Ways to tell a vanilla player from a Cata player

[Brokensavior]

When they mention Thottbot.

used to live on thottbot :P

[Adramalech]

I raise with my Pristine Tigress Fang.

I see your fang and raise you an Aged Gorilla Sinew (think that was the correct name). I swear to Elune, if I ever have to do a similar quest, I'll murder a bunny and make Mylune cry.

[Lewlipopz]

RIP http://www.wowwiki.com/Seal_of_the_Martyr
RIP http://www.wowhead.com/item=5462/dar...transformation

[exochaft]

Remember queuing on one of my alts recently and getting Dire Maul - North.

Me: "Hey, let's do a tribute run!"
Everyone else: "Huh? What's that?"
Me: /sad panda face, followed by me explaining what it was and being accused of lying.
Me: "Alright, do any of you know who Ivus or Lok are in AV?"
Same response
Me: /sad panda face

Also, any paladin/warlock with the items required to do their epic mount questline (still love the lock one).

[Kunz]

LOL... win!!!

A vanilla player will usually spend the entire night wiping, and as long as people are learning, will remain quiet and content. If you started the night wiping at 90% and ended at 85%, he would call it progress. I find the newer age players can't handle an entire night of wiping.

What you said.

I havent been in one guild after TBC that was near to split because of wipes. That's why i formed my own guild(guilds) to beat some kinda content.

[Tenzin]

When you compare grinding an annoying item to zhevra hooves.... and people get you.

The drop rate on those things was just rage enducing.

[nevermore]

I see your fang and raise you an Aged Gorilla Sinew (think that was the correct name). I swear to Elune, if I ever have to do a similar quest, I'll murder a bunny and make Mylune cry.

Came here to say that, haha. I just completely lost my will to live when I did that quest.

I would also like to add the Pristine Yeti Hide (or something similar) to the list.

[Rampant Rabbit]

The rotten apple!

http://www.wowhead.com/item=15875/rotten-apple

[coldfiredragon]

When you compare grinding an annoying item to zhevra hooves.... and people get you.

OMG this. You know how many alts in BC I took to Ghostlands just to avoid that in barrens.

[lightgil]

How to tell the difference between a vanilla and cata player.

Do nothing.

If they are from vanilla they will brag about it constantly :P

[Krunsh]

They're easy to spot. Just look for the guy with the rose-tinted glasses who is forever complaining about the current state of things and think he's the greatest player ever because he leveled to 60 at a time when the game was one long tideous grind.

this is an example of a wrath/cata player.

[Lothaeryn]

Kel'Thuzad represent!

Tell me, do you remember Force/Pacifist from vanilla Lewl? Those were the days...

Another way to tell a Vanilla player is that they generally are more welcoming than most newcomers, are more content with small grinds, and generally are less QQ when it comes to raid performance. They will try to better themselves when needed without getting butthurt about it either

Oh, and Linken's Sword of Masteryand The Unstoppable Force :P

Personal Favorite for Paladins: Lightforged Blade

[Rampant Rabbit]

How to tell the difference between a vanilla and cata player.

Do nothing.

If they are from vanilla they will brag about it constantly :P

Just reminiscing man. Just reminiscing.

[Aemos]

Anyone have seen Mankrik's wife?

[draynay]

act like an ass

if they're old they'll accuse you of being new
if they're new they'll accuse you of being old

pretty cut and dry

[Comby]

Not much.
If you wannna make a funny thread make one about what tells a pvp'er from a pve'er. Much more funny.

backpeddle, clickityclickclick keyboardturn

Played Field Marshal in vanilla, and I'd rather poke my eye out than to do that again. (yes I know it took no skill, 2400+ exp in all brackets season 6-7-8-9 tyvm)

Also did mc, bwl, both those anh q things.

Now I wouldnt touch pve with a 20 feet pole so in that sense I played 2 completely different games.
Stupid pveshite at 60, some pve in wrath, no pve what so ever in cata. Too damn easy and if your raidmembers arent pvpers they are most likely retards who will wipe you, not relying on that again

[Mikey P]

The moaning actually started in vanilla, shocking, I know.

For me, I typically see them with a item that was difficult to get at the time, but not many had gotten it since then. Examples are a few raid items, granted you could have gone back to get them during BC, wrath... but I don't know many who did that.

Benediction/Anathema comes to mind as the big one for me.

Death's Bargain. My palaidn I never leveled beyond 70 still has that.

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Came here to say that, haha. I just completely lost my will to live when I did that quest.

I would also like to add the Pristine Yeti Hide (or something similar) to the list.

Dizzy One Eye's other eye was a chore to get. I remember going to Thottbot to double check the drop rate, and saw perhaps the funniest comment on the entire site.

It went something like, "I spent over an hour looking for that damn eye. If I could, I would cut his other eye out and shove it right up his ass."

[rijn dael]

I guess I don't typically pick vanilla players, but I like mounting up on my real amani warbear, and seeing who does too :P

[Tricksterjim]

Vanilla players will stay in group after 1, 2, 3, 4 wipes etc, as long as progress is made and people are not completely failing at their duties
Cata players leave the second someone dies
A vanilla player will spend 3 minutes before raid to learn a boss strat
A Cata player will decide they are too busy to spend 3 minutes of reading, so will enter a group expecting to be hand fed kills and then proceed to the above leaving when it turns out they actually have to have some level of knowledge and skill
A vanilla player remembers how annoying some BGs were and when some classes/specs where useless in both PvP and PVE, but alsowhen classes were different and thus desired
A Cata player will moan when they get nerfed because they are completely OP and then call out others for QQ when they do the same

[Aquamonkey]

When you compare grinding an annoying item to zhevra hooves.... and people get you.

My worst item drop grind was for Helcular's Rod from the Cave Yeti in Hillsbrad. It took forever. On one of my toons, I actually leveled 10 times just from killing those Yeti trying to get that to drop for the quest.