I picked BWL, it was between MC and BWL.
MC is high up there because it was my first raid and was big and Rag was an amazing encounter for a boss!
But BWL was really fun, had such amazing bosses, and I can run this raid a million times and not get bored!
Also tier 2 is the best looking tier for all classes, maybe you have preference in a different tier for a class but overall I dont think one tier 2 set looks bad at all! Plus Paladins tier 2 is the best looking set in WoW and I am not a paladin fan at all lol
ZG was lush, crazy and great fun. It provided really nice catch up loot and unique boss encounters. I really enjoyed my time in ZG more than most. I didn't get to experience hardly any Naxx/AQ40 except a few wipes on first bosses, AQ40 looks like a lot of fun.
The problem with AQ40 is ....the bugs....lol
After running AQ40 for a long time looking at bugs all raid gets to you man!
Sometimes I thought bugs were crawling on me and looking at bugs makes me want to ....arghhh *gross*
Even with a bug problem, AQ40 does have some fun and unique boss fights like Twin Emps and C'Thun!
They do have terrible tier set though...only 5 pieces and you look like a bug lol
And as a holy priest the tier set is just useless...only good if you want to shadow or pvp with...I had a few and it was never used outside of solo/dps play
And now we get to Naxx...Naxx is really, and might be the best raid (but I have nostalgia for MC and BWL), its both fun and unique!
You have 4 halls you can do and do in any order which is something completely different and fun!
And like I said in another thread....I was a priest and was tanking a raid boss! That was so fun to do and that boss was so unique!
Plus the colors, sounds, and feel of the raid was awesome!
But as I have mentioned MC and BWL 4 life! Can't beat it! Too many feeling go through your body when you enter!
My most memorable moments were definitely in Blackwing Layer. It had such culture and detail in it's environment that, quite frankly, was unparalleled throughout the rest of Vanilla. Not until Vanilla did we get a raid so detailed with imagination. It was also the first raid that went against the grain in regards to tank & spank fights which made the boss kills even more memorable!
MC will always hold a special place in my Forsaken heart. But ZG, I ran as often as possible on my main and ALTs. Raid was great in my opinion.
Nothing will ever compare to walking into MC for the first time.
You'd just been recruited by a big guild and were shitting your pants that you didn't totally fuck up and hear your name screamed over Ventrilo, so you awkwardly stand at the back of the raid copying what everybody else was doing.
Then you decide you wanna make a pizza half way through the raid so you /follow the nearest healer and run to the kitchen and pray you're still alive when you get back.
You're now dead and everyone's gone ahead without you and trash has respawned.
It's cool though because pizza.
Not long now boyz! :cool:
Difficult question, because I really like raiding overall and enjoy most of them.
I could finally single out that I like BWL the most because
This thread is full of nostalgia! I so can't wait until the release :D
I think Ony because it was the first raid to be introduced and had such an immersive quest line that had players traveling all over the world. I loved having to travel deep into the swamps to reach her lair and help the warlocks summon the rest of the raid. The encounter was huge and truly epic, darting around and under a massive dragon while handling many whelps! The greatest of times.
Big shout out to MC and ZG though, they really encapsulate Vanilla Warcraft for me. Many hours of fun were had with 39 friends in the molten halls of MC and the lush jungle temples of ZG.
Looking forward to seeing them again from a proper level and power perspective.
For me it's Blackwing Lair, that raid has some nasty bosses and the atmosphere and mechanics are pretty spot on; it's long and has a lot of story and cool bosses. But in coolness nothing beats that first time you face Ragnaros arising from the lava, that is some top notch level of cool.
Aside classic my favorites are Ulduar and Karazhan.
Karazhan... I'll see myself out :biggrin:
Seriously though, the boss fights were so unique and interesting. I hope they bring it back to Classic in some way.
100% Agree. Thing is though that Karazhan was supposed to be in Vanilla originally, so it would make sense if they'd bring it in.
It looks like BWL is a favorite among a lot of you with BWL coming in a close second. Very interesting, I look forward to re-experiencing them both to see if they become my favorite!
Bwl an Naxx.
Bwl - blackrock rules, cool endboss, overall more tasks for most classes during the raid especially compared to MC. And I like the design with fighting through different stages till endboss on top.
Naxx felt also nice to fight against humanoids & undeads and cool bossfights too. And ofc it felt a little superior to be in a naxx raiding guild xD but not this time (for me) :cry:
My favorite raid is Redridge!
I voted BWL but ZG was definitely a close second for me. They both represented a big step up in design from MC and Onyxia before them and enjoyed doing them more. To be fair I did not do AQ much or Naxxramas at all for comparison so my options are more limited.