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Skimming Off the Top

Skimming Off the Top is a quest for level 30-40 in Spires of Arak. It is step 6 of 14 in the Pinchwhistle Gearworks storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in Spires of Arak at 58.8, 92.8. It rewards 5,450 experience and money.

Description

That flying machine is our ticket out of here but its fuel tank is bone dry!

We're right next to the oil fields but with the infected out there we don't have time to run a line up here so we need to improvise.

The oil creatures moving next to the pumps out there are full of a highly potent mixture that I can drop right into the tank. Grab some of that oil for me and we'll be one step closer to getting out of here.

Rewards

Money16 gold98 silver
Experience5,450 XP
Top Comments

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1
Dirkster+10via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

When I did this quest on my level 98 paladin, I found these mobs take a lot off my 130k HP (sometimes one third to a half). Also, the oil has a somewhat low droprate and the sludges are close to another. Moral of the story: keep self heals available here.

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

This quest is part of a major quest line for your garrison Salvage Yard.
Below is what is needed to acquire it.

See NPC: Reshad <Scrollkeeper> : He will lead you to the village to get the quests you need to open up at Southport.
1) One of Our Own
2) Inspecting the Troops
3) Admiral Taylor
4) Pinchwhistle Gearworks - If you went here and didn't complete the above, you wont be able to interact with Watchman Kovak. Admiral Taylor is required to be completed.
5) Defungination
**BEFORE the next quest is offered you need to do the following TWO quests:
*1) Spore-Be-Gone
*2) Unwanted Pests
6) The Mother Lode
7) Getting the Crew Back Together
8) Follow that Hotrod!
9) Field Trial
10) Skimming Off The Top
11) The Right Parts for the Job
12) Sporicide
13) Curing With Force
14) Preventing the Worst
15) Flame On!

Garrison Blueprint: Salvage Yard, Level 1
Follower: Kimzee Pinchwhistle
Follower: Admiral Taylor <Commander>

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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP5,450
MoneyGold16g 98s
Where it comes from
Turn-in mapSpires of ArakTurn-in marker at 58.8, 92.8, 8 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.

Spires of Arak Quest turn-in 8 mapped points
Spires of Arak map showing where to go for Skimming Off the TopTurn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #542 58.8 92.8

Coordinates

  • Turn-inSpires of Arak 58.8, 92.8/way #542 58.8 92.8
  • Objective area (centre of the marked area)Spires of Arak 59.2, 89.2/way #542 59.2 89.2
  • Objective areaSpires of Arak 58.5, 92.3/way #542 58.5 92.3

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 800 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 150 yards north
  • Objective areaabout 30 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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Pinchwhistle Gearworks

Part 6 of 14.

Previous: Getting the Crew Back Together · Next: The Right Parts for the Job

  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.

  • Getting the Crew Back TogetherSpires of Arak · Level 30-40

    Oh wow, the debris is all over the mountainside! The survivors won't make it if we don't do something quick. They need healing NOW! Here, take my bandages and go patch them up.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • The Right Parts for the JobSpires of Arak · Level 30-40

    Uncle Krixel's a tough one but he won't be going anywhere on foot with his leg broken. He has a flying machine he brought from Azeroth that can fly us out of here. Problem is, the engine's busted. I'll need some parts to fix the thing.

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.

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Database

Quest Location and Connections

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