад +5

    And then the guild GF gets all the gear.

  • @tomclark637
    @tomclark637 День назад +2

    It would be good if people stopped playing it in single player mode.
    I'm a Classic fan on the verge to go back to retail due to the player base: people stubbornly doing quests alone, dumbsters looking at other players dieing without moving a finger under aggroed mobs, total noobs with RestedXP and so on.

  • @wowplayer00
    @wowplayer00 3 дня назад +64

    dont let asmongold see this video. :D

    • @notalive_zombie
      @notalive_zombie 3 дня назад +29

      Can't wait to see him take over an hour to re-explain this entire video

    • @rickybev3078
      @rickybev3078 3 дня назад +2

      Reported

    • @anomonyous
      @anomonyous 3 дня назад +9

      He was wrong about it then. And is wrong about it now. He doesn't play anymore, and never understood HC, nor Classic players truly. The problem is that he thinks he does. He just can't step away from his own perspective.

    • @DoritosBurger
      @DoritosBurger 3 дня назад +6

      If you weren’t there from the beginning in 2004 you won’t get it. Classic will always be special.

    • @newten704
      @newten704 3 дня назад +6

      ​@@DoritosBurger but i started playing WoW in 2010 and enjoy classic?

  • @JustS0meK1dd
    @JustS0meK1dd 2 дня назад +2

    I've been having a ball on Classic fresh servers. I also started the game back in 2005, and even though I still play it, the retail version has definitely lost a few of the things that made the game special. I'm a 43 Holy/Disc priest this time around, and although I won't make 60 by the time MC releases, I'll definitely be raiding with my guild in week two.

    • @Weavelol
      @Weavelol День назад

      "A few things"? Retail is literally soulless bro

    • @JustS0meK1dd
      @JustS0meK1dd День назад

      @@Weavelol There are still parts of retail I enjoy, but not the same things I enjoy about classic. The raids are much more challenging, Mythic+ offers a challenge for much less time investment, and the collection systems offer unlimited things to chase.
      It's mainly the community side that has been diluted, and the levelling journey is completely irrelevant because you can get to max level within a single day.

    • @Weavelol
      @Weavelol День назад +1

      @@JustS0meK1dd Respectable opinion, fun is subjective after all

    • @Xceedpvp
      @Xceedpvp День назад

      What's MC?

  • @TheMizymod
    @TheMizymod 3 дня назад +10

    Weird Nixxiom Yankovic xD

  • @EinsteinJR2
    @EinsteinJR2 2 дня назад

    I started playing WoW Classic, and WoW as a whole, for the first time with the new Classic fresh servers, I have been watching your videos for about a year now and they always very well made and it's always a pleasure to see how passionate you are about the game in every video, thank you for your videos

  • @simfighter68
    @simfighter68 3 дня назад +2

    Great video! My favorite part of playing classic WoW is the community. Another thing about Classic WoW, it's not a walking advertisement filled with FOMO.

  • @HabringAzre
    @HabringAzre 2 дня назад +1

    Anyone know the addon he is using to get his quest windows looking so good?

  • @generalsdragons6952
    @generalsdragons6952 3 дня назад +8

    I like the graphics of WOW classic better than most modern games and the physics have held up better than many games released today.

    • @bluemyst42
      @bluemyst42 3 дня назад +2

      I think retail looks great, I wish some of that aesthetic could come to classic. I like that the combat animations match whats happening instead of my character swinging a sword once while a bunch of numbers pop up or worse, misses/parries. The problem is that if you let Blizz start to make changes (even ones we want) they wont stop until theyve killed it.

    • @Weavelol
      @Weavelol День назад +1

      ​@@bluemyst42 Idk man I disagree with that take. Classic combat is realistic which makes me feel more immersed in the game. Retail combat is so flashy and overdone it's literally like playing league. Feels out of place

  • @Breinschade
    @Breinschade День назад

    my heart was poundin when i went to Maraudon in Hardcore, the healer disconnected and we just pulled the 2 giants just before Princess....well, only the tank died but man, the adrenaline is insane and no other game will give me this.

  • @synthventure
    @synthventure День назад

    Being a nobody in Elwynn and chipping in where a warrior with a strong arm could was the best. Getting my first green or crafting it - how wonderful.

  • @wax3697
    @wax3697 3 дня назад +1

    Fresh classic gives me a half chubby. Sometimes i just run around on my orc licking Gnomes.

  • @BearSonOfBear
    @BearSonOfBear 2 дня назад

    I remember leveling through Ghostlands in 2007. We were inside the tombs there. A rogue named Seandawg made us neck pieces with the new jewel crafting profession. Thanks Seandawg.

