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Quest
Doing it the Hard Way
A World of Warcraft quest in Halls of Origination. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Here's the dialogue, in case you missed it somehow:
Brann Bronzebeard: I must admit, I couldn'ta done this one without yer help.
Accessing data... stand by.
Brann Bronzebeard: Yeah, yeah. Just read the discs and gimme access already...
Accessing reorigination device override.
Brann Bronzebeard: There we go. That should do it!
Repository access denied. Reorigination subroutine initiated.
Brann Bronzebeard: What? Wait! That's no good! That's no good at all...
Warning!
Reorigination device activated. Detonation in one minute.
Brann Bronzebeard: One minute? Come on, Brann! Think!
Brann Bronzebeard: I'm goin' in manually! There's gotta be a way!
Brann Bronzebeard: Arrite! Fuses exposed! Now which one ta break? Red? Or blue...?
Detonation in thirty seconds.
Brann Bronzebeard: Och! I can't decide!
Brann Bronzebeard: How about, in consideration of all ye've done, we go with...
Brann Bronzebeard: <RED! For the Horde!/BLUE! For the ALLIANCE!>
Brann Bronzebeard:Arrite, here goes nuthin'!
*cutscene showing pyramid being destroyed*
Reorigination device detotation aborted.
Brann Bronzebeard: Wahooo!
Brann Bronzebeard: Azeroth lives to see another day!
He cuts blue if you're Alliance and red if you're Horde.
At a glance
Doing it the Hard Way is a dungeon quest for level 30-35 in Halls of Origination. It rewards 3 reward items, 4,800 experience and money.
Quest facts
Quest ID28753
The client quest POI data records no map location for this quest, so no map is shown.
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(28753))
Description
Blast it all! Someone's gone and corrupted the entire system! There be no way fer me ta access the main repository from this console. We're gunna hafta do this the hard way, lad. I hope you an' yer friends here are up to a fight. There be four guardians on the upper level of this place. I won't be able ta utilize these discs 'til they be... uhh, offline, shall we say.
Getting there
Inside the dungeon: Halls of Origination
Constructed by the great titans, the Halls of Origination are filled with ancient relics and the fearsome guardians that protect them. Rumors abound that the complex also contains a devastating weapon capable of reordering all life on Azeroth.
Bosses in the Adventure Guide, in order: Temple Guardian Anhuur, Earthrager Ptah, Anraphet, Isiset, Construct of Magic, Ammunae, Construct of Life, Setesh, Construct of Destruction, Rajh, Construct of Sun.
Entrance: Halls of Origination, Uldum at 69.1, 53.1.
Instance text, bosses and entrances are the client’s Adventure Guide data.
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Choose one of these rewards:
Money13 gold74 silver
Experience4,800 XP
Reward details
Pick one of these
TypeCloth Wrist
Item level37
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor4
Stats+5 Intellect, +7 Stamina, +5 Haste, +4 Critical Strike
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for30 gold53 silver
TypeMail Hands
Item level37
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor10
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +5 Critical Strike
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for30 gold32 silver
TypeLeather Head
Item level37
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor9
Stats+8 Agility or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +9 Versatility, +7 Mastery
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for46 gold10 silver
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.
