The Story Of World of Warcraft
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- World of Warcraft has forever changed the world of online gaming.
In the mid-2000s, it captured the hearts and minds of millions of players, when many were worried that PC gaming might be on its way out.
Its launch shattered expectations. It set the gold standard for MMO design, and many features that were revolutionary when the game launched are now simply expected. WoW was huge in an era when it became socially acceptable to be what had previously been taboo: a nerd.
For the owners of the over one hundred million accounts that have logged in, WoW is many things: a constant reminder of earlier days, an occasional dalliance when a new expansion drops, or a continued passion.
Whether or not you’ve ever loved the game, its story helped shape an industry, changed the way people thought about success in video games, and fought its way into the cultural consciousness.
This is the story of World of Warcraft.
Written by: Josh Bury (@ThrownGauntlet)
Edited by: Brian Van Huynh (@beevanhuynh)
Narrated by: Colin McNeil (@McNeilColin)
Graphics and Animations by: Diego Bernal (@diegomographics)
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Music used under license from Associated Production Music LLC (”APM”).
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Came for WoW lore.. Got WoW history instead. Not disappointed.
Actually the best trade deal that could have been made. WoW Lore died when Arthas died. :(
"As long as there are heroes willing to defend it" :'( I'm not crying YOU ARE
thats a lie! I don't cry here, only got some dust in my eyes. :,) FOR THE HORDE!
Damn, do I miss the game, I wanna start again soon.
*wipes away tear*
Time moves forward
Why did everything go all blurry all of a sudden? My gpu must be shit..
Me 2.
this video gave me goosbumps and tears well done 😢👏👏👏
Remruata Hmar I’m not crying. You’re crying 😢
This game was my entire childhood u guys made me feel nostalgic that music of taverns of AZEORATH still get a tear in my eyes
you forgot to mention the cinematics ... hands down the best cinematics any company can produce.
Gabriel indeed
i wouldnt say any company. maybe best of western companies.
@@AkameGaKen The best of the best. Are you comparing Blizzard's trailers with bollywood?
Isnt WoW a pioneer in cinematics
Agree its not just wow but all their games even back in the day
honestly one of my favorite youtube channels, great work like always, keep up guys (y)
Meh, 90% of the footage (with little exaggeration) is the same as Blizzard's own WoW documentary: Looking For Group.
This video hit me right in the feels :( so many good memories with this game while growing up
World of Warcraft might've changed the world of online gaming, but theScore espots, you changed my world for the better. Keep it up, love your stuff !
Remember Warcraft is also the birth place of the MOBA genre's.
True and credits to genius who started it all behind a map creator-icefrog
Aeon of strife was the birthplace, Warcraft flourished it.
that people stil mistery
Mate, Eul is the creator of Dota
@@musacan00747 He didn't created the map. He just kept the game up as the latest editor.
One of my favorite game of all time, of which I am still playing. After finishing Warcraft III and Frozen Throne and heard that World of Warcraft would be a continuation of the story I then knew that I was going to play it. I have made so many good memories and made so many friends throughout the years that I will keep with me until the day I die. It was and is an experience unlike any other.
And since January 2005 (when it released in Europe) I have played World of Warcraft and loved it for the past 13 years. Battle for Azeroth is fantastic and I'm enjoying it thoroughly.
I wanna thank you for doing a video on this fantastic game.
How much do you pay a month sir?
@@rw-by6752 $15.99 usd a month if I remember from when I used to play.
Well,I think its too much for a month but it's their game I guess
Thanks anyways
its really not that much when looking at it at the point of view that the game has so much content that you cant finish it even if you had 3 years of non stop gaming. Also the servers need alot of upkeep because of the amount of players that when a new expansion launches it for the most of the expansion went down for a good week or two whit only occasionaly being able to log in. although most ppl these days would argue that whit the amount of mistakes and poor support we've been getting it's not good value anymore.
How do you enjoy BFA?
9:44 leeeeeeeerrooooooooy jeeeeeenkinsssss
RIP total biscuit :(
What happened to him?
nikola prcic cancer
@@aethewulf4787 he sadly died a few months ago..
I believe he was battling long term cancer
@@r_c1048 sad... Two good wow yt lost to cancer,I was watching his channel when I was kid,loved his intro :/
He sold out gamers for a profit.
