Quest Log

Rocket Rescue (Horde)

Rocket Rescue is a Horde-only quest for level 15-30 in Tanaris. It is step 13 of 48 in the Tanaris storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Tanaris at 51.2, 30.0. It rewards 4 reward items, 1 reputation reward, 5,150 experience and money.

Description

Alright, <name>. We've done enough small jobs around here; it's time to seal the deal.

The ruins of Steamwheedle Port are still full of hapless Steamwheedle goblins, waiting to be rescued. Every single one of them is a potential future customer. They're firing on every boat that leaves port...so I say we take to the skies!

There's a hot air balloon just outside of town near the docks, we can use that. Go ahead and hop in, I'll catch up with you.

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Money21

Experience5,150 XP

ReputationBilgewater Cartel +250

Top Comments

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716334Dec 12, 2010+35via Wowhead

If you have not done any "vehicle" quests before this may seem a bit strange so here is what to do - go to the zeppelin northeast of gadgetzan and click it - you will mount it and it will set off - you should see a new action bar with the abilities mentioned by Rinor - these are not usable straight away - watch for them lighting up -to aim these abilities use right mouse button and move mouse to steer the point they will land near - the zeppelin will go to the goblins for rescue first - out where steamwheedle port used to be - aim near them and use button/ability 1 - there are lots so no need to spam - just aim near and fire 1 till you get 5/5 - the zeppelin will then head to the pirates - time for button 2 - aim near them and spam button 2 - again not that difficult - use right mouse to move the aim area so you get them all - when you get 40/40 use button 3 for a quick rocket pack back to gadgetzan - have fun and kill/rescue them all

gabrielbernussJul 18, 2018+33via Wowhead

In patch 8.0, there's a bug where most of them are immune to the bomb

311670Jun 4, 2011+28via Wowhead

If you can't figure out how to aim, drag your camera around (right-mouse button) and an aiming reticule should appear for you.

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Rewards in detail

Type	Reward	Amount
Experience	XP	5,150
Money	Gold	21g
Reputation	Bilgewater Cartel	+250

Reward details

Pick one of these

Nasmira's Soup Stirrer

TypeStaff Two-Hand

Item level24

BindingBinds when picked up

Weapon7 - 10 damage, speed 3.6

Stats+7 Intellect, +10 Stamina

Suited toAugmentation, Fire, Arcane, Restoration, Preservation, Devastation, Frost, Balance, Shadow, Mistweaver, Elemental, Affliction, Demonology, Destruction, Discipline, Holy

Sells to vendors for31 gold45 silver

Dud Bomb

TypeArmor Held In Off-hand

Item level24

BindingBinds when picked up

Stats+6 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +12 Intellect

Suited toDiscipline, Holy, Shadow, Affliction, Demonology, Destruction, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Mistweaver, Balance, Restoration, Arcane, Fire, Frost

Sells to vendors for15 gold15 silver

Salvaged Steamwheedle Helm

TypePlate Head

Item level24

BindingBinds when picked up

Armor17

Stats+7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina

Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost

Sells to vendors for13 gold28 silver

Failed Liferocket Prototype

TypeGun Ranged

Item level24

BindingBinds when picked up

Weapon10 - 19 damage, speed 3.0

Stats+9 Agility, +7 Stamina

Suited toMarksmanship, Beast Mastery

Sells to vendors for32 gold68 silver

Reputation: Bilgewater Cartel +250

Run by the ruthless Trade Prince Gallywix, the Bilgewater Cartel is the most powerful trading company on the Isle of Kezan. From their headquarters at Bilgewater Port, the cartel dominates trade all over the South Seas.

Reputation group: Horde.

