Changes: Zapthrottle Mote Extractor

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Zaptrottledemo — Here, a Warlock demonstrates the Zapthrottle Mote Extractor. (The Warlock is standing on the hill behind the cloud, he is not floating.)

Zapthrottle Mote Extractor is a device used by Engineers to extract motes and crystallized elements from gas clouds. The Extractor can detect these clouds and track their position on the minimap while placed in inventory, irrespective of your other tracking preferences (e.g. while tracking Minerals).

Source

This item is crafted with Engineering (305); taught by [Schematic: Zapthrottle Mote Extractor].

Materials required:
	2x [Fel Iron Casing]			2x [Handful of Fel Iron Bolts]
	4x [Primal Life]			1x [Delicate Arcanite Converter]

Notes

This item is used to extract motes from various clouds, gases, mists and vortices in Outland and Northrend. It can be put to use on the fairly distinctive, wandering clouds as long as your character is in close proximity to them. Simply activate the device when you are near a cloud and it will channel the motes into a spare inventory slot, should you have one.

In General

If you are an Engineer using Mining as your second primary profession, and you find a spot with both a cloud and an ore vein in close proximity in a heavily farmed area, it is in your best interest to mine the ore first. While there are many Engineers in the game who may go after the cloud while you are mining the ore, there are far more Miners who may come for the ore as you are harvesting the cloud.

In Burning Crusade

Arcane Vortices in Netherstorm for [Mote of Mana]
Felmist in Shadowmoon Valley for [Mote of Shadow]
Swamp Gas in Zangarmarsh and The Steamvault for [Mote of Water]
Windy Clouds in Nagrand for [Mote of Air]

Note that Arcane Vortices are normally invisible, so if your minimap tracker is not enough to go on you will need the ability to [Detect Invisibility].

One common misconception is that this item can also be used to extract Motes of Water from the Pure Water that spawns in fishing spots around Outland, particularly in Nagrand. Pure Water in fact gives up its bounty to players who fish from it, not to mote extractors.

Note that Windy Clouds will very frequently spawn on top of the floating islands that are dotted about the Nagrand region, requiring a minimum of Expert Riding to reach them.

Also note that other methods exist for acquiring Motes, such as by tapping veins or looting from elemental creatures.

Be sure you have bag space before you start extraction. The cloud disappears after extraction whether you collected the motes or not. If you have an engineering bag the motes are automatically allocated to that, so having an engineering bag is very helpful here.

In Wrath of the Lich King

Various clouds and such also exist in Northrend, where the Zapthrottle Mote Extractor can be used to extract Crystallized ingredients. The main difference is that more than one kind of element can be extracted, unlike the ones in Outland.^[1]

Arctic Clouds in Howling Fjord, Dragonblight and The Storm Peaks produce [Crystallized Air] and [Crystallized Water].
Cinder Clouds in the Savage Thicket in Sholazar Basin, the Obsidian Dragonshrine in Dragonblight, and the Cauldron of Flames in Wintergrasp produce [Crystallized Fire].
Steam Clouds around the Geyser Fields and Scalding Pools in Borean Tundra and throughout Sholazar Basin produce [Crystallized Fire] and [Crystallized Water].

In later expansions

The Zapthrottle Mote Extractor had no uses in Cataclysm or Mists of Panderia.

Patch changes

Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Item level modified due to level squish.
Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Due to professions being split into tiers, requirements to use have been changed from Engineering (305) to Outland Engineering (5).
Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): Mote Extractor now has innate tracking for gas clouds while it is in your inventory. Tracking of gas clouds has been removed from goggles.
Patch 2.4.0 (2008-03-25): The on-use animation has been changed.
Rather than looking like you're a warlock draining the soul of the cloud, it now appears as though you are sucking the cloud through a tube.
Patch 2.3.0 (2007-11-13): Windy Clouds in Nagrand now produce [Mote of Air].
Patch 2.3.0 (2007-11-13): Gas clouds in Zangarmarsh now produce [Mote of Water] instead of [Mote of Life].

