Getting Tabard of the Protector at the BC World Event

Have you checked out the ongoing BC World Event yet? I've heard things are happening all over Azeroth. but so far the big draw is right down where Blizzard said it wouldn't be, in the Blasted Lands. Down there at the Dark Portal, there's a questgiver who gives you a really, really simple quest-- all you have to do is take out 6 of the felguards coming out of the portal, and the reward is a neat "limited edition" Tabard of the Protector-- it's black, which is cool, but it's also got a fun little proc that makes you flex and give off the priest AOE animation. Not bad for just a few minutes' work.
Unfortunately, there's a lot of QQing already-- apparently the Dark Portal area is packed with people on most realms, and especially on PVP realms, there's plenty of PVP happening. I'm on a PVE realm, and yet a few hordie buds of mine and I couldn't keep from killing flagged Alliance-- we cleared that place out, and it felt awesome to be fighting them in among all the Argent Dawn and Burning Crusade NPCs running around. There's a few different mobs that are flowing out of the portal-- felguards and voidwalkers, and also a few mini core hounds, and every once in a while, a 63 elite Dreadknight shows up with an AOE Shadowbolt, but he gets cut down to size pretty quick even with just the AD troops fighting.
But it's definitely a sight to see. There's no telling how long this will all be going on (I'd guess the mini-war itself is a permanent fixture, but the tabard might be gone within a week or two), so even if you have to go later at night when it's not so darned crowded, make sure you check it out.
A few more pics I took after the jump.



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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Stretch Jan 10th 2007 9:33AM
I got the tabard yesterday. Got help from one of the mages in the guild, he was sitting there all day just AOEing everything that came out of the portal. I'm a hunter, and I couldn't grab anything before it got tapped.
Dracco Jan 10th 2007 9:45AM
I have a hint for any of you low lvl 50's out there that can't hit the mobs comin out of the portal. All you need to do is to tag the creep and back off of it and let other ppl kill it. Wether its AD NCPs or other players u will get credit for it. Easiest way i found to complete the quest if not lvl 60.
Seper Jan 10th 2007 10:16AM
What level do you need to be to get the quest.
I'm lvl 45 (like 4 bars from 46) and I cant see anyone handing out a quest. I spent an hour or 2 yesterday attacking felguards (yes i got dmg in :p only 18 -22) and i healed alliance players when i could. I never got killed by a felguard. (only horde who thought they could take out the alliance... they were very wrong on that thought).
Anywho.. it think its unfair only 60s get the quest. If you can stay alive long enough you should reap the benefits of that. Shame on your blizzard. Please let me know the min level.
Ellvis Jan 10th 2007 9:51AM
For all those folks going nuts about the crowds, just go at off peak hours.
I went at 5:30 this morning. Lots of demons and AD npcs fighting, and very few players - so few players that I couldn't go near the portal safely for fear of getting swarmed by demons. I just tagged stuff as it got to the AD NPCs, and was done in about a minute and a half.
Wreck Jan 10th 2007 10:34AM
I went at peak hours last night to get my tabard and came upon a huge crowd of alliance by the gate and a huge crowd of my fellow horde by the quest giver. Any attempt to tap a felguard was meet with a quick gank. Eventually someone in the crowd of horde gave the order to charge though and we laid waste to the alliance.
It took about ten minutes of AoEing the gate (I'm a mage) to get the 6 taps I needed for the quest. Lots of fun, but poorly executed by Blizzard. The lag was really bad and it was only luck that I got the quest done in about 30 minutes.
Tesla Jan 10th 2007 10:25AM
Dracco,
I'm a hunter and there were dozens of people AoEing the shite out of the portal but I had no problem grabbing them. Explosive Trap at the foot of the portal FTW!
Wartoad Jan 10th 2007 10:45AM
AoE storm right at the portal, tough to tag a Felguard yourself.
And being on a RP-PvP server, it's a bloodbath. The ground is just white with skellitons.
Nocte Jan 10th 2007 10:55AM
What are the other events going on. I hit the pure chaos and problems not having AOE at the portal and now I wonder what else people have heard is happening?
Tesla Jan 10th 2007 10:46AM
Whoops, sorry Dracco, meant that message for Stretch.
Chris Jan 10th 2007 10:46AM
As a hunter, park your pet in the Dark Portal, set it on aggressive, and sit back and relax. I used this technique on patch night and had all 6 in roughly 10 minutes while eating Stauffer's French Bread Pizza.
Axezeris Jan 10th 2007 10:33AM
Damnit! Im only 37 and I want this tabard!
Methusal Jan 10th 2007 11:00AM
I was a lvl 56 when I completed to get the tabard. Better get in a group for this one- took about half an hour to get 2 outside the group then it went fast with one.
Skew Jan 10th 2007 11:03AM
RE #4 - I believe what you are forgetting is that the expansion is level 60-70 content. There is no mid-level content being added at this time. I'm sorry if you feel cheated of the world event, but in all honesty, this is for the people who have been 60 for a year and need something new to move towards as they are bored with Molten Core and Blackwing Lair.
If you want a mid-level world or seasonal event, then you should have participated in the Feast of Winter's Veil or wait for the Lunar Festival, which comes during February. If you want to take part in expansion specific content, then you should seek out the Exodar faction quests all over the world, namely Hinterlands for your current level.
Gnemesis Jan 10th 2007 11:14AM
Did it this morning by myself. Gotta love being on one of the free transfer realms from last week. :)
Mozus Jan 10th 2007 11:20PM
Yeah, im a 48 undead rouge, im wondering what lvl you must be to get this tabard? OH and btw, last night was crazy, a shyt load of elites and i was one of the first people(well my guild was, Divine Intervention) on illidian to see kruul come out of the portal took alot of people to get him down but in the end it was horde who got him:D
Aeliel Jan 10th 2007 11:14AM
Uh.
One of the links you posted (specifically this one: http://community.livejournal.com/worldofwarcraft/4849467.html - the text linking to it is "things are happening") has absolutely nothing to do with the Dark Portal event.
It's simply the result of somebody training Volchan (http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=10119), a rare-spawn elite mob in the Burning Steppes, to Stormwind.
Maybe doing some basic fact-checking before posting would help? :)
Elizabeth Wachowski Jan 10th 2007 11:56AM
Did it last night with a small group of guildmates. We're on an Alliance-dominated PVP server so it was tough. We got the first four while Horde controlled the portal area, and then did a rez-tag demon-kill demon-die dance on the last two. The tabard is totally worth it though.
jsplash Jan 10th 2007 2:50PM
Dumb question but is it possible to tame one of the mini core hounds when they come through?
douh! Jan 10th 2007 4:36PM
DONT QQ if you rolled on a pvp server and get ganked,tahts how it works and thats what i say.
blizz is carebear and put guards all over the game,i hope these place wont be ruined like light chapel or gadgetzan.
Sänguiniüs Jan 11th 2007 4:45AM
I have to say its kinda lame the tabard is. It looks the same as the Argent dawn just with a funny /flex emote. Now if it was something like a bg tabard different icona nd stuff then mad props but /sigh