This calls to mind the oil companies and several other times in human history when greedy and selfish people tried to take what wasn't theirs. First they try to bribe (and deceive) them, and when that fails, they resort to violence.
Quest
Eminent Domain
A World of Warcraft quest in Thousand Needles. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Whilst I agree with the comments made about the morality of this quest, I think something has been glossed over here. This chain drops the cutest leather top in the game ...... and so .... a few stray horses and their oil v fashion ..... sorry, but their are priorities in life
The oil must flow!
"The spice must flow."Dune reference. :)
Quest facts
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25796))
Requirements
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
Description
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... you, will show them the error of their ways. Clear the centaur off of the Splithoof Heights. The oil must flow!
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 areaIn-game waypoint: /way #64 91.4 57.8
Coordinates
- Turn-inThousand Needles 91.4, 57.8
/way #64 91.4 57.8 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Thousand Needles 89.0, 49.1
/way #64 89.0 49.1
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 2,200 yards
- The Crone's Wrath about 2,500 yards
- Snakes and Stones about 2,500 yards
- Breaking Chains about 2,500 yards
- Battle Pet Tamers: Kalimdor about 2,720 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
Alliance 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: Gnomeregan +250
The former denizens of Gnomeregan, now living in New Tinkertown and in league with the Alliance.
Reputation group: Alliance.
Other quests in Thousand Needles that reward Gnomeregan 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 44 of 107.
Previous: Back to Riznek · Next: Eminent Domain
- 39Fool's Gold
- 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
Showing steps 39 to 50 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.
- Back to Riznek
I am NOT stupid! Go back to your master and tell him that there will be NO deal! That is, if you can survive to make it back to him.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Defend the Drill
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.
Other quests with this name
This one: Alliance 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.