The Motherlode is a quest for level 80 in The Ringing Deeps. It is step 11 of 14 in The Machines March to War storyline. The quest's turn-in marker is in The Ringing Deeps at 51.5, 41.1. It rewards 11,750 experience and money.
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The cave entrance is at 58, 36. If you lose Zee-Zee, return to the cave, and she will run up next to you.
/way 58.54, 36.03
If you're wondering where to complete this quest after defeating the "Magma Serpent", you have to click the report dialogue-option at Zee-Zee, the little robot following you.
Why did Dagran call us an "Outlander" at the end of this quest when he himself is also an "Outlander"? Felt like being called "Maw Walker" by Bolvar all over again.
| Type | Reward | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Experience | XP | 11,750 |
| Money | Gold | 30g 98s |
| Turn-in map | The Ringing Deeps | Turn-in marker at 51.5, 41.1, 4 mapped points |
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Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.
Turn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #2214 51.5 41.1
TheWoWDB/way #2214 51.5 41.1/way #2214 54.4 33.9Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on The Ringing Deeps, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on The Ringing Deeps:
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.
Part 11 of 14.
This Questline holds Chapter 3 (Zone 2) of the Max Level Campaign.
Previous: We Require More Minerals · Next: Back to Where it Began
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
Zee-Zee is ready to help you get the Shadowvein site up and running again.
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
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This one: The Ringing Deeps · Level 80.
The Machines March to War has 14 steps, from A Mysterious Signal to The Voice of the Speakers.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): The Ringing Deeps (13), Dornogal (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.
2 quests carry the name The Motherlode. They differ in the level/zone/rewards shown here.
| Quest | Level | Zone | Rewards | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Motherlode (this page) | Level 80 | The Ringing Deeps | 11,750 XP | 80145 |
| The Motherlode | Level 45 | Broken Shore | 6,150 XP, Wyrmtongue's Cache Key | 46666 |
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