Why would anyone care what happent to him? All he did was take money to promote an agenda.
Great piece. As someone that has played WoW on and off for 10 years this is some really good work.
The classic servers are more popular then the retail version now but it brought alot of people back its numbers are definitely strong again
As someone who started playing in 06 this video gives me chills and shivers from the 1st second definatly shaped my teen years
Playing this game as long as i can remember , and i still playing this game. It's pure Love and i can't stop playing, to many time trying to quit and play another game or MMO, but i can't ... my souls get involved with this game !! i got pc, ps4, and axbox one, and i played every game and genre, In my opinion World of Warcraft is the Greatest Game of All Time....! god damn blizzard for what made !!
I cried a little when you played that BluPlz segment.
RIP Totalbiscuit
I literally joined WoW today and I’m not mad for it. This game has been around me for the longest time and trying it was the best thing I’ve done in a very long time.
Let’s face it, World of Warcraft will go down in history as the best video game ever made.
Definitely true, thought this since Nov 2004
haven't played since wotlk but i'll say this till i die
I've never even heard of that.
I don’t know about best ever made, but definitely one of the most influential. The problem with nostalgia is you tend to forget all the issues that you dealt with while you were heavily involved with something. And it is a great game, don’t get me wrong, it is one of the best. But better games can be made. As for influence though, I think it’s mark on the video game industry, digital media, and culture in general, is something that will be remembered for a long, long, time. It’s certainly nothing to scoff at.
Other games may get very similar titles, such as League of Legends, Dota, Call of Duty. But World of Warcraft will still probably hold the title of best game in history. It has brought so many people together in ways that other games only attempt to mimic, and that is something that deserves global recognition.
Amazing documentary. WoW will always have a place in my heart. Been playing since the release of vanilla and still playing to this day. Had so many amazing experiences and met so many friends. I know it’s nothing like it used to be but I’ll probably play the game now and then until it dies. Thank you Blizzard.
ive never played WoW, could never afford the subscription when i was younger. but did play Warcraft and Starcraft at lan cafes. man do i really appreciate what this game and company has done for mmo's and mmorpgs. thank you Blizzard for changing the landscape.
9:44 "Alright fellas, lets do this... LEEEEROOOYYYYYYYY JENNNNKINNNNS!"
Nothing will ever compare to the feeling you got exploring new zones as you leveled up your very first character
Oh man this made me remember the first ch I played an undea rogue (dont judge me I was an emo teenager). Still though I had felt like I was an actual secret agent with the rogue class quests. You had to use stealth and sneak into the alliance camps, rescue important personal, steal info and even assasinate commanders. It was so exilarating!!!
Ending gave me goosebumps lol great documentary 👍
This games mainstream success was insane. I remember going to the mall near my school in 2009 and seeing TVs playing those commercials with William shatner, mr. t, ect., and WoW merchandise in major chain stores
I played WOW in 2011 for like 8 months and loved it. This retrospect of WOW history has me thankful for experiencing an amazing game.
Great Content +1 like!!
Man, words cannot describe the feeling i have for this game. It was legit my childhood, my safe place, where i was really a hero on my own. Even now, watching videos of old wow or listening to zones music just bring tears to my eyes, as i have so many good memories of this game. Thanks you Blizzard and WoW for making my childhood such an amazing phase of my life. I believe WoW will go down as the best game ever made and i am so glad i was part of its prime time.
Setting, working towards, and accomplishing goals, even though I had to work with around 30 other people to achieve those goals is something that I will always remember about my time with WoW. Sometimes there were people who had just been around long enough that they didn’t have to put in the same amount of work as some of the other people in the guild to get rewarded. We’re talking full time job kind of hours, and more, from some people. But when those bosses drop and that loot starts to flow, that feeling goes away, at least mostly until the next hard grind. Looking back on how far you’ve progressed, climbing your country, or even world rankings, ending up in top 1%, that’s an incredible feeling. Just don’t let it consume you.
23:28 for that feeling you are craving
The greatest game ever made. RIP 2004 - 2010
ZybakTV Damn dude. Been a long while since I’ve heard that name. I used to watch your videos constantly so I could keep up to date on druid tech that could be used against me and my arena team on my rogue. Seeing you pull off insane 1vX’s, crazy escapes that caused the enemy team to overextend thinking they had you dead. I would make my cousin try to replicate shit you did on his alt druid so I could practice against certain tactics you showed. Good times. I really hope you’re doing well man.
