A Short History of Raiding in World of Warcraft

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Published 2021-06-25
What is a raid? Well it is difficult to say, is it an instance that has more then 5 players? Well no because some dungeons like the upper blackrock spire were dungeons, but had more then 5 players… are they instances with a week long cooldown? Well no, because mythic dungeons have a weeklong cooldown, and some raids of the past have had cooldowns of only 3 and a half days… Well what we would call a raid would be a place that has 10+ people, and a lockout of multiple days. So onto the raids!

Video script and research by Felplague
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Video edited by hiru

-The List-
Intro: (0:00)
Vanilla: (0:07)
TBC: (3:00)
Wrath: (6:01)
Cata: (12:00)
MoP: (15:55)
WoD: (20:06)
Legion: (21:27)
BfA: (25:33)
SL: (31:02)

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All Comments (21)
  • @benson6158
    Fun fact: terrace only took 5 days to clear because that is actually how long the sha of fear encounter lasts.
  • @Marqrk
    I would just like to call attention to the fact that Hiru called Yogg-Saron, an ancient old god with unimaginable power who’s blood is so potent that it is simultaneously a super powerful metal and also can drive even mindless ghouls insane, the “Mouthy Clam”
  • @HavocHounds1988
    Another reason Mythic Xavius was defeated so fast was because you could choose who went into the dream state realm that Ysera cast, whereas in the other difficulties it was cast on random players. So in mythic you could send in your big hitting burst players like Shadowpriests using Surrender to Madness to absolutely nuke him until they came out of that dream state, then when Ysera cast it again you could do it again with other heavy hitters.
  • @Valaran1
    "Blizzard nerfed this in future expansions, not wanting players to feel like they NEEDED to run LFR." Huh, and here we are in Shadowlands where I have 1pc Domination after clearing Normal, Heroic, and LFR each week...
  • I actually forgot about the race change part in BFA Dazar. I was the only one in my raid group to not get a race change since I was Pandaren.
  • @Alpha121198
    Quick aside, a raid leader basically coaching the raid from the sidelines is so freaking cool.
  • Would have been interesting to have a small section about some of the Vanilla instances that used to be small raids before they were turned into dungeons.
  • @Alijamaru
    This was amazing going over all the expansions, great job one of the best vids from you ever
  • @ballsofsalsa01
    When will we have a "The History of Hirumaredx" showing your storyline since first downloading wow, to Yugioh, DnD and so on,
  • @phantom0456
    ToT is still my favorite raid that I actually raided when it was current content. I loved the aesthetic and the boss fights. I only started raiding casually in late Wrath so I did run Ulduar a few times for the weekly quests, but that wasn’t the same as raiding it when it was actually current, even though I still loved the looks and creativity of the fights.
  • @HowToMolly
    "They didn't bother with raiding thinking that the gear wouldn't matter in the next expansion." Oh how wrong they were.
  • I love this channel. I have spent a notable portion of my life. I don't count it as wasted, but it's hard to explain to everyone. It has opened me up to many friends and experiences. No more has to be said.
  • @jjcoola998
    Our guilds algalon attempts were so intense back in retail with that limited time. I still remember the joy of getting star caller and flexing the ironbound proto drake with the guild , good times man.
  • @garycabezas
    well done sir! lots of nostalgia and good info too! Keep it up Hiru!
  • @kingsasquatch
    *sees the word “short” sees the 35 min time stamp “Pfft I thought they said short” watches anyway
  • "Purchasable from the guild vendor for 3,000 gold" ah back when that much gold was a lot of money.
  • @duncmanxxx
    Always coming through with the solid content
  • Does anyone notice what a god of editing you are? With this much output over the past 2 months I'd expect to hear a jittery voice. It's good to see an artist so productive when I can't get anything done.