Could you imagine if one day you went to the Hyjal gate in Winterspring and it was just open? Like with an entire fleshed-out level 60 zone with quests and a new raid? What a way to cap off Season of Discovery! Of course, I know it would be insane to do something like that without advertising it to everyone and making a big deal out of it, and dataminers would probably find out about it on day one anyway, but I can dream! Great video as always, I'd love to see more!

@Olcatron78

Ай бұрын

You should try the turtle private server. It is absolutely amazing for this

@mr.noonoo1003

Ай бұрын

Turtle WoW made it an alternate Silithus content wise but long

@kreenbopulusmichael7205

Ай бұрын

I wish blizzard finished azeroth before they went off to different lands

@eldril1009

Ай бұрын

fck data miner spoling the fun same diff like why do you need a guide to lvl dont you like the game? you need it to end has quick has poss . anyhow i was thinking the same thing hyjal sod phase 4 hype!

@welshman100

Ай бұрын

I think if they did something like that, without advertising it would actually be a 4D chess move, as the players would make the best advert of it and make it bigger than Blizzard could ever do.

I can never stop appreciating this genre of WoW videos that remind me of how big the game is by pointing out the small details. There's something kind of haunting about seeing these dead ends that imply that there used to be plans for expansion or questlines to get patched in, but they've been forgotten over the years. I'll never quite forget when the Molten Front was new, full of people, and really sold the feeling of being in the frontlines with everyone there, and then in a few years it's completely barren, just NPCs fighting scripted mobs to try to keep selling that feeling to people who weren't there. It's not even a dead end zone you end up in for grinding levels like Silithus used to be; you sort of have to intentionally want to go the Molten Front to end up there.

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing! It is definitely a weird feeling being somewhere that alone in a "Massive" multiplayer game :o

@kieransol

22 күн бұрын

A lot of places have basically became liminal spaces for people who have played the through several expansions.

Kalimdor is just built different. The fact that not everywhere you go has to have a functional purpose is what makes classic azeroth so great. The altar of storms and grim batol would be my two others. Even things out for eastern kingdoms.

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Good additions! :D

I like that you take a more philosophical approach to the game.

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Thank you! :)

Ever since I was a kid I could have sworn that several of these would eventually lead to something, but they never did which is arguably more inspiring for the imagination.

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Yes! Definitely ignites the imagination :D

I've always loved these areas growing up, and I am so glad to see them mentioned here! I once made the journey to the South Seas, corpse hopping as a Night Elf wisp to reach the shores. That locale, along with the Hyjal gate, the sealed Grim Batol, all gave Vanilla this beautiful sense of mystery and horizons, and wonder what could lay beyond these hidden areas. They are liminal spaces to such a wonderful fantastical degree.

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Agreed! Thank you for sharing and putting those feelings into words! :)

I love the "simplicity" of your content. There is no drama, high volume etc. It's just interesting facts. Thank you for being different than all other content creators.

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm glad you've enjoyed them :)

2:10 Nevermind early concept maps, the manual that shipped with the game also placed BFD at Darkshore.

Darkwhisper Gorge is totally where the last raid of SOD is going to be. The raid in the roots of the world tree below Hyjal where the legion is fighting Old God Forces leading to the story of the end patches of War Within. Just a wild shot in the dark please steal this idea developers!

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

That would be awesome! :D

@alexandrusuteu9731

Ай бұрын

You know... that doesn't sound bad at all... you seem to have quite a knack for this sort of narrative.

All of your videos lately have been real hits, recreating and expanding on the mysteries of the old world. Very cozy and charming, looking forward to more!

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Thank you very much! :) More on the way!!

Great video man, you're knocking it out of the park lately!

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much! :)

Land’s end beach takes me back!

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Such a great spot! :)

When you mentioned Darkwhisper Gorge I was going to comment about how I actually visited it a lot to visit Mt. Hyjal back in the day, and then you went ahead and said it, lol. I remember I would guide people through to Mt. Hyjal and teach them how to wall-walk before Blizzard eventually fixed that exploit. I also remember swimming to that island south of Tanaris with my friend back in the day - we used the swim speed potion - died, and then ran back out to our corpse and popped another swim speed potion to reach it. I use to LOVE exploring the maps back then, you could basically go anywhere as long as you knew how to wall-walk and were willing to spend some time trying to work around the hills and mountains. Awesome video, makes me feel very nostalgic.

