62yo here and playing non-stop since vanilla. Thank you for this insight. I really hate when ppl rush thru the game, my wife stopped playing for that reason. Sometimes I go back to old raids just to look around and admire the architecture. Sometimes I just fly some place and wait for sunset. Sometimes I just fly to places I find relaxing. But I know that at least nobody in my guild does that. Maybe I'm just a stupid old coot, but sometimes I go to the Shrine of the Fallen warrior in Northern Barrens and think about my loved ones that no longer are with me. Maybe I'm just closer to my death than my birth, butI cried reading Alicia's Poem.. Thanks again m8, I'm not ADHD, I've got a very satisfying life both socially and professionally but.... WoW is home....
When I watch everyone race to finish a new game, I usually think something along the lines of, "you can only play it for your first time once, why not savor it?"
I just listened to your video, and I wanted to say how much I appreciated your message. Your reflections on slowing down, both in World of Warcraft and in life, really resonated with me. It's so true that many of us, especially millennials, have become accustomed to instant gratification. always rushing to the next goal, whether in games or in life. What struck me most was how you connected this philosophy to managing ADHD and finding peace amidst the chaos. It’s a perspective we don’t hear often, and it highlights something so important: many people are never taught how to slow down their thoughts or their thought process. We’re often left to figure out on our own how to deal with racing minds or constant noise, which can feel overwhelming. Your approach of using WoW as a way to practice mindfulness and embrace the moment is inspiring. It’s a reminder that slowing down isn’t just a skill-it’s a choice we can make, even in something as simple as a walk through Azeroth. Thank you for sharing your journey and showing how this mindset can apply not just to gaming, but to life as a whole. Keep putting out this kind of meaningful content! it’s impactful, and I’m sure it’s helping more people than you realize.I hope you get more followers soon so more people get to know you :)
i hope you know how much this message means to me. i was really nervous to put this out there but i never expected this kind of feedback. thank you so much for taking time out of your day to write this to me.
My wife started playing last month, and we've been leveling toons together. It's her first video game experience of any kind. It's been an extremely slow but very rewarding process. Seeing and appreciating the game through the eyes of a brand new player has definitely brought a breath of fresh air to the game.
F2P WoW on an RP server is the most chill WoW experience I've ever had. There's no rush and you know you'll eventually run into the physics of your character's limitations as imposed by the restrictions on the trial-account . What you do when you reach those limitations is up to you and I find that's where you really begin to develop your character creatively. You reach those limitations very quickly (level 20) so the it doesn't take long before all that's left is the creative side the game has to offer and for me that has been using the game as a photography and cinematography simulator. I'd been playing subbed from Vanilla to Shadowlands but I didn't really experience Azeroth until I stopped playing it as a game. I'm a big supporter of playing WoW to play chill and create.
the timing of this video is crazy. just got back into wow like 2 weeks ago and started doing this exact same thing, replaying mists of pandaria as i did like 10 years ago but taking my time reading the quests and truly exploring the zone. its been reminding me of the wonder i felt when i first started exploring this game as a kid, before i just started racing through quests and worrying about my level
You're kidding! I just returned to WoW three days ago, literally doing the same, discovering MoP (I quitted around Cata back then), having a blast with the lore and my little hunter. There must be something in the air. :')
@@melissamoreira13 I think u just pick up the campaign quest from ur factions capital city quest board if i remember right. sorry my memory's terrible lol
10:30 my mans discovering Buddhist meditation by accident. As someone with ADHD, yeah man, it can be wild how taking just a few moments to "do nothing" can help so much.,
Hey thanks for the video. Everything is true. Running to the next thing isn't much of a good thing. Being in the moment is one of the best gifts we can give ourselves. Thanks for the reminder to take a moment to smell the roses.
there are two wolves in wow. Everyone is 30+ now with kids and jobs and has 2 hours a week to play so everything must be fast, and the proper way to enjoy wow is by RP walking to grizzly hill, cranking up the music and reading quest text.
