TheWoWDBJust want to point out this is not a drill rig. It's is in fact a pump jack.
Quest
Defend the Drill
A World of Warcraft quest in Thousand Needles. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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attacking centaur will occasionally yell "There Will Be Blood!" which is the title of a 2007 movie starring daniel day-lewis who plays an oil tycoon. it's well known for the phrase "i drank your milkshake."
This quest is rather tough on clothies: my arcane mage at 41st can't seem to pull it off. I have done this one as an arms warrior with no trouble. I get past the first mob, then get three in the next wave, and die. Six tries so far.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 15-30
ZoneThousand Needles
Quest ID25799
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25799))
Requirements
FactionHorde only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
StorylineThousand Needles, step 47 of 107
Rewards10g 50s, 4,100 XP
Description
I'm not leaving here empty-handed! Are you? I bet you were wondering what's in the giant crate. Well, wait no longer. I want you to take one of our drilling rigs to the oil pools and pump us up some crude. Of course, you should expect the centaurs to attack. Just defend the drill long enough for us to get a barrel or two out of the ground.
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 #64 88.6 54.9
Coordinates
- Turn-inThousand Needles 88.6, 54.9
/way #64 88.6 54.9 - Objective areaThousand Needles 87.5, 46.2
/way #64 87.5 46.2
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 Thousand Needles map
- The Power of Thousands about 2,060 yards
- The Crone's Wrath about 2,360 yards
- Snakes and Stones about 2,360 yards
- Breaking Chains about 2,360 yards
- Battle Pet Tamers: Kalimdor about 2,580 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Thousand Needles, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Thousand Needles:
- Fizzle & Pozzik's Speedbarge, Thousand Needles
- Mudsprocket, Dustwallow Marsh
- Gadgetzan, Tanaris
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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Other quests on the Thousand Needles map
Reward details
Reputation: Bilgewater Cartel +250
Run by the ruthless Trade Prince Gallywix, the Bilgewater Cartel is the most powerful trading company on the Isle of Kezan. From their headquarters at Bilgewater Port, the cartel dominates trade all over the South Seas.
Reputation group: Horde.
Other quests in Thousand Needles that reward Bilgewater Cartel reputation: Two If By Boat (+25), Do Me a Favor? (+25), Down in the Deeps (+250), Bar Fight! (+250), In the Outhouse (+250), Pirate Accuracy Increasing (+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
Thousand Needles
Part 47 of 107.
Previous: Defend the Drill · Next: Go Blow that Horn
- 42Back to Crazzle
- 43Back to Riznek
- 44Eminent Domain
- 45Eminent Domain
- 46Defend the Drill
- 47Defend the Drill
- 48Go Blow that Horn
- 49Go Blow that Horn
- 50Deliver the Goods
- 51Deliver the Goods
- 52Special Delivery for Brivelthwerp
- 53Special Delivery for Brivelthwerp
Showing steps 42 to 53 of 107.
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.
- Eminent Domain
It is our destiny to take this oil. Unfortunate that the centaur retreated to here when the sea rushed in. Unfortunate for them, that is. They've spit in our faces, <name>. We made them a generous offer and they made the mistake of not accepting. Now we...
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Go Blow that Horn
That old, bitter centaur, Skycaller Vrakthris, mentioned a great air spirit that the centaur worship. To secure the Heights, the last step is for us to deal with this thing. I've seen them blow the giant horn at the top of the hill up there and an air elemental came down.
Other quests with this name
This one: Horde only · Thousand Needles · Level 15-30.
The storyline at a glance
Thousand Needles has 107 steps, from The Grimtotem are Coming to Spread the Word.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Thousand Needles (106), Feralas (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Thousand Needles map
- The Elemental Lords IV
- Battle Pet Tamers
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.