Exarch Molonach

Mizael · May 1

We keep getting instances where the blue platform for killing the shades do not spawn, it's so frustating

Mizael · May 1

dcrush · May 4

Experienced this multiple times as well, including the very last trap that did not spawn so we wasted 7 mins fighting the boss only for it to bug out.

Vaqual · May 4

If I had to guess, this sounds like a target for the mark might be assigned outside of the arena or something like that. Maybe a player died or ported? Or maybe someone was just outside? The boss should maybe have some kind of timer based refresh for the target. Maybe that can solve the issue? Of course that is potentially silly if you are just about to snare him, but probably worth it based on your accounts.

Aluna · May 4

We've encountered this bug 3 times already, within 2 guild runs and we also suspect that it happens when a player, who gets the target mark assigned, leaves the boss area. The mark itself automatically switches target though, players with it are present in the fight, but the light area still doesn't appear.
It's extremely disruptive and made us look for another Night Market instance too because the bug keeps the boss in shadow phase forever, with the only solution of resetting the entire fight by wiping everyone and well, try doing this with lots of random players around. I don't know if it was just confusion, ignorance or griefing but we had random people solo-kiting the shades in circles and ignoring everyone else shouting for a wipe reset.
I guess there is no fail-safe for this case because its a copy of a dungeon boss, where group members can't leave the area and are force-ported into the fight. Can't really do that here of course because it would get people stuck who engaged on accident. It needs some form of fail-safe asap though.

Gabriel_H · May 4

+1 I have seen this happen twice

Workaround: All die or runaway, i.e. reset the fight. Try again

Gabriel_H · May 4

Vaqual wrote: »

If I had to guess, this sounds like a target for the mark might be assigned outside of the arena or something like that. Maybe a player died or ported? Or maybe someone was just outside? The boss should maybe have some kind of timer based refresh for the target. Maybe that can solve the issue? Of course that is potentially silly if you are just about to snare him, but probably worth it based on your accounts.

No, the trap literally doesn't spawn.

Aluna · May 4

Gabriel_H wrote: »

Workaround: All die or runaway, i.e. reset the fight.

We tried leaving the area once where it just bugged the boss even more. Shades chasing the leaving players and getting stuck at the entrance, where they can't pass through. Having everyone die and not revive until everyone is dead seems to be the solution that works best. If everyone listens...

Aluna · May 6

@Zos Hoping it can help to find a solution, I clipped a video of the bug happening during our first NM run. First time with the extra bug of the boss not even resetting:
https://twitch.tv/videos/2765704663

zsquared8080 · May 7

I had this happen on multiple times as well (XBox NA). What you see in the video above tracks for me; when it fails to reset, the boss shades technically become damageable (though take very little damage). If you have multiple up still, they are all damageable. I didn't stick around to find out if I could end the phase by killing the shades.

Finally found an instance where Exarch wasn't bugged last night, killed it, and it didn't drop the key I needed.

I'm a huge Night Market supporter and enjoy it overall, but the Exarch fight is bringing a ton of frustration to key progression.