As a fellow adhd haver and recent WOW classic player, this video really validated a lot of my feelings towards games, (MMOs in particular). Ive been playing Runescape since I was a kid, about 20 years now on and off. OSRS is a game that lets you choose exactly what speed you want to interact with the game at any given time. And the one thing I've always loved the most about it is that there is SO much content that its basically a never-ending well for my brain to fall down. The pacing of the game really had made me appreciate slowing down and enjoying the world, music, ect. I've been trying to go into WOW with that same mentality; I've enjoyed feeling immersed in the world more than anything else.
i've realized this recently as well watching people "play wow for the first time" i realized, i was enjoying watching them because it reminded me of when i first joined. back then we werent in a rush to be or finish anything. we were adventuring. since then, we all chase that feeling again and think it'll come in a perfect expansion or new patch but, it wont. we will find it by slowing down. adventuring. thank you for this video. i hope it will inspire others to go back to being an adventurer again.
Dude - listening to you talk was like listening to myself. I had the same life experience as you did. Only recently have I accepted that I had ADHD. The final straw was when I was picked to go to other facility for the company I work for to do a safety gap analysis and one of the upper managers mentioned to me that he believed the best managers in our line of work had ADHD - the comment was directed towards me…That’s when it all hit me like a ton of bricks and I could see how it has affected everything that I do and who I have become. I couldn’t explain to my ex why my head would just burn and I couldn’t slow down - it was like I my brain was overheating at times. I’m constantly distracting myself because I fear the silence. I have a lot more to tell but having reflected on this a lot lately I realized that I need an outlet to help me slow down. I took a 12 year break from WoW but I remember it helped me slow down and I could carry that into all parts of my life. I bought a PC and it’ll be here on Tuesday. I’ll see you in Azeroth, brother.
i really feel this! burned myself out on wow two times. now i started again after four years and only play MY pace and do the things i want to do. No addons, no M+. and i also was able to get rid of that FOMO feeling. i dont need everything asap ... and i found my joy in fishing again :D remembered the good old days standing or sitting at shores just fishing :D Thanks for this video!
once, the flying style change system was implemented, I started using the classic flying, just feels much quiet and less things to do while flying... just makes me feel... calm and relaxed.
I often go back to ashenvale or valshara or any night elf druid looking place and just chill and look at the beautifulness and listen to the ambience and music I also listen to it at work when I can😊
Dang, 31 year old here, I was blown away by how much this resonated with me. These are sage words of wisdom; I had no idea that this was exactly what I needed to hear. Thanks for posting this!
ADHD here. I also enjoy just randomly riding on ground mounts between places if I'm not on a schedule. The Dragon Isles especially have a ton of amazing rides, even though the entire continent was build for dragonriding.
Really nice video - This applies to life itself, not just wow! When I played I'd often like to visit my most loved zones. I'd sit in the Darkshire inn and pretend I was Sherlock Holmes living out a weird tale. Or mine in the Hinterlands, not because I needed gold, but to periodically stand or sit in 'my personal spots'. RP as bandits with friends or whisper funny riddles to passers by for small rewards. I think I couldn't go back to the game now. It's changed too much, and maybe I have too.
This is beautiful. Actually took time to just sit and relax and listen to this entire thing. I found your video in an ADHD fueled need for something to be playing while vaccuuming. You found the intended audience!
Great video. I burned out after Mythic plus spamming in DF and in TWW I stopped with this two weeks after season start. Now I enjoy the game in my own pace. No keys, just pvp without pushing any rating and some goldmaking. WoW is so much better this way
I am laying in post op watching youtube and came across this beautiful video. So true, wow players are so stressed these days. Things were definetly more relaxed back in vanilla and noone talked meta etc
this kind of idea on how to play wow has recently came to my mind. The only issue I'm having with it is that its not very encouranging to play slower paced or trying to appreciate the game in whole. My wishes to the future of wow would be to update the experience and not the endgame. It would be really fun seeing an update to how fishing works, or maybe like making new items that can sharpen your blade etc. Player housing is a big win for me, one thing Im looking forward to very much! But my point is, making the world feel more interactive, detailed and fun, also encourage me to play it slower and stay at an inn to talks to npcs or whatever, just because!
I feel you, had the same eureka moment the moment i stepped into the azure span. was doing mythic progression with a guild, got super tired of the endless pointless grind and decided to log on my outlaw rogue and just runs some 4s and 5s. Started fishing for the sake of it and just going on the ground to purposefully take longer. it really heals your soul to slow down!
