Barrens chat Barrens chat is a condition which occurs when you have a large , sprawling area that is the primary means of leveling from 10 - 20 . " Barrens chat is like a stupidity centrifuge , distilling the unexpurgated banal thoughts of a thousand morons into a hardened impenetrable lump of smacktardery , spilling endlessly across the bottom of your screen . " Now , Barrens chat has become all but extinct , as most " trolls " , or players that enjoy provoking others into confrontations , spend their days in Trade chat in the main cities . Some servers manage to keep it alive in their own way , but with the introduction of the Random Dungeon system , characters level 15 and higher spend their time leveling through dungeons , so the Barrens is fairly , well , barren now . There ' s always the wait in the queue for DPS classes , and the grind from 10 to 15 for those characters without high - level friends to run them through low - level instances , but the occurrences of Barrens chat are much rarer than before . A common Barrens chat example would be : And so on . While some find it annoying , many older players remember Barrens chat with fond nostalgia . Barrens chat can be avoided by simply / leaving the general channel . " Barrens chat " is not , however , restrained to quest - specific topics : puns and wordplay are common , as are discussions with ( relatively ) more depth , such as philosophy , physics , and subjects encompassing various areas of theoretical science . Origins . Tauren , orc s , and troll s proceed to the Barrens after their respective starting areas ( Mulgore for the former and Durotar for the latter two ) . It is not uncommon for Forsaken to proceed to this area as well instead of heading to Silverpine Forest . Consequently , most of the new Horde population is stuck here for 10 or so levels . The Barrens is a large and desolate area , branching into other leveling areas such as Ashenvale , Stonetalon Mountains , Thousand Needles , and back to Durotar towards Orgrimmar . As a result , it becomes a massive focal point for characters from as low as level 10 up to level 30 . The boredom that results in the long runs to questing areas and hand - ins contributes to the Barrens chat phenomenon . Sadly , ( or fortunately depending on how you view it ) Barrens chat is nearly extinct . Barrens chat was prevalent because most players during its heyday were brand new , and therefore inexperienced about the quests in the area , and more talkative . Most players in this level range now are usually alts who have no need to ask about quests or engage in small talk . Moreover , the addition of a flightpath in Camp Taurajo has eliminated the need to make long runs and subsequently addressed most of the boredom that leads to Barrens chat . In addition , the Ghostlands offer another option for leveling through the teens . Barrens chat is , however , making a comeback as of late . With a large flow of new and old players still heading into and through the Barrens , the chat persists as even alts get bored and attempt to incite Barrens chat with often successful results . New topics have included , Felsteed s , and flamewars current and recent ( usually on the trade channel ) . The mere mention of Chuck Norris incites a chain reaction of every Chuck Norris joke ever made . This banter refers mainly to the chat in the Barrens , but can also refer to similar non - game - related chatter in other zones . In such cases , however , the name " Barrens chat " is replaced with a title appropriate to the specific zone . " Many experienced players level their alternate characters in this zone and frequently make up stuff in general chat to drive the lower level characters into your classic " Barrens chat " nonsense it only takes a little bit to get them going . " — Zodd , Thunderlord Bad cow