Fun with 2.1

[protoshoggoth]

Why did Blizzard feel this change was necessary? Seems just sadistic to me.

Sometimes they seem to feel that's reason enough.

I guess farming was considered too easy/not taking enough time? Blizzard's main calculus regarding everything in the game is basically a Fun vs. Time calculation. If things take too little time we'll all finish everything and quit. Conversely, if things aren't even remotely fun (i.e. infuriatingly blatant timesinks) we'll all get disgusted and quit. So they have to balance the two to keep those $15.00 payments rolling in. I guess they felt they'd slid down just a little too far on the "time" curve for farming, what with epic flying mounts and all.

I'm quite intrigued to see how these "daily" quests play out in regard to this.