I love this so much. I don't know what it is, but it feels like a small portion of the WoW community is going through something of a renaissance in how to make the game more enjoyable for ourselves and not just complaining about how the game isn't perfect.
Diablo 4 started as a slower game, where you could enjoy the great atmosphere created, and now it's made and incentivized to play as another go as fast as you can game. Slowing down really is what makes more memories and better times. Just like life the enjoyment of the journey is where the true value lies. Playing a little of classic wow fresh right now is remembering me of this.
Great video, Now with WoW Classic Fresh. i take it very slow, just enjoying the journey. installed the AI Voice over addon and actually listen to the NPC who give you quests. im enjoying it immensely. Not worrying about getting behind. just doing your thing.
Just for anyone to know, you can chromie time old expansions on a free trial and lock your exp at level 20 with an npc in stormwind/orgrimmar so you can experience all the legacy content
This is the best WoW video on RUclips, no actually this is the best RUclips video. I'm the person who always looked for reasons to take a boat instead of the portal. I always despised speed and efficiency, because I felt those concepts ruined WoW and other games. WoW was never about the "phat loot", dealing high numbers, or "getting stuff done". Instead WoW (just like EverQuest) was just about existing in another world. You got yourself a new subscriber.
YES! This is the most endearing way to play WoW, I have learned to take my time and enjoy the world with the RP community. I believe the sort of immersion that racing and optimizing every choice gives is tiresome and unfulfilling. When I started to play as I did when I didn't know the fastest path I was having fun again.
11:30 As a player loving the heros journey who quit retail i can tell you what forces me to rush: Blizzard directly hinders you on 'completing' a journey. As soon as you reach a certain level cap it instantly spams you with the quest for the current addon. Also past content is highly trivialized and unbalanced, there is no real sense of progression, danger or accomplishment. Imho that's the reason so many people (myself included) flock to classic. P.S.: I really like your video :)
Retail doesn’t appeal to me. What is the purpose of a MMO if game play isn’t rewarding? if I can just pay my way to the end. Classic was great until the wow token was introduced and ruined playing the game to progress. I pray that Microsoft can fix these problems since now classic is under a new development team✝️
This is a really good video, really enjoyed. I assumed you were a big channel due to the quality, was surprised to see you have just started the journey. Good luck dude, oh and a sub from me.
I'm a bit older then you, so I had the same experience as you, also in World of Warcraft, but some years ago. I think it was around Legion, where I start doing things slowly and enjoy the ride and the experience, rather then the gold itself. Also, it will sounds a bit strange, but you actually have an amazing voice for podcast and storytelling.
Agree with a lot. What would make the experience cooler would be if wow had some sort of VR option that would be good.. Like from your own POV. Idk what you would call it, but something like " Adventure mode" when you use Vr and you would just get this imense pov from your won character.
I couldn't understand why they we're forcing us to use skyriding in the current addon instead of the old school flying we had since burning crusade. I love the old school flying so much more than the hectical skyriding where you've to be alert all the time. Just give me back my old flying where I can acually talk to my girlfiend/wife inbetween instead of looking at the screen all time.
i think you accidentally discovered the essence of meditation on your own: letting thoughts run past you. i find that i like older games for intrinsically encouraging me more to stay in that present and slow state. if im naming mmos: classic wow, ffxi, everquest, monsters&memories. there is a lot of beauty to see in retail though, i think it just encourages you to think about whats expected of you more.
i can totally see what you are saying here and agree that older game design does a better job at encouraging exploration and taking your time. i feel like current game design is matching our shift in culture which rewards really stimulating short form content.
I tried to take my time with TWW but all the weekly gear stuff was locked behind the campaign & my raid grp needed higher ilvl ☹️ I’ve considered leaving but they’re relying on me :(
that can be hard but its ok to be honest with them. remember its just a game and if you aren't having fun it is no longer serving you. find a guild that matches your speed and supports you!
As a pandaren often says "Slow down! Life is to be savored". Did you play the Pandaria expansion? I love that one, something so chill about it and that one usually makes me relax. The music in Azure Span is amazing btw, it could be that making you stop and relax. Same happens in WoD Talador for me. Have u been there. I have to stop if I go there or I just want to stay there and finish quests because of the music. Listen to this if you can and see if it has an effect on you: ruclips.net/video/fXyH27S_y24/видео.html
12:40 because you might not have alot of free time and know that the rewards dont really matter at all so you just take the shourtest route as they are in the game.
i think i understand what you're saying but i also think the "rewards" in this game are subjective. i do agree that the rewards don't matter, what matters is are you enjoying yourself or not.
