Escort Dungeons - Good or Bad?

[Maester]

Do you like escort dungeons? Why or why not?

[zephid]

I hate them, they are usually so slow.

[drwelfare]

No, dont need extra waiting and dialog you have heard over and over.

[Tastyfish]

I Would really like them better if the NPC was a pet and just followed you and did some healing/dps and talked to you, then went into a scripted set of movement and stuff when you reached points.
Do not like chasing Npcs ..

[darqhur]

I Would really like them better if the NPC was a pet and just followed you and did some healing/dps and talked to you, then went into a scripted set of movement and stuff when you reached points.
Do not like chasing Npcs ..

I agree with this. Constantly waiting for npcs to catch up gets old. Make them follow the group like quest npcs during wrath. You could even resummon those npcs with an item you got during quest chains if the npcs got lost for some reason.

[Deleted]

Oh gawd I'm gonna get nightmares about Halls of Stone. Brann you're a cool dwarf and all, but GO AWAYYYYYYYY

[Merendel]

They are generaly more of a pain than they are worth. In many of them the NPC your escorting either takes forever and a day to make his way through the RP that was interesting once and just a time waster after that or is running ahead because he did not agro the pack you just pulled and agros 3 more packs and dies wiping your group. Escort dungeons need an option to tell the NPC to "Shut up and stay close behind me" forceing them to skip RP and not run off randomly. At least bliz was smart enough to start leting us skip the RP in some cases but NPC's still run off or sometimes creep along far too slow.

[announced]

escort dungeons piss me off so much i drop group every time i see one.
halls of stone in wrath
WOE in cata
and HOT in cata as well

the npcs take so long to catch up and complete their roleplay. blizzard needs to think for the longterm... is the customer gonna be happy doing this dungeon the 50th time? or not..

[kabshiel]

They're way too slow...until the one moment when you actually need them slow down, then they rush ahead and get themselves killed.

[Aktec]

honestly I dont mind them, sure there are bits that are slow and should have had an option to be sped up (archbishop benedictus) but generally I find its nice to have the feeling of doing the dungeon with 'famous' characters

[Omertocracy]

Take Escort Quests, which I have never met anyone ever who did not absolutely HATE them, throw them into a dungeon with 4 people who, let's be honest, will probably aggravate you even further, and tack on the queue times too. The Escort Dungeon is why I hate Thrall. Without it, I would be indifferent to Greensus at worst.

[Deleted]

I Would really like them better if the NPC was a pet and just followed you and did some healing/dps and talked to you, then went into a scripted set of movement and stuff when you reached points.
Do not like chasing Npcs ..

Definitely agree with you. Variety is good, but escorts don't actually fall into that... It's still the same tank'n'spank dungeon through trash/bosses just with a NPC that's dictating your pace. The combo of moving ultra-slow in empty areas and furiously charging on the first mob that it spots is pretty bad..

[Kalorna]

As others have said I find them an annoyance.

One day Thrall in CoTurnholde is going to buy an epic mount <3

[Eon Drache]

Good the first few times. After that they get extremely annoying to deal with.

[Nobleshield]

I actually like the way WoE works - Illidan doesn't run off but follows a set pattern and since he's stealthed he doesn't pull mobs but sits waiting for you grumbling. That's how an escort event should be. NOT like HoT where Thrall is either really slow or moves ahead of you before a pat is dead. They should at the least make it so the NPC stays put until everyone is out of combat.

[cetarari]

They either need to follow the group at the group's pace or not pull mobs, just assist the group when they pull. COT:Culling of Stratholme was a huge pain in the butt, Arthas ALWAYS ran too far ahead then ran back bringing half the dungeon with him. Not a huge problem toward the end of Wrath, but the first time I healed it, it was a flipping nightmare.

[Medizon]

Escort dungeons are the reason why I hate Thrall.

[Seani]

Hah theres always that one dungeon that you would just rather not due in the daily que. It seems every expansion has one. Their fun the first couple of times then just get repetitive. I remember waiting around for the CoT Strat Arthas to move, and he wouldnt because he was glitched or something.

[Téuntjûh]

hmm, culling of strattholme in WotLK wasn't too bad.

[ripponesan]

Escort dungeons are THE jackshit himself, and they are invented by Satan. At least i must guess so, since all they do is give you a hard time.

Like described above, the speed is one major point.
Depending on Gear, skill and investment (lazyness and stuff) it either goes too slow, or too fast for a lot of players, but never convenient.
Additionally i dont want to watch someones back, when i am already struggling to watch my own back the way it should be.
If that person at least would take advices, like "hide in that bush, where i know you are safe, until we cleared this room" or "If you are able to heal yourself, DO IT, do not damage enemies when you have just 10% life, HEAL yourself, damage is OUR job." or whatever.

But these brainless escorts we had until now, were always just stealing my time than bringing ANYTHING to the table besides frustration and hate.