In the MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, there is a curious bug affecting the warrior job since the latest patch 6.3. One of its abilities is so much affected that it heals for absurdly high numbers and literally just shakes off damage.
What kind of update is this? On January 10, the Update 6.3 went live in Final Fantasy XIV. It brought a whole series of cosmetic items, mounts, and companions. Additionally, a completely new 24-player raid called Euphrosyne.
Furthermore, the new dungeon Lapis Manalis awaited players, and the main quest story surrounding the mysterious woman Zero continues.
Besides all these cool and intended changes, however, a new bug crept into the MMORPG that almost makes warriors immortal. They can now actually just shake off their damage in the truest sense of the word.
What kind of bug is this? The bug affects the warrior job, specifically one certain skill of theirs. It is the ability “Shake It Off,” which you can unlock at level 68.
The skill actually creates a barrier that protects you and your group members and gives you a shield amounting to 15% of your maximum health. This effect lasts for 30 seconds now; before the patch, it was just 15 seconds.
Things only get a bit more serious in discussions about when the bug will be fixed. While some are counting on emergency maintenance, others believe that it will take some time before the developers address it.
What do the fans say? Here we also want to share some comments from the fans. They come from a reddit post in which the topic is discussed:
- ballofcupcakes says: “Yep, that looks like something silly is happening. I could even reproduce it and healed myself for 2 million to 8 million HP. What a weird bug.”
- Low_Party writes: “This sounds like a great way for warriors to play a deep dungeon solo and get those titles.”
- rihune says: “I actually didn’t want to log in today, but I have to see this.”
- Redrix writes: “Finally, this is the warrior buff everyone has been waiting for!”
Have you stumbled upon the bug yourself? What do you think about it? And when do you think it will be fixed again? Feel free to write it in the comments here on MeinMMO.
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However, by accident, something else was changed: namely, the numbers you can heal with the skill. Astronomically high heals have already been observed on Reddit and Twitter, even up to 1.5 billion health points with a single skill.
Developers react quickly, bug expected to be fixed soon
How are the developers reacting? They have since apologized for the bug in the official forum and have also confirmed it. According to their statements, they are currently trying to figure out where the problem lies and to fix it as quickly as possible.
Moreover, it is confirmed that the enormous heals only affect oneself, not others and only in very specific situations (via finalfantasyxiv.com).
When the bug will be fixed exactly is still unclear at this time. However, it shouldn’t take too long, as it is indeed a ridiculous but nonetheless problematic bug in balancing. By the way, the bug does not seem to occur in PvP, at least according to the website pcgamesn.
You can watch the trailer for Update 6.3 here:
Community reacts with some humor and much curiosity
How are the players reacting? The bug is already being hotly discussed on Reddit. Beyond discussions about how best to reproduce it and whether one might even be banned for using it, humor prevails.
Many fans simply find it funny that such a bug actually made it into the game and comment with sarcastic remarks such as: “I don’t know what you guys have, that looks perfectly normal” or “The warrior works just as intended.”
Things only get a bit more serious in discussions about when the bug will be fixed. While some are counting on emergency maintenance, others believe that it will take some time before the developers address it.
What do the fans say? Here we also want to share some comments from the fans. They come from a reddit post in which the topic is discussed:
- ballofcupcakes says: “Yep, that looks like something silly is happening. I could even reproduce it and healed myself for 2 million to 8 million HP. What a weird bug.”
- Low_Party writes: “This sounds like a great way for warriors to play a deep dungeon solo and get those titles.”
- rihune says: “I actually didn’t want to log in today, but I have to see this.”
- Redrix writes: “Finally, this is the warrior buff everyone has been waiting for!”
Have you stumbled upon the bug yourself? What do you think about it? And when do you think it will be fixed again? Feel free to write it in the comments here on MeinMMO.
