The Ahn'Qiraj War event...

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For those who do not have international BW to check out the wowwiki page I posted in another thread:

The World Event Quest

Ahn'Qiraj was opened for the first time in the realm Medivh on January 23, 2006, and has been opened on most other realms since. Opening the gates is a process spanning weeks or even months that requires the cooperation of hundreds of players from all races and factions, involving monsters and quests from all corners of the world map.

The Gates of Ahn'Qiraj are sealed by powerful magic, and to open them, an elite guild must brave a number of trials to reconstruct a long-lost artifact: the Scepter of the Shifting Sands. This scepter can open the walls, but behind them a mighty Qiraji army lays in wait. To repel it, the combined military might of both the Alliance and Horde must be ready outside the wall, and to be ready a great number of supplies must be gathered--food, bandages, metals and herbs. Once all is ready, the player who holds the Scepter can open the gates, and the Ahn'Qiraj War can begin.

Restoring the Scepter

Restoring [The Scepter of the Shifting Sands] involves a long series of quests that will require the efforts of a well-coordinated raiding guild, supported by other top guilds within a faction. Because of the reputation requirements of a certain farming quest (see step three below), one player from each side will typically be designated as that faction's scepter-bearer.

Quest Rewards from Restoring the Scepter

Even once the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj are open, people may wish to complete part of the scepter questline for the epic rewards. This quest-line can be completed after the initial war has ended and the gates are open, and all rewards but the final mount (which can only be received during the 10-hour war event) are accessible.

 

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Gathering War Supplies

There are tons of supplies to gather before the war can actually start:

Gathering war supplies

While the elite guilds complete their mission, the entire server must work together to gather war supplies for the combined army of the two nations. This stage of the gate opening can easily last several (real-time) months due to the number of supplies that must be gathered:

In parentheses is the number of signets awarded on "repeats" of the quest. The first time you will always be awarded 10 signets.

Both factions need to gather:

* 90,000 x Copper Bar (1 Signet)
* 26,000 x Purple Lotus (7 Signets)
* 80,000 x Thick Leather (7 Signets)
* 17,000 x Spotted Yellowtail (7 Signets)
* 400,000 x Runecloth Bandage (10 Signets)

The Alliance needs to gather in the Military Ward of Ironforge:

* 28,000 x Iron Bar (5 Signets)
* 24,000 x Thorium Bar (10 Signets)
* 20,000 x Arthas' Tears (10 Signets)
* 33,000 x Stranglekelp (3 Signets)
* 180,000 x Light Leather (1 Signet)
* 110,000 x Medium Leather (3 Signets)
* 20,000 x Roast Raptor (5 Signets)
* 14,000 x Rainbow Fin Albacore (3 Signets)
* 800,000 x Linen Bandage (1 Signet)
* 600,000 x Silk Bandage (5 Signets)

The Horde needs to gather in The Valley of Spirits in Orgrimmar:

* 22,000 x Tin Bar (3 Signets)
* 18,000 x Mithril Bar (7 Signets)
* 96,000 x Peacebloom (1 Signet)
* 19,000 x Firebloom (5 Signets)
* 60,000 x Heavy Leather (5 Signets)
* 60,000 x Rugged Leather (10 Signets)
* 10,000 x Lean Wolf Steak (1 Signets)
* 10,000 x Baked Salmon (10 Signets)
* 250,000 x Wool Bandage (3 Signets)
* 250,000 x Mageweave Bandage (7 Signets)

 

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Opening the Gates

This all leads up to the big event:

Opening the gates

Once all the necessary war supplies have been gathered, the combined forces of the Alliance and the Horde will begin transporting NPCs, equipment and supplies to Silithus. Five days must pass while the supplies are sent by zeppelin (this cannot actually be seen occurring); as the days pass, the stockpiles of supplies that had been accumulating slowly diminish until everything is in place, at which point the holder of the Scepter can ring the mighty gong to cause the Scarab Wall to open. This will cause a ten-hour-long continent-wide event to begin.

The most immediate effect, of course, is that the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj will open and powerful monsters and bosses will begin pouring out. General Rajaxx appears, along with a number of very large Anubisath and Qiraji epic monsters that the combined player and NPC armies must defeat. Once this is done, raiding guilds can proceed into the 20- and 40-man instances at their leisure. In addition, anyone with a complete Scepter of the Shifting Sands who rings the gong again during this event will receive a Black Qiraji Resonating Crystal that is used to summon a cross-faction, fast legendary mount.

While the fray at the Gates is underway, large floating obelisks called Resonating Crystal Formations will reportedly appear in Silithus, Tanaris, Feralas, The Barrens, Thousand Needles and Un'Goro Crater. These obelisks will alternately mind-control player-characters in their vicinity and spawn high-level monsters like Colossal Anubisath Warbringers and various Silithid.

After ten hours of this the crystals and their spawn will disappear, bringing the Ahn'Qiraj War to an end. From this point forward, the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj will remain open.

Time Limited Opening Quests

There are 3 time limited quests available in Cenarion Hold during the 10 hour opening event. Each of these quests, and the related quest giver, vanish at the end of the opening event. Note that the following 3 quests only become available following the death of a Colossus mob at each of the 3 hives in Silithus. Each quest is essentially a delivery quest with a 2 hour time limit, and all are very simple to complete. Players completing each quest will receive 2g 70s , as well as [Colossal Bag of Loot].

 

[Oculate]

Haha, when that recently realm was opened (Blades Edge afaik), there were about 20 guilds aiming at that getting the mount (and title ).

Awesome event to witness, cross fingers your server doesnt crash

 

[Sarriss]

Never mind the bloke that transferred in from another server and basically hijacked the event... seriously uncool

 

[Oculate]

Never mind the bloke that transferred in from another server and basically hijacked the event... seriously uncool

Hmm transfers don't open till either the gates of AQ are open, or the realm is 3months old... which ever comes first. Got a link to this hijack?

Edited. Thanks Grimis

 

[Grimis]

transfers are only ever closed for 90 days

 

[Morgoth]

I completed this quest to get my loremaster achievement, took me about 1 week its easy now

 

[Morgoth]

Hmm transfers don't open till either the gates of AQ are open, or the realm is 3months old... which ever comes first. Got a link to this hijack?

Edited. Thanks Grimis

Transfered CHANGED it used to be 3 months old but after the AQ event wasnt in the picture anymore it got changed to 90 days, this ment 2 realms 1 being terokar could be hijacked by a transfer, as far as I know 200 people transfered to terokar to do the chain event :>

 

[Endev8003]

Transfered CHANGED it used to be 3 months old but after the AQ event wasnt in the picture anymore it got changed to 90 days, this ment 2 realms 1 being terokar could be hijacked by a transfer, as far as I know 200 people transfered to terokar to do the chain event :>

I think you made a mistake there. 3 months is 90 days (and a bit extra).