Maintenance will be between 03-04 CEST, but the lockouts reset at 06 CEST, so the maintenance doesn’t really matter. However, the event ends at 06 CEST, so you can attempt up until then (except for 03-04) but if you like me have 6000000 alts on standby with a lockout, those will not be able to attempt again.
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i ended up with 31 runs and no midnight mount
Think my luck run out after getting 6 mounts
Sadly it wouldn’t work either, they are locked initially after boosting.
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This is the most disgusting FOMO event ever and it should never be implemented ever again .
This is pure cancer to encourage people to grind with 20-30 characters for 20 days non stop . Holly xxx , whoever made this event should get sued for promoting dangerous addictive behavior .
Remember how we are told that gatekeeping and delaying raids and dungeon releases is for own good , so we have time to leisurely enjoy the game and not sit in front of the computer non stop grinding ? Remember how in the old days people died from doing the race to max level world first and than blizzard stopped this?
Yea ?
And than they drop this trash to get people to sit for days on end farming measly 5 % drop chance .
My bounty is 0 because I refuse to participate in this cancer trash .
FOMO overall is cancer and should be removed . But this event is the MOST cancer of all the FOMO trash blizzard has ever implemented .
You want to do it right ? Take the event and leave it on permanently . This FOMO vomit needs to stop .
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^^ Wait, what? FOMO? How is this event even related to FOMO?
It’s just increased drop chances — nothing is being taken away. You’re not missing out on anything permanent; the items will still be in the game after the event ends.
It’s still RNG, not FOMO. You just have better odds for a limited time. That’s not fear of missing out — that’s a bonus window, not a removal.
Since I was missing most of the mounts I decided to focus pretty hard on the event. I ended up with over 550 attempts. Here’s the summary:
- Mounts the have dropped:
Rivendare’s Deathcharger - 15
Fiery Warhorse - 10
Swift White Hawkstrider - 10
Raven Lord - 6
Invincible - 20
Onyxian Drake - 49
Azure Drake - 4
Blue Drake - 5
Mimiron’s Head - 10
Blue Proto-Drake - 30
Experiment 12-B - 33
Blazing Drake - 2
Life-Binder’s Handmaiden - 2
Flametalon of Alysrazor - 24
Pureblood Fire Hawk - 3
Vitreous Stone Drake - 11
Drake of the North Wind - 47
Swift Zulian Panther - 3
Armored Razzashi Raptor - 2
Ironhoof Destroyer - 3
Felsteel Annihilator - 38
G.M.O.D. - 42
- Mounts that haven’t dropped:
Drake of the South Wind - 77
Glacial Tidestorm - 25
Sharkbait - 31
Tomb Stalker - 33
Ny’alotha Allseer - 2
Underrot Crawg - 15
Unfortunately if you add it all up, it’s clear that I had a significantly below average luck. But I not that worried since I’ve managed to drop mounts I wanted the most(Mimiron’s Head and G.M.O.D.) 
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That’s some dedicated tracking!
Gz on all your successes
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From google :
" In gaming, FOMO stands for fear of missing out and describes the anxiety or pressure players feel to quickly engage with in-game content, events, or purchases, often due to limited-time offers, exclusive items, or the feeling that everyone else is participating. This can manifest as a compulsion to buy cosmetics, join events before they end, or complete challenges for fear of being left out of content or experiences. "
Limited time event , that might not come back : Check
Limited time bonus reward : Check
Encouraged to participate as much as possible to attain said bonus before the event ends : Check
Conclusion : FOMO
Look at the guy above lol and tell me this is not promoting Excessive Compulsive Behavior.
He did 552 ties .
On average 20 minute per try , some take less , but lets be honest some raids take away longer than 20 minutes
The event lasts 28 days
552 tires x 20 minutes each = 11040 minutes divided by 60 minutes per hour = 184 hours , divided by 28 days = 6.57 hours a day , the guy has spent farming . ( and that is being generous with the time spent , considering I am not even factoring stuff like travel time , vendoring ets )
He has literally been doing 8 hour gaming sessions straight , for a month , because he knew that this was the best way to archive his goal . Factoring food and toilet brakes and random downtime , the guy has literally been doing nothing but farm mounts for a month .
Congratulations I guess ?
And he is not alone . This thread is filled with people who have done the same .
Any company that promotes this gross behavior needs to be sued .
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^^ Right… But if anything, the event probably saved him time in the long run. Without the bonus drop rate, that grind would’ve been even longer. The goal was always there — the event simply provided a limited-time boost that increased the chances (not guaranteed) of success.
A lot of players saw the event as an opportunity and naturally increased their efforts — running content on more characters than usual. That alone increases your chances, event or not. The event just gave people a reason to push harder if they wanted to.