@-SleepyNurse-

Ай бұрын

Same! I LOVED exploring. Seems like there are not many new secret places nowadays. Love seeing these vids

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing those thoughts! Such great adventures. :)

I actually did not know about a lot of these, this is amazing and along with the swimming videos I would say this is the heart of the channel

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed this! :D

Love the world building of classic wow, truly lightning in a bottle.

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

True! :)

this some underrated content right here, keep up the great work

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much! :)

Another incredible video! Thank you.

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

You are welcome! :D

Awesome video as always man! I love adventuring in game and in real life. Seeking the best places in public to be in private is a fun time.

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I appreciate the thoughts and totally agree! :)

Moooore dead ends, please! I want to visit the Winterspring valley soon; I'd forgotten how tough a place that was back in the vanilla days, and I don't think I've been back since.

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Coming right up! It's such an interesting location... very unique with the little pockets of land connected with caves. :)

5:00 Indeed I've been there a LOT, as spoilered in the video.. Rich Thorium Veins show up there and honestly Azshara was my fav route !

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Awesome! I forget that professions bring you past a LOT of areas when going for certain routes lol

I really do hope they open up Mount Hyjal in SoD and add in all of the other planned ideas for Vanilla that never made it in like the Azshara BG

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

That would be awesome! Maybe flesh out the Timbermaw Tunnels as well :D

Thanks for focusing so much on the ambiance of the background sounds/music. It’s heavily under appreciated

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

You are welcome! I love listening to it. :)

Ahh... Lotro Bree-land music. One of my all time faves

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

One of the best :D

Another great one again. Thanks!

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

You are welcome! :)

Excellent video! Heading straight to Darkshore to try and tame one of those sabers!

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Good luck! :D

I love all these lil obscure and out-of-the-way areas in WoW. As a kid, exploring the reaches of Azeroth ignited my imagination like nothing else.

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Definitely agree :D

one quest from the hunter legion order hall leads to the tower of Eldrara. you are sent to "collect" initiate outfit pieces from the local mages to disguise yourself. you just duel someone outside the tower, never actually get to go in.

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Oh cool! :) I didn't know that.

3:35 Thats something I can recommend to everyone playing classic or vanilla. Or WotLK for that matter. Few games has such good ambience as early wow. I can personally recommend Duskwood, Winterspring, Howling Fjord, Strat/Scholo and whole Lordaeron tbh. Lower that music volume, crank the ambience and just sit back and drift away 😊🖤

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing! :D I love the ambience in WoW as well!!

Another great video. I liked that you put in 3-4 seconds of ambience per location. It's not too much and just enough to, together with the music, bring that adventurous feeling.

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed that! :D

Hi Jedi! The lack of doodads, critters, or terrain features make Darkwhisper Gorge and the Tainted Scar utterly dreary. It's amazing how WoW can look so lively with just a handful of decorations -- and how dull it can look without it.

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Agreed! Thanks for pointing that out :)

1:31 there are moonsabers just northwest of the ruins. Kinda near where the cat spawns. I slways thought the cats in Darkshore and Ashenvale maybe feral cousins of the domesticated mounts. Like Shadumbra.

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

LOVE that idea! :)

Sadly the end of the world as we know it is coming with the cata pre patch. This broke my heart back when it happen the first time The last night of Wrath before the cata systems patch we had a druid party in Moonglade and then decide to have an all Tree Druid raid on Org ( had a pally and a cpl priests got in also some how ) The sigh of 20 plus trees running across the Barrons and into Org was awesome and one of my fave memory's in all my years of this game I been doing some streams of me running around the old world in Wrath classic and checking out the places that will go away with the passing of Wrath . I know i can visit in classic era but Wrath was the peak wow for me and we will never have another like it

@panamajack5972

Ай бұрын

fr I just want to skip straight to MoP

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

I'm a Wrath baby and it definitely holds a special place in my heart too :) ...do you know if they are doing a Wrath Era server?

