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Quest

Preventing the Worst

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

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Zaynah+158via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

I found this quest confusing because it sounds like you need to place the bombs (quest items). This is not the case.

The bombs are items you need to find. See the screenshots for what they look like. They are big, yellow and transparent. Once you activate them, they turn red.

When you are at the northern tip of the quest area indicated and look south, there is one in the little hut and one in front of the building next to it. Up the hill behind them, there is one in each building - in the big building it is on the upper floor.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 30-40
ZoneSpires of Arak
Quest ID35211

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(35211))

Requirements

Requires all ofSkimming Off the Top, The Right Parts for the Job, Field Trial

Read from the Blizzard quest API.

What to do

StorylinePinchwhistle Gearworks, step 9 of 14
Rewards"Super Sterlized" Blastguard Legwraps, "Super Sterilized" Blastguard Britches, "Super Sterilized" Blastguard Leggings, 16g 98s, 5,450 XP

Description

Have you seen all the fungus on the buildings in Pinchwhistle Point? It's only a matter of time 'til it releases enough spores to infest the whole coastline! The remaining infected that are in Pinchwhistle Point will be too far gone for us to save later on, so let's do the right thing and put them out of their misery and prevent an even worse outbreak. I made some firebombs that will burn the fungus down, but I'll need you to place them while I set up the detonator. Are you up for it?

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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 6 mapped points
Spires of Arak map showing where to go for Preventing the WorstTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #542 58.5 92.2

Coordinates

  • Turn-inSpires of Arak 58.5, 92.2/way #542 58.5 92.2
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Spires of Arak 56.3, 90.7/way #542 56.3 90.7

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:

  • Pinchwhistle Gearworks, Spires of ArakAlliance and Horde · about 780 yards north
  • Southport, Spires of ArakAlliance · about 1,700 yards north-west
  • Talon Watch, Spires of ArakAlliance and Horde · about 2,000 yards north

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 140 yards north-west

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

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeCloth Legs
Item level43
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+9 Intellect, +13 Stamina, +9 Critical Strike, +8 Versatility
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for60 gold71 silver

“DISCLAIMER: Sterilization through cauterization”

TypeLeather Legs
Item level43
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor12
Stats+9 Agility or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +9 Critical Strike
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for61 gold15 silver

“DISCLAIMER: Sterilization through cauterization”

TypeMail Legs
Item level43
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor17
Stats+9 Agility or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +8 Versatility, +9 Haste
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for60 gold93 silver

“DISCLAIMER: Sterilization through cauterization”

TypePlate Legs
Item level43
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor26
Stats+9 Strength or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike, +10 Mastery
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for60 gold49 silver

“DISCLAIMER: Sterilization through cauterization”

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

Pinchwhistle Gearworks

Part 9 of 14.

Previous: Sporicide · Next: Follow that Hotrod!

  1. 1Defungination
  2. 2Spore-be-Gone
  3. 3The Mother Lode
  4. 4Clearing Out Before Cleaning Up
  5. 5Getting the Crew Back Together
  6. 6Skimming Off the Top
  7. 7The Right Parts for the Job
  8. 8Sporicide
  9. 9Preventing the Worst
  10. 10Follow that Hotrod!
  11. 11Flame On
  12. 12Unwanted Pests
  13. 13Field Trial
  14. 14Curing With Force

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.

  • SporicideSpires of Arak · Level 30-40

    It's revolting, absolutely disgusting, infuriating even! I'm talking about seeing those spore creatures walking around Pinchwhistle Point. While I'm working on the machine here how about you go out and kill off some of those spore creatures?

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Follow that Hotrod!Spires of Arak · Level 30-40

    Miss Kimzee is one tough nugget but Pinchwhistle Point is too dangerous for her to handle alone. It'll be a catastrophe for morale if our boss gets infected. I need to get these crewmen back to the Gearworks so I need you to go and make sure she is alright.

Quests that require this one

The storyline at a glance

Pinchwhistle Gearworks has 14 steps, from Defungination to Curing With Force.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Spires of Arak (14).

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.