Questing through Silverpine, I’ve always wondered about Olsen’s Farthing. It seems that no matter which race and class I pick, this is a place I always run past on my way to steal the Dalaran mages’ crate. I’ve fought through the mobs there, which have never dropped anything of note. I’ve explored both buildings there and have never found a named mob, rare spawn, dropped quest item, or anything else that suggests any sort of purpose for this area. I’ve also looked online, and aside from post-Cata content, it seems this is just a random farm full of scourge and that’s it.
First, does anyone have any additional information on Olsen’s Farthing? Have I missed something for all these years?
Second, what other places are there in the old world that seem to serve no purpose, despite being out in the open and having proper names?
ravenholdt manor is probably the biggest offender 
this is the kind of stuff we wanted for classic+, to finish these areas.
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It’s too bad they don’t have a way to come back and finish these zones.
Sadly, they call the SoD their “classic+”.
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i heard some where that back in the day blizzard thought people would grind xp instead of questing. this would probably explain it, more stuff to kill
Not sure if it’s the case for what you’re talking about but many NPCs/areas or whatever are for class specific quests.
Explain the Purgation Isle in Hillsbrad, the island full of near max level elite ghosts off the coast of Hillsbrad. Edited: I couldn’t remember the name orginally.
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Should have been the rogue class hall in Legion.
I believe this is. This place is literally just there, Ravenholdt at least has rogues go there in their 20s for a quest.
Wait, I thought having one shot abilities from retail is what makes Classic+
I thought being able to level from 27 to 53 in just two zones was Classic+
Wtf Eyr, I thought being able to buy all the catch up raid gear from a single vendor was Classic+!
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Azshara, deadwind pass, blasted lands.
I think stuff being added that has no real use is actually cool. Creates mystery and speculation. And a lot of time imagination is a much better story then what they will come up with.
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There is a lot of spots in wow that they have never utilized in any version of the game. Really shocks me sometimes.
Not every area needs purpose.
Vanilla wow is a world to escape to and explore/enjoy the little easter eggs and mysteries it holds.
It gives a feeling of an actual world like no other version after.
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