World of Warcraft Forever adds ‘Kyle’s Gone Missing!’ from patch 2.1.2
Blizzard has added the quest ‘Kyle’s Gone Missing!’ to World of Warcraft Forever. The quest originally came from The Burning Crusade in 2007.
- The quest was originally created in 2007 as part of a Make-A-Wish effort for Ezra Chatterton, also known as Ephoenix.
- According to the source, the quest first appeared in patch 2.1.2 on June 19, 2007, and has now been brought back into focus after player requests.
What happened
Blizzard has added the quest ‘Kyle’s Gone Missing!’ to World of Warcraft Forever, the version of World of Warcraft referenced by the source. The addition is tied in the article to player requests to see the quest return in the game.
The quest itself has a long history. According to the source, ‘Kyle’s Gone Missing!’ was originally added during The Burning Crusade as part of a Make-A-Wish campaign for Ezra Chatterton in 2007. Chatterton played under the name Ephoenix and voiced the quest giver Ahab Wheathoof, while his dog Kyle was also worked into the game.
The quest went live in patch 2.1.2 on June 19, 2007, and has remained in World of Warcraft ever since. The source also notes that Blizzard previously honored Chatterton by referencing him during the annual Lunar Festival in Wrath of the Lich King through the Elder of Thunderbluff.
A tweet from @QuestTheLine in the source material says the quest was “officially live” in the World of Warcraft beta as part of the October 1 patch. That supports the timing of a beta rollout, but does not by itself fully confirm whether the same change was already in the live Forever release at the time referenced.
Timeline
June 19, 2007 — Patch 2.1.2 goes live and adds ‘Kyle’s Gone Missing!’ to World of Warcraft.
2007 — Blizzard creates the quest as part of a Make-A-Wish effort for Ezra Chatterton / Ephoenix.
October 2008 — Ezra Chatterton dies at age 12.
Wrath of the Lich King / Lunar Festival — Blizzard references Chatterton again through the Elder of Thunderbluff, according to the source.
October 1 patch — According to a tweet in the source material, the quest is live in the World of Warcraft beta.
Now — Blizzard adds ‘Kyle’s Gone Missing!’ to World of Warcraft Forever.
Background
The quest takes place in Mulgore, the Tauren starting zone, but it was only added in The Burning Crusade and therefore was not part of the original World of Warcraft experience. According to the source, that is why the quest was missing from World of Warcraft Forever until Blizzard added it.
The source also mentions a forum reply from user Nyaria, who wrote that her husband was disappointed that the Make-A-Wish quest with Kyle was not in Mulgore. The article uses that as an example of players asking Blizzard to add the quest.