Stratholme for sure. The lore and the design is just great. Right after that the whole Blackrock ;)
Blackrock Depths is such a cool and massive dungeon with so much to do and see in it, definitely my favorite.
Grats on level 10 Vhenx!
SFK for sure, but SM Cath is a close second for the secret boss and memories of being carried
The Deadmines, followed closely by all the Scarlet Monastery dungeons.
This is a very early concept of the map for SM:
Fun fact, that map is still in the game files. Map 44 <unused>Monastery. Pretty cool place.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj3rzrmft-w
Starts around 1:30. RIP Hayven. :sad:
This is awesome. the first version would have been way cooler. The Channel is also really nice.
Love Wailing Caverns and Blackrock Depths, spent so much time in both and can't wait to get back!
So I'm bored and decided I would try to determine a ranking for the Vanilla dungeons based on people's feedback in this thread and in the least favorite dungeon thread. Obviously take this with a grain of salt as I am only working with people's favorites and least favorites. I'm sure having people rank all of the dungeons from favorite to least favorite would be more accurate, but whatever, this is what I have.
With that being said the list I came up with is....*drum roll*...
1. Blackrock Depths
2. Scarlet Monastery
3. Shadowfang Keep
4. Scholomance
5. Stratholme
6. Deadmines
7. Zul'Farrak
8. Dire Maul
9. Lower Blackrock Spire
10. Maraudon
11. Razorfen Downs
12. Wailing Caverns
13. Ragefire Chasm
14. Razorfen Kraul
15. Blackfathom Deeps
16. Sunken Temple
17. Uldaman
18. The Stockades
19. Gnomeregan
BRD has so far been, by far, the most liked dungeon, while Gnomeregan had an incredibly high number of least favorites.
Deadmines, LBRS, and Wailing Caverns seem like they could be the most controversial, as they had a fair number of mentions in both the favorite dungeon and least favorite dungeon threads.
Also a few other things that I think are interesting:
BFD and Stockades have not yet had a mention as anyone's favorite dungeon. On the opposite end, SFK, Scholomance, and ZF didn't look to have any mentions as anyone's least favorite dungeon.
Anyway, that's enough. I may have missed something as I had to comb through the posts interpreting people's responses, so please forgive me if that is the case. I hope you find this interesting!
I honestly can't objectively pick one dungeon that's my super favorite above all else. I love so many for so many different reasons. I'm just stoked that those reasons will matter again in Classic.
BRD for sure!
I know my way in an out, and although it has been quite some time since I've played WoW, I think after a run or two it should all come back to me ;D
Shadowfang Keep
Shadowfang Keep
Shadowfang Keep
I think we have a twink here.
Shadowfang Keep
Shadowfang Keep
Shadowfang Keep
I think we have a twink here.
/yell LF1M SFK Res Shadowfang and Assassin's Blade!!!11oneleven!
Close call between BRD and UBRS, man did I run this thing
As much as I love BRD, I don't think that it's particularly good dungeon design. I would more enjoy it if it was open-world zone.
So, for classic examples I would choose Shadofang Keep (climbing a tower of evil mage, classic) and Stratholme (still fill like a city, but with clear directions). For "unique" ones Maraudon and Gnomeregan.
Wailing Caverns and Shadowfang Keep are most memorable for me. They were both easily accessibly when leveling on horde side.
Will always remember WC soundtrack after spending hours trying to solo it with my rogue :D
And then farming all these twink gear made it impossible to forget about them.
I don't have one favorite dungeon, but there are some dungeons i really like:
Low Level: Deadmines
High Level: Scholomance & Dire Maul
God damn this is hard to choose.
Like... really hard.
I think I have to go with Scholomance. I loved the aesthetic, the fights, the layout, and I think I had more gut-wrenching laughter in that dungeon over all other 5-mans and that is exactly what I am going for in WoW so much of the time.
Deadmines, Scholomance and BRD I would say. Great designs!
Ooooh, good question. BRDs an easy answer, because its a good dungeon but not necessarily 'favorite'. Id say SM or SFK. SM is kind of cheating, but its got great loot for every class that will last you a while. Lots of quests for both factions. You run it a TON, from 30s through 40s. And it also coincides with the evolution of your character. At 40, not only do you (hopefully) have your mount, but certain classes change around that time. Warriors and pallys start collecting plate and hunters/shamans get mail, not to mention major new abilities/talents around that level. You'll even finally start getting some decent shoulder/head slot items! It feels representative of the real soul of classic WoW. Its easy to burn out and quit the game, but if you stick around long enough to start running the later stages of SM, its kind of like a graduation. Youre not a 'lowbie' anymore. Youre taking your first steps into what the rest of the game will be. Its something to be proud of.
SFK is just neat. Super atmospheric and unique. And even though previous dungeons had final bosses, Arugal is such a quintessential villain. I mean, whats more iconic of a fantasy setting than storming a castle to slay an evil wizard??
Gotta be deadmines my guy! the first love is always the most important :D