Ye they miss the whole point imo, WoW is the real fantasy medieval wizard alchemy trolls and a whole new world that has been turned into min max simulator. All I wanna do is explore Mage Quarters on a side quest where we discover the bad batch of elixirs...
i honestly think its the players that turned it into a min max simulator not the devs. if you like the mage quarters you should do the mage teleport questline in hallowfall, its beautiful and emotional.
I feel like the message of this video is actually pretty against the way that the game is designed, the game is a treadmill of new content catering to an active fast-paced community, and if you ever slow down, you're punished for it by having all your progress invalidated next patch. I also think you've got that backwards, the Classic community are the fast-paced min/maxxing tryhards that optimize all the fun out of the game, retail is where all the roleplayers and mount/transmog collectors who don't care about min/maxxing at all reside~ :V
can you explain how can you slow down in a game with a weekly reset, where if you missed one week of killing a boss or filling out your vault, you are behind for the rest of the patch? If you ignore the competitive part of WoW and are able to somehow feel good about watching changing colors on your screen then damn, good for you I guess
i totally get what you are saying dude but the concept of "falling behind" is something the player creates. if you don't have maxed out gear right now your account doesn't get deleted, you can still play. i care about gear too, my pally is 632, but i also can choose to take some time to relax and enjoy the slower parts of the game. I appreciate you watching and giving your opinion!
i apologize that you feel the video title didn't match the subject matter. The descriptions says "I wanted to share my experience with ADHD and how taking my time in WoW helped me cope with my racing mind." so i thought it was clear. hope you have a nice day and I appreciate you watching and giving feedback!
Remember, the pandaren told us years ago: "Slow down. Life is to be savored!" Good video man. Keep it up!
not gonna lie, the first time I heard that in game I felt personally attacked lol
Came here to say this
damn just realised u said this after I also said it lol but u beat me to it hehe
62yo here and playing non-stop since vanilla. Thank you for this insight. I really hate when ppl rush thru the game, my wife stopped playing for that reason. Sometimes I go back to old raids just to look around and admire the architecture. Sometimes I just fly some place and wait for sunset. Sometimes I just fly to places I find relaxing. But I know that at least nobody in my guild does that. Maybe I'm just a stupid old coot, but sometimes I go to the Shrine of the Fallen warrior in Northern Barrens and think about my loved ones that no longer are with me. Maybe I'm just closer to my death than my birth, butI cried reading Alicia's Poem..
Thanks again m8, I'm not ADHD, I've got a very satisfying life both socially and professionally but.... WoW is home....
Happy to share this world with you friend
This is Wonderful. Greater Good Embrace You And All the Wonderful memories you have in Azeroth. You're Right, WoW is Home. Thank You.
When I watch everyone race to finish a new game, I usually think something along the lines of, "you can only play it for your first time once, why not savor it?"
"A man cannot step into the same river twice, because it is not the same river, and he is not same man."
I just listened to your video, and I wanted to say how much I appreciated your message. Your reflections on slowing down, both in World of Warcraft and in life, really resonated with me. It's so true that many of us, especially millennials, have become accustomed to instant gratification. always rushing to the next goal, whether in games or in life.
What struck me most was how you connected this philosophy to managing ADHD and finding peace amidst the chaos. It’s a perspective we don’t hear often, and it highlights something so important: many people are never taught how to slow down their thoughts or their thought process. We’re often left to figure out on our own how to deal with racing minds or constant noise, which can feel overwhelming.
Your approach of using WoW as a way to practice mindfulness and embrace the moment is inspiring. It’s a reminder that slowing down isn’t just a skill-it’s a choice we can make, even in something as simple as a walk through Azeroth. Thank you for sharing your journey and showing how this mindset can apply not just to gaming, but to life as a whole. Keep putting out this kind of meaningful content! it’s impactful, and I’m sure it’s helping more people than you realize.I hope you get more followers soon so more people get to know you :)
i hope you know how much this message means to me. i was really nervous to put this out there but i never expected this kind of feedback. thank you so much for taking time out of your day to write this to me.
