In Vanilla, the matriarch spider wasn't a rare, exactly, but she could be relied upon to consistently drop a 6 slot bag, a tremendous find at the level back then.
THIS is exactly the sort of content I live for! Please don't stop until you've done every zone, even though it's a ton of work, and please do some of the recent zones like class order halls or tannan because none of these cool eastern eggs videos ever have the stamina to make it passed BC zones
Thank you!! And don't worry, this series will continue. I have all of the footage recorded for Eversong... I just had a few months where I felt really down about making Easter Egg content for Blizzard games after the accusations came out. But, the artists who put a lot of work into these areas deserve the acknowledgment of their work :)
Tirisfal Glade was my introduction to the game. My first character was a forsaken warlock. Then when Halloween rolls around, Tirisfal becomes the best place to be!
I've a challenge for you sir... cataloging each random grace/gravesites in vanilla azeroth. Some are obvious roadside vigils but others are far from the beaten path and paint a particularly interesting story based on the creeps you find nearby. In (vanilla) Feralas you can find an odd grave site pushed against the cliff face a klick from the goblin quest giver for zapping giants. They're hastily assembled, and placed uncomfortably close to some noxious wind serpents. Almost as if a traveling group took a bad turn and lost some members but still had daylight to burn before they made it to their destination. Other examples are much more personal, usually along the lines of a warriors shrine open burial, or something that will have a lovely piece next to it as if it were a funeral for a friend. Food for thought. This would be some untrodden content for sure, can't say I've ever seen anyone talk about them ever really. Edit: I'd highly recommend setting up a Patreon. This seems like a great niche that could better benefit from Patreon support rather than hoping the algorithm shines on you the day of your upload.
@26:37 This one is actually a really awesome and niche reference! The rats are a reference to the 1989 movie The Abyss. In one scene a rat is taken from its owner and forced to breathe some kind of oxygenated fluid. The fact that some of them are battle pets might just be a reference to the movie rat being a pet and there are 4 of them as a reference to the 5 rats used to film the scene. Why 4 rats instead of 5 though? Well that's because one of the rats essentially had a heart attack due to the stress of being held under water, and James Cameron supposedly resuscitated it and kept the rat for himself as a pet.
You forgot to mention that the Deathknell might actually have been Vandemar Village from Warcraft 3. It's the place Death Knight Arthas begins his journey and many of the acolytes of the Cult of the Damned were hidden among the populace
TY. This makes a lot of sense seeing how no normal humans would name a town "death knell" which basically means when the church bell tolls for a dead person during a local burial ritual. Perhaps it could even be the first town that was infected with the tainted grain brought from Northrend by the cultists.
this video is gold. I just discovered this channel and instantly subscribed. The only shame is to see how Cata's lore has been the death of the classic era never to come back.
I think the Fairy Ring is also a reference to an easily forgetable intermission scene from Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne. Between the mission where Tyrande and Maiev are escorting Kael`Thas and the mission where you are fighting against Illidan and his Naga in Dalaran ruins is a small scene, where Malfurion communicates with the land to find out what Illidan is up to. Not only is the area specifically stated to be in Tirisfal Glades, you are also able to see the area around it healing and animals being drawn to the area after Malfurion is gone. Druids in WoW also had once a minor glyph, that allowed them to teleport to random places with strong natural connections, the Fairy Ring being one of them.
Fairy Rings also appear in Warcraft III. In the Ashenvale maps where you can control Grom you can find such rings with items inside. Once Grom picks up the item, Ghosts will spawn in the rings. If he picks it with Windwalk on, the ghosts will still spawn, but he can run away undamaged
As someone who plays mostly undead toons, I loved this. Thank you! It was a fascinating and nostalgic trip. Would love the Plaguelands done in the same fashion or Silverpine.
