TheWoWDBThis quest doesn't seem to show up for my main who has progressed past this, however 2 of my later alts have completed it. I'm guessing this was added at some point past 10.1.5 and may be unobtainable if you've done the Waking Hope story. Lord Andestrasz is not there for me.
Quest
The Need For Higher Velocities
A World of Warcraft quest in The Waking Shores. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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This quest was added in 10.1.7 to the short chain that teaches you dragonriding (with the swoops and dives etc.). They must have thought that people needed an extra practice of using surge forward for straight flying.
If you've already done the questline, you cannot do this new quest, even if the ! is showing on the map.
No "Surge Forward" button appears anywhere on my screen. What am I missing?
Quest facts
LevelLevel 10-70
Quest ID77345
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(77345))
What to do
StorylineIn Defense of Life, step 7 of 18
Rewards14g 4s 50c, 4,750 XP
Description
Sometimes you'll need to travel longer distances. If you don't need to travel up and over any obstacles using Surge Forward is the easiest way to maintain a good forward speed to prevent yourself from plummeting out of the sky. Follow the rings again to your destination and use Surge Forward when prompted to maintain your speed. If you find yourself stuck, use the Bronze Timepiece and Celormu will reset you.
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 areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #2022 57.5 59.1
Coordinates
- Turn-inThe Waking Shores 57.5, 59.1
/way #2022 57.5 59.1 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)The Waking Shores 55.6, 62.5
/way #2022 55.6 62.5 - Objective areaThe Waking Shores 57.8, 67.0
/way #2022 57.8 67.0
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 The Waking Shores map
- Shaping the Dreamsurge about 460 yards
- Delectable Delicacies about 610 yards
- A Whelping Hand about 610 yards
- Professionally Equipped about 670 yards
- A Gift for Miguel about 740 yards
- Artisan's Courier about 740 yards
- Attune to the Observer about 810 yards
- A Link to the Past about 810 yards
- A Window into the Future about 810 yards
- Technoscrying: Observatory about 810 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on The Waking Shores, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on The Waking Shores:
- Ruby Life Pools, The Waking Shores
- Life Vault Ruins, The Waking Shores
- Ruby Lifeshrine, The Waking Shores
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- 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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Reward details
Reputation: Valdrakken Accord +50
Centered in their most ancient city, the Valdrakken Accord is the unified might of all dragonkind, seeking to protect not only their island home but all of Azeroth.
Reputation group: Dragonflight.
Other quests in The Waking Shores that reward Valdrakken Accord reputation: How to Glide with Your Dragon (+50), How to Dive with Your Dragon (+50), How to Use Momentum with Your Dragon (+50), Punching Up (+100), A Cultist's Misgivings (+50), The Shadow of His Wings (+150).
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
In Defense of Life
Part 7 of 18.
Previous: How to Use Momentum with Your Dragon · Next: The Skytop Observatory
- 2The Mandate of the Red
- 3Skyriding
- 4How to Glide with Your Dragon
- 5How to Dive with Your Dragon
- 6How to Use Momentum with Your Dragon
- 7The Need For Higher Velocities
- 8The Skytop Observatory
- 9Skyriding Talents and You
- 10Return to the Ruby Lifeshrine
- 11Training Wings
- 12Who Brought the Ruckus?
- 13The Primary Threat
Showing steps 2 to 13 of 18.
Also part of: The Waking Shores (part 19 of 52).
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.
- How to Use Momentum with Your Dragon
Now what if there is an obstacle in your way? As long as you fly well, you can conserve your momentum and gain some height after a dive. When you dive this time you will find your flight path takes you below the landing area.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- The Skytop Observatory
Those are the basics of riding a drake! You are doing quite well. Now, I would like to introduce you to some of the others involved in this adventure. We have made a home for ourselves over at the Skytop Observatory. Celormu will be able to help guide you there.
Other quests with this name
This one: The Waking Shores · Level 10-70.
The storyline at a glance
In Defense of Life has 18 steps, from For the Benefit of the Queen to Exeunt, Triumphant.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): The Waking Shores (18).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on The Waking Shores map
- Dragonscale Expedition Renown
- Obsidian Citadel Alt Skip
- The Dragonscale Expedition
- Dragons in Distress
- Wrathion's Gambit
- The Chieftain's Duty
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.