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Torture Quests
The quest The Art of Persuasion in Borean Tundra was a bad call on Blizzard's part. I was okay with the Death Knight torture quest because it fit the Death Knight thematically. But this one is just out of place. Especially ironic considering the quest giver states, "You see, the Kirin Tor code ...
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Band of Torture - Item - World of Warcraft
wowhead.com — Band of Torture Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped Finger 406 Armor +42 Strength +66 Stamina Requires Level... 80 Equip: Increases defense rating by 28 (5.69 @ L80). (more) Band of Torture - Item - World of Warcraft
How to get to Dalaran (no quests)
noobding.blogspot.com — I've been spending my time musing about Northrend when it occured to me that I had no... idea how to get to Dalaran. Since I am not high level enough for any kind of questing in Northrend this is somewhat theoretical but should still work just fine: 1. ... (more) How to get to Dalaran (no quests)
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Rambling Wrath
Critical QQ — ... Watching Saurfang tank an entire field of scourge so I can Blizzard them all down. *cough* What? Annihilating entire herds of Shoveltusks in Howling Fjord, for a quest I completed roughly half an hour ago… I couldn’t remember why I was killing them, but I had to kill them… they were all grouped up in a nice circle, just begging to be destroyed. Also, this may have occurred at the tail end of a 16 hour quest session. Just saying. The infamous torture quest. I know many are going to have many reactions when torturing something, even if it ...

Odds and Ends before Christmas
Altitis — ... Much virtual ink has been spilled by many on this topic already, first by Rohan, and then a bit later by none less than ...

Hating the Kirin Tor Ethics: Mages Who Torture
I'm Still Here! And What I've Been Up To... — ... Working As Designed, December 16, 2008 "...The textbook way this should be done is to offer the player a choice with a reward for torturing the NPC but also a negative consequence. Is the reward worth the negative consequence? Let’s look at a perfect example already in WoW, raising your reputation with the Blood Sail Buccaneers by killing citizens of Booty Bay..." Torture Quests Blessing of Kings, November 15, 2008 "...I was okay with the Death Knight torture quest because it fit the Death Knight thematically. But this one is just out of place. Especially ironic ...

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[Moral Ambiguity, or Lazy Design?]The Pensive Harpy
So Richard Bartle makes a comment about quests in WotLK requiring players to torture helpless people for information. This kind of squicks him out. Broken Toys then accuses him of overreacting. The ensuing discussion thread there is kind of interesting, with some people actually seriously ...