Not a Bug (Alliance)

Not a Bug
Start	Thassarian
End	Thassarian
Level	80 (Requires 77)
Category	Icecrown
Experience	22050 or 13 23 at 80
Rewards	[Mantle of the Dark Messenger],  [Gilly's Strangulation Gauntlets],  [Chain Gloves of the Demonic Minion],  [Legplates of the Northern Expedition], or  [Gutbuster of Aldur'thar] 7 40
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Next	Not a Bug

Not a Bug
Level: 80 (Requires 77)
Thassarian
Thassarian
XP: 22050 or 13 23 at 80
Rewards:
 [Mantle of the Dark Messenger],  [Gilly's Strangulation Gauntlets],  [Chain Gloves of the Demonic Minion],  [Legplates of the Northern Expedition], or  [Gutbuster of Aldur'thar]
7 40

For the daily quest version, see  [80 Daily] Not a Bug (Alliance daily)

Objectives

Thassarian, aboard the Skybreaker, wants you to collect 5 [Dark Matters] and summon a Dark Messenger at Aldur'thar.

•  Dark Messenger summoned

Provided Item:

[Rod of Siphoning]

Description

Alright, <friend/missy>, time to plant a bug.

Relax, it's not a bug exactly, but it'll serve our purposes.

In the the northern portion of Aldur'thar the cult's Void Summoners enslave demonic minions. Use this rod to siphon the dark matter from the corpses of these Enslaved Minions, and then use their summoning crystal to bring our little spy into being.

Until it is discovered, the messenger will serve as our eyes and ears, discreetly observing the actions of our enemy.

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards

	[Mantle of the Dark Messenger]			[Gilly's Strangulation Gauntlets]
	[Chain Gloves of the Demonic Minion]			[Legplates of the Northern Expedition]
	[Gutbuster of Aldur'thar]

You will also receive: 7 40

Progress

Yes, <class>?

Completion

You have done well, <class>.

The messenger has already turned up some valuable information.

Gains

• 22050 XP or 13 23 at level 80

Notes

The warlocks and voidwalkers are in the northeast portion of Aldurthar and the summoning crystal is towards the center of the north end of the gate at ^{[53.8, 33.6]}

To collect the dark matter, you must select the Enslaved Minion's corpse and use the provided Rod of Siphoning. Two very common things can keep you from collecting the dark matter.

• opening another corpse before collecting the dark matter from the enslaved Minion.
• killing another mob before collecting the dark matter.

That is, to successfully collect the dark matter, you have to kill the summoner, then kill the minion, then use the rod. You can open the minion's corpse without losing the ability to successfully use the rod.

While this is not likely to be the behavior Blizzard intended, this may still be "not a bug"...

Trivia

There is a slight Easter Egg in this quest. The terms "Cannot Reproduce", "Not a Bug" and "Need More Info" are terms used for "states" of a bug tracked in many common software error tracking systems, which is used by Quality Assurance Testers and developers to communicate about bugs written up by the testers. Therefore this is a slight homage to QA Testers throughout the game industry.

Quest progression

Sneak Preview
Start	Thassarian
End	Thassarian
Level	25-30
Category	Icecrown
Experience	16550
Next	[25-30] Drag and Drop,  [25-30] Chain of Command,  [25-30] Cannot Reproduce

Sneak Preview
Level: 25-30
Thassarian
Thassarian
XP: 16550

For the Horde version of this quest, see  [25-30] Sneak Preview.

Objectives

Thassarian, aboard the Skybreaker, wants you to fly down to the gate of desolation, visiting the south, central, north, and northwest regions of the gate.

• Aldur'thar South Visited
• Aldur'thar Central Visited
• Aldur'thar North Visited
• Aldur'thar Northwest Visited

Description

Progress is being made. We have a promising array of tactics that should gain us control of the death gate. There will doubtlessly be many casualties, but in the end, we should be able to prevail - barring any interference from those Horde you insist on contending with...

At any rate, our next focus will be the gate of desolation. Fly down and become familiar with it and with the enemies posted there.

When you return, I will have your missions prepared.

Progress

Have you scouted the gate of desolation, <class>?

Completion

Well and good, <class>.

Now that you've seen firsthand what we're up against, it's time to get to work...

Notes

Icecrown

Progression

•  [25-30] Sneak Preview
  •  [25-30] Drag and Drop (Daily version)
    •  [25-30] Sneak Preview (Daily version)
    •  [25-30G3] Need More Info
      •  [25-30G5] No Rest For The Wicked (Daily version)
        •  [25-30G5] The Ironwall Rampart
          •  [25-30G5] Before the Gate of Horror
            •  [25-30G5] Shatter the Shards
            •  [25-30G5] The Guardians of Corp'rethar
  •  [25-30] Chain of Command
  •  [25-30] Cannot Reproduce
    •  [25-30] Retest Now (Daily version)

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB