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Welcome News (Horde)

Welcome News is a Horde-only quest for level 30-35 in Shimmering Expanse. It is step 140 of 149 in the Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse storyline. It rewards 3 reward items, 2,400 experience and money.

Description

They'll probably send a skiff over, which may take a bit. I'll stay here to make contact.

You need to return to the cave immediately and let them know that rescue is on its way. We can only hope that the naga have not found them yet.

Go. Swim fast, <name>.

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

Money6 gold87 silver
Experience2,400 XP
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Rewards in detail
TypeRewardAmount
ExperienceXP2,400
MoneyGold6g 87s

Reward details

Pick one of these

TypeCloth Chest
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+8 Intellect, +12 Stamina, +9 Versatility, +6 Haste
Suited toAffliction, Frost, Discipline, Holy, Fire, Arcane, Shadow, Destruction, Demonology
Sells to vendors for49 gold53 silver
TypeLeather Wrist
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor6
Stats+4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina, +4 Versatility, +4 Mastery
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for24 gold81 silver
TypePlate Shoulder
Item level35
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor18
Stats+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Dodge, +5 Parry
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for36 gold80 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.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

Where it comes from
Turn-in mapShimmering Expanse
World Map

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.

Shimmering Expanse Quest turn-in

Nearby on the Shimmering Expanse map

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Shimmering Expanse, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Shimmering Expanse:

  • Stygian Bounty, Vashj'irHorde · about 40 yards north-east
  • Legion's Rest, Vashj'irHorde · about 150 yards north-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 420 yards south

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.

Quest Line

Storyline

Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse

Part 140 of 149.

Previous: Honor and Privilege · Next: Visions of the Past: Rise from the Deep

  1. 135Desperate Plan
  2. 136Hostile Waters
  3. 137Come Prepared
  4. 138Unfurling Plan
  5. 139Honor and Privilege
  6. 140Welcome News
  7. 141Visions of the Past: Rise from the Deep
  8. 142Her Lady's Hand
  9. 143At All Costs
  10. 144Devout Assembly
  11. 145Final Judgment
  12. 146A Breath of Fresh Air

Showing steps 135 to 146 of 149.

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.

  • Honor and PrivilegeShimmering Expanse · Level 30-35

    All done! I'm confident it will work. And not a scrounger in sight to pop a hole in it this time! Well played. Toldrek already swam up to catch it, all concerned about currents and what not. He said you'd get the honors though. Nice guy - don't know how he lasts.

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Visions of the Past: Rise from the DeepShimmering Expanse · Level 30-35

    What you told me of the naga before has been plaguing my mind. Who are these allies they're summoning? Do they really think they can defeat the Tidehunter? Escaping this cave brings a degree of relief, but our purpose here remains.

Other quests with this name

This one: Horde only · Shimmering Expanse · Level 30-35.

  • Welcome NewsAlliance only · Shimmering Expanse · Level 30-35

The storyline at a glance

Vashj'ir, Kelp'thar Forest & Shimmering Expanse has 149 steps, from Call of Duty to Full Circle.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Shimmering Expanse (98), Kelp'thar Forest (48), Abyssal Depths (2), Vashj'ir (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Shimmering Expanse map

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.

Other versions of this quest

2 quests carry the name Welcome News. They differ in the faction/rewards shown here.

QuestFactionRewardsID
Welcome News (this page)Horde2,400 XP, Robes of the Watery Savior, Harp Shell Wristguards, True Beacon Shoulderplates25973
Welcome NewsAlliance2,400 XP, True Beacon Shoulderplates, Harp Shell Wristguards, Robes of the Watery Savior25911
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