@grafspe807

Ай бұрын

@@Jediwarlock No sadly no Wrath servers :(

Hella cool to hearing the Lotro OST ❤️

@Jediwarlock

18 күн бұрын

Thanks! I like to throw it in there from time to time ;)

Such a cozy video

@Jediwarlock

27 күн бұрын

Thank you! :)

This was a great subject, I remember feeling exactly like you described when visiting Blasted Lands doing the warlock quest or other spots. I think you could expand further and talk about the most desolate/lonely characters in the game, those that exist for a purpose (or not) and are far away from the others.

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

That's a good idea! :D

I always liked tracking the path of the titans from ulduar to its end point in dragonblight southern sea. I like to think it was connected to uldaman and beyond.

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

I made a video on that... you should go check it out! :D It could definitely connect to some of the other Titan strongholds or perhaps the Well of Eternity :)

@massey81

Ай бұрын

@@Jediwarlock yeah i know, ive watched it already ;)

This was great. I love this lesser known stuff from Classic.

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

More on the way! ;)

@allonzehe9135

Ай бұрын

@@Jediwarlock Looking forward to it.

Great Video! Thank you🙏🏻

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

You are very welcome! :)

@fieswow

Ай бұрын

@@Jediwarlock ;)

You never disappoint! Amazing voice too!

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much! :)

Really enjoyed this!

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Thank you! :)

These are the places I used to go out of my way to wander around. I think my favorite place in the game might be on the coast of Desolace at the tower on the cliff in Ethel Rethor.

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

It's a great spot! It's one of my 7 Wonders of Kalimdor I talked about in another video ;)

@cherub3624

Ай бұрын

@@Jediwarlock Ah! I'm not surprised you've covered it since you clearly have an eye for these things.

This video was awesome thanks!

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

You're welcome! :D

I like how 3 of these areas are places I farm fishing stuff in SOD lmao

@Jediwarlock

11 күн бұрын

Haha, nice! XD

Love the atmosphere/vibes of classic wow. Thanks

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

You are very welcome! Thanks for watching :)

5:00 is this from Dragonflight? I don't recognize the Southwest corner of Kalimdor, but Azshara is pre-Cata

@dethkev

Ай бұрын

It's a strange map because Durotar is squished up against the Barrens. Also Azshara isn't blasted into the Horde symbol.

@enekonavarro7617

Ай бұрын

it's before the Cataclism, in that map Uldum is nowhere

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Good question! It's from the Vanilla Alpha :) ...wonder what they were planning for Ahn'Qiraj! :o

@carver3147

Ай бұрын

@@Jediwarlock That makes a lot of sense! On a second look I see all sorts of inconsistencies with what we got in vanilla, the mountains surrounding the Barrens specifically are quite different than at release

There's some magic about your videos.

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Thank you, that means a lot and I really appreciate it! :)

love this concept, moaer!

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Thank you! :)

If memory serves the night elf sacrificed there nightsaber to some cat god i think this came from the rpg guide so canon is up in the air

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Ooh interesting! I'll have to look into that :)

Another video to include into my wow x DnD campaign ❤

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Awesome! :D

Great video keep it up!!!

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Thank you! :)

If you play on an RP server, one of the most fun things to do is to find obscure places like this for RP scenes.

@Jediwarlock

27 күн бұрын

For sure! :D

ready for epic content edit: yes I would like to see more content like this.

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Thanks! :D

This is more of a middle-of-the-road of Azeroth, but I've been waiting for decades for the Tower of Azora to be explained, mentioned, anything at all. Not since Randy Marsh climbed it with a couple of night elves has it been referred to as existent! Just who is, or was, Azora?

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Great question! :D

Great video!

@Jediwarlock

27 күн бұрын

Thank you! :)

Land's End Beach is also the gateway to a ton of hidden Un Goro/Silithus hidden zones. Swim west and you'll eventually be able to go straight up a mountain into a zone in Un Goro which has an incredible amount to explore.

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Definitely! Check out Vulgrin's recent video on that... he does a really cool exploration of those areas :D

Holy Crap! Made it in before the Half Hour mark... time to sip my energy drink and relax to some JediWarlock!

