Highlights
- Frostmourne, the cursed blade of the Lich King, has been appearing in unexpected locations in World of Warcraft, catching the attention of players.
- This occurrence was exclusive to Wrath of the Lich King Classic, adding significance to Frostmourne for some dedicated players.
- The appearance of multiple copies of Frostmourne in places like Orgrimmar and Stormwind City may be the work of a hacker, but the true cause remains unknown.
Some World of Warcraft players have noticed that the cursed blade of the Lich King, Frostmourne, has shown up multiple times in certain locations where the sword normally would not be. This occurrence was exclusive to Wrath of the Lich King Classic, so Dragonflight players were not able to see this strange encounter. Nevertheless, one World of Warcraft player took to social media and shared their findings.
As one of the most iconic villains in World of Warcraft's long history, the Lich King has been synonymous with both his power over the undead Scourge, and his sword, the cursed runeblade called Frostmourne. While players have never been able to wield Frostmourne for themselves, the Legion expansion saw Frost Death Knights claim and reforge some of Frostmourne's broken pieces into artifact weapons called the Blades of the Fallen Prince. As seen by Wrath of the Lich King Classic players, Frostmourne still maintains significance among some World of Warcraft players.
On Twitter, a user named AshWayling was playing on the Oceanic server called Arugal when he noticed that multiple copies of Frostmourne were falling from the skies above Orgrimmar, the Horde's main capital city. However, none of these blades could be interacted with by players, let alone picked up like a piece of loot. According to Wowhead, this type of bug in World of Warcraft has happened before. During the Cataclysm expansion in 2011, a hacker used some modding techniques to spawn the broken Frostmourne that appears after players defeat the Lich King in the Icecrown Citadel raid.
While the bug was initially reported to be on the Arugal server in Wrath of the Lich King Classic, another Wowhead user reported that a similar bug was happening on the Everlook server, located in Europe. In that instance, the Alliance's main capital of Stormwind City was the place that the swords rained down from. It remains to be seen if this recent phenomenon involving Frostmourne is the work of a hacker, and whether anyone will claim responsibility for it. With the next Wrath of the Lich King Classic update just weeks away from testing on the public test realm (PTR), players will soon see more of Frostmourne in an official capacity.
Though the future of World of Warcraft Classic is a controversial fate that Blizzard will have to eventually consider, the upcoming Icecrown Citadel raid will be the next major challenge for players to face. Only time will tell what the future will hold after that.
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Source: Wowhead