There where four demons to be killed.

The one in Winterspring needed to be kited while keeping a dot on him without either coming to near (hitting you with a dot) or to far (resetting) until he was dead. Oh and when you didn’t do any damage on him for too long, he would reset as well. This was arguably the most hated of the four demons among my fellow hunters.

The one in Ungoro required you the basically melee him, while keeping his pet away from you as long as possible (traps).

The demon in Silithus required you to damage him from distance while keeping an eye on little bugs coming at you. You had to move in-between shots and now and then do a little AoE to kill them. Oh and a nice little fear that often enough put you right in the middle of the bugs.

The one I hated the most was the one in Burning Steps. You needed to melee him for a bit, until he enraged. Then you got to hit him with the hunter’s snare, bring some distance between you and the demon and calm him down with the ranged snare. And at that time the minimum shooting distance was 8m. But the main problem with this demon was that it was located near the Blackrock and a lot of people we’re traveling the road there. So you got a lot of “help”.

There was not one instance or event or raid boss fight or anything that did put you to the test as a hunter just as this quest line. And I’ve never encountered this feeling of accomplishment again ever since.
.-= Lowtec´s last blog ..2010 =-.

The Rogue quest — Klaven’s Tower for Alliance — is another great example. It’s only level 20 but it used to be a great test of your rogue skills. Stealth, Pickpocket, Ambush, and Sap were all key to the quest. Now, the elites have been nerfed, so you can just waltz in an murder everyone — much easier but a lot less fun.

I got to the NPC, and there was another priest there, getting ready to start herself. I’m not sure if it’s still the case these days, but back then you could ‘cheat’ in a way. A second priest who was also on the same step of the quest could stand perfectly still on top of the questgiver and heal the Peasants. If they moved, though, or if either Priest healed each other, you’d fail it.

Anyway, I ended up doing it with the other Priest helping, and we got through it on the first try. Still definitely a challenge, though.

I also wish we had more class quests. With the new LFG system in place I predict a lot of players are going to want to level in instances. An interesting idea is to make most quests outside instances class quests.
.-= Skonged´s last blog ..2009 is gone 2010 is here! =-.

The point about the random HCs is good. Since 3.3 hit, I have done a ton of the random HCs and I have sometimes been shocked by how little players know about their class. If I then could simply refer them to a quest they could do on their server (cross-realm HC means I cant give tips after the HC) then that would be great.

Also, thanks for a great blog. I have been a reader for a long time, and I guess this is my first comment.

I can also attest to the fact that the Rhok’delar questline was the definitive kiting questline. Considering all the mobs were unleashed from their points, it was up to you to decide what buffs you wanted, what pots to use and the best route to take. It tested your ability to trap/prep and kite. Of course, once UBRS was nerfed, Kiting General Drakkisath was probably the easier way to start.