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Hot Seat

A World of Warcraft quest in Spires of Arak. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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drewy91+36via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

For me the quest was bugged and the camera was stuck and I couldn't do anything, while I do not know how to fix it you can group up and their kills will give you credit

Apparently having the time travellers buff from Zidormi in the Blasted Lands at 48,72 is causing the bug so going back and talking to them to get rid of it will fix it, I know i had the buff at the time but have already completed the quest so cannot confirm

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Abelius+36via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Incredibly annoying quest.

You need to aim with the right mouse button pressed at all times. Ability 1 for ground targets, 2 for air targets.

Now... if it weren't for the objectives not resetting after you get ejected (and you WILL be ejected, trust me) this could easily be the most difficult "normal" quest in the game.

You are fired upon from ALL angles and every hit takes about 20% of your health. It's just ridiculous. Blizzard needs to patch this up so we could just move on... :-P

Edit: Seems they patched up this. It's easier now.

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Edoliara+30via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

who is with the camera bug, I went to Blasted Lands and removed the buff "return to the past" ( i dont remember the name of it) and the quest worked, this may solve your problem.
The NPC is Zidormi in 48,72 in Blasted lands.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 30-40
ZoneSpires of Arak
Quest ID35273

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(35273))

What to do

StorylineLegacy of the Apexis, step 6 of 7
RewardsCragplate Legguards, Shadowveil Leggings, Ravenchain Leggings, 16g 98s, 5,450 XP

Description

<Apexis constructs are about to emerge from their ancient chambers on a warpath. The arakkoa are sure to send more sol-shapers to support them. The interface and the turret hum in soft resonance.>

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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.

Spires of Arak Quest turn-in 3 mapped points
Spires of Arak map showing where to go for Hot SeatTurn-inObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #542 36.9 24.4

Coordinates

  • Turn-inSpires of Arak 36.9, 24.4/way #542 36.9 24.4
  • Objective areaSpires of Arak 35.5, 32.0/way #542 35.5 32.0

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 Spires of Arak map

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Spires of Arak, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Spires of Arak:

  • Apexis Excavation, Spires of ArakAlliance and Horde · at the same spot
  • Axefall, Spires of ArakHorde · about 780 yards south
  • Crow's Crook, Spires of ArakAlliance and Horde · about 940 yards east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 320 yards south
  • Objective areaabout 320 yards south

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.

Related

Choose one of these rewards:

Money16 gold98 silver
Experience5,450 XP
ReputationArakkoa Outcasts +250

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypePlate Legs
Item level43
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor26
Stats+9 Strength or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +8 Haste, +10 Versatility
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for50 gold83 silver
TypeCloth Legs
Item level43
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+9 Intellect, +13 Stamina, +8 Haste, +10 Versatility
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for52 gold34 silver
TypeMail Legs
Item level43
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor17
Stats+9 Agility or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +9 Haste, +9 Mastery
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for47 gold52 silver
TypeLeather Legs
Item level43
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor12
Stats+9 Agility or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +9 Haste
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for47 gold70 silver

Reputation: Arakkoa Outcasts +250

Working from the shadows, the Arakkoa Outcasts seek to bring a brighter tomorrow.

Reputation group: Warlords of Draenor.

Other quests in Spires of Arak that reward Arakkoa Outcasts reputation: Arakkoa Exodus (+10), The Shadows of Skettis (+250), Hidden in Plain Sight (+250), Adherents of the Sun God (+250), Orders From On High (+250), The Crone (+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

Legacy of the Apexis

Part 6 of 7.

Previous: Shot-Caller · Next: Control is King

  1. 1Power Unearthed
  2. 2Legacy of the Apexis
  3. 3Sol Sisters
  4. 4Hardly Working
  5. 5Shot-Caller
  6. 6Hot Seat
  7. 7Control is King

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.

  • Shot-CallerSpires of Arak · Level 30-40

    <Solar energy courses through the slumbering constructs, their ancient servos whirring to life all around you. It is too late to shut them down now. Outside, an arakkoa overseer bellows commands, each answered by the buzz of an Apexis beam carving away at the mountain.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Control is KingSpires of Arak · Level 30-40

    Apexis technology is fascinating, isn't it? Machines powered by solar energy. Energy which itself has been imbued with magic! Simply brilliant! Ah, but there's always a catch. And I think you may have found it. Bring the interface device back to Veil Terokk, will you?

The storyline at a glance

Legacy of the Apexis has 7 steps, from Power Unearthed to Control is King.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Spires of Arak (7).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Spires of Arak map

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.