References

^ http://kaliope.wordpress.com/2008/10/20/mote-clouds-in-wotlk-northrend/

External links

[1] ttp://kaliope.wordpress.com/2008/10/20/mote-clouds-in-wotlk-northrend/

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-|effect=Use: Extracts gas from a nearby gas cloud<br />Shows the location of nearby gas clouds on the minimap while the mote extractor remains in your inventory.
+|prof=Outland Engineering
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+|pickup=Shows the location of nearby gas clouds on the minimap while the mote extractor remains in your inventory.
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-'''Zapthrottle Mote Extractor''' is a device used by [[Engineers]] to extract [[Primal ingredient|motes]] and [[Eternal ingredient|crystallized elements]] from gas clouds. This device while in your bags also has the capability of tracking the gas clouds.
+}}
+[[File:Zaptrottledemo.jpg|thumb|Here, a Warlock demonstrates the Zapthrottle Mote Extractor. (The Warlock is standing on the hill behind the cloud, he is not floating.)]]
+'''Zapthrottle Mote Extractor''' is a device used by [[Engineers]] to extract [[Primal ingredient|motes]] and [[Eternal ingredient|crystallized elements]] from gas clouds. The Extractor can detect these clouds and track their position on the minimap while placed in inventory, irrespective of your other tracking preferences (e.g. while tracking Minerals).
 ==Source==
-The '''Zapthrottle Mote Extractor''' is crafted by [[Engineering|Engineers]] with a skill level of 305. The components are:
+This item is crafted with [[Engineering]] (305); taught by [[Schematic: Zapthrottle Mote Extractor]].
-* 2 {{loot|common|Fel Iron Casing}}
-* 2 {{loot|common|Handful of Fel Iron Bolts}}
-* 4 {{loot|uncommon|Primal Life}}
-* 1 {{loot|common|Delicate Arcanite Converter}}
+{{Itembox|Materials required:
-{{Loot|Common|Schematic: Zapthrottle Mote Extractor}} is a [[quest reward]] for the quest {{questlong|Neutral|60|The Zapthrottle Mote Extractor!}}.
+|Fel Iron Casing|q1=2
+|Handful of Fel Iron Bolts|q2=2
+|Primal Life|q3=4
+|Delicate Arcanite Converter|q4=1}}
+==Notes==
-===Cost from basic components===
+This item is used to extract motes from various clouds, gases, mists and vortices in [[Outland]] and [[Northrend]]. It can be put to use on the fairly distinctive, wandering clouds as long as your character is in close proximity to them. Simply activate the device when you are near a cloud and it will channel the motes into a spare inventory slot, should you have one.
-* 40 {{loot|common|Mote of Life}}
-* 16  {{loot|common|Fel Iron Ore}}
-* 1  {{loot|common|Ironweb Spider Silk}}
-* 1 {{loot|uncommon|Arcanite Bar}}
+===In General===
+If you are an Engineer using [[Mining]] as your second primary profession, and you find a spot with both a cloud and an ore vein in close proximity in a heavily [[farming|farmed]] area, it is in your best interest to mine the ore first.  While there are many Engineers in the game who may go after the cloud while you are mining the ore, there are ''far'' more Miners who may come for the ore as you are harvesting the cloud.
+===In Burning Crusade {{bc-inline}}===
-==Notes==
+* [[Arcane Vortex|Arcane Vortices]] in [[Netherstorm]] for [[Mote of Mana]]
-This item is used to extract motes from various clouds, gases, mists and vortexes in [[Outland]] and [[Nagrand]]. It can be put to use on the fairly distinctive, wandering clouds as long as your character is in close proximity to them. Simply activate the device when you are near a cloud.
+* [[Felmist]] in [[Shadowmoon Valley]] for [[Mote of Shadow]]
+* [[Swamp Gas]] in [[Zangarmarsh]] and [[The Steamvault]] for [[Mote of Water]]
+* [[Windy Clouds]] in [[Nagrand]] for [[Mote of Air]]
+Note that [[Arcane Vortex|Arcane Vortices]] are normally invisible, so if your minimap tracker is not enough to go on you will need the ability to [[Detect Invisibility]].
-=== In Burning Crusade {{bc-inline}} ===
-* [[Arcane Vortex|Arcane Vortices]] in [[Netherstorm]] for {{item|icon=|Mote of Mana|Motes of Mana}}
-* [[Felmist]] in [[Shadowmoon Valley]] for {{item|icon=|Mote of Shadow|Motes of Shadow}}
-* [[Swamp Gas]] in [[Zangarmarsh]] and [[The Steamvault]] for {{item|icon=|Mote of Water|Motes of Water}}
-* [[Windy Clouds]] in [[Nagrand]] for {{item|icon=|Mote of Air|Motes of Air}}
+One common misconception is that this item can also be used to extract [[Mote of Water|Motes of Water]] from the [[Pure Water]] that spawns in [[fishing]] spots around [[Outland]], particularly in [[Nagrand]]. Pure Water in fact gives up its bounty to players who fish from it, not to mote extractors.
-Note that [[Arcane Vortex|Arcane Vortices]] are normally invisible, so you will need either the ability to [[Detect Invisibility]] or specialized equipment such as the [[Ultra-Spectropic Detection Goggles]] or the class-specific engineering goggles.
