Class quests. I've always tried my best not to make comparisons between two things I like a lot, but playing the SWTOR beta last weekend made me miss the class quests in WoW very very much.

There was a giddy sort of feeling when I got a letter from my trainer asking me to see him/her so they could teach me something invaluable for my class. Or picking up the token from Majordomo Executus' cache that led me on a round-the-world trek for a truly epic weapon; my hunter has Rhok'delar and my priest has Benediction/Anathema. My warlock fought tooth and painted nail for her Dreadsteed back in the day; she searched high and low for her Bloodrobes before that. My paladin ventured into the smoldering ruins of Stratholme-- which could be seen as the birth or death of paladinism-- for her shiny charger that marked her as a true warrior of the Light.

A huge, vast world suddenly felt personal. I wasn't just Anonymous Adventurer/Mercenary #52302384843 anymore. I was, indeed, a force to be reckoned with or, at least, my trainers recognized the potential in me. I miss that feeling.

Nowadays, there's the quest from your trainer to get a cool weapon which you'll replace in a couple of levels... It's the same sort of sentiment, I suppose, but it still doesn't give me the chill down my spine that speaks volumes of my anticipation.

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