Lore Recap: All the Lore of Battle for Azeroth
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- čas přidán 14. 06. 2024
- All the Lore you need to know about World of Warcraft's Battle for Azeroth
0:00 Intro
0:18 Legion Recap
1:16 The Calling
5:18 War of Thorns
12:49 Battle for the Undercity
15:00 Zandalar
19:39 Kul tiras
24:29 Battle of Dazar'alor
27:35 War on all fronts
30:04 Nazjatar
33:39 Sylvanas
34:37 N'zoth
36:24 Aftermath
38:34 Thanks for watching
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All footage and music used was taken from the properties created and owned by Blizzard Entertainment. Including World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, Warlords of Draenor, Legion, Battle for Azeroth, and Shadowlands.
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#worldofwarcraft #Legion #Lore - Hry
Please, please, PLEASE, make a Shadowlands video. Your videos are easily the best lore recaps out there.
Man please, PLEASE revive this series for the last expansions!
Man your lore videos are superior to any other channel. Simple, no silly talking or voices. Always explained even visually. I also dropped wow at wotlk but it's so sad to hear you won't follow up lore on shadowlands and dragonflight 😔
These vids were brilliant - super informative and easy to digest! Totally get why this is the end of the line for this series haha - with pretty much every plot hook from the original Warcraft games squeezed dry, it's clear they were really scraping the bottom of the barrel for more lore at this point already. I kinda wonder if they originally planned to have N'zoth the big bad of this expansion, but then found an excuse to drag it out into a whole other expansion ('oh hey turns out breaking the lich king's crown conveniently opens a portal to this whole new land')
I love the visual aspect of these lore vids. They dont distract you with gameplay and cinematics. The visual representations are spot on and unique. Easily the best lore channel out there now. shocked you are so small compared to the others.
As someone who lapsed early in Battle for Azeroth and is getting back into the game, this was hugely helpful. Every other lore video is full of snark and juvenile jokes and pop culture references and it's so refreshing to see one that just tells the lore without making it about anything else.
Please, please make a Shadowlands video if you can, it'd be really helpful! Love the video. Thanks for this. Wish more gaming content was like this instead of the snark and ragebait and wackiness that's more normal.
Awesome video! I always thought people hated on BFA lore just a bit too much (besides the N’Zoth stuff). The stories of Zandalar and Kul Tiras are both really fun
People hate on wow too much as a general concept. They believe because the story doesn't go a specific way or there are some retcons for the sake of expanding the universe or whatever. That they've ruined the game. The lore has always been implied to at least be Legend
BFA was hated for how it played. Sylvanas plot armor didn’t help.
I haven't done the Horde side so I can't speak on that, but I felt like the Kul'Tiran stuff just didn't explain anything clearly enough. I'm doing it again on an alt right now so maybe I'll follow it better this time, but my first time through it just felt like a whole lot of nothing happening, then suddenly Old Gods and the Horde. Maybe it's because I never made it far into the War Campaign, idk. Also the zone designs on both sides are kind of stagnant imo. Kul'Tiras all feel like the same zone, but just a little different - Tiragarde Sound, then more land, then it's spooky. Zandalar is jungle, more jungle, then desert. Kind of bland if you ask me. Realistic, sure, I can't argue with that. But I play WoW for escapism, not realism. At least for the most part.
This is great. Just simple lore, no BS. Please do more, every expansion!
One little detail, Sylvanas didn't kill everyone at the gattering. Just the forsaken, that way she didn't start the war.
Yea, she explicitly spared all the humans except for Calia who was a neutral party
fair enough, i’ll hold the L on this one as long as i got everything else right
@@Lawllin everything else was pretty accurate. One mistake doesn't invalidate the entire video. Good job on it.
@@kingia100to be fair she did provoke sylvanas it's kinda her fault they all got killed
And of course just the moment when i discover this masterpiece of a series you're ending it. Why. Just why
you know what dude, things getting clearer and clearer to me the more I watch your videos. It gives more understanding on what really happened. Keep up the good work :)
I'm just curious, how did sylvannas knew about Shadowlands that by breaking the crown of lich king, it will open a rift?
@@jdmayor9060it's called shitty writing by blizzard.
So good! Bummed you're wrapping up the series! These videos really helped me appreciate the lore way more and my experience is all the better for it. Thanks!
thanks a lot! im happy you liked the videos, hopefully you’ll like the other warcraft story related vids to come
I just binged on the whole series this weekend after barely finding you :( sad to hear series is ending
I recently stumbled upon your videos and sped run them. I greatly enjoyed watching these and was happily surprised seeing that you posted the BfA part. Great job, looking forward for the Shadowlands video.