  • @theroguejestertv677
    @theroguejestertv677 День назад

    I've been playing on and off since Xmas of 04 and I have recently been hooked on hc classic. It brings the nostalgia of every death mattering to my 10-11 year old self like it used to be, everyone is a significant part of the world in HC that it really breathes life into the world in a whole new way that I love

  • @otbaht
    @otbaht 3 дня назад +2

    I have so many memories about classic wow, but they got less common as the expansions came.

  • @lloyd011721
    @lloyd011721 3 дня назад

    this is why i like classic and tbc: character and gear progression feels significant and satisfying. everything you do feels like it matters. the pace of the game is also slower, and unless youre doing something like a classic server with a 16 week per phase schedule, you dont really feel rushed.

  • @JQ86
    @JQ86 День назад +1

    I played Classic for a few days. Had fun but too many specs just don't work under vanilla rules.

  • @chadnikolaus8793
    @chadnikolaus8793 День назад

    I always liked the slower leveling, just being immersed in the zone, maybe having to find some other players to help with a quest. It's WAY better than getting an expansion, blowing through it in a few hours then just teleporting to raids. Retail is missing the WORLD part of Warcraft. Also, GREAT video that perfectly explains why Classic WoW is so good. Really agree with how upgrades feel earned and impactful. Most of all, same as you, I'll never forget those friends from back in 2004-2006 or so, it took a LOT of work from 40+ people to down Ragnaros and it's still my favorite moment in all my years of gaming. I didn't plan on playing WoW Classic again, but I think after watching this video I may check the new servers out.

  • @aaronrios8235
    @aaronrios8235 День назад

    LFM Arena, Anger , Golem spam runs (SGC , HOJ HR ) this has been my classic experience

  • @Atze2024
    @Atze2024 День назад

    Love it to fight trash mobs for an hour in dungeons and defeat the boss that drops a cloth item with agility on it. Absolutely nostalgic

  • @afiblacksails23
    @afiblacksails23 День назад

    People who never got to play classic and are currently in retail always say “it’s lame” or “youre just wearing rose tinted glasses” and then they try it and love it

  • @mantafounisathanasios9353
    @mantafounisathanasios9353 20 часов назад

    100% on point man.. Simpler sometimes is better . Delayed gratification and experiences that matter , greater social factor and feeling of belonging

  • @kytch111
    @kytch111 12 часов назад

    I just love classic leveling and dungeons! Such a chill and fun time. Much more laid back then modern games.

  • @synopz7115
    @synopz7115 День назад +1

    I think if retail didn't have item level and went back to like chasing stats or farming for that ONE piece of gear that does feel impactful etc. Would be a good idea.

  • @Goonz13
    @Goonz13 День назад

    No strict meta, no battle passes, no repetitive grinding for time-limited, developer-enforced rewards, and no FOMO. Classic WoW feels like a return to the PS2-era philosophy of gaming, where exploration and discovery are key. You play the game at your own pace, with the freedom to approach it however you want, rather than being guided by how the developers think you should play.

  • @salazar591
    @salazar591 14 часов назад

    I called my warlock "Algaib" i did a shadowfang keep run and the whole party recognised me as the Lissan Algaib from Dune and prceeded to treat me like the messiah. I just dont have these types of social experiences in other games.

  • @EmpReacts
    @EmpReacts 3 дня назад +3

    0:11 - missed an opportunity to have a fan blowing with slo-mo. :(

  • @Jankostorun
    @Jankostorun 3 дня назад +3

    I really love classic and i created new character on fresh server , but after hitting level 20 i asked myself this " why am i leveling another character , this will be like my 15th character on this new Classis wow servers , just enough is enough , doing the same thing over and over again" i would really like to play it , but i just have to force myself to do it , not having fun anymore....

    • @wuzittooya
      @wuzittooya 3 дня назад

      Because this type of game is only meant to be fun once. If you’re not in it to do end game content with a decent group of people by the end of your lvling, then what is the point? What is the difference between playing a stupid fresh server and playing by yourself in retail with way more things to do or play a private server? 😒 People are so blinded by nostalgia and miss a tine they had friends who also had time to play this game, when no one knew anything

    • @Jankostorun
      @Jankostorun 2 дня назад

      @@wuzittooya Straight to the point , it only hits for the first time , now i know every route , every quest location , what to do etc , not fun anymore... End game could be fun but first of all i have done all of that before ( few times ) and also adult life does not let me spend as much time as i would like to.

    • @Technasma
      @Technasma 2 дня назад

      ​@@wuzittooyaAnd like why do you all flow to classic playerbase and try to get em into retail?

  • @aarondean01
    @aarondean01 3 дня назад +1

    what is the add-on that gives voice-over?

