TheWoWDBOnce you pick up the boxes. you have to go to /way 30.5, 53.55
there is a big yellow arrow on the drop zone that you can see if you have a line of sight of the place.
Quest
The G.O.L.E.M. of Progress
A World of Warcraft quest in Undermine. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Edit: The [npc=230681] no longer drop loot. Have fun farming the really boring trash piles!
This quest can be used to farm Darkfuse Solutions rep faster than farming trash piles, assuming you have an effective (non-AFK) group.
After accepting the quest, there is a Darkfuse Instigator NPC you can talk to at /way 28.25, 64.18.
When you click his dialog option, a set of three hostile Darkfuse Bully spawn instantly. They can drop Market Research.
If you are in a raid group, you will be able to spawn a new set the moment the last of the three dies.
How to perform the rep farm most efficiently:
- Prepare with some Experimental Goblin-FUEL Supplement and Prototype Auto-Advertiser in order to increase your Market Research drop rate.
- Get a group of 5 people, convert to raid.
- One person with the quest will be the clicker - they must prioritize clicking the dialog option ASAP when the last bully dies. Here is an addon to auto-select the gossip option as soon as you interact with the Instigator. So if the clicker has this addon, they need only spam right-click the instigator, or spam their interact key.
- The other 4 people will be the killers - they must prioritize killing the three Darkfuse Bully ASAP so that the clicker can summon more mobs sooner.
More people having the quest doesn't help; you can only have one set of 3 bullies up at a time, so it is all about the kill speed and gossip click delay.
To entertain the kids there is a large pipe with a valve on it right in front of them. Took me forever to see it
Quest facts
LevelLevel 80
ZoneUndermine
Quest ID84667
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(84667))
What to do
StorylineThe G.O.L.E.M. of Progress, step 1 of 5
Rewards30g 98s
Description
The citizens of Undermine cry out for help! They need protection! They need joy! They need to get by! As an inventor, I've spent my life building somethin' that'll solve our people's problems, and it's just about ready for a test run. I'm calling it my Goblin Optimal Livability Enhancement Machine, or G.O.L.E.M. for short! Find some problems and take it out for a spin- and take my son with you! Pitz doesn't have an inventor's bone in his body, but certainly he can yak it up with the neighbors.
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 areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #2346 37.3 53.0
Coordinates
- Turn-inUndermine 37.3, 53.0
/way #2346 37.3 53.0 - Objective areaUndermine 28.2, 64.2
/way #2346 28.2 64.2 - Objective areaUndermine 30.3, 56.1
/way #2346 30.3 56.1 - Objective areaUndermine 32.5, 58.7
/way #2346 32.5 58.7 - Objective areaUndermine 27.4, 62.5
/way #2346 27.4 62.5
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 Undermine map
- Special Assignment: Boom! Headshot! about 30 yards
- Breakneck Racing - Casino Cruise about 50 yards
- No More Walkin' Here about 60 yards
- License Not Required about 60 yards
- Welcome to Undermine about 60 yards
- Working for G.E.T.A. about 80 yards
- G.E.T.A. The Crocodilian about 80 yards
- G.E.T.A. The Captain about 80 yards
- G.E.T.A. The Radioactive Rat about 90 yards
- A Trail of Black Blood about 100 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Undermine, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Undermine:
- The Incontinental Hotel
- Slam Central Station
- The Heaps
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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Money30 gold98 silver
Storyline
The G.O.L.E.M. of Progress
Part 1 of 5.
G.O.L.E.M. Local Story
Next: Garbage Day
- 1The G.O.L.E.M. of Progress
- 2Garbage Day
- 3World's Okayest Inventor
- 4The G.O.L.E.M. Goes Berserk!
- 5Showdown in the Attic
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Where this quest fits
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Garbage Day
My old man's got all these crazy ideas about helping the world... I dunno. It's all a bit over my head, but I guess that's why I was never the inventor he wanted me to be. Still, I've got some thoughts on how to solve problems around here. Like those dang rodents getting litter all over the streets!
The storyline at a glance
The G.O.L.E.M. of Progress has 5 steps, from The G.O.L.E.M. of Progress to Showdown in the Attic.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Undermine (5).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Undermine map
- Ignite the Fuel of Change
- Hard Ways at the Gallagio
- Undermine Awaits
- Uncovering the Truth
- Skyracing
- Breaking the Shackles
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.