puns . While it is usually restricted to tauren character names , Barrens chat sometimes sees an explosion of ' cow ' puns and jokes , which often involve plays on various beef - and butcher - related professions and udders . Barrens Chat and Blood Elves . With the release of the Burning Crusade , blood elves have a chat area that is much like the Barrens , called the Ghostlands ( blood - elf starting area for levels 10 - 20 ) . The topics are a bit more quest - related , but still bring out the Barrens nostalgia . Barrens Chat and Wrath of the Lich King . With the coming of Wrath of the Lich King and the new hero - class death knight starting at level 55 , Hellfire Peninsula temporarily became the new version of Barrens Chat . This is because at the start of the expansion almost everyone wanted to try out the new class , which led to over - population and thus evolved into a Barrens Chat situation . Alliance equivalent . On certain servers , the Goldshire chat seems to have become the Alliance version of Barrens chat . As a popular hangout for both new players and bored high - level players , Goldshire is generally avoided by serious players who do not wish to be aggravated by random / yell commands , fish - stick jokes , and ERPing . Goldshire is usually used for dueling and the Goldshire chat is not as bad . See also . Note : with 3 . 3 . 0 , LFG channel is now identical to Trade , being automatically joined and left upon entering and leaving a major city , and being inaccessible when not in a major city . Trivia . In the Blizzard Catalog , there is a shirt that reads : " I survived Barrens chat . " Some who play troll characters rephrase the quote " Stay away from the voodoo , mon " to " Stay away from the Barrens , mon " . Trade Chat . The Trade channel can be overcome by " Barrens chat " : [ 2 . Trade ] [ 1 ] LF5M HToc [ 2 . Trade ] [ 2 ] anyon ned WC run [ 2 . Trade ] [ 3 ] want to koin a guild [ 2 . Trade ] [ 4 ] any1 have 3g [ 2 . Trade ] [ 5 ] id do [ 2 . Trade ] [ 2 ] anyone need WC ru please answer [ 2 . Trade ] [ 1 ] LF5M HToc [ 2 . Trade ] [ 5 ] up my but [ 2 . Trade ] [ 4 ] anyone have 3 gold [ 2 . Trade ] [ 6 ] dont spam the trade box [ 2 . Trade ] [ 7 ] prospecter wollies = > 1g pst me [ 2 . Trade ] [ 3 ] want to join a guild [ 2 . Trade ] [ 2 ] go fuck yourself [ 6 ] [ 2 . Trade ] [ 5 ] yeah shut up [ 2 . Trade ] [ 3 ] NEED TO ENTER GUILD [ 2 . Trade ] [ 9 ] looking to reqruit lv 80 ' s for dungeon and warcraft guild [ 2 . Trade ] [ 10 ] Anal [ Runeforging ] [ 2 . Trade ] [ 5 ] anal [ For the Children ] [ 2 . Trade ] [ 2 ] Anal [ Wolpertinger ] [ 2 . Trade ] [ 6 ] i love / ignore * smugsmugsmug * [ 2 . Trade ] [ 2 ] nobody gives a shit [ 6 ] [ 2 . Trade ] [ 6 ] ARE THE KIDS STAYING HOME FROM SCHOOL TODAY ? ! [ 2 . Trade ] [ 11 ] < DARK BLOOD ANGELS OF THE LICH KING OF DEATH AND DESTRUCTION DRAGON SLAYER SONS OF THE DOOM GOD AND SARGERAS > is recruiting 08s only plz pst me mor moare ifo [ 2 . Trade ] [ 12 ] Well [ 6 ] if you think trade sucks and ur just gonna ignore every1 why not just / leave the channel NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOB ! ! ! ! [ 2 . Trade ] [ 6 ] Coz i want the good stuff [ 2 . Trade ] [ 10 ] Like yop mommas recorded porn hehehehehe noooooobs ! [ 2 . Trade ] [ 11 ] [ 2 . Trade ] [ 5 ] Did someone say ? ? ? [ 2 . Trade ] [ 2 ] I pwned your daddy with . [ 2 . Trade ] [ 3 ] I raped your mom with . [ 2 . Trade ] [ 6 ] Go sit on and stfu . [ 2 . Trade ] [ 7 ] I killed Mankrik ' s wife with . [ 2 . Trade ] [ 13 ] lfm onyxia pst we need 6 more dps ! ! ! ! @ ! 1111JSJDFISA . . [ 2 . Trade ] [ 5 ] where do you get a crab pet like those ones hunters have im a lvl 76 mage ? . [ 2 . Trade ] [ 10 ] is my moms vagina . This is not as bad as Barrens Chat ; it isn ' t all spam but people still tend to use Trade Chat as if it were still General .