My wife started playing last month, and we've been leveling toons together. It's her first video game experience of any kind. It's been an extremely slow but very rewarding process. Seeing and appreciating the game through the eyes of a brand new player has definitely brought a breath of fresh air to the game.
The slow walk for this entire video makes me so happy 🥰
thanks for taking the walk with me!
@@acadiianwow It was very romantic 😜
F2P WoW on an RP server is the most chill WoW experience I've ever had. There's no rush and you know you'll eventually run into the physics of your character's limitations as imposed by the restrictions on the trial-account . What you do when you reach those limitations is up to you and I find that's where you really begin to develop your character creatively.
You reach those limitations very quickly (level 20) so the it doesn't take long before all that's left is the creative side the game has to offer and for me that has been using the game as a photography and cinematography simulator. I'd been playing subbed from Vanilla to Shadowlands but I didn't really experience Azeroth until I stopped playing it as a game.
I'm a big supporter of playing WoW to play chill and create.
love to hear that, thanks for sharing
the timing of this video is crazy. just got back into wow like 2 weeks ago and started doing this exact same thing, replaying mists of pandaria as i did like 10 years ago but taking my time reading the quests and truly exploring the zone. its been reminding me of the wonder i felt when i first started exploring this game as a kid, before i just started racing through quests and worrying about my level
You're kidding! I just returned to WoW three days ago, literally doing the same, discovering MoP (I quitted around Cata back then), having a blast with the lore and my little hunter.
There must be something in the air. :')
Please, if I may ask, how are you two playing MoP if its not available anymore?
Id be interested in playing it too
@@Arthma3L no wayyy I made a hunter for my MoP campaign too lmao def something in the air
@@melissamoreira13 I think u just pick up the campaign quest from ur factions capital city quest board if i remember right. sorry my memory's terrible lol
welcome back to Azeroth friend
10:30 my mans discovering Buddhist meditation by accident. As someone with ADHD, yeah man, it can be wild how taking just a few moments to "do nothing" can help so much.,
Wonderful Video My Friend. It was something really Needed. Bless You!
Thank you so much for this video. I just watched it 3 times in a row to really let it sink in. I relate to your experience so much
Hey thanks for the video. Everything is true. Running to the next thing isn't much of a good thing. Being in the moment is one of the best gifts we can give ourselves. Thanks for the reminder to take a moment to smell the roses.
thank you for watching!
there are two wolves in wow. Everyone is 30+ now with kids and jobs and has 2 hours a week to play so everything must be fast, and the proper way to enjoy wow is by RP walking to grizzly hill, cranking up the music and reading quest text.
Also, lots of people are not in a rush. Common misconception from people that only pug. Get a guild it solves all your problems.
@@technicolorsoultheory3924 I couldn't agree more. guilds can make all the difference!
This video really hit me. Keep it up buddy.
As a fellow adhd haver and recent WOW classic player, this video really validated a lot of my feelings towards games, (MMOs in particular).
Ive been playing Runescape since I was a kid, about 20 years now on and off. OSRS is a game that lets you choose exactly what speed you want to interact with the game at any given time. And the one thing I've always loved the most about it is that there is SO much content that its basically a never-ending well for my brain to fall down. The pacing of the game really had made me appreciate slowing down and enjoying the world, music, ect.
I've been trying to go into WOW with that same mentality; I've enjoyed feeling immersed in the world more than anything else.
i've realized this recently as well watching people "play wow for the first time" i realized, i was enjoying watching them because it reminded me of when i first joined. back then we werent in a rush to be or finish anything. we were adventuring. since then, we all chase that feeling again and think it'll come in a perfect expansion or new patch but, it wont. we will find it by slowing down. adventuring. thank you for this video. i hope it will inspire others to go back to being an adventurer again.
I just started classic and I am doing it for the first time taking time its truly incredible to see how much has gone into this game
enjoy it man. I started with classic back in 2019 and its a beautiful journey.
