[UPDATE:World of Warcraftis aware of the glitch, and has reactivated Air Primal Storms in the Un’goro Crater untilDragonflight’s launch at 3 p.m. PST. Players will still be able to collect the items needed to create the Unstable Elemental Confluence heirloom trinket afterDragonflightlaunches, where the Primal Storms event will be repeated. Original story continues below.]World of Warcraftplayers have encountered a glitch in the Primal Storms pre-expansion event forDragonflightjust hours before it ends for good. This apparent bug is preventing someWorld of Warcraftplayers from earning an achievement and reward associated with theDragonflightpre-patch event.During thePrimal Storms pre-expansion event forDragonflight, elemental forces invade select locations across Azeroth. During the event, players battle elementals until they can strike down a powerful elemental boss, earning currency and progress toward the Against the Elements achievement. Three invasions spawn every three hours, meaning there are frequently elementals spawning for players to battle during the event.RELATED:There Are Still No Plans to Bring World of Warcraft to ConsolesHowever, players have noticed that for the past few days, Wind Primal Storms had not been appearing during any of the invasion periods–according to reports, only one had spawned in the last four or so days. With only a single wind elemental invasion occurring over the course of a hundred or so invasions, it seems something has gone wrong withtheWorld of Warcraftevent in its closing days.
Defeating one of each of the four elemental lords is a requirement for the special Feat of Strength achievement for the pre-patch event. Additionally, players can create a special Unstable Elemental Confluence heirloom trinket by combining items dropped from each elemental lord. With the Unbridled Storm Lord’s absence over the past several days, and the event’s end coming whenDragonflightgoes live in a few hours from press time, players who did not complete the Primal Storms event during its first week may be out of luck.
Some players have reported Wind Primal Storms appearing on a few servers over the last day or so, but in almost all cases, players seem to agree they have been exceptionally rarer than any others during the event. Players aren’t sure if this was intentional, a glitch, or if RNG was exceptionally unkind to those who had not yet completed the event. Regardless of the cause, players are not happy to be locked out of the specialWorld of Warcraftrewards.
Unfortunately, it is unlikelyWorld of Warcraftwill be able to do something to make up for the strange absence of Storm Lords in the closing days of theDragonflightPre-Patch.Pre-patch events inWorld of Warcraftare historically activeonly in the days before an expansion’s release, and their rewards have rarely been brought back to the game later in its lifespan. Players who procrastinated on earning these rewards may have to take the loss unlessWorld of Warcraftsurprises them in the future.
