WOTLK Quests

	“Unlike the author, I love WoW Quests. I agree that they can sometimes be redundant, but I love to follow the story line in Azeroth through the quests. I love that I can level from 1-80 just by questing without random mob grinding. This is what makes WoW special to me.”

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Quests, Wrath of the Lich King

I've never been a big fan of quests. I've always done them as a means
to an end, whether to level up or to earn a bit of Gold. My questing
rate dropped considerably once I hit Level 80, with the only quests I
did consisting mostly of Wintergrasp dailies and about a week's worth of Ebon Blade dailies in Icecrown to raise my reputation. But the truth is, quests in Wrath of the Lich King
have been downright phenomenal. They are well-designed, fun to do, and
-- if you actually stop to read the quest text (something I'm often
guilty of skipping) -- wonderfully written and filled with story.

I finally got off my lazy butt to do the long Sons of Hodir quest chain, a "necessary evil" to raise reputation with what Alex has dubbed one of the most important factions in Wrath. There was little urgency for me to do the chain, considering I was satisfied with the Wintergrasp shoulder enchants even though they wasted points on Resilience. On the other hand, it became increasingly frustrating for me not to be able to assist my wife
whenever her character (often) became the target of merciless gankage.
You see, like many parts of Northrend, the Storm Peaks zones where you
do Sons of Hodir quests are phased. I simply wanted to get to the point where we would be in the same phased stage, so using Alex's handy guide to the Sons of Hodir quest chain, I set off on what was a surprisingly good and fun adventure.

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When questing is the reward originally appeared on WoW Insider on Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:00:00 EST.

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