The Gate of Wrath is still considered one of the best quests in World of Warcraft. After the release of Wrath of the Lich King, there were issues completing it in WoW Classic. Blizzard has now implemented a solution.
What kind of quest is it? The Gate of Wrath is an epic quest line in the Dragonblight, an area for players starting at level 71. The quest line takes you throughout the area and sometimes beyond, to dragons, undead, and officers of your faction.
After much preparation, you finally encounter the Lich King Arthas Menethil in Northrend in an epic battle, facing him along with his undead scourge.
The epic cinematic for the Gate of Wrath shows the battle’s proceedings as well as the unexpected ending. Blizzard created this video as the first in-game cinematic overall, which is one of the reasons why the quest line is so iconic today.
If you haven’t reached this point yet, but are interested in how the battle ends or just want to see the video again, we have the cinematic for you:
What was the problem? After the battle at the Gate of Wrath, the conflict between Horde and Alliance flares up again – to the extent that both factions encounter each other in Undercity. However, Blizzard warned that this step should not be completed.
The assault on Undercity occurs in two instanced versions of Orgrimmar and Undercity. However, the battle itself could not be completed, and players could no longer visit the “normal” versions of the cities.
For Alliance players, this was not a problem, but Horde players lost access to two important cities. However, with a hotfix on October 3rd, the issue has now been resolved.
We tested it: On the night of October 4th, we completed the quest on the Alliance side and were able to claim the rewards without any problems. If issues persist, the NPC Zidormi can take you back to the non-instanced versions of the cities.
Hotfix makes the Gate of Wrath playable again
What’s included in the hotfix? Specifically, the following changes are noted in the Bluepost in the forum:
- The battle for Undercity should function correctly
- The portals to Undercity in Stormwind should appear correctly during “It’s Time to Strike” and “A Royal Coup”
- Living Bomb should no longer force mages into combat after it expires or is removed
- Mr. Floppy should no longer remain dead in the quest “Mr. Floppy’s Dangerous Adventure”
- The quest “A Righteous Preaching” was changed. Now multiple players should have their progress counted when they hear Inquisitor Hallard’s preaching
- NPCs for the fishing tournament in Stranglethorn Vale should appear more reliably
Especially the change to “A Righteous Preaching” should please Alliance players, as huge crowds of players have sometimes gathered in the dungeon trying to complete the quest.
The quest is needed to visit the Gate of Wrath and was therefore quite popular. The bottleneck was correspondingly frustrating, especially since some players feel they are overall too slow:
Player complains: Leveling in WotLK Classic is harder than expected – “How do people do it?”
