Sussemilch 0 Report post Posted December 30, 2016 I knew that I enjoyed Vanilla a lot, and I hadn't had that same feeling playing WoW for a long while. I had been talking for years about the Vanilla experience on the WoW forums and how I longed for it again, and there was a counter-argument that 'oh yeah, back when everything was new, it's only a memory, it's your imagination'. It's not a 'new' thing. The Vanilla game is a completely different game experience. There's nobody holding my hand. There are no guides, no quest markers, no expectations (aside from NPCs pretty much treating you like a worthless lump until you do something to help them), and no guarantees of success. I'm brutalized, I'm insulted, badly geared, poorly trained, ill prepared, and I don't have 2 copper to rub together to begin with. Everything from this point on is earned. Getting things done can be very hard. Some things can't be done at all without help. There is a need to be social. There is also a need to be civil, because there are no name changes or server transfers, and I will never be able to escape my reputation. People know this, and they behave better. It doesn't take long to build a friends list that matters, and to gain an opinion of guild tags based on how their members behave. This is a better game. This is a more rewarding game. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Limitless 6 Report post Posted December 30, 2016 Simply the greatest :) 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iskandaria 0 Report post Posted December 30, 2016 The small things matter again. Every copper counts, and you end up paying more attention to the little details of the environment. Everything is HARD, and it makes one feel more proud of their accomplishments rather than just smash face on the keyboard and AOE to win in the current retail version. I'm having the time of my life reliving my vanilla days. It wasn't just a dream! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fahris 0 Report post Posted December 30, 2016 I totally agree! I couldn't have said that better myself. I haven't even been back to retail since I got this. I was trying to explain to my husband what makes this so different. I'm in love with wow again! Lol 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WonderBread 4 Report post Posted December 30, 2016 You think you do, but you don't. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Fapmonsoon 14 Report post Posted December 30, 2016 The only appeal vanilla had over any other expansion was the fact that if you saw someone in full epics, you knew they spent time getting them. If you saw someone in T3 - You offered to blow them to allow you to learn from them. Vanilla was amazing because nothing was given, it was all earned. Nothing was too easy, and nothing (although it seems sometimes) was impossible. Memberberries "Member getting 40 people eye-beamed by C'thun?" I member 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
