GDC 2011: Tom Chilton discusses Cataclysm design, talent and zone revamps

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3-03-2011 @ 1:30PM

Drakkenfyre said...

I do quests when they are green. Before, you had a choice of which quests you wanted to do. If you didn't like a quest, or the quest was objectible to you (some people cannot stand the torture quests, or the dig-thru-poop quests) you could avoid them.

Now, you are forced to do quests in a certain order. You are led thru the zone like a tour guide is guiding you. It makes some of the zones feel like a single player game.

It's not about the efficiency of leveling, it's about the feel of questing, period.

"Hi there, quest-giver, how may I help you?"

"Sorry, you didn't do two quest hubs back, you can't help me yet."

There was always the chance you missed a quest, and stumbled across it later. Now, when you are done with the chain, you are done, and the zone is now worthless.

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