TheWoWDBI wasn't sure who or what I was supposed to escort - so, for those who are wondering - Roughneck is a giant, long-necked dinosaur. He patrols along the road the quest marker leads you to, so if you don't see him immediately, try going up towards the bridge or down the road.
Quest
Brutal Escort
A World of Warcraft quest in Zuldazar. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Brutal Escort is Zuldazar world quest and you can start it at Old Merchant Road subzone when it is active.
You need to find [npc=137729] on the Old Merchant Road. He is moving north.
When you find Roughneck, you need to defend him from several waves of mobs.TomTom: /way Zuldazar 52.64 40.58 Brutal Escort world quest find Roughneck
Brutal Escort quest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qpaPLkn7k0
God I hate the vague, tedious world quests in this xpac. thanks
Quest facts
Quest ID51475
The Blizzard quest API has no row for this quest, so its quest text and rewards are not shown - only what the client game files carry.
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(51475))
Requirements
Quest typeWorld Quest
Read from the quest filters in the current retail client build.
Objectives
- Defeat 123 targets in Zuldazar
- Escort Roughneck
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.
Objective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #862 52.2 44.5
Coordinates
- Objective areaZuldazar 52.2, 44.5
/way #862 52.2 44.5
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 Zuldazar map
- Desecrate this Fire! about 220 yards
- Honor the Flame about 220 yards
- The Full Prophecy about 240 yards
- Ghost Busting about 320 yards
- Breaking The Food Chain about 330 yards
- Kaja'mite Ore Bust about 340 yards
- King Da'ka about 340 yards
- Lumbering Away about 350 yards
- Insufferable Bloodsuckers about 350 yards
- Lending a Hand about 350 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Zuldazar, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s first objective area marker on Zuldazar:
- Temple of the Prophet, Zuldazar
- The Great Seal
- Atal'Dazar, Zuldazar
- Veiled Grotto, Zuldazar
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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Other quests on the Zuldazar map
Where this quest fits
Other storylines on the Zuldazar map
- Unrest in Zuldazar
- Among the People
- Gaining a Foothold
- Serious Monkey Business
- The Strike on Zuldazar
- Warbeast Kraal
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.
- Wide World of Quests: its criteria name 849 quests, this one included.