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Samophlange (ID 29021)

Samophlange is a Horde-only quest for level 5-30 in Northern Barrens. It is step 43 of 62 in the Northern Barrens storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Northern Barrens at 50.3, 25.7. It rewards 1 reputation reward and 3,100 experience.

Description

The Venture Company have a small research facility west of here, just past the Sludge Fen. I don't know very much about what they're doing, but did manage to discover that they're experimenting with something called a "samophlange".

Now what the heck is a samophlange? Well, whatever it is, I want to examine it, so I need someone to go get it.

I obtained a copy of their control system operating manual, you should be able to figure out how to disengage the samophlange from it.

Rewards

Experience3,100 XP
ReputationBilgewater Cartel +150
Top Comments

The highest voted Wowhead comments for this page. They are community notes, not TheWoWDB comments.

2
160411+8via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

If you've already completed these quests pre-shattering, you may have trouble getting Sputtervalve to start this quest chain for you. I spoke with a GM who mentioned that it was a known issue, and that I should check back after each patch.

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jtbalogh+5via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

This quest to access the control console 4 years ago had the title "Samophlange". 2 years ago with another alt the title was still "Samophlange". The next 3 quests in the chain have the same name too.

The quests I see changed are the new Samophlange Repair QID 14003, and Read the Manual QID 14006, which used to be called Samophlange Manual QID 3924.

The old Samophlange quest description before being changed was,

"The Venture Company set up a small research facility far to the north of here, southwest of the Sludge Fen. I don't know very much about what they're doing, but did manage to discover that they're experimenting with something called a "samophlange".

Now what the heck is a samophlange? Well, whatever it is, I want to examine it, so I need someone to go get it.

I obtained a copy of their control system operating manual, you should be able to figure out how to disengage the samophlange from it."

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP3,100
ReputationBilgewater Cartel+150

Reward details

Reputation: Bilgewater Cartel +150

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 Northern Barrens that reward Bilgewater Cartel reputation: Read the Manual (+350), Raging River Ride (+75), Samophlange (+75), Wenikee Boltbucket (+75), Nugget Slugs (+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.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapNorthern BarrensTurn-in marker at 50.3, 25.7, 2 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.

Northern Barrens Quest turn-in 2 mapped points
Northern Barrens map showing where to go for SamophlangeTurn-inObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #10 50.3 25.7

Coordinates

  • Turn-inNorthern Barrens 50.3, 25.7/way #10 50.3 25.7
  • Objective areaNorthern Barrens 62.3, 17.5/way #10 62.3 17.5

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 Northern Barrens map

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

Getting there

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

  • The Mor'Shan Ramparts, AshenvaleHorde · about 610 yards north-west
  • Nozzlepot's Outpost, Northern BarrensHorde · about 770 yards north-east
  • The Crossroads, Northern BarrensHorde · about 1,300 yards south

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 760 yards north-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

Northern Barrens

Part 43 of 62.

Previous: Raging River Ride · Next: Samophlange

  1. 38Find Baron Longshore
  2. 39The Baron's Demands
  3. 40A Most Unusual Map
  4. 41Gazlowe's Fortune
  5. 42Raging River Ride
  6. 43Samophlange
  7. 44Samophlange
  8. 45Samophlange
  9. 46Samophlange
  10. 47Samophlange Repair
  11. 48Wenikee Boltbucket
  12. 49Nugget Slugs

Showing steps 38 to 49 of 62.

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.

  • Raging River RideNorthern Barrens · Level 5-30

    Enjoy your cut of the loot, <name>! I hate to share, but business is business. And that double-dealer Nozzlepot is guaranteed a 10% cut of this treasure. Can you deliver this to him at his outpost in the north? He's got a little research station upstream, along the river.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Samophlange RepairNorthern Barrens · Level 5-30

    Well that didn't go as expected. I think I busted it. No need to panic, though. Do me a favor and walk this across the way to Brak here in the camp. He'll bang this sucker back into shape real quick!

The storyline at a glance

Northern Barrens has 62 steps, from In Defense of Far Watch to Mor'shan Caravan Delivery.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Northern Barrens (61), Southern Barrens (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Northern Barrens 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

4 quests carry the name Samophlange. They differ in the rewards shown here.

QuestRewardsID
Samophlange (this page)3,100 XP29021
Samophlange2,050 XP29022
Samophlange3,100 XP29023
Samophlange4,100 XP, Clean Room Boots, Dusty Treads, Painstakingly Crafted Belt29024
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