Quel'Delar - The quest chainFollow

So, finally, after all this damn farming I got to do the Quel'Delar quest chain and have to say I had a blast. Took a couple of hours (I wasn't rushing) and found myself really enjoying the quests for a change. Easily on par with Wrathgate in my opinion. Normally quests are just a means to an end and I don't generally give the stories too much of a read. Quick glance is often good enough. But this time I actually read the emotes, speeches, and quest texts. I didn't actually research the quests like I normally would before setting out. So I went in fresh which really added some of that old-time exploration feel to it. Just like back in the day when I loathed Thottbot so much that I refused to go there anymore.

Predictable storyline in some ways of course, but lore lovers will have a blast and even the more jaded folks among us should find it pretty entertaining if for only the locations (no spoilers!). Especially one location that very few people have gotten to see. Hint: it's perty.

Anyway, just wanted to see if anyone else enjoyed this quest chain as much as I did. Or really any quest chain. It's easy to forget that there's a story here when we get all wrapped up in "how much xp/gold" or gear rewards that quests have. I found it rather refreshing to take my time on this one and not just speed through it. Glad I did.

What, if anything, took you out of the "gamer" mindset and put you "in the game," even for just a moment?

Side note: To top of my "new shiny" euphoria I decided to pop into a heroic as DPS, got into a HoR run and was HORRIFIED to see my sub-1k deeps..... should have leveled up 2-hand swords at some point. =(

DOH!

Yeah, I was so excited getting to see Spoilerthe Sunwell for the first time.

If only I could get a hilt.
One day people will actually sell them for a Ok amount and not try to make bank of an item that isn't worth 5+k (but then I did buy 2 Terror Tanks for 4k each I think..lol..but they WERE worth the investment. Just wish I could sell them off again).

I paid 10k for my hilt, used it for a week, then upgraded it.

Would gladly do again, the quest chain is awesome.

Usually RP does this for me, but if you're referring to unintentional situations - pretty much all sorts of questing. People tend to hate questing when an expansion comes out as they use it, like you said, as a "means to an end". They need to get to 80 quick and don't care about the quests. Though if you actually stop to think for a second and experience stuff as the early horde Dragonblight quests (Taun'ka refugee camp and Icemist Village), Grizzly Hills, Zul'Drak and the sheer beauty of some parts of the howling fjords, you will be amazed. I actually love doing those quests alone, simply because of the awesome feeling of loneliness and the impact you are making in the zone (which specifically applies to Zul'drak). And that's just Northrend, I guess - I haven't even started about zones like Eversong woods (which incidentally, made for great RP when TBC was first released), Dun Morogh and Durotar (I swear I can feel the heat/cold irl everytime I quest in those zones).

That, and the music, really. Putting on the music tends to instantly get me immersed in the game as it's so absurdly awesome and well-working it isn't even funny.

I have NEVER seen the hilt drop at all in the many times I've run ICC5...


I hate my life....


On another note, it'd be nice to at least experience the chain, even if we don't get the hilt, but I guess that's just the other reward for having one =)

Sounds like fun. Can all the quests pertaining to instances be completed on Regular mode or is it on heroic only?