Operation: Gnomeregan is the name of Gelbin Mekkatorque's plan for the retaking of the surface of Gnomeregan, starting on September 7, 2010 on US servers and September 8, 2010 on EU servers. Only players between level 75 and 80 were be able to serve during the operation, but lower level players could help by motivating other gnomes or by turning in items. The quests leading up to the assault are described in the Operation: Gnomeregan quest chain.