To any players experiencing this issue: Please make sure you submit an in-game Bug Report as well. More reports of the same issue is one of the only things we can really do to get some eyes on this more quickly. Maybe Tweet @BlizzardCS as well if you’re active there.
“I Pitied the Fool” is part of the Holiday Meta Achievement and cannot currently be reliably completed due to being unable to place the required item inside of the instance - this means people working on the meta are going to have to wait until next year if this is not fixed before the event ends.
Any ideas for potential workarounds or word of an upcoming fix?
You do have to be inside the instance, Blizzard specifically changed it so you can’t do it in the entryway outside the raid awhile back.
Some additional information:
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The error message when trying to place the Love Fool inside Naxx is “This can only be placed outdoors” or whatever the exact text is.
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I actually tried breaking out of the boundaries of Naxx to see if it would be considered “outdoors” when you’re not inside the structure, but are still inside the instance. The answer is yes! It’s outdoors!
But the error just switches from “This can only be placed outdoors” to “You can’t use this in a raid instance”.
So the issue is twofold:
- Naxx under normal conditions is 100% indoors
- Naxx is a raid instance and being in the raid instance is a requirement for the achievement
Both of these conditions prevent the Love Fool, Sturdy or Consumable, from being used.
No variation of Raid Size / Difficulty, Raid Group or Non Raid Group, Solo or with Friends has made a difference, nor has entering the raid from the Plaguelands Teleport from the Quest Chain. Additionally, the Quest Chain itself doesn’t seem to make a difference, my friend who has completed it has the same issue, I have the issue with a partially-completed questline, and my alt account has the issue having never touched the questline. Trying other characters has also not resulted in any change - I have tried both Factions at varying levels just in case.
Blizzard - If this can’t be fixed before the event is over, then the solution needs to be removing this achievement from the Meta until next year (or the next Love is in the Air in which it has been fixed, if it’s not next year).
The Achievement itself is frustrating, but the biggest issue is that it’s preventing people from completing a year-long Meta Achievement with tangible rewards. Missing this achievement means waiting an entire year due to a Blizzard issue, and that’s unacceptable.
2/9 Update:
This is now officially on their Radar.
https://us.battle.net/support/en/article/372757
https://us.battle.net/support/en/article/372756
I would recommend continuing to post (if you haven’t already) and continuing to submit bug reports (if you haven’t already) for the purpose of providing sheer numbers and data (it needs to be clear it’s not a rare occurrence) - at least until they either fix it or make an actual post about it.
I’m not entirely sure how their support articles work, given that they were updated in the middle of the night and there are 2 of them for the same issue I feel like it’s possible it’s automated and pulling text shared by multiple bug reports, but still, it’s recorded on the website, that’s good either way!