TheWoWDB"I don't like ____" =/= "bugged". They just needed to adjust the re-spawn timer. There is no bug with the quest itself.
Quest
Assault on Menethil Keep
A World of Warcraft quest in Wetlands. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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As you point out, the re-spawn rate on many quest mobs is very high. That's not really a bugged quest, is it?
When Gamon was killable, he would often kneel and mourn his own dead body, multiple times. It's not uncommon for the same mob to be lying face down on their own body.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 10-30
ZoneWetlands
Quest ID25780
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25780))
Requirements
FactionAlliance only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineWetlands, step 10 of 40
RewardsStoutfist Chainmail, 
Stout Fist, 
Flarecrazed Cloak, 10g 50s, 4,100 XP
Stoutfist Chainmail, Stout Fist, Flarecrazed Cloak, 10g 50s, 4,100 XPDescription
We'd barely pulled ourselves together after the flood when the Dark Iron hit the town. My men and I all rushed to defend the townsfolk, but the crazed fools retreated right into the keep itself. They're holed up good, and we can't destroy the keep. Not with half the town in ruins already. Take my place, {name}. I'd take the leader on myself if he hadn't dealt me this blow. Enter the keep, slay Horghast, and bring this to an end!
Where to go
Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.
Turn-inObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #56 10.5 55.7
Coordinates
- Turn-inWetlands 10.5, 55.7
/way #56 10.5 55.7 - Objective areaWetlands 9.9, 57.5
/way #56 9.9 57.5
Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Nearby on the Wetlands map
- Wrath of the Lich King: To Northrend! about 230 yards
- Honor the Flame about 270 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Wetlands, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Alliance flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Wetlands:
- Menethil Harbor, Wetlands
- Ironforge, Dun Morogh
- Whelgar's Retreat, Wetlands
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.
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TypeMail Chest
Item level13
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor11
Stats+3 Agility or Intellect, +5 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for14 silver68 copper
TypeFist Weapon One-Hand
Item level13
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon2 - 3 damage, speed 2.6
Stats+2 Intellect, +3 Stamina, +2 Haste
Suited toMistweaver, Devastation, Restoration, Elemental, Devourer, Preservation, Augmentation, Balance
Sells to vendors for21 silver68 copper
TypeCloth Back
Item level13
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor2
Stats+2 Strength, +3 Stamina, +4 Haste
Suited toProtection, Fury, Arms, Retribution, Unholy, Frost, Blood
Sells to vendors for11 silver66 copper
TypeLeather Chest
Item level13
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+3 Agility or Intellect, +5 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for15 silver52 copper
TypeWand Ranged
Item level13
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon1 - 2 damage, speed 2.0
Stats+2 Intellect, +3 Stamina
Suited toFrost, Fire, Arcane, Destruction, Affliction, Discipline, Holy, Shadow, Demonology
Sells to vendors for27 silver63 copper
Reputation: Ironforge +250
This Alliance capital is the pride of the Dun Morogh dwarves. Home to King Magni.
Reputation group: Alliance.
Other quests in Wetlands that reward Ironforge reputation: Cleaning Hovel (+250), The Stolen Keg (+250), Fight the Flood (+250), Sedimentary, My Dear (+250), Thresh Out of Luck (+250), Fenbush Berries (+250).
Item facts are the current retail client’s (ItemSparse); the specialisations for a pick-one item are the ones the Blizzard quest API lists; faction and currency text is the client’s own. Lowest listed price = the US commodity auction house now.
Storyline
Wetlands
Part 10 of 40.
Previous: Incendicite Ore · Next: When Life Gives You Crabs
- 5A Dumpy Job
- 6Fenbush Berries
- 7Get Out Of Here, Stalkers
- 8Down In Thelgen Rock
- 9Incendicite Ore
- 10Assault on Menethil Keep
- 11When Life Gives You Crabs
- 12Reclaiming Goods
- 13The Search Continues
- 14Search More Hovels
- 15Return the Statuette
- 16The Third Fleet
Showing steps 5 to 16 of 40.
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Where this quest fits
Before this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Incendicite Ore
Thelgen Rock over yonder is something of a natural wonder. It's the only known source of incendicite in the world! The stuff's rare, highly sought, and ridiculously explosive. Hit it with a steel mining pick and you'll set off a fireworks show that'll put a room full of goblins to shame.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- When Life Gives You Crabs
There's a lot to do here, <class>, but we need to keep an eye out for the gifts of fate. When the flood rolled in, right over our houses, it swept a good number of ocean dwellers with it. Menethil Bay's full of crabs now, large and ripe for the picking.
Quests that require this one
Also counted by Wetlands Quests
Its criteria name 16 quests; others include:
- Get Out Of Here, Stalkers
- Down In Thelgen Rock
- Incendicite Ore
- Return the Statuette
- The Eye of Paleth
- Strike the Earth!
- Tooling Around
- Gizmos and Gadgets
The storyline at a glance
Wetlands has 40 steps, from Fight the Flood to The Battle of Thandol Span.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Wetlands (40).
Other storylines on the Wetlands map
- Wrath of the Lich King Chromie Time Breadcrumbs
Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.
Achievements
Completing this quest counts toward this achievement.
- Wetlands Quests: its criteria name 16 quests, this one included.
Guides for this zone
Guides and routes on this site that cover Wetlands.