Dude - listening to you talk was like listening to myself. I had the same life experience as you did. Only recently have I accepted that I had ADHD. The final straw was when I was picked to go to other facility for the company I work for to do a safety gap analysis and one of the upper managers mentioned to me that he believed the best managers in our line of work had ADHD - the comment was directed towards me…That’s when it all hit me like a ton of bricks and I could see how it has affected everything that I do and who I have become. I couldn’t explain to my ex why my head would just burn and I couldn’t slow down - it was like I my brain was overheating at times. I’m constantly distracting myself because I fear the silence. I have a lot more to tell but having reflected on this a lot lately I realized that I need an outlet to help me slow down. I took a 12 year break from WoW but I remember it helped me slow down and I could carry that into all parts of my life. I bought a PC and it’ll be here on Tuesday. I’ll see you in Azeroth, brother.
i really feel this! burned myself out on wow two times. now i started again after four years and only play MY pace and do the things i want to do. No addons, no M+. and i also was able to get rid of that FOMO feeling. i dont need everything asap ... and i found my joy in fishing again :D remembered the good old days standing or sitting at shores just fishing :D
Thanks for this video!
once, the flying style change system was implemented, I started using the classic flying, just feels much quiet and less things to do while flying... just makes me feel... calm and relaxed.
I often go back to ashenvale or valshara or any night elf druid looking place and just chill and look at the beautifulness and listen to the ambience and music I also listen to it at work when I can😊
I've always been playing the game like this. Probably why I'm one of thew few who loved bfa and specially shadowlands.
This is the way to play wow
I started in late bfa and loved that expac and shadowlands. shadowlands was an amazing escape for me during covid.
Dang, 31 year old here, I was blown away by how much this resonated with me.
These are sage words of wisdom; I had no idea that this was exactly what I needed to hear. Thanks for posting this!
thanks for watching!
nicely done, tyvm
thanks for watching
I do feel that need to "hurry up" every now and again. Slowing down to enjoy the scenery and music is great advice. WoW player here since BC.
im so envious that you started in BC. my dad bought me everquest instead lol
ADHD here. I also enjoy just randomly riding on ground mounts between places if I'm not on a schedule. The Dragon Isles especially have a ton of amazing rides, even though the entire continent was build for dragonriding.
Thats the beauty of wow, the faster you get through an expansion, the more time you have later to explore and do things without restrictions.
Really nice video - This applies to life itself, not just wow! When I played I'd often like to visit my most loved zones. I'd sit in the Darkshire inn and pretend I was Sherlock Holmes living out a weird tale. Or mine in the Hinterlands, not because I needed gold, but to periodically stand or sit in 'my personal spots'. RP as bandits with friends or whisper funny riddles to passers by for small rewards. I think I couldn't go back to the game now. It's changed too much, and maybe I have too.
This is beautiful. Actually took time to just sit and relax and listen to this entire thing. I found your video in an ADHD fueled need for something to be playing while vaccuuming. You found the intended audience!
lol I couldn't relate to you more friend. happy the video helped you find time to just be for a moment.
Great video. I burned out after Mythic plus spamming in DF and in TWW I stopped with this two weeks after season start. Now I enjoy the game in my own pace. No keys, just pvp without pushing any rating and some goldmaking. WoW is so much better this way
finally somebody i can relate to (i dont have adhd but im overstimulated from my work and dr*gs...). im gon show that vid to my friends
I am laying in post op watching youtube and came across this beautiful video. So true, wow players are so stressed these days. Things were definetly more relaxed back in vanilla and noone talked meta etc
this kind of idea on how to play wow has recently came to my mind. The only issue I'm having with it is that its not very encouranging to play slower paced or trying to appreciate the game in whole. My wishes to the future of wow would be to update the experience and not the endgame. It would be really fun seeing an update to how fishing works, or maybe like making new items that can sharpen your blade etc. Player housing is a big win for me, one thing Im looking forward to very much! But my point is, making the world feel more interactive, detailed and fun, also encourage me to play it slower and stay at an inn to talks to npcs or whatever, just because!
I feel you, had the same eureka moment the moment i stepped into the azure span. was doing mythic progression with a guild, got super tired of the endless pointless grind and decided to log on my outlaw rogue and just runs some 4s and 5s. Started fishing for the sake of it and just going on the ground to purposefully take longer. it really heals your soul to slow down!
it sure does friend. im glad you are doing what makes you happy.
I love this so much. I don't know what it is, but it feels like a small portion of the WoW community is going through something of a renaissance in how to make the game more enjoyable for ourselves and not just complaining about how the game isn't perfect.
