Summary
World of Warcrafthas delayed the launch of the second Plunderstorm event in order to handle some unexpected problems. ThoughWorld of Warcraftstill plans to launch Plunderstorm before the end of January 14, fans will have to wait a little longer than expected to enjoy the battle royale game mode once again.
Plunderstorm is a pirate-themed battle royale game modeWorld of Warcraftintroduced duringDragonflightin 2024. Recently, it announced that Plunderstorm would be returning on July 09, 2025, featuring both the original andbrand-new rewards forWorld of Warcraftplayers to collect.
Unfortunately, it seemsWorld of Warcrafthas encountered some problems while trying to roll out Plunderstorm once again. The originally scheduled six-hour maintenance for the game event was recently extended to eight hours, with the servers planned to come up at 3 PM PST. However, according to a forum post byWoWcommunity manager Kaivaxduring said extension, “unexpected issues” have delayed the launch of Plunderstorm by a little longer than anticipated. WhileWorld of Warcrafthopes to have Plunderstorm playable before January 14 is over, fans currently have no further estimation as to when that might be.
When is Plunderstorm Live in World of Warcraft?
Luckily,World of Warcraftwas able to bring its normal servers back online in the interim. Players who are eagerly waiting for Plunderstorm can freely log on and complete their Siren Isle weeklies, begin their second week ofWorld of Warcraft’s Turbulent Timeways event, or do any other activities inThe War Within.
Thesecond run of Plunderstorm inWorld of Warcraftadds a few new features, such as the Plunderstore and a game event interface that can seemingly be accessed while logged in to a character. It is possible these features were the cause of these unexpected issues, so hopefully,World of Warcraftcan sort them out quickly so that fans can start plundering once again.
Luckily, the game mode’s delay has not stoppedWorld of Warcraft’s new Plunderstorm Twitch Dropsfrom being available right now. Players who watch four hours of any Twitch streamer in theWorld of Warcraftcategory before February 4 at 10 AM PST can earn the Coward’s Azure Target back transmog. The chosen content creator does not actually need to be playing Plunderstorm in order to make progress on the Drop, meaning fans are free to start earning this item while they wait forWorld of Warcraftto get the game mode up and running.
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