10 years after a World of Warcraft bug robbed them of rare legacy mounts, MMO fans are thrilled to discover that Blizzard has finally fixed it

Aug. 5, 2024

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World of Warcraft players are getting some long-overdue mounts and achievements thanks to a new update that remedies a bug that’s been hanging around for 10 years.

Last week, one confused fan of the MMO took to theforumto ask why they got a free Warlord’s Deathwheel mount. The short version is that they logged onto a Mists of Pandaria character for the first time in a hot minute before realizing that their set-up was messed up. So, they returned to their main account to find that the legacy mount was waiting for them.

Some joined the thread to share thatsomething similarhappened to them while others got to work discovering how it happened – the Warlord’s Deathwheel’s mount was only obtainable through a promotion that happened 10 years back, you see, so not many can claim having one. One player eventually wagered that the original poster’s account must have been flagged as being able to receive it when it was available despite them notactuallygetting it. According to one community manager, that’s basically it.

“We looked into this and yes,” community manager Randy ‘Kaivax’ Jordan says. “The reason was something like a bug or crash that was invoked the instant that the mount was initially supposed to be awarded, and then a fix for that as a result of a recent update. And there may be other achievements that a very small number of players have been missing, until now.”

World of Warcraft: The War Within’s pre-patch wasn’t a big hit for the MMO, so Blizzard is changing the 90-minute cooldown event to hit every hour.

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