# \[investigating\] Gnome-a-Palooza not spawning gnomes consistently **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Created:** [August 28, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/investigating-gnome-a-palooza-not-spawning-gnomes-consistently/90131 "2026-08-28T21:29:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Michatay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Michatay](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Michatay)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/investigating-gnome-a-palooza-not-spawning-gnomes-consistently/90131/1 "2026-08-28T21:29:10Z")
**Platform, device version and operating system: Playstation 5 GoW ver 9.3.0r83640** **Screenshot or image: N/A** **What you were expecting to happen, and what actually happened:** _Triggered Gnome-a-Palooza, a few minutes in normal enemies started spawning, killed 2-3 sets, exited back out to main screen to check timer - 9 min left. Went back in (Farming Summer Isle PVP Blood Frenzy) - gnomes spawning again. Got 2-3 sets then normal enemies came back. 3 sets of normal PVP enemies later, gnomes returned for another 3 matches. This kept repeating for the entire duration of the GAP timer. Expected behaviour: only gnomes spawn._ **How often does this happen? When did it begin happening?** _This was my first Gnome-a-Palooza of this weekend. It did not happen during the previous Vault event. Triggered one more - same behavior._ **Steps to make it happen again** _Trigger another Gnome-a-Palooza, second attempt better data was captured:_ First 5 minutes - all Gnomes. Then the following battles were fought (Same area as listed above): 1 - PVP Enemies 2 - Gnomes 1 - PVP Enemies 2 - Gnomes 1 - PVP Enemies 1 - Gnomes 1 - PVP Enemies 1 - Gnomes 1 - PVP Enemies 2 - Gnomes 1 - PVP Enemies 4 - Gnomes Tested a 3rd time: 10 minutes of low level explore farming - all gnomes as expected Switched to Blood Frenzy PVP in Southwild, gnomes for 3 minutes then 1 fight against normal PVP enemies appeared. The remainder of the timer was all gnomes. ---
**Author:** ![Nagflar\_dv](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/nagflar_dv/32/100704_2.png) [@Nagflar\_dv](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Nagflar_dv)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 2:06am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/investigating-gnome-a-palooza-not-spawning-gnomes-consistently/90131/2 "2026-09-02T02:06:36Z")
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**Author:** ![Michatay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Michatay](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Michatay)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2026, 2:30am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/investigating-gnome-a-palooza-not-spawning-gnomes-consistently/90131/3 "2026-09-26T02:30:00Z")
This is still happening during the latest Vault event. Randomly, normal PVP battles keep occurring while the Gnome-a-Palooza timer is active. Exiting out to the map screen and then re-entering usually changes it back to gnomes again. ---
**Author:** ![Mindmachine44](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/mindmachine44/32/69534_2.png) [@Mindmachine44](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Mindmachine44)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2026, 5:28am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/investigating-gnome-a-palooza-not-spawning-gnomes-consistently/90131/4 "2026-09-26T05:28:28Z")
Same Problem here . PC/Steam ---
**Author:** ![Sighton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@Sighton](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Sighton)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 1:49am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/investigating-gnome-a-palooza-not-spawning-gnomes-consistently/90131/5 "2026-09-27T01:49:46Z")
Another dead vault weekend. That’s 2 out of the last 3.