WoW is some of the most fun I have ever had playing video games. Met so many funny/relatable people on that game.
You can never talk about the history of World of Warcraft without mentioning the legendary Leeroy Jenkins!
Who here came expecting an explanation of the lore of WoW?
Me bro... -_-
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But got a hit right in the feels.
still positively suprised :)
when I saw "theScore esports", I already know that they will just tell the ups and downs of the game's popularity.
God I miss 2005. I wish I had joined sooner. Bfa managed to grasp my attention again, after 3 years of being gone. So many memories, both happy, and very sad.
I don't kow what I was expecting from this video, but well done. All I can complain about are those onions you're cutting.
Oh. Totalbiscuit :(
FYI, most of the footage in this video is taken from Blizzard's own documentary on WoW, called Looking For Group. It's on UA-cam.
Thanks!
That ending though, good work
I still remember logging into World of Warcraft for the first time, that was 14 years ago.. Best day of my life.
The battle of Azeroth expansion was amazing! When I went through the world quests the storyline and cinematics was so good! I appreciate all the risks they have taken, the creators and development put a lot of work effort and thought into the game. If you play as much as I do, you know there is content beyond the content with easter eggs everywhere, hidden zones, references to pop culture. If you didn't play since at least the lich king consistently it would be a job for multiple years to explore every bit content in game. They even made it possible to travel back in time to before kataklysm, if by chance you wanted to complete old titles and achievements you would otherwise not be able to!
never really played wow but i get this legendary feeling when i watch these kind of wow videos
Great writing as ever guys!, Always keeping up the video interesting and emotional. One of the best channel of this genre.
I'm new to the channel but HOLY SMOKES what an amazing video!
Excellent job. Thank you for the video.
Your documentary brought tears to my eyes. All my memories... Warcraft is love ❤
You have gained a new subscriber today, that's for sure!
Never played WoW. But truly this is the kind of experience one can only experience in games. No other medium has this!
Rewatching this and the Reckful clip got me emotional. RIP Byron ♥️
Wow is still fun! And yes a lot of people walked away but there is still millions of players and one of the biggest MMOs if not still the biggest MMO being played currently. Plus classic is coming back which is going to bring even more people.
My tears came down, i was one of those who played beta and lined up at the store to buy the game.
You know man, i remember how it felt when you play ( For The Horde)
God, I only played Frozen Throne but this gives me goosebumps and it almost made me cry by watching it. Very well made .
I think Vin Diesel played gnome mage 😂. Wowcrendor is my fav and leeroy was the funniest! Great video
Still waiting for the Story of Team Fortress 2!!!
I’m grateful for what WoW was for me in my teens, as a pastime that kept me out of too much trouble, even if it did come with problems of it’s own.
2:51 he is wearing a 'hammerfall' tshirt..he is a fucking awesome metalhead..bring up the horns \m/
hammer fall sounds more like a boy band than metal
the only band i listened to as a kid that i kinda regret ever liking. theyre so cheesy im not sure if i like them or hate them
@@mellowcorpsep6665 even i find them cheesy...but seeing a metalhead in a gaming company is kinda awesome...i dont regret listening to thses guys though...i dont like them, but i dont even hate them.
World of Warcraft,
No matter how bad it is currently, no matter what they will do to fix it. From 2004-present, this game has changed lives and made people feel something different then they ever did before, you don’t feel this if you pick up osrs.
The issue with wow is a few changes that make a huge difference.
1. Reducing gameplay difficulty/simplifying classes. (My feral druid when from 8ish button rotation to 3)
2. Inflated hp/damage numbers make your damage and healing incomprehensible and less enjoyable.
3. The talent tree overhaul, your build is no longer unique.
4. Simplification of gearing. Removing multiple stats from the game.
5. LFG for raids. It was alright for dungeons when it first came out, it felt very convenient. After some time though I came to miss having to actually venture out into the WORLD.
