Why ppls call first WoW vanila

[judgementofantonidas]

I mean really why since dont understand even if i started playin wow in april 2005 ?

Because it had all the flavor of a generic brand vanilla ice cream cone.

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TBC = Strawberry
Wrath = Chocolate Chip Mint
Cata = Coffee
MoP = Lemon

you were only off on MOP. MOP was definitely prune flavor.

[dacoolist]

I'm super casual-core, and I call WOW Vanilla, CLASSIC.

[Immitis]

I mean really why since dont understand even if i started playin wow in april 2005 ?

its a common thing to call the first of something vanilla or classic.

[docterfreeze]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING SIR!? This is a forum! Leave the "text talk" elsewhere!

GOOD DAY!

It's called vanilla because it was the original.

[Immitis]

Because it had all the flavor of a generic brand vanilla ice cream cone.

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you were only off on MOP. MOP was definitely prune flavor.

if were going by what flavor they would be im pretty sure mists would be pistachio

[zoefschildpad]

I feel this naming convention perpetuates the appalling fallacy that vanilla ice cream should be bland. This, as well as the blandness of ignorant manufacturer's vanilla ice cream, should be put a stop to immediately.

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

Vanilla is plain, devoid of added flavors or toppings.

Original WoW was plain, with no added expansions on it.

[Cerus]

Vanilla is plain, devoid of added flavors or toppings.

Original WoW was plain, with no added expansions on it.

Vanilla isn't plain since it's an added flavoring itself. Vanilla also often has toppings.

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

Vanilla isn't plain since it's an added flavoring itself. Vanilla also often has toppings.

True. I was just trying to be fancy with saying "Vanilla is slang for unedited, original versions of things."

[Belloc]

Vanilla = original = plain.

Plain WoW = WoW without expansions.

It'd be better if everyone referred to it as Classic WoW or WoW Classic, but it is what it is.

[Kryos]

Vanilla; the original icecream flavor,

The first ice cream was a Sorbet made from local fruits and glacier ice. The romans got their ice from the Apennine Mountain glaciers. They crushed it and added fruits like strawberrys, honey and even Rose water. Vanilla is a pretty new taste compared to that. Outside USA the term "vanilla" for original is pretty unknown. "Classic" or "original" is a better term.

[Nyteyes]

Most of the morons who posted and say vanilla WoW sucked never even played it during that time..

[OzoAndIndi]

I've just assumed vanilla is basic flavor. First WoW was basic WoW, therefor vanilla.

[Begrudge]

it works with the box colors

[Cerus]

True. I was just trying to be fancy with saying "Vanilla is slang for unedited, original versions of things."

A lot of people think vanilla ice cream is too plain. I figured that was what you meant since you didn't say "considered" - my bad.

[Anduin]

In BC/WOTLK I called it "pre-BC" but I was in the minority halfway through WOTLK.

[Belloc]

Most of the morons who posted and say vanilla WoW sucked never even played it during that time..

I played it during that time. It was fun when it was current but it sucked in comparison to every expansion that came after.

[FrozenAesir]

Yeah, I agree, my guess would be the fact that vanilla is considered a basic flavour.

[Lord Blackmore]

I absolutely hate the term vanilla wow and I refuse to use it. I always use classic wow.

[Wildberry]

From my experience, the term "Vanilla" really didn't catch on until mid-late WotLK, the term really "took over" in Cataclysm. In Burning Crusade, people called it PreBC, then Classic WoW caught on later.

Just my experiences with the term though, I'm sure others have their different experiences, but the other posters are right about the term Vanilla. I don't really like the term myself, I usually just stick to Classic or PreBC