TheWoWDBThis is really a breather between all those fights. Just hop on and start shooting. As far as I can see you cannot be hurt so take your time.
Quest
Cutting the Swarm
A World of Warcraft quest in Townlong Steppes. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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The Dragon Launchers you seek are close to the front line.
Jump in one and press 1 to see a green target circle on the floor.
Then click with your left mouse button where you want the rocket to hit.
I felt like Mulan during this quest. Just without the huns.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 25-35
ZoneTownlong Steppes
Quest ID30898
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(30898))
What to do
StorylineTownlong Steppes, step 37 of 60
Rewards13g 74s, 4,800 XP
Description
The mantid numbers have been increasing since you left for the cleft. Let's put these orbs you gathered to use. Get down on the battlefront and man one of the cannons. Let none through.
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 areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #388 74.2 85.0
Coordinates
- Turn-inTownlong Steppes 74.2, 85.0
/way #388 74.2 85.0 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Townlong Steppes 74.1, 88.5
/way #388 74.1 88.5 - Objective areaTownlong Steppes 76.4, 82.4
/way #388 76.4 82.4
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 Townlong Steppes map
- Honor the Flame about 1,110 yards
- Thunder Calls about 1,420 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Townlong Steppes, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Townlong Steppes:
- Gao-Ran Battlefront, Townlong Steppes
- The Sunset Brewgarden, Dread Wastes
- Serpent's Spine, Kun-Lai Summit
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- 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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Reward details
Reputation: Shado-Pan +75
The shadowy protectors of Pandaria's temples, the Shado-Pan are wrought with mystery.
Reputation group: Mists of Pandaria.
Other quests in Townlong Steppes that reward Shado-Pan reputation: My Husband... (+25), First Assault (+100), Running Rampant (+75), Perfect Pitch (+75), Seeing Red (+100), Pitching In (+75).
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
Townlong Steppes
Part 37 of 60.
Previous: Improvised Ammunition · Next: Terror of the Dread Wastes
- 32Treatment for the Troops
- 33Back on Their Feet
- 34The Endless Swarm
- 35Rummaging Through the Remains
- 36Improvised Ammunition
- 37Cutting the Swarm
- 38Terror of the Dread Wastes
- 39Along the Southern Front
- 40Enraged By Hatred
- 41Taking Stock
- 42Joining the Fight
- 43Up In Flames
Showing steps 32 to 43 of 60.
Also part of: Townlong Steppes (part 32 of 53).
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.
- Improvised Ammunition
I've got another job for you. The dragon cannons we depend on to keep the thicker swathes of mantid back are running low on ammo. The camp's cannoneers developed an improvised explosive that's made from the globe seeds down the western ridge.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Terror of the Dread Wastes
That thing is huge! The Shado-Pan holding the battlefront were never trained for something like this... let's get down there and take it out ourselves.
The storyline at a glance
Townlong Steppes has 60 steps, from A Foot in the Door to The Terrible Truth.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Townlong Steppes (55), Vale of Eternal Blossoms (4), Dread Wastes (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Townlong Steppes map
- Sunreaver Onslaught
- Kirin Tor Offensive
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.