  • @kevintees6517
    @kevintees6517 2 дня назад +1

    I leveled 2 toons to 80 in retail. It has no soul. Constantly getting one shot.

  • @Raspikabekk
    @Raspikabekk День назад

    The gold! On top of all your very valid points, I remember to struggle with gold and the experience to get enough gold for my first mount and to learn how to ride them.

  • @peat8711
    @peat8711 2 дня назад +1

    I like playing retail mostly these days but classic is a nice mixup for more than just nostalgia. I like being a generic adventurer/mercenary in a hostile world. It’s fun just being a cog in the wheel for once

  • @blackfalcon1324
    @blackfalcon1324 2 дня назад

    not only do I like the gear in classic, I like the pace in which you unlock gear slots.

  • @ZapatosVibes
    @ZapatosVibes 3 дня назад +1

    Timeless Classic. No expansion even comes remotely close to the success of vanilla, by orders of magnitude.

  • @Morbys13
    @Morbys13 День назад

    Come back two weeks from now when those leveling zones are empty. Classic is nostalgia through and through and doesnt last very long.

  • @Followtheham
    @Followtheham День назад

    Totally agree.. i LOVE being the scrub of azeroth and not gods.. This makes the game way more rewarding when getting gear/talent/spell upgrades

  • @zuephillips3450
    @zuephillips3450 2 дня назад +1

    It’s simple “end game” starts at level 1.

  • @Gris-da-grison
    @Gris-da-grison 3 дня назад +2

    I'm gonna play turtle WoW cause they actually make each subclass viable. I'm sorry but changes shouldn't be demonized when they actually make specs playable.

    • @wuzittooya
      @wuzittooya 3 дня назад +1

      Exactly. Not sure why people are clamoring to play a version of the game (again) that just pigeonholed everyone

    • @Gris-da-grison
      @Gris-da-grison 3 дня назад

      @wuzittooya its a figured out game. Play something a little different with new content. Easy choice

  • @apotheases
    @apotheases 3 дня назад +1

    Nixxiom is slowing turning into a WoW version of Alan Moore.

  • @dosluchadores
    @dosluchadores День назад

    I think Classic is just nostalgia and comfort zone, is just easy. I enjoyed played classic since I am a Warcraft Fan and I know most of the tricks to beat the game, but after a while I felt like I just was wasting my time doing the same repetitive quest over and over. I had some friends into the game, and even though we had a good time playing... is not really a game we could come back. Most ppl also play the game for the warcraft hardcore challenge, big numbers on stream, and their audienes want to play with them, specially since is a simple game.
    Not planning on going back to Classic ever again but I am glad many ppls just enjoy an old game, as is usual now.

  • @PsyrenXY
    @PsyrenXY 3 дня назад

    I have zero desire to play Classic, but I'm genuinely happy this mode exists for yall

  • @AiresLA
    @AiresLA 3 дня назад

    My biggest reason for me to stick to vanilla is the fact that I'm not forced to lose all my progress whenever they decide to advance into another expansion. I take a very long time to level and gear up, so it's very important to me that I keep and enjoy the rewards for my efforts when I log back into a character I haven't played in a while.
    They migrated my shammy that took me months to get to 60 without asking me + broke my guild apart by advancing to TBC. It's sad. Even when they do something right by giving us classic I still can't trust Blizzard.

  • @arwahld
    @arwahld День назад

    I play retail, well me and my guild, i played classic up to wotlk (ulduar) and left after but vanilla+tbc are a different experience. We came back now because on retail there's a content drought after we cleared mythic raiding and +12 keystones and man, its been so much fun just......joking while levelin. We are not pushing hard, just going around talking on discord while leveling our toons, thats something you miss on retail. I'm not gonna lie, i love pushing hardcore content but those chill times while playing on vanilla slowly leveling a toon are irreplaceable and thats what we love with my friends.
    Classic it's not about endgame content, it's the journey and the friends you make/hangout with

  • @doomraven0
    @doomraven0 2 дня назад

    My reason for loving Classic WoW so much is simple: to me the leveling process IS the game. I love it. Because it is much slower in Classic, i get to truly enjoy the world and become attached to each character i make. I do wish a larger variety of class roles were viable but that will all be 'fixed' when TBC and Wrath roll around.

    • @DoritosBurger
      @DoritosBurger 2 дня назад +1

      @@doomraven0 I never understood the appeal in just rushing to end game. The leveling process is a huge part of the game, people who rush to end game then end up complaining they ran out of things to do.

    • @doomraven0
      @doomraven0 2 дня назад +1

      @DoritosBurger Yes! i am excited to raid on these fresh servers because i have never done the Vanilla raids before but i am switching between characters and absorbing the world. i actually became very attached to my Warlock and Warrior which i have never really spent time with in all ny time on WoW.

