Summary
On January 31, Blizzard announced thatWorld of Warcraftplayers who play Plunderstorm can earn new rewards simply by participating in the battle royale game mode and collecting Plunder. However, the rewards are a one-time redemption perWorld of Warcraftaccount, and can only be traded in for two types of Warbound chests that contain random pieces of gear.
Following a successful first season duringDragonflight’s 10.2.6 update, Plunderstorm was brought back for a second run on January 14, just a week afterWorld of Warcraftconcluded its 20th-anniversary celebration event. Plunderstorm is a 60-player battle royale game mode that pits players in a pirate-themed brawl in the Arathi Basin, with solo, duo, and trio player queues as available options. For Plunderstorm’s second season,World of Warcraftintroduced the Plunderstore to give players a straightforward way tospend their Plunder earned in-game on cosmetic rewardssuch as weapons, mounts, and companion pets.
As players enjoy thenew abilities and items from Plunderstorm’s second run, Blizzard revealed that dedicated players should check their in-game mailboxes. According toa Blizzard forum postby community manager Kaivax, a new Plunderstorm reward was implemented at approximately 1:00 PM Eastern on January 31 that will grant players who have accumulated 5,000 Plunder a Storm-Singed Plunder chest. This reward will also be given toWorld of Warcraftplayers who earn 5,000 Plunder after the fact, but the reward is limited to one redemption per player account. The Storm-Singed Plunder chest contains two Keg-Leg’s Bronze Spoils and one Keg-Leg’s Silver Spoils, tokens that can be traded by speaking to an Orcish NPC named Da’kesh Grimledger. He can be found in Dornogal’s Forgegrounds, in the southern half ofThe War Within’s main hub city.
World of Warcraft Offers New, One-Time Plunderstorm Rewards
Players can trade Keg-Leg’s Bronze Spoils for a Swabbie’s Lockbox, which grants a random piece of Uncommon gear when opened. Keg-Leg’s Silver Spoils can be traded for a Pirate’s Booty chest, which contains a piece of Heroic item level 610 gear fromThe War Within’s current raid,the Nerub’ar Palace. Both chests are Warbound, meaning players can use them on any character on the sameWorld of Warcraftaccount. Additionally, players can quickly earn the 5,000 Plunder needed for these rewards by completing the Captain’s Orders daily quest in Plunderstorm, which can give 1,000 Plunder for fulfilling random tasks.
It is unclear if the rewards will only be available until the Plunderstorm event ends, soWorld of Warcraftplayers may not have long to claim their new reward. WithPatch 11.1 in active development on the public test realms, it remains to be seen what else Blizzard has in store.
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