Have you actually played Vanilla?

[Theoris]

Yes, and I just ran around questing and killing mobs in zones I outleveled.

[Temp name]

I did. I would not go back.

[urasim]

Wasn't removed until Cata, so not proof.

Even T3/Atiesh was available until Wrath.

Think the only proof these days is the old PvP title achievements.

The AQ opening mount/title as well.

Wasn't saying it was proof. Just asking a question.

I have the statue they sent out to people who played from the start. I also have a mount(that isn't the AQ mount) that they took out of the game DURING classic. I'm sure there are other things like recipes or something.

[volrat]

In from the very beta, Crushridge/Hakkar/EU

[natpick]

yes it was good times but not without its problems,got grand marshal on my hunter,boy now that was a grind.

[HuxNeva]

Yes, but only on a private server. (I'm a wrath baby)
Loved it though. (and also love Legion)

[namecraft]

reached lvl 60 when TBC came out

[bloodkin]

I did, started about 5 months before release of TBC. First char was a nelf durid, did the walk (+boats) from Teldrassil to Ironforge, took the tram to stormwind, and started questing in elwynn forest. Did it on the advise of a friend of mine who raided BWL/MC at the time as he tld me it was the fastest way to level. That was on Stormrage EU, when the server was still alive.

[Dalheim]

No, I played some trial accounts in TBC though. I regret not starting back then tbh.

[Vaelorian]

Yes, it's probably the version of the game I've spent the most time playing over the last 13 years. I think I had 100 days played the first year alone

Same here... When Ulduar came I had spent about 365 days on my main. Most of this was during Vanilla. Think I had about 180 days in vanilla. About 130 in TBC and the rest in WOTLK. I remember feeling ashamed at how much time I had spent ingame. But also a sense of achievement. Every waking moment was spent here. From 17.00 to 0.00 on weekdays every day and in the weekends only groceries and sleeping had any effect on me being offline.

[Self Inflicted Wounds]

Wasn't saying it was proof. Just asking a question.

I have the statue they sent out to people who played from the start. I also have a mount(that isn't the AQ mount) that they took out of the game DURING classic. I'm sure there are other things like recipes or something.

Which mount?

[urasim]

Which mount?

Teal kodo.

[Deleted]

Played until the end of WotLK, then for about 3 months in Cata (around the release of LFR for Dragon Soul). Out of it completely until the release of WoD - been here since.

Sadly do not have access to my old account (was under my dads email - I was about 12-13 when I started playing - I believe ZG was released), and I have no clue how to get the account back, as I have moved, and my parents have too, and I don't think he has access to that email.

The only 'relic' I have of note on that account though would be Benediction, and I believe one of the agent of nozdormu tokens for farming rep? From Vanilla that is.

On a separate note, if anyone can point me in the direction of getting that account back (if at all possible), I would appreciate it! Would like my level 80 Algalon title, and the Naxx titles and mounts please!

[Vargulf the Happy Husky]

i came along midway through BC

[Super Kami Dende]

Yes, started in the Maraudon patch.

[PLS]

For a few months before BC, grinding in Alterac Mountains on my nub warrior with my flurry axe. Those ogres though XD

[Tiwack]

Started a month before TBC. It was a different pace in-game back then. For better and worse.

[Poppen]

I started retail during the Burning Crusade but I played vanilla on Nostralius, for all it's faults I found it far more entertaining than WoD and Legion

[Enrif]

yes i did. around the time of the introduction of the PvP Honor system

and it's not as great as all those "legacy server" people make out it was

[Uoyredrum]

Yup, started right after Naxx was released.