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    Score 3.1     Vote: [-] [+] by pyrke, 8.1 months ago
    Zapthrottle Mote Extractor
    Engineering 305

    http://thottbot.com/i23821
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    Score 0.00     Vote: [-] [+] by Samoosa, 7.5 months ago
    TBH, this is possible the most convenenient way to grind primal air, not only isnt there any ganking, but you can also farm veins at the same time as you fly around. The have fixed it but there is still bugged clouds where the clouds are on those floating islands but just out of range of the extractor.

    I pity the poor nabs who don't have engineering. Having to grind somewhere like the plateu where they can be ganked.
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      Score 8.0     Vote: [-] [+] by pleaseshane <pineapple junction>, 7.3 months ago
      well is it "convenient" to level engineering? us engineers dont have much other good ways of making money. these windy clouds and all the other gas clouds are one of the only ways we can.
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    Score 0.94     Vote: [-] [+] by Limaleloul, 7.3 months ago
    From mmo-champion (12/16/07)

    Gas clouds hotfix
    According to various mails and reports I got, it seems that Gas Cloud harvesting has been successfuly hotfixed and is now working again. You can now enjoy your easy primal farming again.


    confirmed on my server this morning, windy clouds in nagrand are respawning :D

    enjoy !
    •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Windy Cloud
      Score 15     Vote: [-] [+] by shtrdthrd, 7.3 months ago
      Last edit: 6.3 months ago
      These do spawn in Nagrand. For a while there was a problem with them not respawning so you could only farm them after realm restarts but Blizz has fixed it.

      (Please vote negatively on the old posts about them not spawning so they are hidden from all the new browsers now that it's fixed.)

      Edit: here's the bulk of the info yall want:

      Felmist <Mote of Shadow>
      Swamp Gas <Mote of Life/Water>
      Arcane Vortex <Mote of Mana>
      Windy Cloud <Mote of Air>

      Zapthrottle Mote Extractor <Engineering tool used to extract the motes.>
  •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Windy Cloud
    Score 0.98     Vote: [-] [+] by chazus, 6.6 months ago
    As the MANY posts say above, use the zapthrottle, if you're an engineer.

    That said, several of the clouds are bugged and not in a position where they are reachable.
    •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Windy Cloud
      Score 1.6     Vote: [-] [+] by StripedTiger, 5.9 months ago
      Well, I made a map too marking all the windy clouds I have recently extracted from, and since I'm not stingy, I'm going to post the map on this site.
  •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Windy Cloud
    Score -2.0     Vote: [-] [+] by linkoln20, 6.1 months ago
    Since its a 400% drop rate does that meen it has a 100% chance to drop 4 motes of air or just 1 or 2?

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      Score -1.5     Vote: [-] [+] by franciestull, 6.1 months ago
      Most loots are 3 to 6 motes of air per cloud, must be an average of 4.

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        Score -1.0     Vote: [-] [+] by jathgmr, 6.1 months ago
        Right, I have not gotten less then 4 and as many as 6 per cloud.  I haven't been farming them that long, so it makes sense that the average is somewhere around 400 - 450% droprate.  I'm having difficulty locating the clouds though.  What is the cheapest pair of goggles I can make to find them?

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    •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Windy Cloud
      Score 1.9     Vote: [-] [+] by malisti, 2.1 months ago
      400% rate means that an average cloud drops 4 motes.
      GG
  •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Windy Cloud
    Score -1.0     Vote: [-] [+] by jessejtm, 5.9 months ago
    how do you obtain the clouds out of reach. the taking off the cloths and falling does not work it always stops the cast bar 25% through




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  •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Windy Cloud
    Score -2.1     Vote: [-] [+] by undeadme, 5.8 months ago
    They respawn timer is from 5-7 mins for one of them in the south west.

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  •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Windy Clouds
    Score -1.2     Vote: [-] [+] by Goax, 4.9 months ago
    Last edit: 4.8 months ago
    Thanks for understanding^^

    :)

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  •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Windy Cloud
    Score 0.63     Vote: [-] [+] by zimron, 4.3 months ago
    /hate these, aprox 50% are bugged on the islands that float over nagrand, they seem to spawn on random pixels within about 50yards of and piece of rock. the last 3 mini patches have claimed to have fixed this issue. WRONG not fixed, wtb 60yard range on the mote extracto XD if u cant reach one also, dont tell a gm they just stiff u as usual
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    Score -0.70     Vote: [-] [+] by DPS_not_Resto, 3.5 months ago
    he is right. i reported these bugged clouds and the only thing the gm told me was they are investigating it. it's very annoying to fly past these all the time and think you can farm it, especially when you fall off the floating island and die trying to reach it.

