For some reason the thumbnail gave Uldaman vibes, and I was just sure the video was going to be about the Discs of Norgannon, forgetting entirely that the discs in question are just sitting out looking like a baby's teething keyring toy.
That's your April fools video idea for next year. "The Greatest Chests in WoW" make the thumbnail like a lewd drawing of Sylvanas or Jaina and just make it about actual chests, like treasure boxes
I checked Azuregos' wiki page and found this funny: "After the death of Malygos, Deathwing sent agents to assassinate the rest of the weakened blue flight. When adventurers sought him out on behalf of Kalecgos, they learned that Azuregos had not been seen since a group of bloodthirsty adventurers came through on some sort of quest to make a now-useless quiver"
I've never found a channel that I felt the need to set up a membership for before, but your style of storytelling is so captivating that I just can't get enough! Your videos capture the sense of wonder that I've been missing for years whenever I go back to playing WoW, and the delivery is so comfortably nostalgic. Truly one of the best content creators I've had the pleasure of stumbling into.
Couldn't have said it better myself! This is my comfort channel nowadays, it feels like back in 2006 and I'm 11 again running around in Elwynn Forest with my friend being excited to buy "Gladius" from the Blacksmith in Goldshire for 5 silver.
It's very cozy to hear someone actually talk about the immersive elements of these questlines, as a lot of people tend to just forgo reading into what you are actually doing. These class specific quest have always been such a great element of WoW for me - it both sets you up for more class fantasy, but as well revealing lore about the world. Just so great! Great video once again Verigan, this is now my second favorite; the first being the Verigan's Fist video ;)
I don't remember who said it but it's 100% true: "Given the opportunity, players will optimize the fun out of a game.". Especially when it comes to multiplayer games. And it's nothing new because it was a thing since vanilla, the only thing that changed is that there is more information sources online, things are better catalogued and more people know about those sources. So yeah, its literally in our nature.
@@AndreiGeorgescu-j9p I'll let you continue wallowing in angst about everyone around you, unable to realize the only thing stopping you from enjoying things is yourself
Videos like this serve as a great reminder of the kinds of personal stories Classic WoW let people experience, legendary feelings quests for power in a giant world of people. Such a gem.
The fact things like Blackrock were not just linear roads from room to room but actual dungeons with hidden areas such as the bar, more things to unlock by gaining keys to doors and had a raid entrance inside the dungeon for it's epic conclusion. Unseen to this day.
there's so many amazing side stories and secrets in retail too, it's just that no one cares about it anymore except lore ppl , majority of retail players just want to do keys and flex about their score
It blows my mind how every aspect of your videos are high quality. The tale is woven well, but not to the detriment of the visuals. All the little shots representing what's being spoken about are so clean and really add a lot! There's a level of polish and effort on display here that really should be appreciated.
I got the leaf back in 2005 and that launched the most epic quest I completed in WoW. Thanks to my guild mates, I was able to feel like an adventurous hunter wearing the staff, bow, and quiver to go along with all of my treasured gear from the Molten Core, Blackwing Lair, and Onyxia's lair! Several years later, I quit before the Cataclysm and never got any legendary items, so this was the closest I ever got.
I am a Priest main and completing this questline and obtaining Benediction/Anathema is one of the most rewarding experiences in WoW for me. I was the 7th or 8th Priest in my guild back then who got the eye. But the wait and patience was definetly worth it. It felt amazing to equip this very special staff!
Like Anathema and Benediction, Lok and Rhok Delar could transform into each other, but this was bugged with scope enchantments. Lok'Delar also, always had a placeholder model that they never bothered to change, but Rhok'Delar they updated with the flower and mushroom blooming effect. Also, you should have specifically said that pets were not allowed on the demon slaying quests. We didn't get quest and solo challenge content like this until Mists of Pandaria with Green Fire for warlocks, and then only in legion for all the classes.
When the vision showed a lone woman battling against undead, I first thought it was Mara Fordragon, but I guess that was too early and those were just death knights.
the leaf was the first ever epic item i received in vanilla wow. and while it would be months before I had finished the questline, i remember so much of the fantasy and anticipation before fighting each demon. so much research and prep went into the fights, with the reward meaning even more to those who finally hand everything into the ancients. such a perfect quest
Having done both of these 20 years ago, this brought back great memories. And as a hunter main, getting my staff, bow and quiver, was something i'll cherrish forever.