Kinda weird that you didnt say anything about the ambiance sounds. If you set ur ambiance sound high there is a heartbeat you can hear in Tirisfall Glades and also when you enter the ruins of Lordaeron you can hear the Warcraft scene where Arthar comes back home. All the way from the bells to even him talking with his father and killing him.
Been binge watching this series, they're so well made and so interesting, and you have the voice for it. Have subscribed and hope you're channel grows quick, and the algorithm blesses you.
To mention the ships. The detail behind it is the the story of how the Highborne came to Eastern kingdom, they first landed in tirisfall prior to the existence of the humans. Many of them were driven insane by an unknown force on which they tried to leave and got nearly all killed by a blizzard. This in term is a refference to why the eversun forest is eternally spring. many refferences in one
Tirisfal has always been my favorite zone in World of Warcraft since I started playing back in 2005. I love how it's atmosphere and quests really immerse you in the game.
Woo! I 100% agree! I started playing Warcraft right when Cataclysm came out, and my first ever character was a Worgen. I remember seeing one of the paintings blink and then freaking out. I'm really glad you make videos like this that point out all little details like that!
I still pray one day we'll get full skeletal options for undead, as well as other races of undead. I understand WHY we can only play as undead humans (though why cant we play as skeletons? China's ban on skeletons in games maybe? Idk) but they could easily give a lore reason for why we can now play as other undead races
Easily fixed with a Noggenfogger elixir that you get from a quest in Tanaris which turns you into a skeleton. And you can play as other undead races in the form of Death Knights, which are basically undead heroes raised by powerful Valkiries.
I was afraid that it was used in more of the questlines, but wasn't 100% sure! I try to play through all of the relevant quests in an area so I don't point out obvious questing objects or hubs, but the Legion class questlines just involved so much more work to actually get to. I appreciate you pointing this out tho! :)
@@FullMotionVideos I kinda figured that might have been the case. I did play through each class's artifact quests. Most, I can't remember, but that one was one of my favorites. Thank you for your content! I do enjoy it. 😊
I don't understand the four rats under water, but the first thing that came to mind when I saw it was the movie The Abyss, and when they tested the liquid oxygen on the rat.
The high elf ship is also a reference to when they left the night elf lands they landed in tirisfall but immediately left because it gave off evil energy
Mate, that happened 10000 years ago, you could not possibly expect that a WOODEN ship would last thousands of years. It is more likely a shipwreck from the Scourge invasion of the Third War, when the elves fought with the undead all over Tirisfal and Ghostlands.
I havent played WoW in many, many years and really dont see my self going back...with that said you have the perfect voice for this! Loved this video, you earned the sub.
man, i just absolutly love your videos. They are great! I love exploring WoW maps myself, and do this for many years - but sometimes your found some things, that even I dont know! Great work! And when you give your attention to small worldbuilding details - that is just so rad! Noone do this! Tirisfall was my first ever zone, because I began as a Forsaken so many years ago. And it was the prime reason for my love to WoW from the first glance. Atmosphere, quest text, world around... it all was just perfect. And you capture it reaaly cool in your videos! Maybe, if you add some intersting quotes from quests, it would be even better. Like quest from poor Gretchen Dedmar, who is going to die soon, but still wish to serve Sylvanas - even if this only means sewing body bags for the fallen. Atmospheric as hell! Also, there are a lot of easter eggs in Lordaeron - in its ruined quorters, like Arthas whispers, rose leaves and so on, and in Undercity too! Keep doing great work!
Yooo! I have barely played WoW in the last decade, only had a few stints here and there but man I still get so nostalgic for my early days back in 2006/07 when I watch these videos. I think I'll still be watching this type of content when I'm in a nursing home haha thanks for making it!
Dude I just found your RU-vid channel and I love how you take the old quest lines and make them in to a story on here, that is way cool and very nostalgic. Not sure if you ever made one about Nathanos from vanilla before they changed him or not, but I think that would be a cool story to tell! Or even the old Redpath or Barov in Scholomance. Your videos are awesome!