Players will still continue to run legacy content without the collectors bounty buff for the mounts and cosmetics they still don’t have.
Let’s also remember: people are adults. If someone chooses to play 8+ hours a day during an event, that’s their personal decision. I’ve had weeks off work where I played 8–10 hours some days just because I had the time — not because a game forced me to.
At the end of the day, nothing was taken away. No content was retired, no mounts or rewards were permanently removed or locked behind one-time windows. That’s what actual FOMO looks like — for example:
- The Brutosaur mount being removed at the end of BFA,That was FOMO.
- The Mythic+ “Enterprising Hero” title announced yesterday (source)? That’s time-limited prestige, another form of FOMO.
But a bonus loot event for legacy content? That’s not FOMO — it’s just a nice opportunity.
Saying this is FOMO would be like saying the XP bonus during the Midsummer Fire Festival is FOMO. You can still level efficiently without it — the event just gives you an optimal window… The Collectors Bounty buff is no different.
The guy you replied to is right. Just because the mounts are still available with an abysmal droprate doesnt make this event less FOMO.
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There is nothing optimal about this event .
This is pretty much “Entrapment” legally .
The person was unlikely to commit 8 hours a day to for 28 days straight to this action at this time , but because of this time limited event , they were incited to do so .
Without this event it is likely that the person would have spread out their efforts in a longer period of time , in a healthier manner .
This is like making alcohol cheaper for a month , as long you drink what you buy . Its fun and games until people start getting sick from overdrinking .
No one says it is wrong to play if you want for 24 hours a day . It is your choice .
What is wrong is inciting people to do so .
Make the buff permanent and lets see how many people will sit for days on end grinding these bosses .
Some will , for sure , but most will just spread out their time and play normally .
This was done intentionally and with malice to keep people subbed until the end of the patch .
It is not fomo to make drop rates better for a time.
The items were and still are available. It is like a discount period
The freaking buff was removed and you say nothing was removed .
Fomo is fear of missing out
People feared of missing out on this buff , so they stay glued to their screen
This is fomo lol
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It will be remembered as FOMO is it ends up being an one time thing that never repeats.
Sure I would prefer that to be permanent, but I know some sourpusses would complain in “I bought pineapples when only the millionaires could afford them, How dare the supply increase to the point where a coal miner can buy them?!”
I guess we’ll have to agree to disagree.
I’m just genuinely surprised that some people have taken issue with this bonus buff — to me, it seemed pretty harmless and was actually enjoyed by most players for what it was: a temporary quality-of-life perk during downtime.
We’re at the tail end of a season, with many players in wait mode for new content. Events like this help fill that lull and give people something else to chase. Nothing was removed or gated — it was simply a time-limited bonus, not some manipulative cash shop tactic.
If this is considered FOMO, then by that same logic, literally everything is FOMO:
- Fire Festival? FOMO.
- Pet Battle Bonus Week? FOMO.
- Darkmoon Faire? FOMO.
- Timewalking events? FOMO.
- Even expansion cycles could be called FOMO — you typically have 1.5–2 years to experience an expansion while it’s current.
Where do we draw the line?
This event didn’t remove content — it only temporarily increased the odds of getting something that already exists. The only thing players may have “missed” is saving themselves some time in the long run.
^^ On your alcohol analogy: many real-life establishments do offer exactly that. It’s called Happy Hour, and it often lasts several hours. Most people are capable of enjoying Happy Hour responsibly. The small minority who overindulge? That’s a question of personal responsibility, not a flaw in the promotion itself.
The same applies here. People have different levels of self-restraint, and it’s not Blizzard’s role to micromanage how much time an adult spends farming old dungeons. Ultimately, it’s still a choice — and the content remains permanently available.
But to talk about suing Blizzard over a temporary loot bonus — one that many players genuinely enjoyed — is just ludicrous.
It wasn’t mandatory, it didn’t remove or lock any content, and it didn’t sell power or advantage. It was just a limited-time perk designed to spice up a quiet period. At worst, you missed a chance to save some time. At best, you walked away with a mount or two you’ve been chasing for years.
Calling that lawsuit-worthy seems insane in the membrane to me.
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Life is FOMO if you are not carefull and only do the things you deeme usefull or interesting.
I almost never do time restricted WoW events. This one was both useful (got mounts that are a terrible grind on normal drop rate) and fun (for the three weeks I did it).
Nobody forces you to do anything in WoW.
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Bounty gone now or 1 week more?
Ended, yesterday was last day.
FOMO to me is something that’s not being brought back. Rather than things that are on a regular cycle. Like the events.
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They shoud leave bounty alone forever!