# (Not a bug) No gnomes spawning **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Created:** [November 9, 2018, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-no-gnomes-spawning/48624 "2018-11-09T13:41:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Deathwalkza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7993a0/32.png) [@Deathwalkza](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Deathwalkza)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-no-gnomes-spawning/48624/1 "2018-11-09T13:41:07Z")
Ive been playing since the event started and as yet had no gnomes spawning at all. My guild mates are all finding load of gnomes but i haven’t found one in over 7 hours of play? How is that possible. I’ve played pvp. Explore kingdom quests. Pet resque and no match has brought up any gnomes…is anyone else experiencing this bug? ---
**Author:** ![Razzagor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/razzagor/32/50037_2.png) [@Razzagor](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Razzagor)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-no-gnomes-spawning/48624/2 "2018-11-09T14:15:41Z")
Not sure what’s going on in your case but over here they are spawning (sort of) normally: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/d/6/d616ac2d4abd6aeec1446fcf5f51d9960d6bfae8.jpeg) The number under the pictures is the amount of battles until a gnome appear. ---
**Author:** ![Zeraphina](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/zeraphina/32/43181_2.png) [@Zeraphina](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Zeraphina)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-no-gnomes-spawning/48624/3 "2018-11-09T14:35:54Z")
I got plenty today, even a vault one. ---
**Author:** ![Slypenslyde](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/slypenslyde/32/30373_2.png) [@Slypenslyde](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Slypenslyde)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-no-gnomes-spawning/48624/4 "2018-11-09T15:04:38Z")
I fought a Soul Gnome for the first time today. That should tell you a lot about the rate at which they appear, even during Gnome events. We have this thread every Gnome event. A very small number multiplied by even a large number is still a very small number. If they appear in 1/256 battles normally (0.3%), and the Gnome event multiplies it by 10, that is still ~1/25 (3%) and you will have to fight in 40-50 battles before it is statistically likely you will see _one_. ---
**Author:** ![Deathwalkza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7993a0/32.png) [@Deathwalkza](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Deathwalkza)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-no-gnomes-spawning/48624/6 "2018-11-09T15:28:35Z")
Ive played over 200 matches today and no. I havent spent more time on the board than playing ---
**Author:** ![BRchell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/brchell/32/30489_2.png) [@BRchell](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/BRchell)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-no-gnomes-spawning/48624/9 "2018-11-09T16:16:11Z")
Found my very first glory gnome in battle today. Maybe bad luck thus far for you. ---
**Author:** ![Kbam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/57b2e6/32.png) [@Kbam](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Kbam)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-no-gnomes-spawning/48624/10 "2018-11-09T18:51:40Z")
This happened to me last time around with the first couple of days seeing just 2 gnomes after hundreds of fights in PvP and Explore. And then I played the last hour before reset and something odd happened - I was seeing gnomes at most every 5 fights with lots of back-to-back appearances and even one streak of 3 in a row. It makes me wonder if the chance of a gnome appearing is not necessarily determined as a set percentage per fight, but rather that gnomes are scheduled to appear at a set rate, e.g. 1 gnome every 5 seconds and that whatever fight happened to start next would get a gnome. This would be reflected in fewer gnomes per player when lots of people are playing and more gnomes per player with a lower population. Complicated yes, but gives the developers more control of how many enter gameplay and could easily be adjusted on the fly. ---
**Author:** ![Smash](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/smash/32/5574_2.png) [@Smash](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Smash)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-no-gnomes-spawning/48624/11 "2018-11-09T21:34:14Z")
I fought my 1st glory gnome today lol ---
**Author:** ![Cyrup](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/cyrup/32/50181_2.png) [@Cyrup](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Cyrup)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 2:33am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/not-a-bug-no-gnomes-spawning/48624/12 "2018-11-14T02:33:57Z")
Hey @Deathwalkza Gnome drop-rates are very low, it’s likely you might not see one very often. I can see you started playing recently so there’s still many more chances to get a gnome. Best of luck. 🙂