The game no longer has a skill gap between players and builds. There's absolutely no individuality and your server is no longer a community. They went the path fortnite is currently going and completely gutted over half of their fanbase. Playing wow up until the release of cataclysm was probably the most influential gaming experience of my life, it's unfortunate.
feral 3 button rotation? holy fuck ur garbage, and it has never been 8 too. It always was and will be 5-6 u fucking shit player, get lost
1. Bullshit 1 button locks and mages disagree
2. Game progresses and numbers have to increase, they also toned them down in bfa.
3. Thats bullshit, you have the ability to make unique playstyles.
4. Is this even an argument? Throwing out useless stats is a bad thing? Gtfo
Stop with this bs arguements game has evolved but stop making up this stupid excuses and stop living in past, the game is the best its ever been but you haters will always find some stupid bs to hate.
5. Lfg for raids is the most irrelevant thing ever, i agree its not good but for any decent player is irrelevant.
6. Stop spreading the skillcap lie, honestly. The players playing 15 years ago were bad, even the best one. Remember all the clicking? Gaming has evolved, there are people that sole job is playing the game. Dont get me started on pvp or boss mechanics. #stopthenostalgiabs
2 things has destroyed the game: fly mounts and lfr
imeve REAL Rake, the blue debuff and backstab were all combined into 1 ability. You're an idiot.
Branko Arsenijević The game is extremely easy, simplified and bland now. The talent tree is no longer diverse. And I forgot one of the worst things. The skill que that extremely slowed down combat.
Almost cried every 3 minutes, I rly enjoy ur job guys, thank you very much !!
And in 2019, a WOW killer finally arrived, WOW Classic.
There will never be a game made with as much love and passion as Warcraft and WoW again....and thats so fucking sad.
So I clicked on this video expecting the story of wow, and instead I got an awesome mini documentary about the story behind wow. Great video.
God f*ckin dammit. This made me very emotional. Nostalgia.
Great video. Good times.......Good times.
The Sylvanas for the Horde scream gets me every time
Chris Metzen would have made the best CEO of blizzard. They would go back to being the power house they were when they released the best games of all time.
At the point I heared Total biscuit, i shed a tear... RIP Man, we will never forget.
Travis Scott be like: "I get those goosebumps everytime"....
Been waiting for classic since BC.
@deenman23 Never said i didn't play BC or didn't like it, Just stating that i really want to play a official blizzard sanctioned classic server. To each their own man.
It’s crazy that there were predictions of consoles putting PCs outta business. Sheesh.
Anyone else notice the Hammerfall t-shirt! Love it!
Metzen seems like a modern day Tolkien!
I remember the chinese... many whispers started with Ni hao... 2006?
I really love these documentary style videos. I even watched some from games I didn't even play as much. Good job!
Maybe you guys could do Overwatch or Starcraft too?
World of Warcraft will always have a special place in my heart for the friends and memories I made.
Feel like the issues with each expansion were poorly described. Cataclysm started off very strong and many had high hopes, and most players would attest that the game was pretty solid up through patch 4.2. But the raid of the last patch of Cataclysm, Dragon Soul, was pretty roundly disliked, and players were stuck with only that content to do for almost a year.
The end of Wrath and the beginning of Cataclysm also marked a change in the design philosphy of WoW that would make the game more casual friendly but also change the gameplay experience to be far less community driven. People pointing to Cataclysm as WoW's decline is pretty much wrong because there's too many things going on to blame specifically cataclysm. The claims that the game was overly casualized don't hold up when the final patches of Wrath instituted the controversial game mechanics/features, not Cataclysm. Additionally, what also happens is that the decline of WoW playebase coincides with the rise of MOBA's. Also, a financial crisis happened too.
I could go on, but the real narrative is that it's kinda BS to judge the game by each expansion, and rather look at the overall trajectory. Late Wrath going into Cata changed the fundamental game experience for many players, and a significant reason for the decline was players who didn't buy into the new direction. But there's so many other reasons for the decline. Like too many to list.
and now they've released Legion 2.0 that gives "nothing", just a filler for them $
Cataclysm waws undoubtedly the expansion that changed it all. While wrath was more casual then tbc and vanilla that amount of casulness would be the right balance and amount i would accept. Theres a diffrence between adjusting diffuclty and adding SYSTEMS that change diffucitly. Adjusting just means numbers, but when u addthings like LFR and stuff like that thats when the game starts to change. In terms of LFG, that happaned at the end of wrath and i believe if people really wanted to have it there could be a compromise, for example only allow towards the very end of an expansion or smthing like that, not during lvling or any of that.