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    •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Windy Cloud
      Score 0.00     Vote: [-] [+] by Zyannah, 3.3 months ago
      where is the coords of your special spot? i cant seem to get any windy clouds because they are spawning in an area that i cant reach, flying mount or not.
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    Score 0.00     Vote: [-] [+] by Countgen, 3.1 months ago
    30.7 X 62.7

    are there any other good spots that anyone knows of in Nagrand?  or elsewhere?
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    Score 0.00     Vote: [-] [+] by miskokral, 2.6 months ago
    i got few motes in nagrand 30/62 can some1 paste coords of other clouds in nagrand and in other lands like zangramarsh netherstorm act tnx
  •   Report  Quote Reply Out Of Reach!!
    Score 0.00     Vote: [-] [+] by xlrator, 2.5 months ago
    In Nagrand some Windy Clouds are just out of reach from the floating rocks! How can these even be harvested if you cant use the mote extractor while mounted??
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      Score 0.00     Vote: [-] [+] by Ricje, 2.4 months ago
      Last edit: 2.4 months ago
      It seems that it got fixed in 2.4.2

      I noticed 1 being out of reach earlier, but it was moving vertically, so after waiting for about 20 seconds I was able to extract from it

      Less Windy Cloud spawns it seems though
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        Score 0.95     Vote: [-] [+] by malisti, 2.1 months ago
        OMG yeah the spawn rate seems to be about 2 the entire zone at all ever... makes me want to crawl into a corner and CRY.
        ./shakes fist in the general direction of blizard programeing Hq
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          Score 0.00     Vote: [-] [+] by mrdanface, 1.5 months ago
          Last edit: 1.5 months ago
          OMG yeah the spawn rate seems to be about 2 the entire zone at all ever... makes me want to crawl into a corner and CRY.
          ./shakes fist in the general direction of blizard programeing Hq

          lol... with epic flight i can farm at least 5 primals an hour, and thats on a bad day.

          After you do it a while you remember where they spawn. They are just like ore, they spawn in the same spots. Theres probably 30 different spots where they spawn.
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    Score 0.00     Vote: [-] [+] by malisti, 2.1 months ago
    Last edit: 2.1 months ago
    check out around the arena ring of trials theres usualy one there. there is also fequently one near the hord town, guaradar. and as another poster said around 30 62 i have been doin triangles for about 20 minutes and got 3 primals and lots of adamantite. 30-62 has a respawn timer of no more than 7 minutes. do homework+clicky=bling bling

    seems like the respawn timer on the ones around the arena is about 15 min and the one near guardar is like 8
  •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Windy Cloud
    Score 0.00     Vote: [-] [+] by Arkassa, 1.9 months ago
    The fun thing about these is that they often appear near the rear ends of clefthoof...looks stinkier than they are.
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    Score 0.00     Vote: [-] [+] by Unevolved, 1.7 months ago
    Just do laps around oshu'gun and kill the cyclones + clouds
    •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Windy Cloud
      Score 1.1     Vote: [-] [+] by Squeekers <Carnifex>, 1.6 months ago
      Yeah if anyone who knows how to get an unreachable cloud can post on here. Because I found a cloud floating above Halaa a hundred feet or so today, and its just outa reach from the floating island up there. Its gotta be attainable if its up there... Anyone know how to get em? Is there a way to extract from your flying mount? Please help! KTHNXBAI
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    Score 2.4     Vote: [-] [+] by beefburger101, 1.3 months ago
    Last edit: 1.3 months ago
    im not sure if this has been said in other comments but for any engineer who loves to farm these or the ones in SMV, ZM or nethersotm, i suggest getting the GatherMate addon.

    ive been using it for about a week now. farming these have become so much easier. before it would take about 3 hours for each 20 primal air (i dont farm the others) now it takes about 1 hour.
    farming has been great.

    get the addon! its great

    edit: (also unsure if been said) theres a great spot at around 30 61 in nagrand to farm these. before i had the addon, i could farm about 10 primal air/hour just by standing around at those cords. great place for anyone who hasnt got the flying mount (as some clouds are in the floating places)
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    Score 1.8     Vote: [-] [+] by ZondartuI, 15.0 days ago
    Now I want fire and nether clouds :D
  •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Windy Cloud
    Score 2.3     Vote: [-] [+] by Bluecomet, 9.6 days ago
    how do u get the ones that are in the air
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