I re-played the Lovesick and Lost quest with 3 friends and they all disliked it. I then told them about the ‘sequel’ which was much worse; Hold My Hand. I then asked the question; does anyone actually enjoy escort quests? Cause I’m yet to meet anyone who does. And if it’s a very small group… why do devs continue to put them in games? And why is the NPC always slower than your run speed and faster than your walk speed???
Honestly, I don’t mind fetch quests and pointless selfie quests… but I cannot stomach escort quests.
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Well it just depends i guess… Hopefully after said quest everyone is happy
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It’s easily my least favorite type of quest. They are momentum-killers.
“On a good clip and getting things done? Great! Now we want you to follow a drunk Flynn Fairwind around for five minutes…”
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I loathe that quest with a fiery passion.
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I don’t mind escort quests of the mob I’m escorting get stapled to my side and follows me
The second I have to RP walk with them I get triggered
I have a 2 seater mount, stop trying to fight the mobs when they come out; just run so they all group up and we can nuke the at the end
Pain in the rear
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I actually loved that one purely because of how self-aware it was.
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I need every escort mob to switch to this as soon as I get a few feet in front of them. If some can reprimand me for falling a little behind, then it is fair that I can do the same. “Keep up, if you really want my help.”
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I don’t really mind the escort quests these days. The NPC might be slow, but they are usually strong enough and won’t die on you. I remember when I started in Wrath, I needed to restart these escort quests several times, because the NPC died.
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After doing that quest ten times in order to progress the zone story (no drunk Flynn = no pirate port intro), the amusement factor has long since worn off.
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every escort quest blizzard has made, has made me want to rip my hair out.
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I don’t hate the OOX/mechanical chicken quests. The rest of them: Yeah, no thanks.
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Ok, while that quest was incredibly annoying and slow paced, at least his humor took the edge off…at least the first time through it…
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There has never been a good escort quest IMO.
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Oh dear, I was supposed to follow that drunken twit? I left him there with a case of really cheap tequila (aka paint thinner) and a steamy romance novel I picked up in Pandaland.
Apparently he found his way home though since he was back on the ship a little bit later.
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I don’t mjnd them for the most part. Some of the few I do not like involve big caves, and having to escort someone out from the very end of the cave after everything has now respawned.
The caves in the Night Elf zones in Vanilla with multiple levels were particularly confusing for me, and I would get lost.
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City of Light: “Ah would you like a tour around the city? Your silence tells me yes.”
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The best thing about an escort quest is you end up getting paid… 
But yeah nah I dislike how their movement speed never matches yours.
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Funny thing about this one: as long as you are at the end when the avatar gets there, you get credit. So, stand still. Go make a sandwich. Profit. (if you mean Shattrath)
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