A quest that no longer exists in World of Warcraft has now reappeared – on an ancient, inactive account.
Logging into old accounts of World of Warcraft that have been inactive for a long time is always a small journey into the past. This was also the case for a player on the WoW Reddit who looked into his father’s account. When he did so, he found a quest that hardly anyone has seen in the last decade. Not surprisingly, because if you want to get it today, you would have to spend around 500 euros.
What kind of quest is that? The quest named “Welcome!” is one from the earliest days of World of Warcraft. Only those who owned the Collector’s Edition of the game – and redeemed the corresponding code – received a quest to visit an NPC at the Blade’s Edge (Horde). There, you could choose between three exclusive rewards, namely different pets:
- Mini-Diablo
- Pandaren
- Zergling
Back then, they were just ordinary companions that you could summon in the game; later, with the introduction of pet battles, they became battle pets. This also makes these pets extremely sought after to this day.
A quest that costs a lot of money today
Why is the quest so expensive? The original codes for the Collector’s Edition of World of Warcraft, i.e. the “Vanilla” version, are hardly available today. Most of the codes have already been redeemed, and only a few unused codes are in circulation.
When they are offered for sale, for example, by key sellers or on eBay and similar platforms, you usually have to pay a fairly high, three-digit amount. Then you also have to hope not to fall for a scammer, as there are many reports from WoW fans who bought a supposed code only to find out that it had long been redeemed.
Community enjoys nostalgia: Many old veterans still remember the quest from the early days of World of Warcraft, even if they never completed it themselves. Many also regret waiting so long to buy a code to obtain these pets – because now it is not only expensive in real money but also when finding someone willing to sell the code for in-game gold.
- “Originally, the quest only allowed you to choose one of the pets. I had a hard time deciding back then, but eventually chose the Lord of Terror, Mini-Diablo. I was extremely happy when they changed it so that you now get all 3 pets.” – vomitcome191
- “Imagine someone completing this quest today, and you see the achievement pop up in chat.” – Arx0s
- “The Zergling is one of the pets I absolutely want. I regret not being more aggressive in buying pets when I was richer. I didn’t buy Tyrael back then when he was ‘only’ 20 million. If I wanted to buy him now, it would be 50 million or more.. RIP.” – IllIIllIlIlllIIlIIlI
Even though these quests no longer exist in the game today – you simply get the pets credited once you have redeemed the code – it is still nice that such relics are still embedded in the game data. A lovely piece of WoW history that has been rediscovered on an old account.
Sometimes old WoW relics also turn up in a second-hand shop – like this statue that then found its owner again.
