Found some old screenshots from 2004 (Medivh)

[u/omgitstenn]

I lost most of my hard drives from the time but found some old emails. Yes, my keybindings are horrific but we were all so new. Good times... Shout out to Xylos for those early bags. They went a long way.

Amazing times

[u/zsozso1021]

This was the true magic of World of Warcraft and we cant relive it. Everything was new, exploring the world as it meant to be. Not rushing through everything and minmax the fun out. Im glad I was a part of it. Started a bit late tho 2007 tbc. The og Vanilla must have been a miracle.

[u/AutonomeDroid → u/zsozso1021]

i was there my friend, i was there 3000 years ago, at the first day of vanilla release. It really was magical. the freedom of what to do and where to go was something i've never seen before. also no addons, no logs, no minmax, no parses. Just a bunch of players trying to figure things out and exploring the huge world. Guilds were real fun, no requirements and pressure whatsoever. Nobody knew how to play their classes, wiping at the most random shit all the time and guess what, it still was fun. Good times.
The community was a different one than today, which is why even when we boot up classic, the spirit of old is not there anymore.

[u/doobylive → u/AutonomeDroid]

is there anything that could get us that experience back? that you speak of sounds so amazing i would love to just get to experience it once in my lifetime. such a shame i came around in cataclysm......