TheWoWDBJust in case you didn't read the quest text carefully enough, you have to speak to the man who yells your name after you accept the quest. Don't be like me and follow WoW's built-in QuestHelper to the heart of Gilneas only to stand around awkwardly for 5 minutes waiting for something to happen.
Quest
The Battle for Gilneas City
A World of Warcraft quest in Gilneas. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Some handy hints to do this in one go when it's buggy / glitchy:
1. Put an icon on prince Liam or set focus on him, or do both. He is easy to see because he is the only one on a horse but it's nice to see where and when he stops. You want to stop when he stops, go when he goes. He runs back and forth a few times in the same area, that's not a glitch, that's just how he rolls.
2. Don't go DPS crazy, this is more of an 'observe history in the making' event. You'll aggro some mobs running past them but just stick on Liam like glue and he'll take care of those aggro mobs. If you do fight you can run the risk of losing Liam and the event does bug if Liam has run too far ahead of you. I only fire on the Gorerot fight. I never use the catapults I just auto fire and go and get a drink but use them if you want to (just saying it's not essential.) After Gorerot Liam will run around in a loop then go back to the Gorerot section and just sit there for what feels like forever.... he's just catching his breath he'll take off again, be patient.
3. RAPIER = This is what glitches the event most of the time because it looks as if it also gives Sylvanas the buff and she speed heals. Because of this I use it well before we reach Sylvanas and then I don't touch it at all after I leave Gorerot's area.
4. Just saying prince Liam will run into a gate and despawn. This is not a glitch (been reading comments on here it's a bug & it's not.)
5. SYLVANAS = What you need to do in this area is NOTHING. Once you enter Sylvanas area & prince Liam despawns, don't do a single thing, don't even go near her. Sit away from the action. I personally sit on the rat near the gate Liam despawns at. If you try and get involved, as in killing things, shooting Sylvanas, stand near the action or even use the rapier you will glitch the event and you will have to do this all over again.(I've done this a few times now & when it doesn't bug you can get more involved but as it always seem to bug, especially right at the end, following the above advice will get you through in one go without having to worry if the event is buggy or not.)
*~*~* UPDATE 5.4.2 *~*~*
A hot fix has been implemented which should help everyone out. Blue post dated 10 Feb..Quests
The Battle for Gilneas City: Reduced Sylvanas and Gorerot's hitpoints. Rapier of the Gilnean Patriots no longer heals enemies.
So hopefully this unbelievable 'OMG-WTH-@#$#' quest angst is a thing of the past, if not just follow steps 1-5 and you'll be right.
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How to actually do this after patch 8.2.5 fast and without getting stuck:
- Ignore all the RP on the bridge and head straight to Gorerot (he should be marked on your map)
- Wait for Gorerot to spawn if he's not there... might take a minute or two, then kill him using the cannons (no need to slow down or wait for any RP here)
- Run straight to Sylvanas (you can ignore all the trash)
- Kill or CC the three Soultethered Banshees around Sylvanas
- Attack Sylvanas until she yells "Enough!" at low health and the quest completes!
The whole thing seems extremely buggy with NPCs spawning and despawning randomly all the time, but since 8.2.5 you can just trigger quest completion rather than having to wait for the actually buggy RP to play out properly. For me this is a very welcome change after all these years since it actually makes this horrid quest very fast to do, and more importantly you shouldn't really get stuck any more.
I've done this MANY times now reliably since 8.2.5 and 8.3 and I've never had any issues getting the quest to complete.
Enjoy!
Quest facts
Quest ID24904
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(24904))
Requirements
RaceWorgen
Requires all ofPush Them Out, Last Meal, Slaves to No One
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
WhereGilneas, Gilneas City
StorylineGilneas, step 90 of 100
RewardsMarshalling Point, 
Rallying Charge, 
Cloak of the Clarion Call, 16g 5s, 4,150 XP
Marshalling Point, Rallying Charge, Cloak of the Clarion Call, 16g 5s, 4,150 XPDescription
The time has come, {name}. We've rallied and armed every available Gilnean. It is time to meet the enemy head on. Time to settle the score with Sylvanas and her Forsaken dogs once and for all. Liam is heading the assault from this gate. King Greymane and my father are leading the assault on the other districts. You have a crucial role to play in this as well. Take this rapier. Use it to inspire our men and women in combat. Speak to Krennan Aranas to take part in the battle for Gilneas City.
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.
Turn-inObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #179 58.8 53.9
Coordinates
- Turn-inGilneas 58.8, 53.9
/way #179 58.8 53.9 - Objective areaGilneas 58.1, 54.6
/way #179 58.1 54.6
Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Getting there
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- Objective area
- Objective area
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.
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3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Reward details
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TypeDagger One-Hand
Item level7
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon1 - 2 damage, speed 1.8
Stats+1 Agility, +2 Stamina
Suited toSurvival, Subtlety, Assassination
Sells to vendors for7 silver14 copper
TypeTwo-Handed Sword Two-Hand
Item level7
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon3 - 5 damage, speed 3.6
Stats+3 Strength
Suited toBlood, Frost, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Unholy
Sells to vendors for8 silver99 copper
TypeCloth Back
Item level7
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor2
Stats+1 Intellect, +1 Stamina
Suited toDiscipline, Balance, Restoration, Arcane, Fire, Frost, Mistweaver, Holy, Devourer, Destruction, Demonology, Affliction, Elemental, Shadow, Augmentation, Preservation, Devastation
Sells to vendors for3 silver75 copper
TypeTwo-Handed Mace Two-Hand
Item level7
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon4 - 5 damage, speed 3.6
Stats+3 Agility
Suited toGuardian, Feral
Sells to vendors for9 silver5 copper
TypeShield Shield
Item level7
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor35
Stats+1 Strength, +1 Stamina, +3 Intellect
Suited toRestoration, Elemental, Holy, Protection
Sells to vendors for4 silver61 copper
Reputation: Gilneas +500
The people of Gilneas are a nation of survivors. Having walled themselves off from the rest of humanity, they must now face new threats from within.
Reputation group: Alliance.
Other quests in Gilneas that reward Gilneas reputation: Among Humans Again (+25), Further Treatment (+25), In Need of Ingredients (+250), Invasion (+250), Kill or Be Killed (+75), Hold the Line (+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.
Storyline
Gilneas
Part 90 of 100.
Previous: Push Them Out · Next: The Hunt For Sylvanas
- 85Flank the Forsaken
- 86Liberation Day
- 87Slaves to No One
- 88Last Meal
- 89Push Them Out
- 90The Battle for Gilneas City
- 91The Hunt For Sylvanas
- 92Vengeance or Survival
- 93Slowing the Inevitable
- 94Knee-Deep
- 95Laid to Rest
- 96Patriarch's Blessing
Showing steps 85 to 96 of 100.
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.
- Push Them Out
The people are free, but the town is still occupied by the Forsaken. They're cut off from their main force, so if we're to drive them out, now's our chance. Their leader, Executor Cornell, is known for his unbound ruthlessness.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- The Hunt For Sylvanas
It's true then? Gilneas has lost her favorite son. We will mourn when this is all over but not a day sooner. We will not allow ourselves the luxury of grief while the enemy still breathes Gilnean air. My father's men are ready to strike while we still have the Banshee Queen's trail.
The storyline at a glance
Gilneas has 100 steps, from Lockdown! to Rut'theran Village.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Gilneas (89), Gilneas City (11).
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.