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All Along the Watchtowers

Using the Beacon Torch, mark each tower in Andorhal; you will need to stand in the doorway of the tower to successfully mark it.

Once all four towers are marked, return the Beacon Torch to High Executor Derrington at the Bulwark, Western Plaguelands.
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 Tower One marked
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 Tower Two marked
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 Tower Three marked
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 Andorhal Tower Four slain
Provided Item:
Beacon Torch

Description

Through the use of a magical device known as a beacon torch, we can mark targets of our choosing for future actions by our troops. To that end, we think the Scourge are using Andorhal's watchtowers as a means to control their troop movements.

Your mission: breach Andorhal's defenses to plant beacons at all four watchtowers. You'll need to be in the doorway of each tower to plant the beacon; it will then proceed to mark the tower. There are only five charges on the beacon torch, so use them wisely!

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Reward

You will also receive: 85

Gains

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:
  • 5800 experience ( 34 80 at max. level)
  • 250 Reputation with Undercity

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By Anonymous on 10/29/2005 (Patch 1.8.2)
only constipated minds offend when someone ask a question. Anyone reading thottbot needs help or tips, so any offensive comment applies to himself.

the towers are located:

Tower 1&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp 39, 71
Tower 2&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp 42, 65
tower 3&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp 44, 63
tower 4&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp 46, 70

When you enter the plaguelands, Andorhal will be to the right. The access road is the first intersection in the map to the south.

If you take that road, tower 3 will be the nearest one at the left of the road, 4 is the one in the right. Once you see the map the tower one can be seen entering by the bridge in left lower part of the map and the tower 2 will be near the other bridge.

You don't have to fight the elite. You approach the door from the side until you are close to put the light without seen by the guard inside. Is wise to clean a path to run away. As a warrior I cleaned the path and used rend to reduce the speed of the guard and to run away (that was till I found how to avoid him as indicated above). Very easy indeed!
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By Badfish on 12/19/2006 (Patch 2.0.1)
Tower 1 - 40, 71
Tower 2 - 42, 66
Tower 3 - 44, 63
Tower 4 - 46, 71

If you aren't in a group, don't worry, you don't have to fight any elites. Check the screenshot, just stand next to the doorway.
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By Anonymous on 04/30/2006 (Patch 1.10.1)
We hate you too.
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By whopper on 04/04/2007 (Patch 2.0.12)
A bit off-topic but "All along the watchtower" is a titel of a famous song by Jimmy Hendrix.
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By Roadblock on 01/22/2008 (Patch 2.3.3)
http://classicdb.ch/?quest=5096 (Scarlet Diversions [H]) is an unlisted pre-requisite for getting this quest. (as horde)
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By Anonymous on 08/22/2005 (Patch 1.6.1)
Macro for those not using CT or Cosmos:

/script px,py=GetPlayerMapPosition("player")
/script DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(format("[ %s ] %s , %s",GetZoneText(),(px*100),(py*100)))

Modified from macro on wowwiki.com
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By Kusanagidragon on 12/02/2007 (Patch 2.3.0)
The warlords are also no longer elites.
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By Anonymous on 10/29/2005 (Patch 1.8.2)
just mark the towers like this...

http://img86.echo.cx/my.php?image=andorhaltowers2ou.jpg

watch out for the elite mob's after the mark...
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By Anonymous on 10/29/2005 (Patch 1.8.2)
To all you hunters, I have a bit of strategy for you. First find a nice escape route away from the towers (perhaps clearing some of the ghouls). Now, drop a freezing trap at the base of the ramp leading to the tower. Make sure you have easy access to the torch. Send in your pet at the elite and start torching (the above pic is a good reference about how far away to be). Hit AotC, start running and if you want and get your pet to follow (sacrificing is a very viable alternative, but rezzing slows the whole process). You should be able to outpace the elite and get out of combat, but a reasonable distance should mean that your FD won't get resisted. Lather, rinse, and repeat x 4
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By Anonymous on 10/29/2005 (Patch 1.8.2)
I ran this with a 55 paladin and found that you can just place the beacons beside the doorway.
My run took about 10 min, only the fights with the 55 or 56 lvl on the ramps before the tower.
Just go beside the doorway and place the beacon on the wall directly in front of you.