+Note that [[Windy Cloud]]s will very frequently spawn on top of the floating islands that are dotted about the [[Nagrand]] region, requiring a minimum of [[Riding|Expert Riding]] to reach them.
-One common misconception is that this item can also be used to extract [[Mote of Water|Motes of Water]] from the [[Pure Water]] that spawns in [[fishing]] spots around [[Outland]], particularly in [[Nagrand]].  Pure Water in fact gives up its bounty to players who fish from it, not to mote extractors.
+Also note that other methods exist for acquiring [[Primal ingredient|Motes]], such as by tapping veins or looting from [[elemental]] creatures.
-Note that [[Windy Cloud]]s will very frequently spawn on top of the floating islands that are dotted about the [[Nagrand]] region.
+Be sure you have bag space before you start extraction.  The cloud disappears after extraction whether you collected the motes or not.  If you have an engineering bag the motes are automatically allocated to that, so having an engineering bag is very helpful here.
-Also note that other methods exist for acquiring [[Primal ingredient|Motes]].
+===In Wrath of the Lich King {{wotlk-inline}}===
-Be sure you have bag space before you start extraction.  The cloud disappears after extraction whether you collected the motes or not.
+Various clouds and such also exist in [[Northrend]], where the Zapthrottle Mote Extractor can be used to extract [[Crystallized ingredient]]s. The main difference is that more than one kind of element can be extracted, unlike the ones in Outland.<ref>http://kaliope.wordpress.com/2008/10/20/mote-clouds-in-wotlk-northrend/</ref>
+* [[Arctic Cloud]]s in [[Howling Fjord]], [[Dragonblight]] and [[The Storm Peaks]] produce [[Crystallized Air]] and [[Crystallized Water]].
-=== In Wrath of the Lich King {{wotlk-inline}} ===
+* [[Cinder Cloud]]s in the [[Savage Thicket]] in [[Sholazar Basin]], the [[Obsidian Dragonshrine]] in [[Dragonblight]], and the [[Cauldron of Flames]] in [[Wintergrasp]] produce [[Crystallized Fire]].
-Various clouds and such also exist in [[Northrend]] where the Zapthrottle Mote Extractor can be used to extract such things as
+* [[Steam Cloud]]s around the [[Geyser Fields]] and [[Scalding Pools]] in [[Borean Tundra]] and throughout [[Sholazar Basin]] produce [[Crystallized Fire]] and [[Crystallized Water]].
-[[Crystallized ingredient]]s.
-The main difference is that more than one kind of element can be extracted, unlike the ones in Outland.<ref>http://kaliope.wordpress.com/2008/10/20/mote-clouds-in-wotlk-northrend/</ref>
+===In later expansions===
-* [[Arctic Cloud]]s in [[Howling Fjord]] and [[Dragonblight]] produce {{loot|common|Crystallized Air}} and {{loot|common|Crystallized Water}}.
+The Zapthrottle Mote Extractor had no uses in ''Cataclysm'' or ''Mists of Panderia''.
-* [[Cinder Cloud]]s in the [[Savage Thicket]] in [[Sholazar Basin]], the [[Obsidian Dragonshrine]] in [[Dragonblight]], and the [[Cauldron of Flames]] in [[Wintergrasp]] produce {{loot|common|Crystallized Fire}}.
-* [[Steam Cloud]]s around the [[Geyser Fields]] and [[Scalding Pools]] in [[Borean Tundra]] and throughout [[Sholazar Basin]] produce {{loot|common|Crystallized Fire}} and {{loot|common|Crystallized Water}}.
 ==Patch changes==
+* {{Patch 9.0.1|note=Item level modified due to level squish.}}
-*{{Patch 3.2.0|note=Mote Extractor now has innate tracking for gas clouds while it is in your inventory. Tracking of gas clouds has been removed from goggles.}}
+* {{Patch 8.0.1|note=Due to professions being split into tiers, requirements to use have been changed from Engineering (305) to Outland Engineering (5).}}
-*{{Patch 2.4.0|note=The on-use animation has been changed.|comment=Rather than looking like you're a warlock draining the soul of the cloud, it now appears as though you are sucking the cloud through a tube.}}
+* {{Patch 3.2.0|note=Mote Extractor now has innate tracking for gas clouds while it is in your inventory. Tracking of gas clouds has been removed from goggles.}}
-*{{Patch 2.3.0|note=[[Windy Clouds]] in [[Nagrand]] now produce {{item|icon=|Mote of Air|Motes of Air}}.}}
+* {{Patch 2.4.0|note=The on-use animation has been changed.|comment=Rather than looking like you're a warlock draining the soul of the cloud, it now appears as though you are sucking the cloud through a tube.}}
-*{{Patch 2.3.0|note=Gas clouds in [[Zangarmarsh]] now produce {{item|icon=|Mote of Water|Motes of Water}} instead of {{item|icon=|Mote of Life|Motes of Life}}.}}
+* {{Patch 2.3.0|note=[[Windy Clouds]] in [[Nagrand]] now produce [[Mote of Air]].}}
+* {{Patch 2.3.0|note=Gas clouds in [[Zangarmarsh]] now produce [[Mote of Water]] instead of [[Mote of Life]].}}
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