  • @jochemgunster9931
    @jochemgunster9931 2 дня назад

    So crazy that all the things you mentioned don't show in Season of Discovery. I think blizzard really doesn't get what makes vanilla classic so special. Especially the leveling in the open world was so lost in SoD. Such a missed opportunity

  • @Cheefstir
    @Cheefstir День назад

    I started playing wow hc and I stop playing retail … my guild is super helpful and people are always trying to group and just have fun.

  • @soulward6334
    @soulward6334 2 дня назад

    Hardcore is so addicting. Every time i come back to classic im reminded that this vsrsion of the game hasnt been matched in the industry for 20 years. The journey, the immersion the progression. So good and so sad the modern MMO space is now blast as fast as possible and ignore everyone. City of Heroes will still be my favorite MMO but classic WoW is something special.

  • @vivimymaster
    @vivimymaster День назад

    Ya know, it's been great watching your videos over the years. I remember watching your early stuff back in the day and playing wow since vanilla has been a trip. I've been enjoying coming back to classic over and over and it feels like home. 😅

  • @shendor1988
    @shendor1988 3 дня назад +7

    community is really better in classic but what amazes me is how these people, presumably around 30-40 ish years old, having families, work and stuff can afford to play such grindy game

    • @bluemyst42
      @bluemyst42 3 дня назад +6

      Id rather spend an hour or two of my free time to game 1 level and feel satisfied. Unlike retail, where one hour of gameplay is 10-20 levels or 4-5 heroic dungeons of no loot.

    • @hydrusalphy4654
      @hydrusalphy4654 3 дня назад

      Well, not every 30-40 year old has a family to take care of, you know?

    • @Zave505
      @Zave505 День назад

      I have 3 kids a full time job and a wife. After we get the kiddos down to bed around 830ish we call my brother and all hop on to play an hour or 2 of HC wow, we take it slow and enjoy the game as it is. Rushing is HC sets you back anyway haha

  • @opufy
    @opufy День назад

    I got a random green drop from a mob but it was mail and im a rogue and saw a warrior who I /inspect with a cloth item, so I just opened up trade and gave it to them like BAM!

  • @kameenavery9616
    @kameenavery9616 3 дня назад

    LOVING the nordic Viking look dude. You should do a few Cos Plays of a Berserker

  • @krinkle7695
    @krinkle7695 День назад

    People are more social, I was questing with a random orc player and we were both in our 30s trying to take some shortcut to a zone (forgot where) since it's a PVP server we had to hide behind this huge tree to avoid lvl 60 alliance players. Point being little things like that make classic fun lol

  • @teyojin14
    @teyojin14 День назад

    Lol i remember when hunters used mana, had to buy arrows. I was an undead warrior, I miss those days.

  • @MikeyJ28
    @MikeyJ28 3 дня назад

    If people loved Classic so much, there wouldn’t be a dozen people playing Classic Era before the fresh launches.

  • @MilesDei95
    @MilesDei95 2 дня назад

    the only thing i wish for classic is better class balance. I dont want to feel useless or forced to play someting i dont want to. SOD is perfect for me since i can feel usefull as any class

  • @GoNuclear
    @GoNuclear 2 дня назад

    Great, now I’m playing WoW again. That’s what I get for supporting Nixxiom.
    See you next video.

  • @johndeljoy8071
    @johndeljoy8071 День назад

    Lol first few secs into the vid and Nixxiom going all medieval with his looks :D Love the new style Nixxiom :)

  • @Ar1AnX1x
    @Ar1AnX1x 3 дня назад

    9:40 damn Nixxiom, those keybinds are wild

  • @dumplingshakes22
    @dumplingshakes22 3 дня назад +1

    Cata killed the raiding scene again but I can’t do fresh classic again… I’m letting the sun go out on the 20th and im retiring

  • @dannyp9210
    @dannyp9210 День назад

    It's because it's an actual MMORPG, and not an instanced dungeon- and raid-simulator lobbygame.

  • @joshw3719
    @joshw3719 2 дня назад

    Nixxiom. Dual spec without needing to go to an inn to activate your other spec. is a serious problem in the fresh anniversary realms. We need to get this fixed. The future of vanilla and other possibly TBC Era depend on it.

  • @ArchMagus1
    @ArchMagus1 3 дня назад

    Nixxiom and Accolonn rocking the greatest hair in the community

  • @cultofhercules
    @cultofhercules 3 дня назад

    Yes that's such a great point it was meant to be played socially that's what makes the game unique from 1player RPGs

  • @timestimesx7535
    @timestimesx7535 2 дня назад

    How difficult would it be to remaster it with cutting edge graphics/detail and introduce it to a new generation of players?
    It's barely a risk for them and they need this to happen.