Summary
Now that Plunderstorm has been live inWorld of Warcraftfor more than a day, fans have noticed the best way to earn rewards from it is to avoid the PvP aspect of the battle royale mode entirely. Though manyWorld of Warcraftplayers have enjoyed their time in Plunderstorm so far, this strange detail has left many scratching their heads.
Plunderstorm is a new limited-timeWorld of Warcraftgame modeintroduced in Patch 10.2.6. This pirate-themed battle royale pits 60 players against one another as they scour the Arathi Highlands for Plunder, which is translated into reputation on their Renown track to unlock cosmetic rewards in both retail andClassic WoW.
However, one detail about the Plunderstorm Renown unlock process doesn’t make sense to some fans.Wowhead compiled all the Plunder sources inWoW’s new gamemode and found the most effective way to earn Plunder is by completing the daily quest, match quests, and roaming the map seeking opening chests and defeating NPCs. Very little additional Plunder is earned from defeating players, meaning PvP is high-risk, but little reward. Considering the purpose of the game mode, many fans think this is the opposite of what should be the case.
Avoiding PvP in WoW Plunderstorm Gets Rewards Faster
Right now, dropping in, finishing the daily quest, and dying takes a few minutes, but earns about 300 Plunder. On the converse, players can spend 10–15 minutes trying to win a match, only to come out with less than 500 Plunder. UnlessWorld of Warcraftadds additional Plunder incentives for coming in first place, likeother battle royales likeFortnitedo, Plunderstorm essentially penalizes those who actually try to win the game.
TheWorld of Warcraftrewards from Plunderstormare of exceptional quality, so it is no wonder fans are hoping to obtain all of them. However, players need to gather 100,000 Plunder to earn everything, and the game mode is only expected to be live for about six weeks, with no word on if it will return in the future. The slow and counter-intuitive Plunder gains are one of the few real faults with Plunderstorm, so hopefullyWorld of Warcraftwill address these concerns in the coming weeks by speeding up Plunder gains and adding more incentives for gamers who try to be the last one standing.
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World of Warcraft: Dragonflight was developed by Blizzard Entertainment and is the ninth expansion pack for the iconic massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft.Dragonflight features an overhauled user interface, raises the level cap to 70, and introduces a new race and class.