Hope this helps.
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By Anonymous on 12/05/2006 (Patch 2.0.1)
All Along the Watchtower is a song made by Jimi Hendrix, best song ever.
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By Anonymous on 02/16/2006 (Patch 1.9.4)
one of best bob dylan song's name

here is lyrics

"There must be some way out of here," said the joker to the thief,
"There's too much confusion, I can't get no relief.
Businessmen, they drink my wine, plowmen dig my earth,
None of them along the line know what any of it is worth."

"No reason to get excited," the thief, he kindly spoke,
"There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke.
But you and I, we've been through that, and this is not our fate,
So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late."

All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too.

Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl,
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl.

and dont forgot

"princes turn mad, run to the hills run for your lifes"

btw its a hunter song XD
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By Anonymous on 07/01/2005 (Patch 1.5.1)
Tower 4 : 47,71 on my map (CT)
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By Kickfilp on 12/29/2007 (Patch 2.3.0)
as of 2.3 the eilite mobs have been nurfed and are now normal mobs
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By Anonymous on 10/29/2005 (Patch 1.8.2)
Although the quest is listed as elite in your quest log, I was able to solo it as a 56 rogue.&nbsp For some reason, there were no elites out front of the towers so I was able to kill the normal mobs outside and then by standing to the side of the doorway, use the quest item without agroing the elite inside.&nbsp Later when I went back, there was a 57 elite outside the door of each tower as well as inside.&nbsp I was lvl 58 this time, took out the elites with a 57 shaman partner so he could do the quest.&nbsp Obviously rogues will have an advantage in this quest because they can use the torch without becoming visible until the cast time is up.. and then vanish.
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By Anonymous on 10/29/2005 (Patch 1.8.2)
Just don't get too close to the doorway and the elites won't even come out. It's simple!
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By Anonymous on 12/05/2005 (Patch 1.8.4)
Soloed at level 54 with my Undead Priest...Pretty easy...Coordinates are exact..
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By Anonymous on 06/05/2006 (Patch 1.10.2)
I'm 58 rogue, figured i'd give the 56 elite a go, even though i'd already flagged the tower...

These guys are tough! I was double stun-locking him thanks to 'preparation' skill, but when he came to, he got a couple normal hits on me - i had him down below half, but then he crit hit me for 882 damage, then mortal strike'd me for 718. in 2 swipes he took me from almost half life to dead. careful with these guys.
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By Anonymous on 09/23/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)
Quite simple if done sneakily. Before reading these comments, I found out the trick where you plant the beacon outside the door by myself. watch your adds and bring a health potion or two for the searing ghouls, and you'll be fine. Good luck.
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By Anonymous on 04/15/2007 (Patch 2.0.12)
If you and a friend both have this quest, an easy way to do it is have one of you fight the Elite while the other plants a torch - it will count for the both of you.

If you're both over 56 or so, you should just take out the Elite for Invader's Scourgestones, but otherwise this is a tried and true method.

One torch WILL count for the both of you, provided that you're in the same party.

After torch is planted, just feign death, vanish, stun and run, etc. [Clear outside the entrance for clean getaway beforehand!]

--Engei
57 Troll Rogue
Shadowmoon PvP
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By Anonymous on 10/29/2005 (Patch 1.8.2)
If you do not have a healthy healer and tank, you may want to keep your distance from the entrance of the towers and just get close enough to light the fire.&nbsp The first tower we (54 Shaman Elemental Spec & 55 Shaman Enchancement Spec) rushed into the tower after removing the non-elites and we were soon surprised.&nbsp The elite was hitting us for 250-350 each hit, but every 3rd-4th hit he was hitting us for over 1000.&nbsp After a Major Healing potion and the other Shaman (took a superior healing potion) was healing continuously, we finally killed it...but were very careful with the rest of them.