I relate to all of this, know you are not alone!!!
means a lot to hear that, thank you for watching and taking time to comment!
Diablo 4 started as a slower game, where you could enjoy the great atmosphere created, and now it's made and incentivized to play as another go as fast as you can game. Slowing down really is what makes more memories and better times. Just like life the enjoyment of the journey is where the true value lies. Playing a little of classic wow fresh right now is remembering me of this.
classic wow is perfect for this. i had a similar experience in D4, thought the first 40 hours were amazing but after that it fell off for me.
I really liked the little ollie at 3:12
Also hearing this kind of honest advice is really nice.
thanks not fungis!
Great video, Now with WoW Classic Fresh. i take it very slow, just enjoying the journey. installed the AI Voice over addon and actually listen to the NPC who give you quests. im enjoying it immensely. Not worrying about getting behind. just doing your thing.
I'm currently playing through the eastern kingdoms.
very cool! enjoy yourself friend
Just for anyone to know, you can chromie time old expansions on a free trial and lock your exp at level 20 with an npc in stormwind/orgrimmar so you can experience all the legacy content
good to know!
This is the best WoW video on RUclips, no actually this is the best RUclips video. I'm the person who always looked for reasons to take a boat instead of the portal. I always despised speed and efficiency, because I felt those concepts ruined WoW and other games. WoW was never about the "phat loot", dealing high numbers, or "getting stuff done". Instead WoW (just like EverQuest) was just about existing in another world. You got yourself a new subscriber.
Didn't expect to get emotional while watching some guy walking around in wow, but here we are. Great video man
really appreciate it. glad you enjoyed it
I needed this, thank you
Great video, I always have background noise on just to silence my brain as well. Subscribed and looking forward to more videos.
The way you feel about the music in the Azure Span is the same way I feel sitting atop Grizzlemaw listening to the music
ill have to fly over to grizzlemaw today and see what youre talking about!
@ hope you enjoy :)
Hi Acadiiian. Im taking my time in fresh this time. Just leveling my proffs, doing fishing, little bit questing. Don't wanna rush it to 60 this time.
Btw my fiance got diagnoses with adhd as an adult. And she plays wow all the time to calm herself. It's really good for her.
YES! This is the most endearing way to play WoW, I have learned to take my time and enjoy the world with the RP community.
I believe the sort of immersion that racing and optimizing every choice gives is tiresome and unfulfilling. When I started to play as I did when I didn't know the fastest path I was having fun again.
finding a community is so important and I think WoW is a perfect place to find your people. really happy to know you found yours!
I gave up WoW for Lotro specifically for the slower pace, and I've never been happier in my game space.
glad to hear you found a game that makes you happy!
11:30 As a player loving the heros journey who quit retail i can tell you what forces me to rush: Blizzard directly hinders you on 'completing' a journey. As soon as you reach a certain level cap it instantly spams you with the quest for the current addon. Also past content is highly trivialized and unbalanced, there is no real sense of progression, danger or accomplishment. Imho that's the reason so many people (myself included) flock to classic.
P.S.: I really like your video :)
I hear this brother. Peace and love
thank you for watching
Retail doesn’t appeal to me. What is the purpose of a MMO if game play isn’t rewarding? if I can just pay my way to the end. Classic was great until the wow token was introduced and ruined playing the game to progress. I pray that Microsoft can fix these problems since now classic is under a new development team✝️
I also hope that the problems you have with the game get resolved! hope you can find a game that gives you what you are looking for friend.
This is a really good video, really enjoyed. I assumed you were a big channel due to the quality, was surprised to see you have just started the journey. Good luck dude, oh and a sub from me.
I really enjoy Call of the Wild for this exact reason
I'm a bit older then you, so I had the same experience as you, also in World of Warcraft, but some years ago. I think it was around Legion, where I start doing things slowly and enjoy the ride and the experience, rather then the gold itself.
Also, it will sounds a bit strange, but you actually have an amazing voice for podcast and storytelling.
thats really nice of you to say, thank you so much!
Agree with a lot.
What would make the experience cooler would be if wow had some sort of VR option that would be good.. Like from your own POV.
Idk what you would call it, but something like " Adventure mode" when you use Vr and you would just get this imense pov from your won character.
I couldn't understand why they we're forcing us to use skyriding in the current addon instead of the old school flying we had since burning crusade.
