A curious bug in World of Warcraft was the ultimate troll method. Characters were teleported without any way to resist.
Since yesterday, the pre-event for the expansion Midnight is live in World of Warcraft. After a short questline, you travel to the Shadowlands to defeat a lot of cultists and earn rewards. However, for some, the journey ended unexpectedly quickly. They were repeatedly sent back to the capital against their will. Other players were to blame.
What kind of bug was that? An error that is probably unique in this variant and is not something you would think of at first. As is usual with such events, there is a portal for the journey to and from. However, the portal in the Shadowlands was probably misconfigured. Clicking on it did not send your character back to Darnassus – but the current target. So you could send other characters home against their will.
Short-lived joy before Blizzard intervenes
Is the bug still around? No, the bug was relatively quickly fixed with a hotfix, putting an end to the turmoil. However, during the hours when the bug was active, some players were able to unleash their inner troll and continuously send other characters back to the capital. Those characters rightly wondered what kind of curious bug this was – unaware that a few (certainly very mischievously giggling) players were behind it.
Community enjoys itself greatly: In the WoW subreddit, some players report that the “spell” could even be used on NPCs. Something must have gone wrong when configuring the portal, as it seemed more like a GM command when NPCs could be moved from their positions. Here are some comments:
- “To be honest, the bug is more fun than the whole event.” – 27Silver
- “I love everything about it and wish I could have tested it on my daughter before I had to go to work.” – babywhiz
- “Oh, crap, this happened to me twice yesterday and I didn’t even notice. I was so sleep-deprived that I thought I had accidentally used my hearthstone.” – jiiir0
Even though the bug was short-lived, it certainly ranks among the most curious errors ever in World of Warcraft. Even better was actually the error that drained characters’ mana in combat because they had a negative mana regeneration…
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