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Quest
Soften them Up
A World of Warcraft quest in Grim Batol. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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To unlock the dragons for the bombing run, you have to kill the mobs in front of them, and not just destroy the netting. I should know, I invis'd in, destroyed the nets without aggroing the mobs, but the dragons were unresponsive.
So there really isn't a way to solo the quest that they give you, for the bombing run. Despite my best attempts to abstain from all social contact, I will be forced to group up for this. :]
Just a few important notes on this quest, especially if you have never run Grim Batol before.
You can only do this drake bombing run once per instance lockout, so assure that everybody is ready before setting off. Essentially you want to attack the same mobs which your group attacks, to assure that the packs of mobs die because they're unsoloable.
Do not worry about killing Troggs - Your priorities should be wholly concentrated on damaging the packs of elite adds which are around because it takes a lot more effort to kill them. Troggs are generally one-shottable so once you get to that area, maybe choose to have one designated person deal with those while the other 4 members deal with the elite packs.
Final note is don't bother attacking bosses. The bosses are completely immune to the drakes attacks, and therefor lead to you only wasting cooldowns which could be better spent on the elite packs.
It is often the case that you won't complete this quest on your first attempt, so you would have to do another run to complete it, unless you're really lucky/good.
At a glance
Soften them Up is a dungeon quest for level 30-35 in Grim Batol. It rewards 1 reward item, 4,800 experience and money.
Quest facts
Quest ID28852
The client quest POI data records no map location for this quest, so no map is shown.
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(28852))
Description
At last, reinforcements! I'm so glad you're here. We never imagined just how entrenched the Twilight's Hammer forces are. And there are so many! Several of our drakes have been captured just inside the main hall. Please, break their bonds and free them. Once free, together we can scourge these halls clean with flame. Just climb aboard a red drake and call out your targets. You will definitely want to cut down the enemy numbers before delving deeper into the ruins.
Getting there
Inside the dungeon: Grim Batol
Don't be fooled by Grim Batol's humble exterior; many of this mountain fortress's desecrated chambers are buried deep in the Twilight Highlands. Once the stronghold of the Wildhammer dwarves, and later seized by orcs as a prison for Alextrasza, the city is now in the clutches of the Twilight's Hammer cult.
Bosses in the Adventure Guide, in order: General Umbriss, Forgemaster Throngus, Drahga Shadowburner, Erudax, the Duke of Below.
Entrance: Grim Batol, Twilight Highlands at 19.1, 53.7.
Instance text, bosses and entrances are the client’s Adventure Guide data.
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Money13 gold74 silver
Experience4,800 XP
Reward details
Items you receive
TypeMiscellaneous
Item level32
BindingBinds when picked up
“Miscellaneous odds and ends rescued from the depths.”
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.
