TheWoWDBAs of the Shadowlands launch (9.0.2), I've had some problems with getting this quest to show up on some of my characters. Eitrigg would not have the quest. I had put in a ticket to Blizzard for help and was met with an automated response that wasn't helpful. After spending several days trying to find out how to overcome this problem, I managed to come up with a solution that worked for me. I'm sharing it here in hopes that it might help someone else.
For whatever reason, it turns out my Grommash Hold was phased because the game had me "in progress" for the BFA intro quest but never put it in my quest log. This was not indicated to me in game and I just sort of stumbled on this being the problem. This is how I resolved it.
- Go to Silithus and talk to Magni. He won’t look like he has a quest to offer, for me he looked like he had a quest for me to turn in but no corresponding quest in my log. When I clicked on him, he did have the quest “The Heart of Azeroth”. He had me go in the heart chamber.
- Complete the following quests. “The Heart of Azeroth” and “Infusing the Heart”. Basically watch the two cinematics, stabilize the heart chamber.
- I accepted but did not actually complete “A Brother’s Help” and “The Warchief’s Order”. (I don’t know if this is required but I waited to abandon these until after I had accepted Machines of War.)
- Go back to Orgrimmar, look in Grommash Hold and Eitrigg had the “Machines of War” quest available to me.
- From there, the rest of the quest chain functioned flawlessly.
I do not believe you can actually attempt this “fix” until your character is level 50. Additionally, if you leveled through Chrome time, there is an additional step as you may not get the phantom “in progress” issue. If that’s the case, you should be able to start the BFA intro quest chain with the “Earthen Guardian” that is standing outside the Great Seal in Dazar’alor. From there, refer back to step 1 listed above.
Hope this helps anyone else who is coming across this issue.
Edit:12/27/2023 - just used the list function in markup to make it easier to read. This method still proves to work.
Quest
Machines of War
A World of Warcraft quest in Orgrimmar. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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As of BfA's pre-patch, 8.0.1, this quest has yet again moved to be given by Eitrigg in Grommash Hold. This also applies to the followup quests. I spent quite a while and an unhelpful ticket looking in frustration before giving up and clicking random quest-givers.
Wasn't able to start this quest line at level 60.
Had to start BFA to get it.
- Complete Zandalar introduction quests up until you get the achievement "Welcome to Zandalar".
- At The Great Seal in Zuldazar pick up the quest "The Heart of Azeroth".
- Take the portal to Silithus in The Great Seal, you may need to speak to Zidormi once you go through the portal to make sure you are in the correct time line.
- Complete the quests “The Heart of Azeroth” and “Infusing the Heart”.
- You should now be able to return to Grommash Hold and pick up "Machines of War".
Quest facts
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(26293))
Requirements
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
Description
Far to the east the "Worldbreakers" lay hidden in the Twilight Highlands. We must end their threat and we will do it with the most powerful army ever! Our new allies, the goblins, are making us new machines of war but I hear that there are problems with the quality. We can't fight with broken war machines. Speak to Foreman Glibbs and make sure our machines are ready for battle.
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.
Coordinates
- Turn-inAzshara 26.2, 78.9
/way #76 26.2 78.9 - Objective areaOrgrimmar 49.2, 72.2
/way #85 49.2 72.2
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 Azshara map
- Defend the Gates! about 40 yards
- The Captain's Logs about 70 yards
- Runaway Shredder! about 80 yards
- Up a Tree about 80 yards
- Arborcide about 80 yards
- The Perfect Prism about 450 yards
- Prismbreak about 470 yards
- Private Chat about 480 yards
- A Quota to Meet about 490 yards
- Stone Cold about 490 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Azshara, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Azshara:
- Orgrimmar, Durotar
- Valormok, Azshara
- Southern Rocketway, Azshara
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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Reward details
Reputation: Orgrimmar +25
Founded by Thrall, this Horde capital city is home to many of the proud orc clans of Durotar.
Reputation group: Horde.
Other quests in Orgrimmar that reward Orgrimmar reputation: Victory for the Horde (+500), For All To See (+500), The Lord of Blackrock (+500), Meeting the Orcs (+250), A Most Puzzling Circumstance (+500), Message for Saurfang (+350).
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
Twilight Highlands
Part 51 of 236.
Previous: Doing It Like a Dunwald · Next: Weapons of Mass Dysfunction
- 46Anything But Water
- 47Once More Into The Fire
- 48A Steady Supply
- 49Home Again
- 50Doing It Like a Dunwald
- 51Machines of War
- 52Weapons of Mass Dysfunction
- 53Unfamiliar Waters
- 54Where Is My Warfleet?
- 55Ready the Air Force
- 56Smoot's Samophlange
- 57Pre-Flight Checklist
Showing steps 46 to 57 of 236.
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.
- Doing It Like a Dunwald
They already left to hunt down the ettin that lead the attack on Dunwald. I asked them to at least give ya a chance to catch up, but I'm not sure waitin's in their blood. They made off towards the town square, in the center of the ruins. You should go join'm before ya miss out on all the fun.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Weapons of Mass Dysfunction
<Glibbs mops sweat from his brow with a greasy handkerchief.> Saurfang isn't happy with our work? This is very bad. My boys need to step it up. Maybe you can help set an example. A set of Hellscream Demolishers just rolled off the blocks and are ready for inspection.
The storyline at a glance
Twilight Highlands has 236 steps, from Twilight Shores to Skullcrusher the Mountain.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Twilight Highlands (222), Azshara (9), Orgrimmar (4), Stormwind City (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Azshara map
- Azshara
- Xylem Challenge
- A Golden Opportunity
- The Jade Forest, The Remains of Hellscream's Fist
- Mists of Pandaria
- Legion Blacksmithing
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.