It kind of contrasts with the more compact questing we got from TBC onwards, and its frustrating as hell. I remember on one of these amazing race quests, I accidentally did not loot one quest item properly, (9/10 or something) and only discovered it when I arrived at the questgiver to find a grey question mark. Had to fly back across the world to get the one drop, then all the way back again. I swear, my blood pressure remained at very unhealthy levels for a while.

The main draw for an alt was that some of the epic bits of the set were as good or better than AQ20 epics, and as an alt it was unlikely that I would be able to upgrade them for a while. As it turned out my alt ended up being a capable offtank for AQ40 and Naxx, but never really managed to replace the really good bits of the Dungeon set 2 (boots and chest iirc).

All in all the whole quest chain at level 60 was a really good distraction at a time when 40 man raiding had become a real grind.
One of the big blocks for most was the 45 minute Baron Run, but we managed that after about 2-3 tries getting the pull sequence right.
The big headache though was the boss in UBRS. The first time we tried him he took a group of AQ40/Naxx geared raiders and handed our heads to us on a plate.

I still have the epic parts of the set gathering dust in my alt warriors bank, along with Arlokks Grasp and Thekals Grasp, which I sometimes still use just for the fun of the tiger proc.

I keep meaning to solo it on my shaman, but somehow it feels like it would diminish the effort and the memories from doing it on my little alt gnome warrior at a time when it really was hard to do.

And I just couldnt muster the energy to log in more than once or twice during the event. And now I am even considering not renewing in September when my current subscription runs out.

Busy at work, renovating the house, wife is pregnant, turned 30.

Just not so much time for WoW any more.

I even had aspirations for wrapping up Loremaster, and I cannot muster the energy.

I became a fan of sitting in front of UBRS waiting for a bored 80 or a group running toward me to get a run. 17 times I’ve killed that final boss, then finally it dropped. All of that armor, and the Headmaster’s staff, made me a happy boomkin. The shoulders from the upgraded set lasted me until level 67. I still have that set of armor, and I am never, ever getting rid of it.

I actually raided/pvp’d as 5/15/31 back in the day, feral to add to dps, resto to heal and nature’s grasp was a balance talent! So I was one of those looking at those shoulders and drooling (until I got my PvP ones).

Good luck getting your tier set. I’ll be watching to see if we are having the same frustration. Just two nights ago I was distilling ectoplasm in winterspring. Oh, so much fun.