It's interesting to me that the ancients refer to Archimonde marching on Hyjal 10,000 years ago. Archimonde famously marched on Hyjal at the conclusion of the Third War-4 years ago as of the start of World of Warcraft. Archimonde also invaded Azeroth during the War of the Ancients 10,000 years ago, but as far as I can see, this is the only reference to him marching on Hyjal. The Legion's real goal was the Well of Eternity, and Hyjal didn't actually have much going on until after the Sundering-in which the Well of Eternity was reborn on Mount Hyjal. This is why Archimonde attacked Hyjal in the 3rd war, and I don't see a lot of reason for him to go after Hyjal prior to the well/world tree being there.
After some 15 years, I came back to WoW. And looking for community and nostalgia, I decided to play HC. It is... different. And I am scared of dungeons like no other. These quests have beautiful lore and I am thinking baout how much of an accomplishment it must be to succeed at them in HC. It would be like being an actual hero in a fantasy world. No saves, no reloads.
I will never forget this chest and the Ancient Petrified Leaf that my hunter got and subsequently the legendary weapons from it's quest. Thank you for covering this!
I didn't get the full vanilla experience until 2021, yet it's far and away the best video game I've ever played. So flavorful. Great video man, can't wait to see more.
A good video, though I feel as if the Ancient Rune Etched Stave quest was handwaved a bit and wasn't done justice. Each demon had a "trick" to defeating them, which wasn't explained much in the video itself beyond what made each demon difficult to fight. I do appreciate you acknowledging that "Majordomo" is a title and not a first name! Overall, I think you did well in explaining the story in quests that're definitely ways for players to express skill primarily and experience a story secondarily.
I think it definitely shows that I've never leveled a hunter past about 20 😅 I need to play through more of this stuff first hand! There's a lot of missed minutiae otherwise.
Not me getting irrationally angry that the accepted name for Majordomo Executus was "Domo," which feels a bit like abbreviating a boss named Captain Smith to "Tain"
@@Veriganic imagine what you could acomplish actually putting research into your videos. also, the chest is Ragnaros', not Majordomo's. notice how it says "Chest of the Firelord" easy mistake for someone who's never played wow besides watching their boyfriend at MC.
One funny thing about this chest, and how seeing it in on a thumbnail gave me different kind of nostalgia. There was a private everyone-GM server, and we could not spawn in gameobjects, but we *could* cast any spell. There exists a spell that creates this chest, and we used it quite extensively to create... parkour jumping courses. Never knew what the chest was actually from.
100% this channel is gonna grow big if you keep uploading. As someone who never really were around for the endgame in vanilla, this is so interresting to watch
I only joined wow just before TBC (stopped after cata) launched but I often remember pondering about those trees or the area in the plague lands. The wandering NPC's. So amazing and interesting to see what it was all for. So yes, TBC is my nostalgia pill and many an epic quest and raid was had, but something wonderful about early wow vanallia and how fun it must have been to discover all this for the first time at the time.
I am sincerely grateful that you create these videos and share them with us in such quality. I think you're one of the best, your content warms my soul.
I love this video. I played WoW for many years since the beta in 2004 and quit years ago. Yet, I love learning all these stories and lore about the game. Keep it up!
As someone who played a shaman, i always wondered about the hunter quest npc's. I would see them in the world and just think, "thats funny" or "weird name" and go back to what i was doing. Nice to finally know their purpose
As usual, your music choices are brilliant. It's also sad that game design doesn't pull this stuff anymore. These class-restricted, totally-unguided quests that require critical thinking, exploration, and knowledge of your own class is peak gaming. Not the dopamine button slop we have these days that stamps waypoints all over your screen and holds your hand so that every player can get the maximal experience and never truly fail to obtain things.
I was lucky enough to complete the hunter quest line and get Rhok'delar and Lok'delar shortly before Cataclysm launched and they were removed from the game. Obviously it wasn't as epic as doing it at level 60, but there have been very few quests since then that made me feel the same way.
I did the bow quest on my hunter alt back in 2006, and I came back to classic last year and did the priest Benediction quest. Both were challenging and fun, I know you can cheese the priest quest if you bring another priest with you that has their own eye, but I was determined to solo it
you can see the ghost without the eye , with the scholomance trinket and even do the quest , and like for the hunter quest you can do that quest for another priest in you party ,but still both eye for the staff of course ;)
Man I love this guy his videos are perfect to watch everytime. It's the best feeling when I get to watch one them while eating dinner. Keep up the great work!
Originally the hunter bow/staff was like the priest staff. You had to transform it into what you wanted, either the bow or the staff. It was later patched that you could have both at the same type.
Stuff like this makes the game legendary. I will never stop appreciating Classic WoW for the crazy RPG DnD style adventures. This is what really pains me and is missing from any expansion of WoW.
