Quick Facts

Series

1.	Return to Samophlanger
2.	Read the Manual
3.	The Short Way Home
4.	Harpy Raiders Harpy Lieutenants
5.	Serena Bloodfeather
6.	Report to Thork
7.	Mor'shan Caravan Pick-Up
8.	Mor'shan Caravan Rescue
9.	Demon Seed
10.	Mor'shan Caravan Delivery

Storyline
Northern Barrens In Defense of Far Watch The Far Watch Offensive Supplies for the Crossroads Crossroads Caravan Pickup Drag it Out of Them By Hook Or By Crook The Tortusk Takedown Grol'dom's Missing Kodo Animal Services The Kodo's Return Crossroads Caravan Delivery The Forgotten Pools Fungal Spores Kolkar Leaders A Growing Problem In Fungus We Trust The Stagnant Oasis Altered Beings Flushing Out Verog Verog the Dervish Hezrul Bloodmark Counterattack! The Zhevra Hunting the Huntress Echeyakee Into the Raptor's Den Who's Shroomin' Who? Club Foote Love it or Limpet Ammo Kerblammo To Track a Thief Investigate the Wreckage The Stolen Silver Take it up with Tony Glomp is Sitting On It Guns. We Need Guns. Mutiny, Mon! Find Baron Longshore The Baron's Demands A Most Unusual Map Gazlowe's Fortune Raging River Ride Samophlange Samophlange Samophlange Samophlange Samophlange Repair Wenikee Boltbucket Nugget Slugs Return to Samophlanger Read the Manual Competition Schmompetition Miner's Fortune The Short Way Home Harpy Raiders Harpy Lieutenants Serena Bloodfeather Report to Thork Mor'shan Caravan Pick-Up Mor'shan Caravan Rescue Demon Seed Mor'shan Caravan Delivery

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Comments

Comment by 697870

One of the only quests in the game that I know of that lets you ride this rocket.
If you want to see it here is a video of the ride http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEn8Oq10dpw

Also note if you abandon the quest after the ride (instead of turning it in) you can go back
and ride the rocket whenever you want (granted abandon the quest after each ride instead
of turning it in).

Comment by DrCheis

Seems like in 4.1 this quest replaced They Call Him Swift#$%er. He Kills Harpies.

Comment by 869946

its all fair and well, but something has been bugging me for ages upon ages. There is a piece of music that plays when riding the rocket from nozzlepot's to the crash. Ive looked everywhere for that certain piece of music, as i have not heard it anywhere else in WoW. Does anyone know what the piece of music is called, its really dramatic music if you dont know what im on about.
if anyone knows what its called, please post it here so i can try find it.

Comment by 921336

After completing the entire Samophlange quest-line this quest still wasn't available.
Only after completing the quest-line: Find Baron Longshore (including the boat ride), Miner's Fortune and Competition Schmompetition the rocket-ride became available.
Please note that one or two of the last quests might not actually be required to unlock it.
It's worth the axe-model for transmogrification though :P.

Comment by DeliriousDoctor

You have to complete Miner's Fortune and Competition Schmompetition before this quest will become available.

Comment by 1127312

5.3 has this quest bugged. After you detour from the Crossroads and go towards Deathgate's Outpost to the west, you'll have to cross over the Kor'kron cap between the two areas. Unfortunately, it seems that the Kor'kron Outriders in the camp don't take kindly to the Steamwheedle and shoot you dead if they catch sight of you. I've been unable to finish the Rocket Ride because of it.

Comment by sarahlj

It took me three attempts as a Goblin to do this quest. The first two times I got shot down. The third time I made sure I was at 100% durability for my armour and it worked well. If you are having troubles, just keep trying the quest does work eventually.

Comment by 1440987

The Short Way Home http://youtu.be/03qB2ZQwn9w

Comment by 1454716

I got this quest to work by lagging my game. I was shot down the first time, but when I took the rocket again, I alt-tabbed out for a little bit. Seemed to work.

Comment by 1374013

The Short Way Home https://youtu.be/a7Z9keIw1lc

Comment by WoWQHelps

HD Video Tutorial for this quest : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvdmTqG6fmg

Comment by WoWGnGP

I made i playthrough of this quest if anyone wish to see how to do it :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G36BZU0G_I0&feature=youtu.be

Comment by Tuvaaq

WARNING: Do not attempt this quest if you are doing the Ironman Challenge you will fail!

Comment by Akushalah

If you're a hunter or have a pet, it will try to follow the rocket for a while before you get too far ahead of it, instead of despawning automatically as with a flight master. So for a while, you can watch your pet running on the ground behind you.

Comment by ElvenKing77

What a fun and useful quest, it's a silly perfect ending to this goblin questline and it leads you right to another hub that you may not have discovered before.

Links

The Short Way Home

Take a ride on the Silver Bullet X-831.

	Rocket Ride Taken (1)

Description

Looks like your work here is done, <class>. You'd better head back to the Crossroads.

Luckily for you, my Silver Bullet X-831 prototype is finished, and she's ready for a test drive. Whaddaya say you do me one last favor and take her for a little spin?

One of my assistants will accompany you. Your sweet, sweet ride is waiting on the platform behind me. Just hop on when you're ready.

Completion

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

	Test Pilot Britches			Emergency Hatchet
	Passenger Pantaloons

See if you've already completed this by typing:

/run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(29094))

The Short Way Home

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