I'm happy you enjoyed the videos! I am sorry to say that I won't be making a Shadowlands lore video. BFA is the last warcraft Lore Recap im making- but i'll still be posting other warcraft related videos in the videos in the future (just not lore ones). Thanks again for watching, I am really glad you liked the videos
@@Lawllin I don't see how BFA is more infamous. BFA isn't good but leagues above FORCED-LANDS which is by far the worst expansion and the expansion that caused the most players to leave.
Your lore videos are amazing, thank you.
Lawlin? more like bawllin
thanks for making these videos
😎 thanks for watching them
good job man, it was a great video, sorry to hear that you wont be making any more lore videos but im grateful for all the past ones, it really helped me understand the story for this game, good luck with your future non-lore related projects
ty glad you enjoyed the videos. hopefully you’ll like the other warcraft related videos
I just found your videos and I've been binging them. I don't understand how you don't have way more subs yet. This is great content.
Great recap video. I love your lore series and I do hope someday you will consider making the Shadowlands version :) Take care, all the best!
Ohh man the videos are great !
Amazing recapp❤❤
Love your content!
ty, i love your comment!
I watched them all. Its sad that u aint gonna do a SL video . Your videos are the only lore videos i can keep up with and understand completly
have watched nearly every one of your recap vids.. there really isnt anyone who does it like you, so engaging and entertaining. major probs mate.
buut, i guess it's been a while but was hoping for a Shadowlands recap as i never played that expansion ;o
oh damn, jus finished this one.. guess you said this is where it ends for you. well, it was a good ride none the less!
thanks for the great content man
@MokuTom thanks a lot for watching! glad you enjoyed the videos
cool! bfa is my favorite expansion so i really liked this video
Sooo excited for this one 🤘
Pog, i hope it lived up to your excitement!
hey there buddy
i just wanted to thank you. your lore recap for wow expansions are amazing. thanks for the effort really.
im looking forward for shadowland story recap. wish you the best
This video series was awesome.
damn unfortunate that you're ending it here
i was looking forward to the shadowlands lore the most
Let’s gooo lord time
At 4:21....why wasn't this in the game? I don't recall experiencing this cutscene of calia being killed by sylvanas. BFA just starts off with siege of lorderon.
thank you
Hey there! Love the lore videos! Cant wait for your Shadowlands video (should you decide to do it) 😊
I just noticed you are not continuing the lore series, but thank you for the time you have put into all of the other lore videos!
Good call on the shadowlands lore video, shit was crazy
Sad to see you end your work with BFA. Appreciate your work.
good job
ty ty
banger vid once more
Will you be doing a video on the Shadowlands at some point in the future?
By the way, while I do think that "the island of robot gnomes" is cool I definitely agree that it doesn't contribute all that much to the overarching story. It's more of a standalone side mission than anything else.
Here’s some quick questions, why couldn’t the Night Elves just either move back into Ashenvale and make a capital city or just move to Winter Spring and build their own nation?
What is your personal opinion on some of the lore points in bfa tho? I always thought it started off strong, but became less and less uh- nuanced over time. I like the current lore about dragonflight though, they do a good job telling the story with both old and new characters.
I checked out of wow lore when they released the cutscene at the end of wotlk when they said “there must always be a lich king”. i realized that wow is game and they’re always gonna put the gameplay first and story second (which i dont think is a bad thing btw). but it does make my views 100% cynical when it comes towards the story of the game- cause how much of the plot was thought out before the zone boss or new gameplay feature? for me, bfa was always gonna ring hollow because i dont care about the war between the horde and alliance. it’s a war that means nothing because WoW has been determined to keep the two factions separate, so there will never be a real tangible change to the status quo of the world. “oh no, darnassus is gone! i go there all the time” said no one, ever. they could blow up silvermoon in the next expansion and it would have even less of an impact. what i should say instead of ranting is; basically that i felt that a lot of the story in bfa is that there is a lot of set up for a dramatic conflict between the horde and alliance. a conflict i cynically feel like only exists because the horde and alliance, game mechanically, cannot be friends. and since they cant both be friends BUT they both have to exist for the next expansion- there could never be a satisfying outcome to the conflict. instead, as usual, a greater threat emerges and the good parts of the horde team up with the alliance and they defeat the ultimate bad villain, and the world resets back to neutral standings. i mean, sylvanas just disappears, completely gives up whatever she was trying to do and switches plans to breaking the lich king’s helmet. which i feel like, she could have done from the start of the expansion. when i was making these videos i treated the story as charitably as i could. because, unfortunately, from my perspective i only see the actions of these characters as a way to justify new gameplay and not as actions made to tell a compelling story. thrall didnt give up doomhammer because he was unworthy, he gave it up for shamans to have a legendary weapon. wrathion didnt open up a portal to past draenor to get an army, he did it so players could see all the orcs from warcraft 1 and 2. i wish i could give a satisfying answer to your very polite, well thought out, and even funny question. but im too much of a jaded piece of shit to engage with it honestly. i havent played dragonflight, i am genuinely happy you are enjoying it so far. i dont want my lack of appreciation or enjoyment of this game (or its story) to stop anyone from liking it. upon reflection, pretend i didnt say any of this and i’ll just respond with this:
I don’t know dude, im just a guy who keyframes hearthstone cards across the screen lmao ty for the comment i hope you enjoyed the video!