I never got around to doing Benediction way back when, other priests got priority on it (including the shadow priest, oof), but I did end up getting around to it in TBC! The quest was obviously easier, but glad I actually did it and still mog it until this day. I also thought initially this was the Uldaman chest with the discs in.. oops.
O good story is the Neathdart hatchling or what ever the flying lizards with fairy wings, did that once as its a cross world-er Like Linkin's sword & boomarang thats a fun one too.
I considered naming this video "The Greatest Chest in World of Warcraft", but didn't want people to think this was some kind of weird tier list
For some reason the thumbnail gave Uldaman vibes, and I was just sure the video was going to be about the Discs of Norgannon, forgetting entirely that the discs in question are just sitting out looking like a baby's teething keyring toy.
The rhyme far outclasses
That's your April fools video idea for next year. "The Greatest Chests in WoW" make the thumbnail like a lewd drawing of Sylvanas or Jaina and just make it about actual chests, like treasure boxes
@@Reac2that's so on-brand for crendor, though!
The prize for that would have to go to Therazane and her big rock TITTAYZ!!!
I checked Azuregos' wiki page and found this funny:
"After the death of Malygos, Deathwing sent agents to assassinate the rest of the weakened blue flight. When adventurers sought him out on behalf of Kalecgos, they learned that Azuregos had not been seen since a group of bloodthirsty adventurers came through on some sort of quest to make a now-useless quiver"
haha thats pretty good
I've never found a channel that I felt the need to set up a membership for before, but your style of storytelling is so captivating that I just can't get enough! Your videos capture the sense of wonder that I've been missing for years whenever I go back to playing WoW, and the delivery is so comfortably nostalgic. Truly one of the best content creators I've had the pleasure of stumbling into.
thank you very much!
Couldn't have said it better myself! This is my comfort channel nowadays, it feels like back in 2006 and I'm 11 again running around in Elwynn Forest with my friend being excited to buy "Gladius" from the Blacksmith in Goldshire for 5 silver.
It's very cozy to hear someone actually talk about the immersive elements of these questlines, as a lot of people tend to just forgo reading into what you are actually doing.
These class specific quest have always been such a great element of WoW for me - it both sets you up for more class fantasy, but as well revealing lore about the world. Just so great!
Great video once again Verigan, this is now my second favorite; the first being the Verigan's Fist video ;)
Imagine how great online gaming would still be if 99% of videos were like this, instead of being about min/maxing and BIS
Zoomers ruined it all
I don't remember who said it but it's 100% true: "Given the opportunity, players will optimize the fun out of a game.". Especially when it comes to multiplayer games. And it's nothing new because it was a thing since vanilla, the only thing that changed is that there is more information sources online, things are better catalogued and more people know about those sources.
So yeah, its literally in our nature.
@@AndreiGeorgescu-j9p yeah.. definitely wasnt any minmaxing in ultima online and everquest.. none at all..
@@shimapanzer9930 i genuinely don't know how to reply to something that regarded so I'll let you figure it out for yourself
@@AndreiGeorgescu-j9p I'll let you continue wallowing in angst about everyone around you, unable to realize the only thing stopping you from enjoying things is yourself
Love that foreshadowing for the Onyxia Attunement chain. Can't wait to see you walk through that.
Videos like this serve as a great reminder of the kinds of personal stories Classic WoW let people experience, legendary feelings quests for power in a giant world of people. Such a gem.
The fact things like Blackrock were not just linear roads from room to room but actual dungeons with hidden areas such as the bar, more things to unlock by gaining keys to doors and had a raid entrance inside the dungeon for it's epic conclusion.
Unseen to this day.
there's so many amazing side stories and secrets in retail too, it's just that no one cares about it anymore except lore ppl , majority of retail players just want to do keys and flex about their score
i love the way you experience these games man. really reminds me in my own playthroughs to slow down and take it in.
It blows my mind how every aspect of your videos are high quality. The tale is woven well, but not to the detriment of the visuals.
All the little shots representing what's being spoken about are so clean and really add a lot!
There's a level of polish and effort on display here that really should be appreciated.
I got the leaf back in 2005 and that launched the most epic quest I completed in WoW. Thanks to my guild mates, I was able to feel like an adventurous hunter wearing the staff, bow, and quiver to go along with all of my treasured gear from the Molten Core, Blackwing Lair, and Onyxia's lair! Several years later, I quit before the Cataclysm and never got any legendary items, so this was the closest I ever got.
