Traditional excitement!
Traditional excitement!
I checked out the Lukes Twitch VODs this evening and came across a video titled "Classic WOW." I wanted to find out more about those unofficial servers that let you play Vanilla WOW. He quit because it seems against Twitch’s rules, but after searching online, I found several servers and sites. I’m hoping someone can point me to a good one or even join in with you.
I'm not sure if we can discuss that here, but I've tried on Feenix's WoW Emerald Dream server. It's the only one I suggest because there are no donation rewards. Vanilla WoW was some of the best PC gaming experiences I've had, aside from BF1942. It was an amazing time.
Thanks for the response. I hope we can discuss this further here—it's definitely a bit ambiguous, similar to emulators. I was checking vanillagaming.org because it appeared among the top Google results, but now I'll take a look at that site as well. WoW was the second game I really enjoyed on PC; I started with CS and then moved into WoW, which was a great experience.
I wouldn't suggest playing on private servers due to a common issue—most raids and dungeons often break quickly. One private server had a single vanilla raid that worked fine, with the MC handling it easily, so it doesn’t seem worth the effort. If you're after a traditional experience, consider sticking to public servers instead.
Darwin006 mentions Kronos WoW is also a solid choice. It looks like the developers are really committed to making it stable and polished. Most of the cosmetic perks come from donations, like mounts and tabards.
Feenixs ED server works well, though I’m worried Naxx might drop soon and get removed quickly (top guilds cleared AQ 40 in just two nights). I also discovered a server named Nostalrius that looks similar to ED but launched in late February this year. According to what I’ve read and seen on the ED server, there are very few bugs and none that affect gameplay.
It seems hosting a private server is generally fine if you avoid using the original server code or charging for it (except for optional donations). However, violating the terms of service still matters. Following these guidelines keeps you safe, and the only real risk is a potential ban from Battle.net.
I think Bliz says it is illegal to host a private server stating that their assets are being used(I dont disagree with that) and apparently bliz is going after people streaming on twitch and posting VODs to youtube. I would be slightly worried about the ToS and getting banned from battle.net but I havent used the account in years and would not even condenser going back unless I could get the Vanilla or BC wow experince. So far my NE druid is lvl 13 and I did the cool bear form quest and looking forward to the aquatic form quest in a couple of lvls. I have noticed some things that arent quite right but i think they are little things. For example on the bear form quest you are suppose to have to talk to he moonkin after you kill him but I got the completion for the quest for just killing him. The mage blink is strange I think, I remember the mage disappearing and then reappearing but on Nostalrius the mage just moves quickly for a very short period of time. EDIT: I just watched a human mage blink and it looked right, the mage that I saw that it looked strange on was a gnome so maybe there is a problem on gnomes or I am seeing things, both are very possible...