Filed under: Lore, Know your Lore, Cataclysm
As I said last week, Cataclysm"s astonishing 1 to 60 revamp was inspired by how quests worked in Wrath of the Lich King, and I don"t think it can be disputed that the 1 to 60 game is about as good as it could possibly be right now. Leveling even without heirlooms has gone a long way from the old "Kill X boars" or "Collect X parts of boars" quests we old grumpy cusses remember. Zones like Darkshore, Azshara, Westfall, Stonetalon, and the Plaguelands have seen significant improvements in quest flow and story, be you Horde or Alliance. Dungeons have most of their quests available to you as you zone in (an improvement patch 4.3 will add to many Outland and Northrend dungeons as well), and in general each zone has strong, unified quest changes that give them a unique feel.
Listing every quest chain and change to every zone would be impossible. Whether it"s the Badlands with the varied storylines or Feralas and its quest to deal with the legacy of the Dragons of Nightmare, leveling quests became much more about you, the player, as you level through them. However, at the same time, they do much to reveal the changes the Cataclysm brought to the world of Azeroth and the growing conflict between the Horde and the Alliance, as well as internal conflicts between them.
Continue reading Know Your Lore: The Story of Us -- quests in WoW, part 4
Know Your Lore: The Story of Us -- quests in WoW, part 4 originally appeared on WoW Insider on Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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