Just discovered this channel and I absolutely LOVE it. I have been playing WoW for quite some time and I am one of those who just push through, I have no idea about this kind of stuff and I love learning about this lore. Now I'll have to go back and look for this stuff. This is freaking brilliant...!! New subscriber... 💜💜
It saddens me that most WoW players today, filled with loot lust and BIS mentality, are just doing GDKP raids like a platform scroller and have little or no interest in the ambience, music, lore, artwork and game design beyond gear. Those old souls standing alone on top of the waterfall near Booty Bay at 2 AM staring at the moon over the sea, or alone deep in a forest somewhere examining a Point of Interest few people will ever see - *I see you.*
I liked this one. Lots of stuff that was new to me. I never played Horde, and I played Vanilla through Cata. Cool that so many years later, I'm still seeing new and interesting things in this game.
If I hear right, the necromancer's voice from W3 is Michael Bell. He does voice for Medivh. Outside of warcraft you may know him as a Raziel from Legacy of Kain. I am 90% positive that is him, if I am wrong I apologize.
This video fails to fill my quota of " Here, on your map " from previous videos that i've become accostomed to in your videos. Please increase the amount of " Here, on your map " by at least 10 to 15% for future wow related videos xD
As yes, Bayne. My first encounter with him was in WotLK Classic when I started up a Forsaken. Died to him a few times, but I did manage to finally kill him at some point.
21:47 look at the tent, it is made of human skin ... look closer, the face on it. This kind of tents you can also spot at the hogger camp in elwyn forest
Just discovered your channel after hitting my “winter time WoW playthrough” and I love your style. Great stuff, man. Keep it up. From one creator to another.
I've been watching these videos a lot recently, they are very well made. :) One of my favorites in the Undead zone is that the first Rogue trainer you meet in Deathknell is named David Trias, like Stormwind's spy--I mean cheesemaking family.
Great Vids I enjoy how you go between Classic and Current wow, Keep it up, should do all the starting areas... what UI/Addon are you using during Moray's interaction???
If we wanted to go next in the starting zone rounds, it would probably be Mulgore? I'd love to see a video like this on the cities! My favorite zone in the game is, without a doubt, Gilneas. My guild(s) RP there (we pretend it's a reclaimed version of Havenswood from BfA's island expedition), and there are a TON of leftover details untouched by the starting zone. Check out the outdoor wedding chapel, or the random BfA levelled mobs over the Emberstone mine!
7:31 i've always loved little sites like this. something like just a random dagger stuck somewhere in a generally inaccessible area, or a mug and some stones grouped together on a log in the wilderness.... just weird little things that seem 'real' in a virtual world; something that a programmer, a person, went to find a spot and put random little virtual objects down, that serve no real purpose in the game but showing virtual life being lived.
the "roadside cadaver" when you said leaning on the tree after a fight. all I can imagine is Guts if he wouldn't lived after slaying the 100 men and telling Casca to run .
It's worth noting that the three precogs from Minority Report, from whom the Val'kyr got their names, are all named after famous mystery writers - Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Dashiell Hammett. This suggests that the fourth Val'kyr, Aradne, might be a similar reference. Perhaps she's named after Ariadne Oliver, the fictional mystery writer who appeared in a number of Agatha Christie books. Love these videos! Keep up the good work!
I like to imagine the closed off mausoleum would be a resting place for soldiers and that maybe it's closed off because the forsaken didn't want to take the risk of raising them as they might be the ones most likely to fight against them, seeing as most of them probably died fighting the scourge.
That abomination wasn't "still alive". It's beign made into a living one. It is why it's alive. Beautiful hint at the creation of an Undead character,i.e Forsaken raising new undead or creating abominations from those that can't be revived or won't join the Forsaken,maybe..
Recently discovered a cheeky pass that connects nightmare vale to deathknell. Coincidentally the part of deathknell where the scarlet crusade set up a lovely red and white meat buffet.
