What did it Cost? Just how bad was Shadowlands?

Shadowlands is considered to be the worst expansion and darkest period in World of Warcraft's history. For those who didn't play it, it's probably a very common question to ask: 'Why do players hate Shadowlands?'. In this retrospective video I offer a condensed story recap and discuss the systems: Covenants, Torghast, Dungeons, Raids and everything in between to illustrate why Shadowlands was such a disaster and for a lot of players the final nail in the coffin regarding World of Warcraft. In the eyes of some players Shadowlands was simply unforgivable. In this video I'm asking the question: Shadowlands: just HOW bad was it? More World of Warcraft Retrospection Videos Here! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR8Ltbaw2lbflh65A_CIJOCsl4XF2zYjj More Videos Here! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR8Ltbaw2lbcSiuZ6j8ylHj4130nY3e2g Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:09 - Story 8:23 - Thoughts on Story 10:53 - Anima & World Quests 13:12 - Borrowed Power, Covenants and 'Pulling the Ripcord' 17:14 - Character Customisation & Thoughts on Identity 19:17 - Zones 23:10 - The Maw 26:51 - Shadowlands Legendaries & Torghast 34:20 - Dungeons, Tazavesh & Quality of Life Changes for Mythic Plus 48:18 - Raids 58:51 - Thoughts on Fated Seasons 1:00:44 - Korthia 1:04:06 - Shards of Domination (Domination Gear) 1:05:45 - Zereth Mortis & Creation Catalyst 1:09:15 - Arthas Menethil 1:11:12 - Sylvanas Windrunner 1:15:49 - Zovaal, The Jailer 1:20:31- Conclusion/Outro Full credit of the story recap was taken from mihailoc_4's post on Reddit, which you can read here if you are interested :- https://www.reddit.com/r/wow/comments/u71dp8/short_summary_of_shadowlands_before_the_100_reveal/ If you enjoyed the video, please consider liking and subscribing! Thank you for watching. Preach Gaming - A Conversation with Ion Hazzikostas on Shadowlands Player Power https://youtu.be/MEcXvDDtarc?si=7S552JtfQZDddqRA Taliesin & Evitel's Second Channel - Why No One is Playing Dragonflight https://youtu.be/PenwBmEUu1g?si=MQgsqXFCAajKHVa9 Social Media: https://bsky.app/profile/eddtv.bsky.social #worldofwarcraft #warcraft #warcraft3 #thewarwithin #shadowlands #sylvanas #wow #classicwow #blizzard #blizzardentertainment #legion #battleforazeroth #wrathofthelichking #theburningcrusade #warcraft3reforged #dragonflight #blizzardgames #bfa #cataclysm #mistsofpandaria #arthas #retrospection #shadowlandsretrospection #worldofwarcraftretrospection #videogames #gaming #gamingvideos #wowstory #wowshadowlands #wowlore #wowclassic