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Rocket Rescue (Alliance)

Rocket Rescue is an Alliance-only quest for level 15-30 in Tanaris. It is step 3 of 48 in the Tanaris storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Tanaris at 51.2, 29.9. It rewards 4 reward items, 1 reputation reward, 5,150 experience and money.

Description

When the water came in, Steamwheedle Port to the east was flooded, and a lot of poor goblins are still stuck there! Now those mean pirates are shooting at any boat that leaves the docks here.

But they won't expect us to fly! There's a hot air balloon by the docks. We can use that, fly over to rescue the goblins, and take care of the pirates, too. Mr. Noggenfogger will be so pleased!

Go to the docks and hop in the balloon and I'll be right behind you, okay? I've got to get some rockets...

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Money21 gold
Experience5,150 XP
ReputationGnomeregan +250
Top Comments

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kuruma+26via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Also, to make things much easier and much quicker! Remember to hit and hold your right mouse button (right-clicking) to aim at goblin's (Life-Rockets) and pirates (Bombs) each time you want to fire a rocket or bomb. I never got this handy-dandy tip while doing the quest, just happened by it as I was wondering if there was an easier way to do the quest...

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP5,150
MoneyGold21g
ReputationGnomeregan+250

Reward details

Pick one of these

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 for30 gold98 silver
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 for14 gold92 silver
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 gold8 silver
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 for31 gold34 silver

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 Tanaris that reward Gnomeregan reputation: Seaside Salvage (+250), Puddle Stomping (+250), Lootin' Plunder (+250), What We Came For (+250), You Too, Brute? (+250), Momentum (+75).

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 mapTanarisTurn-in marker at 51.2, 29.9, 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.

Tanaris Quest turn-in 20 mapped points
Tanaris map showing where to go for Rocket RescueTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #71 51.2 29.9

Coordinates

  • Turn-inTanaris 51.2, 29.9/way #71 51.2 29.9
  • 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

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

Getting there

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

  • Gadgetzan, TanarisAlliance · about 30 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 770 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 3 of 48.

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

  1. 1Seaside Salvage
  2. 2Puddle Stomping
  3. 3Rocket Rescue
  4. 4Dead Man's Chest
  5. 5To The Ground!
  6. 6Lootin' Plunder
  7. 7Going Off-Task
  8. 8Filling Our Pockets
  9. 9Captain Dreadbeard
  10. 10All Cheered Out
  11. 11Seaside Salvage
  12. 12Puddle Stomping

Showing steps 1 to 12 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

    There's a big problem here! It's great that the ocean came in so far, because now ships can get to Gadgetzan. But now there's a bunch of nasty old sea giants encroaching on the town! I'm sure Mister Noggenfogger would appreciate us taking care of them for him.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Dead Man's ChestTanaris · Level 15-30

    Well gosh, as you can plainly see there's this really big battle with these pirates here going on. We're doing our best to make sure they never bother Gadgetzan or our new gnomish homes there ever again! By killing them. So how about helping us?

Other quests with this name

This one: Alliance 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:

Other storylines on the Tanaris 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.

Other versions of this quest

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

QuestFactionID
Rocket Rescue (this page)Alliance25050
Rocket RescueHorde24910
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