I am a Priest main and completing this questline and obtaining Benediction/Anathema is one of the most rewarding experiences in WoW for me. I was the 7th or 8th Priest in my guild back then who got the eye. But the wait and patience was definetly worth it. It felt amazing to equip this very special staff!
I love the queststory! Really good Video!
Like Anathema and Benediction, Lok and Rhok Delar could transform into each other, but this was bugged with scope enchantments. Lok'Delar also, always had a placeholder model that they never bothered to change, but Rhok'Delar they updated with the flower and mushroom blooming effect. Also, you should have specifically said that pets were not allowed on the demon slaying quests. We didn't get quest and solo challenge content like this until Mists of Pandaria with Green Fire for warlocks, and then only in legion for all the classes.
When the vision showed a lone woman battling against undead, I first thought it was Mara Fordragon, but I guess that was too early and those were just death knights.
the leaf was the first ever epic item i received in vanilla wow. and while it would be months before I had finished the questline, i remember so much of the fantasy and anticipation before fighting each demon. so much research and prep went into the fights, with the reward meaning even more to those who finally hand everything into the ancients. such a perfect quest
Having done both of these 20 years ago, this brought back great memories.
And as a hunter main, getting my staff, bow and quiver, was something i'll cherrish forever.
Over 20 years ago?
It's interesting to me that the ancients refer to Archimonde marching on Hyjal 10,000 years ago. Archimonde famously marched on Hyjal at the conclusion of the Third War-4 years ago as of the start of World of Warcraft.
Archimonde also invaded Azeroth during the War of the Ancients 10,000 years ago, but as far as I can see, this is the only reference to him marching on Hyjal. The Legion's real goal was the Well of Eternity, and Hyjal didn't actually have much going on until after the Sundering-in which the Well of Eternity was reborn on Mount Hyjal. This is why Archimonde attacked Hyjal in the 3rd war, and I don't see a lot of reason for him to go after Hyjal prior to the well/world tree being there.
That brief moment in time where you could only have the bow or the staff, and it got rid of the enchants when you transformed them lol
After some 15 years, I came back to WoW. And looking for community and nostalgia, I decided to play HC. It is... different. And I am scared of dungeons like no other. These quests have beautiful lore and I am thinking baout how much of an accomplishment it must be to succeed at them in HC. It would be like being an actual hero in a fantasy world. No saves, no reloads.
Hardcore is not for me, but I couldn't agree more.
I will never forget this chest and the Ancient Petrified Leaf that my hunter got and subsequently the legendary weapons from it's quest. Thank you for covering this!
I didn't get the full vanilla experience until 2021, yet it's far and away the best video game I've ever played. So flavorful. Great video man, can't wait to see more.
A good video, though I feel as if the Ancient Rune Etched Stave quest was handwaved a bit and wasn't done justice. Each demon had a "trick" to defeating them, which wasn't explained much in the video itself beyond what made each demon difficult to fight. I do appreciate you acknowledging that "Majordomo" is a title and not a first name! Overall, I think you did well in explaining the story in quests that're definitely ways for players to express skill primarily and experience a story secondarily.
I think it definitely shows that I've never leveled a hunter past about 20 😅
I need to play through more of this stuff first hand! There's a lot of missed minutiae otherwise.
Not me getting irrationally angry that the accepted name for Majordomo Executus was "Domo," which feels a bit like abbreviating a boss named Captain Smith to "Tain"
@@Veriganic imagine what you could acomplish actually putting research into your videos.
also, the chest is Ragnaros', not Majordomo's. notice how it says "Chest of the Firelord"
easy mistake for someone who's never played wow besides watching their boyfriend at MC.
One funny thing about this chest, and how seeing it in on a thumbnail gave me different kind of nostalgia.
There was a private everyone-GM server, and we could not spawn in gameobjects, but we *could* cast any spell. There exists a spell that creates this chest, and we used it quite extensively to create... parkour jumping courses. Never knew what the chest was actually from.
100% this channel is gonna grow big if you keep uploading. As someone who never really were around for the endgame in vanilla, this is so interresting to watch
I only joined wow just before TBC (stopped after cata) launched but I often remember pondering about those trees or the area in the plague lands. The wandering NPC's. So amazing and interesting to see what it was all for.
So yes, TBC is my nostalgia pill and many an epic quest and raid was had, but something wonderful about early wow vanallia and how fun it must have been to discover all this for the first time at the time.
I miss these class quests so much in retail WoW. I feel like a lot of the flavor is lost nowadays without them, it’s just so sad.
I am sincerely grateful that you create these videos and share them with us in such quality. I think you're one of the best, your content warms my soul.
