No? Then you’re like me and probably 99% of the rest of the players. And if you had to think for a moment about what to do in WoW (buy now ) Shadowlands is actually meant by “bonus event”, you further reinforce our call for a major overhaul for this feature.

The current bonus events of WoW

PvP bonus events are partly even quite nice for PvP players, but the events are not really blatant.

Source: BLizzard

Bonus events have been with us since Warlords of Draenor and have been expanded every now and then over time. Back then, the bonus weeks for pet fights, battlegrounds, and PvP skirmishes were still somewhat popular. However, players were usually only euphoric about these weekly events during the Apexis Crystals Bonus Week.

Meanwhile, bonus events like Bonus Event: World Quests, Bonus Event: Pet Battles, or Bonus Event: Arena Skirmishes have degenerated into non-events. If you don’t happen to look at the calendar or get the quest rubbed in your face before the Great Treasury, you won’t even notice that there’s a special event coming up this week.

The exceptions so far have been the PvP brawl K.I.nderspiel, because you could easily increase your fame levels through it in Shadowlands, and the bonus events like Shadowlands dungeons or time-travel events. However, the latter were only interesting if their weekly reward rewarded the player with an item at the current item level. In my opinion, reworking the events should be a top priority in one of the upcoming expansions.

What could meaningful bonus events look like?

To make bonus events palatable to the player, the reward simply has to be right. Bonus Event: Dungeons of Shadowlands should drop extra loot not only at the end of a normal Mythic dungeon, but also in Mythic-Plus. Timewalk events should not necessarily drop current raid level gear, but at least current Mythic dungeon level. Battleground events should not only grant a little more honor, but also provide some bonus conquest points.

As soon as there are good rewards via bonus events, players also rush into the dungeons.

Source: Blizzard

PvP brawls should either always be active and provide interesting PvP cosmetics or be a good opportunity to quickly increase your honor level. Victories in all PvP brawls should be a meta-achievement with title or mount. Rewards must be made interesting enough for players to play the weekly event want and look forward to certain events.