Originally Posted by
Lordender
I like quest systems better than XI leveling because in XI leveling there was zones you never even bothered with. We fought crawlers, crabs, goblins, beetles, bats pretty much the entire time back in the day. Very rarely did I end up exping in off the wall places, a quest system really gets you into the world. Back in the day on WoW, in the 40's, you could do Ferelas, Tanaris, or the volcanic area north of badlands, each having a unique story of its own.
For me, a quest system is a whole lot better than "whelp, that crab is level 63, we should be able to chain those!"