TheWoWDBRendan says: "A real rogue woulda caught the bullets with his teeth."
Awesomesauce and Ace Ventura ftw.
Edit: this quest rewards a Kevlar Vest.... Now there's a quest reward I could've used BEFORE the quest, dammit!
Quest
They Build a Better Bullet
A World of Warcraft quest in Searing Gorge. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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A warning:
I ended up with 203 bullets in my bag, so I moved three bullets to its own stack, and then removed them. But I shouldn't have done that, because when I removed them the quest seemed to delete itself from the quest log, and then ALL the bullets were removed.
So he tells me; "A real druid woulda caught the bullets with their teeth."
I see why there are no Dwarf Druids...
Quest facts
LevelLevel 15-30
ZoneSearing Gorge
Quest ID28030
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(28030))
What to do
StorylineSearing Gorge, step 12 of 23
RewardsDark Iron Blackjack, 
Dark Iron Maul, 
K'Vlar Vest, 10g 50s, 4,100 XP
Dark Iron Blackjack, Dark Iron Maul, K'Vlar Vest, 10g 50s, 4,100 XPDescription
Those gorge-digging dwarves do at least one thing right: they make very high-quality bullets. I've been unable to reproduce their results, so I've taken to stealing whatever bullets of theirs that I can find. Ye want my help? Get me a couple hundred bullets from those marksmen below. I'm sure they'll be happy to give ye their bullets one at a time, but you might find it faster just to look for the crates filled with them.
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 areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #32 39.4 67.9
Coordinates
- Turn-inSearing Gorge 39.4, 67.9
/way #32 39.4 67.9 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Searing Gorge 48.9, 68.3
/way #32 48.9 68.3 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Searing Gorge 42.3, 75.1
/way #32 42.3 75.1
Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Searing Gorge:
- Iron Summit, Searing Gorge
- Thorium Point, Searing Gorge
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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Choose one of these rewards:
Money10 gold50 silver
Experience4,100 XP
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Reward details
Pick one of these
TypeOne-Handed Mace One-Hand
Item level25
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon9 - 11 damage, speed 2.6
Stats+3 Agility or Strength, +5 Stamina
Suited toBrewmaster, Enhancement, Outlaw, Windwalker, Protection, Frost
Sells to vendors for45 gold37 silver
TypeTwo-Handed Mace Two-Hand
Item level25
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon16 - 20 damage, speed 3.6
Stats+7 Strength, +10 Stamina
Suited toFury, Arms, Retribution, Unholy, Frost, Blood
Sells to vendors for61 gold6 silver
TypePlate Chest
Item level25
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor23
Stats+7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +9 Haste
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for33 gold27 silver
TypeArmor Finger
Item level25
BindingBinds when picked up
Stats+4 Intellect, +6 Stamina
Suited toDiscipline, Balance, Restoration, Arcane, Fire, Frost, Mistweaver, Holy, Devourer, Destruction, Demonology, Affliction, Elemental, Shadow, Augmentation, Preservation, Devastation
Sells to vendors for29 silver94 copper
TypeGun Ranged
Item level25
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon10 - 19 damage, speed 3.0
Stats+8 Agility, +9 Stamina
Suited toMarksmanship, Beast Mastery
Sells to vendors for58 gold98 silver
TypeDagger One-Hand
Item level25
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon5 - 8 damage, speed 1.8
Stats+3 Agility, +5 Stamina
Suited toSurvival, Subtlety, Assassination
Sells to vendors for48 gold68 silver
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
Searing Gorge
Part 12 of 23.
Previous: Set Them Ablaze! · Next: Deceit
- 7Recon Essentials
- 8Dark Ministry
- 9In the Hall of the Mountain-Lord
- 10Siege!
- 11Set Them Ablaze!
- 12They Build a Better Bullet
- 13Deceit
- 14Lunk's Adventure: Rendan's Weakness
- 15The Mountain-Lord's Support
- 16Operation: Stir the Cauldron
- 17Slavery is Bad
- 18Sweet, Horrible Freedom
Showing steps 7 to 18 of 23.
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.
- Set Them Ablaze!
I'm not sure if ye've noticed, but my tower's much taller than any o' the other towers here around the Gorge. Some dwarves pride themselves at how deep they can dig, but not me. Sometimes I think I shoulda been born a Wildhammer. I still don't like the sight o' those other towers, though.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Deceit
What? Why're you still here? Oh, did I promise that I'd help you and the Thorium Brotherhood in yer fight? I lied. I just can't spare the men right now. I know I said I'd help, but there's absolutely no way you can convince me to leave Iron Summit right now. Absolutely no way.
The storyline at a glance
Searing Gorge has 23 steps, from A New Master... But Who? to Welcome to the Brotherhood.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Searing Gorge (23).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
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.