BABE WAKE UP NEW VERIGANIC WOW QUEST VIDEO
I love this video. I played WoW for many years since the beta in 2004 and quit years ago. Yet, I love learning all these stories and lore about the game. Keep it up!
holy crap. i didnt know the lore about this items were so cool. thanks for the video! i love classic wow
As someone who played a shaman, i always wondered about the hunter quest npc's. I would see them in the world and just think, "thats funny" or "weird name" and go back to what i was doing. Nice to finally know their purpose
I was like “man this reminds me of that amazing Paladin video about the hammer” before I realized its the same guy haha. No wonder it was so great!
I'd enjoy the whole Onyxia storyline in video format tbh
As usual, your music choices are brilliant.
It's also sad that game design doesn't pull this stuff anymore. These class-restricted, totally-unguided quests that require critical thinking, exploration, and knowledge of your own class is peak gaming. Not the dopamine button slop we have these days that stamps waypoints all over your screen and holds your hand so that every player can get the maximal experience and never truly fail to obtain things.
I was lucky enough to complete the hunter quest line and get Rhok'delar and Lok'delar shortly before Cataclysm launched and they were removed from the game. Obviously it wasn't as epic as doing it at level 60, but there have been very few quests since then that made me feel the same way.
I did the bow quest on my hunter alt back in 2006, and I came back to classic last year and did the priest Benediction quest. Both were challenging and fun, I know you can cheese the priest quest if you bring another priest with you that has their own eye, but I was determined to solo it
All these years later, I still have my Benediction/Anathema in my bank. I just couldnt make myself toss it.
you can see the ghost without the eye , with the scholomance trinket and even do the quest , and like for the hunter quest you can do that quest for another priest in you party ,but still both eye for the staff of course ;)
Blizzard needs more secret quests like this. SoD is definitely a good place for them to consider introducing them.
Your channel made me fall in love with WoW all over again.
Great video. You are a true patrician for using Kings Field music.
Man I love this guy his videos are perfect to watch everytime. It's the best feeling when I get to watch one them while eating dinner. Keep up the great work!
Originally the hunter bow/staff was like the priest staff. You had to transform it into what you wanted, either the bow or the staff. It was later patched that you could have both at the same type.
it's quests like this that made vanilla WoW a legendary game
Another fantastic video, thanks Verigan!
is amazing how simple and nice your videos are, i couldn't ask for better
I've really been enjoying your videos, Boss. I've been a classic wow fan/player since 2005. I can never get enough.
Stuff like this makes the game legendary. I will never stop appreciating Classic WoW for the crazy RPG DnD style adventures. This is what really pains me and is missing from any expansion of WoW.
I really like the style of your videos! Please keep em coming, whatever the topic may be.
Great as always my friend
Oh wow, they added a rogue one? I have to check that one out. Great video btw.
I never got around to doing Benediction way back when, other priests got priority on it (including the shadow priest, oof), but I did end up getting around to it in TBC! The quest was obviously easier, but glad I actually did it and still mog it until this day.
I also thought initially this was the Uldaman chest with the discs in.. oops.
This is one of my favorite channels. Love your content
Amazing Verigan got to be the best channel on UA-cam. Thank you for this content ❤
Those classic quests are really amazing. I really home that the next big mmo (hopefully riot mmo) does alot of stuff like this
The best MMO storyteller returns. 👑
I did the quest for Benediction on my 60 twink priest in Wrath for shits and giggles one day. Still use it on my priest today!
“Hey everyone, get in here!”
New verigan upload!!!!!!
O good story is the Neathdart hatchling or what ever the flying lizards with fairy wings, did that once as its a cross world-er Like Linkin's sword & boomarang thats a fun one too.
3:16
"but the undead were no match for her, so they all died."
Wouldn't it be she was no match for the undead?
Nice King's Field music
Possibly the best WoW channel
ive never felt the amount of satisfaction ina game as when i finally got benedection in 2019classic, still probably my favorite item in wow
great video by the way
I love these videos, keep them coming!
Classic wows qorld spanning quests are so cool
Great video!
Nice video !
Oh shit - new Verigan video its gonna be a good day!
"Amazing chest ahead"
Great video
Another masterpiece.
12:51 NOOOO, I didn't know, everytime i walk past him i give him a /hug 😭
It was an awesome Moment to get benediction
Aw.. I wanted to hear the roguestory since I don't know it
wowy that's amazing
That is so cool!!!!
The skull 😂😂
amazing
I think they changed havenfires respawn to 15 min instead
10/10
did the other classes also get stuff from MC?