@@Lawllin No, i agree with alot what you said here. I quit caring for wow lore too way back when legion ended. I realised that wow could never have a true ending and, even self-contained character stories could also never truely end in a satisfiying way. It also then clicked that the story and setting was just for the "aesthetic", it didnt matter as much as the actual game did. BfA to me atleast builds an interesting premise; the world is bleeding out, but instead of being concerned for the worlds safety the factions fight over the blood to secure it as a resource. You could build so much intrigue and drama with azerite as a tool for storytelling. But its again just barely used in the story- more used as a gameplay gimmick and the actual lore is about stuff that could only end in one uninteresting way. Like you said, the factions are a gameplay necessity unable to conclude in any way. The artifacts are as good as destroyed- just because they need to be for the next batch of systems to replace them next expansion, same goes for the heart of azeroth.
I started playing again with dragonflight after taking a break since legion as i mentioned ,and they pulled me back into the lore and thats simply because on how the characters are written. What amazed me is that there is a conclusive end to a character arcs in this expansion, for both wrathion and kalecgos. A new character, sarkareth, has his self contained fall from grace and we see what happens when someone goes actually insane trying to chase a legacy lost long ago. Its nothing new, you can find plenty of that sort of stuff in both wow and way better forms of media but i dunno, it just made me want to learn a bit more about the world again.
i wonder if the hearthstone cards are only used for added effect? i essentially only played warcraft 3 and a small part of WoW, so i'm ensure if these videos encapsulate the full available lore?
Do you think you’ll cover the world soul saga? I get dropping off for Shadowlands cuz it sucked but war within seems pretty interesting
most likely not, sorry. i have some warcraft related vids in the works but this is the last lore recap from me
Precious little...32:38
LMAO that's actually so funny! I forgot to show the whole thing. It says "precious little poopsie" which what the Ursala calls her eels in the Little Mermaid (and more specifically in her boss battle in Kingdom Hearts) but also that boss is annoying so he can be a precious little poop too
Much love from Ohio good sir 🙏❤
big thanks from Pennsylvania
Damn... Sylvanas' plan was absolutely dumb as hell, be it this or the updated Shadowlands one
Hi please make video on the next expansion
aww.. atleast i was keeping up with the lore upto bfa even tho i've never played retail wow. and i just stopped that at some point into shadowlands.
i know the major stuff that happened but i have no clue to what led to what in between nor the storyline in the zones.
so no shadowlands vid = aww shucks
I get ending on Wrath or Legion but why BFA on a cliff hanger?
we need the other expansions
Did he say varroc sour fang? Is he surrounded by dark wizards?
10.0!! 😊
Where's the sword?
Man, the beginning of bfa still makes me mad. Sylvanas is so clearly evil and it doesn't seem like anyone in the Horde actually agree with her, yet they just go along with it. Her actions should have fractured the Horde, with players being given the choice to follow her or defect from her villainy. It would have been more work for Blizzard effectively having three campaigns but it would have allowed Horde players to not be railroaded into siding with a genocidal maniac.
are you planning on doing Shadowlands?
naa sorry
shame, but i guess it's for the better. you would have gone completely insane @@Lawllin
The old God stuff should have been its own expansion. The themes of the start of BFA of H v A leading into suddenly old gods just feels weird.
Hey bro why aren't you doing the lore for warcraft anymore? Us who are only interested in the story need you.
Ok why did sylvanas slaughter the people that were quite litterally going to probabaly create peace? I doubt the princess would have been successful, and it’s likeley that some forsaken would head back to their families, probably able to dispel rumors and accusations about the jorde and lead to a more peaceful Azeroth.
im 90% sure sylvanas only killed her people and calia, no alliance lives lost
The way they keep killing horde characters and do nothing to alliance characters
whaaaaatt? No explanation to the master plan of the jailor from you?? Awwwwww..
Please recap Shitlands
i skipped BfA cause I didn't like the Azerite system, and as far as broad strokes go the story doesn't seem so bad...how the writing team executed it though is another thing...
It's okay to like BFA
Sylvanas didn't start the war because she wanted to live forever tho. That's a misinformation right there.
I hope they kill Sylvanus in the next xpac. I don’t want her in my horde
Hahahhahha @ "The most infamous expansion for World of Warcraft, The Battle for Azeroth". Oh this did not age well....
Last good expansion, logged in a week ago its not wow anymore, looks like a chinese f2p
Sylvanas is not only incredibly beautiful and wife material, but also very smart and intelligent