Other quests in Tanaris that reward Bilgewater Cartel reputation: Seaside Salvage (+250), To The Ground! (+250), Booty Duty (+250), Un-Chartered (+250), Get The Centipaarty Started (+250), Maul 'Em With Kindness (+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.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

Where it comes from

Turn-in map	Tanaris	Turn-in marker at 51.2, 30.0, 20 mapped points

World Map

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-inTanaris 51.2, 30.0/way #71 51.2 30.0
Objective area (centre of the marked area)Tanaris 66.2, 23.4/way #71 66.2 23.4
Objective areaTanaris 53.3, 27.4/way #71 53.3 27.4
Objective area (centre of the marked area)Tanaris 61.7, 27.2/way #71 61.7 27.2

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 Tanaris map

Desecrate this Fire! about 100 yards
Orders of Magnitude about 120 yards
Before It's Too Late about 120 yards
Honor the Flame about 140 yards
Warbands: Warbanding Together about 180 yards
Warbands: Rift Reader about 180 yards
Warbands: Space Ghosts by the Coast about 180 yards
Warbands: Spacetime is Money about 180 yards
Warbands: Twinsposition about 210 yards
Hot On The Trail about 320 yards

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

Getting there

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Tanaris:

Gadgetzan, TanarisHorde · about 130 yards north-east
Fizzle & Pozzik's Speedbarge, Thousand NeedlesAlliance and Horde · about 1,100 yards north
Bootlegger Outpost, TanarisAlliance and Horde · about 1,500 yards south

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

Objective areaabout 1,100 yards east
Objective areaabout 200 yards north-east
Objective areaabout 760 yards east

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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Tanaris

Part 13 of 48.

Previous: Puddle Stomping · Next: Dead Man's Chest

Showing steps 8 to 19 of 48.

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.

Puddle StompingTanaris · Level 15-30
Here's the situation. If we want to establish the Bilgewater Cartel's market presence in Gadgetzan, we'll need to start providing services to the community. The new coast has been great for business here, but the sea also brought sea giants with it.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

Dead Man's ChestTanaris · Level 15-30
Look, babe, you should be able to see what's happening here pretty easily. There's pirates, there's goblins, the goblins are fighting the pirates. There's some sad little gnomes trying to fight the pirates too. I'll make it nice and simple for you: we need to kill a lot of pirates. Go do that, 'kay?

Other quests with this name

This one: Horde only · Tanaris · Level 15-30.

Rocket RescueAlliance only · Tanaris · Level 15-30

The storyline at a glance

Tanaris has 48 steps, from Seaside Salvage to The Grand Tablet.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Tanaris (48).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Tanaris Quests Complete the Tanaris storylines listed below.

Other storylines on the Tanaris map

Suspicious Munitions7 steps, starts with Orders of Magnitude
Warbanding Together5 steps, starts with Warbands: Warbanding Together
Bronze Reconciliation7 steps, starts with No Limits
Cataclysm Chromie Time Breadcrumbs6 steps, starts with Cataclysm: Onward to Adventure in Kalimdor
Legion Engineering31 steps, starts with Aww Scrap!

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.

Other versions of this quest

2 quests carry the name Rocket Rescue. They differ in the faction shown here.

Quest	Faction	ID
Rocket Rescue (this page)	Horde	24910
Rocket Rescue	Alliance	25050

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Rocket Rescue (Horde)

Description

Rewards

Reward details

Pick one of these

Reputation: Bilgewater Cartel +250

3D Model

Where to go

Coordinates

Nearby on the Tanaris map

Getting there

Storyline

Tanaris

Where this quest fits

Before this quest

After this quest

Other quests with this name

The storyline at a glance

Other storylines on the Tanaris map

Community notes from Wowhead · 59 comments

Quest Location and Connections

More Quests in Tanaris

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Rocket Rescue (Horde)

Description

Rewards

Reward details

Pick one of these

Reputation: Bilgewater Cartel +250

3D Model

Where to go

Coordinates

Nearby on the Tanaris map

Getting there

Storyline

Tanaris

Where this quest fits

Before this quest

After this quest

Other quests with this name

The storyline at a glance

Other storylines on the Tanaris map

Quest Location and Connections

More Quests in Tanaris

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