But alas its too late for all of this, Vanilla, tbc, and wrath was the last time WoW felt like WoW. I dont even recognize the game anymore today.
You're missing my point. I'm saying that the things people associate with Cataclysm that were bad, outside of Patch 4.3 and the content drought afterwards, was started in Wrath. LFD, all that stuff, was actually still in Wrath. People too often break the game down by expansion and not by patch.
are u referring only to lfg?
the dungeons in Wrath were easy all the way through, barely needed to use CC's or traps etc. the introduction of Trial of Crusader which gave newer players a way to catch up to more seasoned players was a bit of a bore, They included Naxxramas, a raid which was known for being one of the hardest to get into back in Vanilla (then again, they released TBC not long after the raid came out) and it was easy.
Cataclysm had a solid start with dungeons, they were more difficult, more enjoyable, but Blizzard nerfed them after people started to cry on the forums. If you've ever heard of the term "Wrath-babies" then you'll know why Wrath was the start of a more casual style of gameplay.
Mythic raiding and mythic+ dungeons is a nice step-up.
The legend, LEEROYYYY JEEENKINNSSS!!
"I got the righteous groove..."- Rokhan
Loving the new stuff you guys have been putting out, this was a solid documentary.
Just want to say great coverage and explanation. Please keep up the quality videos you guys keep putting out. Its awesome
I cryed
the music in the background at 5:46 so sick tune lol best wow tune ever
I am too young to have played WoW but this video was a great view into an iconic game
the last sentence really broke my heart
20:34 Gave me chills
I am a die-hard FFXIV fan but I love watching vids about WoW. Great content!
This was very well done. Kudos! FTH
Always.... FOR THE ALLIANCE!!!!!!!!
"The story of runescape please"
Tears at the end. What an epic video thank you
man. the memories. most good. some bad. had to curb my addiction.thankfully I was able to get out.
Aww man. I accidentally hyped myself. Might have to play again ugh.
Would've played it if it wasn't for the monthly fee,because I live in north Africa and there is war here so :(
War? do you mean the local tribes do battle over the watering hole?
Adventure Peaks that go a bit to far for a troll
Your internet would have been to shit to play it back then anyways so you would not have been able to do raiding/pvp anyways due to being disconnect and lag as well.
@@basillah7650 my internet is fine dw,I play on EUW servers and I only have about 50ms delay :P
Someone seriously actually predicted that consoles would wipe out pc gaming? OMEGALUL
everyone did
hahaha console peasants got lippy
Worse a few years ago "experts" said mobile gaming would hit PC gaming hard! HAHAHAHAHA Candy Crush here i come. NOT!
PC master race
Well yeah, things were very bad back then. It was only because of things like WoW and especially Steam, coupled with better Internet infrastructure that things improved.
I played this since I was so young, gonna play again👌🏻
11:11 gives me goosebumps
I'm surprised that you didn't mention that World of Warcraft was originally going to be a warhammer game, but it was not approved by games workshops. So they reused most of the assets and basically took most of the lore, designs and concept from WHFB
Holy fuck that intro gave me chills.
When checking guild, They never online anymore 😭
After 10 years of playing this game I called it quits not because of the BFA expansion but more of it being so time consuming. I loved this game and would return to it one day again if I have the chance. WoW will never die inside of me. Thank you Blizzard. Now please no mobile version of Warcraft please....
How is it time consuming when theres nothing to do other then raid?
Sylvanas Warcry is LEGENDARY !!
People are back playing wow again in quarantine. Me, as a 34 yo man, is new to wow and i love it. For the Horde!
Hey! I have an idea for a video. Can you do "Round winning movement skills by CSGO pros?" For example, the round was won because the player was able to make a clever skilljump?
0:57 Tim being last on dps as per usual
Good video, you mentioned when Blizzard stopped reporting their declining numbers. Classic was a dud. It did nothing to increase subscribers in the medium to long-term.
Such a blessing I have spent my teen years playing World of Warcraft instead of Fortnit or LoL ...
does anyone know the music used in 16:22 ?
Ohh Warcraft. I finally understood the nature and context of the name.