I love the old school flying so much more than the hectical skyriding where you've to be alert all the time. Just give me back my old flying where I can acually talk to my girlfiend/wife inbetween instead of looking at the screen all time.
i think you accidentally discovered the essence of meditation on your own: letting thoughts run past you.
i find that i like older games for intrinsically encouraging me more to stay in that present and slow state. if im naming mmos: classic wow, ffxi, everquest, monsters&memories. there is a lot of beauty to see in retail though, i think it just encourages you to think about whats expected of you more.
i can totally see what you are saying here and agree that older game design does a better job at encouraging exploration and taking your time. i feel like current game design is matching our shift in culture which rewards really stimulating short form content.
I want to walk across Azeroth, no mounts , no running, just taking in the landscapes
go do it!!
I only play this game now to level with the music on
Thank you
thanks for watching
Great video!
thank you for watching!!
This is me. I'm you. Thank you.
thank you for watching friend
its grind time
More of this👏
Can’t do dungeons with friends…without friends! 😂 I’d rather skip em than deal with random jackknobs
I tried to take my time with TWW but all the weekly gear stuff was locked behind the campaign & my raid grp needed higher ilvl ☹️
I’ve considered leaving but they’re relying on me :(
that can be hard but its ok to be honest with them. remember its just a game and if you aren't having fun it is no longer serving you. find a guild that matches your speed and supports you!
Hey, I play just like you.
As a pandaren often says "Slow down! Life is to be savored". Did you play the Pandaria expansion? I love that one, something so chill about it and that one usually makes me relax.
The music in Azure Span is amazing btw, it could be that making you stop and relax. Same happens in WoD Talador for me. Have u been there. I have to stop if I go there or I just want to stay there and finish quests because of the music. Listen to this if you can and see if it has an effect on you: ruclips.net/video/fXyH27S_y24/видео.html
12:40 because you might not have alot of free time and know that the rewards dont really matter at all so you just take the shourtest route as they are in the game.
i think i understand what you're saying but i also think the "rewards" in this game are subjective. i do agree that the rewards don't matter, what matters is are you enjoying yourself or not.
Thank the maker that your dx does NOT make you the target of merciless in-game verbal attacks from real humans.
I rushed so fast through the game, i even dont recognize most of the places youre walking through 😅
Ye they miss the whole point imo, WoW is the real fantasy medieval wizard alchemy trolls and a whole new world that has been turned into min max simulator. All I wanna do is explore Mage Quarters on a side quest where we discover the bad batch of elixirs...
i honestly think its the players that turned it into a min max simulator not the devs. if you like the mage quarters you should do the mage teleport questline in hallowfall, its beautiful and emotional.
I feel like the message of this video is actually pretty against the way that the game is designed, the game is a treadmill of new content catering to an active fast-paced community, and if you ever slow down, you're punished for it by having all your progress invalidated next patch.
I also think you've got that backwards, the Classic community are the fast-paced min/maxxing tryhards that optimize all the fun out of the game, retail is where all the roleplayers and mount/transmog collectors who don't care about min/maxxing at all reside~ :V
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i love turtles
can you explain how can you slow down in a game with a weekly reset, where if you missed one week of killing a boss or filling out your vault, you are behind for the rest of the patch? If you ignore the competitive part of WoW and are able to somehow feel good about watching changing colors on your screen then damn, good for you I guess
i totally get what you are saying dude but the concept of "falling behind" is something the player creates. if you don't have maxed out gear right now your account doesn't get deleted, you can still play. i care about gear too, my pally is 632, but i also can choose to take some time to relax and enjoy the slower parts of the game. I appreciate you watching and giving your opinion!
The game went downhill after wrath
im sorry you feel that way. hope you enjoyed classic wrath when it came out!
brother is preaching while rp walking, pass
Titles video "Why YOU should take your time". Proceeds to talk about his adhd. Okay bro.
i apologize that you feel the video title didn't match the subject matter. The descriptions says "I wanted to share my experience with ADHD and how taking my time in WoW helped me cope with my racing mind." so i thought it was clear. hope you have a nice day and I appreciate you watching and giving feedback!
Thank you
thank you for watching!
@acadiianwow yeah, you're welcome! I've just got back into playing WoW, and I needed this for WoW and for my life in general, thank you so much.