12-30-2008, 08:37 PM
Quote:I always thought the story in those 2 quests went something like this:
First, Tirion gets back the Ashbringer as per the dK questline. However, the Argent Crusade, knowing the dangers of Arthas finding out about Tirion and the Ashbringer traveling to Northrend, makes Tirion travel incognito (as how we see him in Valgarde) and the Ashbringer transported in another boat, which ends up being captured by the Vrykul.
Sending the Ashbringer seperately doesn't seem the brightest possible move by the AC. Given the discussions about the sword in LHC it's clear the AC knows the sword is useless without the correct wielder so it should have been sent with one that can use it otherwise both the sword and wielder are more vulnerable as they travel and the chance of getting both successfully to Northrend is lower.
On the other hand, players wouldn't get that bit of the story if they'd been sensible. We've been accepting stupidity-for-game-reasons since we first came across those pirates that still stand around their boat in small groups even after their first mate yelled a warning.