TheWoWDBOne does not simply gather up these NPCs and AoE them down. While they hit for a pathetic amount of damage, the danger with these sprites lies in their Shin Kick ability that stuns quite often and leaves them scampering off to throw more rocks at you. If you're a tank trying to AoE pull, forget it. Their low damage means low Vengeance, and chain stuns mean you can spend literally 10 minutes trying to chase em down if you pull too many at a time.
In essence, they're the bratty children throwing rocks from your front lawn you've always wanted to strangle, or even more aptly (as someone put it), the murlocs of Pandaria.
Edit: Forgot to note. One of the easier ways of dealing with this quest is simply picking off the Sprites as they're kicking braziers and starting fires. They gain a DoT that burns them down quite fast (burn, wretches, burn!) and simply tagging them at any percentage will count towards the quest objective. Helps to scream your favorite Ragnaros quote while doing so.
By fire, be purged!
Edit: As of a few days before this post, they hotfixed Sprites so that they no longer Shin Kick as much. May your bruised shins rejoice!
Quest
Sprite Plight
A World of Warcraft quest in Vale of Eternal Blossoms. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Do NOT fight these NPCs close to each other, they will build in numbers as they call out for help constantly from others. They can move random and sporadic so good luck trying to keep them in place.
Anyone having problems not seeing a single mob of these in the town?
Quest facts
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(30190))
Requirements
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
Description
Sprites again! I hate these things. We need to stop them before they hurt someone or burn down half of the village! If you see any of the pests, please deal with them!
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Reward details
Reputation: Golden Lotus +100
This mysterious society of Pandaren intend to solve the Mogu problem once and for all.
Reputation group: Mists of Pandaria.
Other quests in Vale of Eternal Blossoms that reward Golden Lotus reputation: Steer Clear of the Beer Here (+100), My Town, It's on Fire (+100), Meating Expectations (+100), Encroaching Storm (+100), Blooming Blossoms (+100), Lushroom Rush (+100).
Currency: Lesser Charm of Good Fortune x 2
Possession of the Lesser Charms of Good Fortune will result in great happiness and the eventual conversion into Warforged Seals, which allow players to risk a coin to receive a bonus reward from raid encounters.
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 this quest fits
Other daily quests in Vale of Eternal Blossoms
- A Weighty Task
- Getting your Hands Dirty
- Stick in the Mud
- Steer Clear of the Beer Here
- My Town, It's on Fire
- Meating Expectations
- Encroaching Storm
- Blooming Blossoms
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.