The Unreleased Secrets of Vanilla WoW Episode #2



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Going over some more content that was intended for Vanilla WoW, but were cut due to one reason or another. Watch episode #1 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1okIXSUeJ9U

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Credits/References:
Alpha Ironforge footage by Furiouschief: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMowotEbuMg
Magni Relapse by Flaming Goose: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2pNpwqkmN54
Old outland footage by IS4 Studio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKVebKGQseo
Old outland footage by mw2ftl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1EvThZTbQE
Dragon isles footage by dodgekebaab: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7eC9meR56U

Music
FFVII Mark of the traitor cover by Orchestral Fantasy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAYYGtyAcSw
Stickerbrush Symphony Cover by PPF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSqYgIHgqFI
Kakariko Village Cover by PPF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lwhL0Todq0
Power Rangers 8 bit by Studio Megaane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww46oLXvTdk
Interrupted by Fireworks Cover by Enrico Deiana: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vSYrVOHCWA

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44 thoughts on “The Unreleased Secrets of Vanilla WoW Episode #2”

  1. You still have remnant of the Timbermaw quest, the main one being of Donova Snowden where you can investigate the hot springs strange powers. The last quest ends on Donova promising to return to us with more infos on a book you find on the Winterfall Chief, but she never does. People have theorized that they might be demon under Hyjal corrupting the water and roots underground and that's why the furbolg are going apeshit in the region. The passage of Timbermaw could have served as the entrance of a dungeon which could give you access to Hyjal (these tunnels were apparently the ones used by Tyrande and Malfurion in W3, it could also be where Illidan's prison were originally), so there might be another entrance of the Hold.

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  2. One thing you forgot to mention about Quel'Thalas is that there's actually a little built part of the zone on the left side that you can explore by just swimming or water walking there. It looks kinda like a night elf village.

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  3. Wasn't there something in Desolace – remember how you could do the centaur reps that didn't lead to anything but he says to check back once you max it, something there would be cool, also there was some unfinished alliance quest here with the tower on the shore iirc
    Blasted Lands – bottom left of map is the demon area
    Badlands also had some dwarf architecture underground I thought
    Tirisfal Glades – Secret place in western map, also was a Scarlet Crusade raid ever planned?
    Winterspring – south part of map with elites was supposed to be something iirc
    Ungoro Crater/Tanaris had some unfinished quest with the silithid that ended abruptly, and something with an ancient?

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  4. As a person who prides themselves of being a proper explorer of Kalimdor and Eastern Kingdoms who has visited in almost every nook and cranny of both of those massive maps.. I must ask myself…

    HOW THE HELL did I miss that Furbolg Gate?!?! I've been walking on the walls all over Azshara and literally never paid any attention to that gate for some reason

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  5. Hey madseason. Been a viewer for years on multiple accounts, and I just wanna say that my nights are blessed when I hear that intro. Love seeing you in my feed bro. I hope life's going well for you.

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  6. I remember the times of glitching from the inside of one instance to another. I think you could see Karazhan coming from ZG or the other way round (I was long ago). I still haven'd given up on reaching Naxx 40 somehow in retail.

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  7. Bring back memories. I used to waste time wondering around locked areas during vanilla. Once i event found something in the North of Eastern Kingdoms. It was weirdly unfinished untextured place. I assume it was future ghost land or Silvermoon. I was running on a mount from the coast and found some space to get pass.

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  8. Not every idea they brainstormed was "meant to be in classic". I really don't understand the classic+ obsession. These areas were all added later so we got to see them anyway. I can't imagine how dull TBC and wrath classic would have been if they were constrained by vanilla gameplay design.

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  9. If anything, I think they should make something completely new and original when it comes to Classic+. Trying to do something the original developers had planned is like asking a cover band to write a follow up to a classic album that was recorded by the original band. With the tone and feeling I'm getting from the current (WoW) developers, I don't think there is any way they can follow the original concepts and not disappoint.

    ps. great video as always, MadSeason!

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  10. It's weird that "no one knows that Classic+ is". For me it's pretty clear: You take Vanilla and add to it, without breaking the original design principles. In other words, it has to feel "classic". That's why there is the "classic" and the "+". If you just add to Vanilla with no regards to its design principles, it quickly ends up as retail 2.0. It wouldn't feel "classic" anymore. The more it differentiates itself from retail, the better, generally speaking.

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  11. So much love for these videos man. Your content has a special place in my heart and memories…man do I miss the days of 2007-10, WoW has changed a lot but it’s still the best game I’ve ever played.

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  12. It’s safe to say that modern blizzard developers lack the talent to ever pull off something close to the vision the original devs had. A really nice video and it’s so cool to see what the devs had in store, but the people currently at the wheel lack even 1/10th of the vision and motivation to ever bring these ideas to light. Still, enjoyed the video and thanks for chronicling it as you have 🙂

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  13. Great content as always 👍

    SoD has lots of potential, i could see it or the next seasonal having a classic+ theme. Devs kinda dropped the ball on p4 though, with nightmare incursions and such. But the biggest blow to current SoD numbers is probably MoP remix, S4 retail, D4 S4 and cata classic 😂

    And helldivers2 😂

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  14. One of my favorite out of bounds spots is the one in orgrimmar. Small little room inside one of the rock pillars in the city. Still there. You can use a mammoth mount somewhere to clip out of bounds and then fly to it. It's such a small little relaxing room. But it's one I've only been to once because I wouldn't wanna increase my chances to get banned just sitting there. Even if it's harmless. Wow moderation now will probably get you banned for sneezing yourself out of bounds. No fun allowed.

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  15. I just remembered I used to have a "power rangers: the movie" game for the sega gamegear when I was a little kid. The music towards the end of the video brought back a core memory I had completely forgotten about.

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  16. There will never be classic plus. If you want new content. Play retail. Blizz will NEVER put money into making classic more beyond the base game. You will see more season of discovery but no increase level cap or new zones.

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