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Woohoo! Glad you could join us :)

More like this please!

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

I'm on it! :D

At the tower in Aszara you get one of the Priest runes in SOD

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

That's awesome! :D

Just my irl life has me choking on demon smog hourly lol

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Yeah, it be like that sometimes :o

@Jediwarlock did you know there are more of those roads to nowhere? At least one is found between Ashenvale and Stonetalon, kinda where the tunnel is.

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

That's so cool! I did not know about that :D

I love this comfy rpg content

@Jediwarlock

23 күн бұрын

I'm so glad to hear that! :D

Have you considered doing a collab with Wowcrendor? He does a series called “pointless top 10s”for things in Azeroth. Would love to see your in-depth takes on what is deemed mundane 😊

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

I have seen those videos! He is a big-league WoW creator but I'd love to collab with him someday :)

Stonetalon moutians, desolace, feralas. All felt empty

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Lonely and mysterious :D

I have a screenshot from 2007 with my hunter and her saberpet looking at the sea on the very far end even more north of the lcoation mentioned first near mathysta ruins

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

That's awesome! Great memories :)

What's the map at 4:52 from? I don't remember silithus ever having that bit jutting out to the west, under the Isle of dread.

@Jediwarlock

27 күн бұрын

Very observant! Just for fun I used the WoW Alpha map for this one... makes you wonder what might have been planned for Southern Silithus :D

Banger video

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Thank you! :)

The altar is a warcraft 3 building. The hero building.

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Oh yeah! That makes sense :)

It's sad to see that the areas that once had tons of players are now completely dead. Think about how much time developers, teams and players spent in the areas and what they experienced there. Sometimes WoW feels like a partially dead world since everything works through dungeon browsers and queues these days. I miss the time when every part of the world was still alive...

@Jediwarlock

27 күн бұрын

I agree! Only by continuing to remember and visit these places can their magic be sustained. :)

Played wow for years and didn't know about that ghost cat in darkshore. Definitely taming that when I make a hunter in classic hardcore.

@Jediwarlock

27 күн бұрын

Definitely go do it! :D

Nice. 👍🏼

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Thanks! :)

4:32 not in Turtle WoW … they make these loose ends filled with lore appropriate to exactly vanilla times and bring in new old quests. Way better than some miserable SoD or, Old Gods forbid, retail …

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Such a cool server :)

@a.f.7650

Ай бұрын

@@Jediwarlock true. I'm pretty sure you're viewers would like to know how does it feel to play here with all those HC challenges and what have you …

King 👑 love the videos

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! :D

This video alone might get me to resub.

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Season of Discovery is definitely worth it if you like Classic :) It has its pros and cons but overall I've really enjoyed it :)

This amazing

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it! :)

I don't think i ever set foot in darkshore.

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Definitely not the place you go if you're Horde XD

@derdork3233

Ай бұрын

@@Jediwarlock well, what can i say but Lok tar, ogar!

Y'all gotta play Turtle WoW and the mount hyjal beyond that gate is amazing with a 40 man Emerald sanctum raid

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Super tempted to try it! :D

by the title, i thought you ment retail as a whole

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

I usually just stay in the Classic era :) occasionally TBC and Wrath but nothing more modern than that.

yes

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Yes!

Weird hearing LOTRO music in a WoW video...

@Jediwarlock

18 күн бұрын

XD I'm glad some people noticed that! I like to throw it in from time to time, haha.

The far south Island of Tara is

Lets goo

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

:D

First! Let's Go :)

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

Eyyy nice ;)

Once beautiful world of Azerot is, for me, inexorably colored and it's meaning changed by the stupidity and ineptitude of current devs that hold the reigns. Classic just hammers in the idea that no unanswered mystery will reveal it's secrets, however many mysteries may be spoiled, ruined and defiled by these prideful idiots. It's just colors every inch of Azeroth for me, and I can no longer enjoy the game.

@Jediwarlock

Ай бұрын

I'm sorry to hear that... I hope you can find a private server or maybe Classic Era where you can enjoy the undamaged version of the game :)