Cheers
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By Anonymous on 10/29/2005 (Patch 1.8.2)
Are the watchtowers the first step in getting scholo key?&nbsp Watchtowers is the only quest derrington is offering me
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By Anonymous on 03/24/2006 (Patch 1.9.4)
If you are a warrior and have problems, get some invisibility potions.. It's easy. You need at least 4 potions. Use one potion, get really close to the doorway of one tower, use the torch, after it's finished, you probably did aggro the elite so run away from him. Do it with each tower. And the cooldown on the potions are 10 min, but you can grind while you wait for it. Easy.
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By Anonymous on 04/30/2006 (Patch 1.10.1)
soloed this as a 56lock - u don't have to aggro the elite to mark the tower.
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By Anonymous on 06/05/2006 (Patch 1.10.2)
Very easy, cuz at lvl 55 (rogue) i didnt have to fight any elites, and i didnt have to use stealth.
I simply killed the single mob on the ramp, then placed, at the SIDE of doorway, in such a position that teh elite mob inside the towers couldnt see me. Didnt have to use stealth or anything and didnt aggro when using beacon either
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By Anonymous on 10/18/2005 (Patch 1.8.0)
Actually, as a NE Rogue, you got it made.

Kill reg mob in front of tower, stealth to doorway (or to the side as previously mentioned) and start the marking in stealth. As soon as it's completed, hit Shadowmeld and wait to re-enter normal stealth to quietly slip away...
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By Anonymous on 10/17/2005 (Patch 1.8.0)
This quest should be elite since there is a lvl 54-57 elite in each tower. Altough I completed this on lvl 53 as a druid. Just snuck up and used the torch, did it before the elite starded hitting me. =)
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By Anonymous on 06/10/2006 (Patch 1.10.2)
The towers actually shown on the map. No need for coords or anything. :-)
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By Anonymous on 10/22/2006 (Patch 1.12.2)
Well... so did U2... and their cover owns!
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By Anonymous on 04/22/2005 (Patch 1.4.0)
this isnt elite...
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By Anonymous on 09/02/2005 (Patch 1.6.1)
Note, for tower 3 you MUST be to the right of the doorway if you do the "stand near the door" trick. Took 3x at this quest to learn that lesson.
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By Anonymous on 01/07/2006 (Patch 1.9.0)
The elites were a bit too tough to take down solo at 57/58, but I did this as a shammy/priest combo by shackle/kiting the skellies. Not too tough.
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By Anonymous on 08/29/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)
When doing the last tower, do what the below poster did. Stand to the side of the door. That way you wont agro the elite inside if your too low.
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By Anonymous on 03/26/2006 (Patch 1.9.4)
Like the above, found it too hard to solo the elite inside, so I stood off to the side of the doorway and lit the torch. It placed it right in the middle. Was easy as pie after finding that out!
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By Anonymous on 10/03/2006 (Patch 1.12.1)
Did it as Lvl 52 Warrior... and 4 lesser invisiblity potions.
Run into the city, died just in front of tower. Ress, potion (gives 15 secs of invisibility). Walked to the door and lit the torch.
Repeat 4 times.

Yours sincerelly

Angdur
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By Anonymous on 12/30/2006 (Patch 2.0.1)
46,71 maybe they moved it i dunno but this is where i found tower 4
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By Anonymous on 08/08/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)
For you who dont use Cosmos, it is located on the left side of the bridge, entering on the eastern bridge from Sorrow Hill
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By Anonymous on 01/30/2005 (Patch 1.2.0)
Wheres the fourth tower? It shows a house on the map but theres no tower there, only those shacks.zzz....
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By Anonymous on 07/25/2005 (Patch 1.6.0)
As lvl 50 Rouge was easy. stand just outside to the left or right of the door. Place it and blink out. easy as cake....

tower 1 - 40,72
tower 2 - 42,66
tower 3 - 44,63
tower 4 - 48,66
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By Anonymous on 06/22/2005 (Patch 1.5.1)
Oops, duplicate post.

Edited, Tue Jun 21 20:27:01 2005
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