Starting with patch 9.0.5, animacones for A Dangerous Harvest world quest in Ardenweald now despawn when someone else clicks them. This makes this quest very difficult complete when you’re hunting for items and others have already taken all of them in the area.
This is new behavior. I’m not sure if it’s intentional, but I find the change jarring and unpleasant for completing the world quest.
Yeah, if there’s anyone else in the area, the respawn rate makes this just long enough to not feel worth doing. The bug/change/whatever extends the time on this WQ substantially.
Came to report something similar: there was one animacone in the area. Yet there were only to other players and they were coming from the opposite end.
But then, one stopped where there is usually an animacone. Paused for how long it takes to pick one up and then moved on. Opposing faction so couldn’t ask what he/she was seeing.
Exited game. Restarted. Relogged. Animacones back. Suggests that there is a phasing issue.
Don’t know if this would work or not, but try dropping out of moth form and then back in to it and see if they show up.