Quest Log

Back to the Future

Back to the Future is a quest for level 40-70 in Thaldraszus. It is step 19 of 20 in the Big Time Adventurer storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Thaldraszus at 60.1, 82.4. It rewards 1 reputation reward, 14,300 experience and money.

Description

We're not going to fall through time anymore but we're far in the past. Waaaaay far in the past. "The Titans Haven't Visited Azeroth Yet" far in the past. Getting home is going to be... tricky.

But we dragons can do it!

We're going to need you to keep those Black Empire minions off our backs though. It shouldn't take too long!

I think.

Probably.

Don't worry about it! Just keep those creepy monsters away and we'll handle the rest! Easy!

Rewards

Money84

Experience14,300 XP

ReputationValdrakken Accord +200

Top Comments

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TamiayTheGnomeDec 5, 2022+51via Wowhead

Warning, if like me you have depression, anxiety or schizophrenia, the whispers here can be quite jarring.
In myself, it triggered a pretty bad depressive episode. (I know what people without these issues might say, if I'm this delicate, I shouldn't be playing video games, or whatever.)
But instead of complaining about it, which I'd love to do, but I won't. I'll suggest what helped me.
Turn your game sound off Control + S by default. Then click combat log, so you can't even read those old god whispers.
Having awful voices popping up saying "You will die" and "Your friends will betray you" is pretty awful. When you have to deal with voices saying that kind of thing when it's not the game sound.
Much love to my fellow people with mental health issues. Hopefully we'll see a brighter future some day. <3
(Just remember to turn your sound back on when you leave, the cinematic with chromie is VERY cute!)

InfinitiNov 30, 2022+38via Wowhead

Best cutscene so far this expansion. Absolutely love it. Chromie's facial expressions alone made me tear up.

FinlothDec 5, 2022+23via Wowhead

I agree the cutscene was very good. In fact, the whole quest line is the best I've seen in wow for a long time.
I know it's been buggy for a few people. But at least it feels a little different from the "fetch this", "kill that", 13 a dozen quests we usually get. I can live with a few bugs, if we get better writing.
The map in the murloc timeline was a nice touch, too.
Loved this. More quest lines like this, please, Blizzard!

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Rewards in detail

Type	Reward	Amount
Experience	XP	14,300
Money	Gold	84g 27s
Reputation	Valdrakken Accord	+200

Reward details

Reputation: Valdrakken Accord +200

Centered in their most ancient city, the Valdrakken Accord is the unified might of all dragonkind, seeking to protect not only their island home but all of Azeroth.

Reputation group: Dragonflight.

Other quests in Thaldraszus that reward Valdrakken Accord reputation: Preventative Maintenance (+100), For the Ward! (+100), Refti Retribution (+100), The Once and Future Team (+150), Time-Locked Timewalkers (+100), Cracks in Time (+100).

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.

Where it comes from

Turn-in map	Thaldraszus	Turn-in marker at 60.1, 82.4, 1 mapped point
Objective area	The Black Empire	13 mapped points

World Map

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.

The Black Empire map showing where to go for Back to the Future — **The Black Empire** Objective area 13 mapped points

Coordinates

Turn-inThaldraszus 60.1, 82.4/way #2025 60.1 82.4
Objective areaThe Black Empire 53.4, 44.0/way #2089 53.4 44.0
Objective area (centre of the marked area)The Black Empire 52.8, 43.7/way #2089 52.8 43.7

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 Thaldraszus map

Storm Warning about 20 yards
Dawn of the Infinite: Chrono-Lord Deios about 100 yards
Rewind and Reconcile about 100 yards
Who's That Chromie? about 140 yards
Morchie Mayhem about 210 yards
Align in the Sand about 230 yards
On Borrowed Time about 230 yards
Chro-me? about 230 yards
Infinity and Beyond about 570 yards
No Limits about 570 yards

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Thaldraszus, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Thaldraszus:

Temporal Conflux, ThaldraszusAlliance and Horde · about 70 yards north
Shifting Sands, ThaldraszusAlliance and Horde · about 340 yards north-west
Eon's Fringe, ThaldraszusAlliance and Horde · about 820 yards west

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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Big Time Adventurer

Part 19 of 20.

Previous: Chromie Time · Next: Moving On

Showing steps 9 to 20 of 20.

Also part of: Thaldraszus (part 47 of 54).

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.

Chromie TimeThaldraszus · Level 40-70
This... This is the Black Empire. We have traveled very far into the past, indeed. Look! I see Ambassador Chronormu and Eternus! We need to hurry and complete the ritual. Even my curiosity is not enough to wish to see where they might travel to next.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

Moving OnThaldraszus · Level 40-70
With the Bronze Oathstone restored, Alexstrasza can proceed with her plan. Travel to Valdrakken, <name>. She will want to hear of your success.

The storyline at a glance

Big Time Adventurer has 20 steps, from Tumbling Through Time to Moving On.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Thaldraszus (7), Azmerloth (6), The Primalist Future (2), The Black Empire (2).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Just Don't Ask Me to Spell It Complete the following storylines in Thaldraszus.

Other storylines on the Thaldraszus map

Dragon Isles Emissary20 steps, starts with Renown of the Dragon Isles
Time Management15 steps, starts with The Flow of Time
Azerothian Archives44 steps, starts with To the Archives!
Valdrakken, City of Dragons14 steps, starts with To Valdrakken
Rebel Resurgence13 steps, starts with Cause Without a Rebel
The Blue Dragons63 steps, starts with Keeper of the Ossuary

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.

Community notes from Wowhead · 34 comments

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