[Videos] The two most GAME BREAKING bugs on XB NA currently - Sprint lock and knockback bugs

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@ZOS_RobGarrett
Hopefully as the new gameplay lead, you'll be willing to acknowledged these bugs, as they've been decimating PvP on XB NA for months now.

The Knockback/CC "Rubberband" bug
This is the most infuriating bug in the game currently, as it happens with 100% consistency. It was introduced with summerset, and has not been acknowledged by any staff members as of yet. When moving, if your character is hit with a flame reach, javelin, meteor, leap, draining shot, or other knockback skill/ability, you recieve the CC prior to being hit with the animation. As such, you are able to break the CC before the projectile - whatever skill it may be - hits your character. However after breaking the non-telegraphed/desynced CC, you will be hit by the animation/projectile, which causes your character to "slide" back to the location where you received the CC originally. While sliding - which can last from 1-5 seconds, you are unable to use any abilities, potions, ultimates, barswap, sprint, etc. THIS HAPPENS 100% OF THE TIME IF YOU ARE HIT BY ONE OF THESE CC'S WHILE MOVING. I've been in situations now where I've been running from vastly larger groups, with someone spamming javelin/flame reach. EVERY SINGLE CC that hits me causes me to slide and become locked out of abilities, essentially FORCING me to take 1-5 seconds worth of damage without the ability to do anything, whatsoever. Meteor is especially bugged, because you have no concept whatsoever of when the meteor itself is going to come down once the ring appears on your feet. There is very little you can do to block or avoid it if you cannot time it with the ring, the way the counterplay was designed.

EDIT:It is important that I mention, this bug happens in a similar manner with all non-knockback ranged CC's as well. Stonefist, CC's from stealth damage (especially snipes from stealth), etc cause the same Desync with the CC & damage/animation - You recieve the CC and can break it up to 5 seconds prior to recieving the damage/status effects of the ability that hit you. While this doesn't cause the slide that knockbacks cause, it DOES still cause you to receive desynced damage that you cannot avoid or prepare for.

Javelin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erCObPdNl0A

Meteor at the start of the clip causes the bug, the rest of the clip is just a PvP fight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7UztDf81e8

The Sprint Bug
The sprint bug is a state where the game reads your character as sprinting despite you not engaging the sprint button. What this causes is the inability to use any abilities, actions, potions, synergies, as well as a continual drain of the stamina resource while moving, as the game registers your character as sprinting. The only way to remove the bug is to double tap sprint after noticing the bug, OR to move until your stamina depletes to 0. Obviously this is hugely detrimental to PvP combat as sprinting is a vital mechanic to utilize in order to be effective.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuJ5SOc4DWs

Hippie4927

That sprint bug is really annoying and has gotten me killed more than a few times. For me, it happens after using puncturing sweeps......not every time I use sweeps but often.

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Hippie4927 wrote: »

That sprint bug is really annoying and has gotten me killed more than a few times. For me, it happens after using puncturing sweeps......not every time I use sweeps but often.

Yeah, I notice it the most on my stamplar, but that's also the character I play the most. I've experienced it on all 5 stam classes.

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Bump

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Bump. Knockback & sprint are noth still present on wolfhunter live, XB NA. How many days will I have to experience these bugs numerous times before zos comments on it?

Killset

Bump

xxVARLEYxx

Same on xbox. Bump

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@ZOS_GinaBruno @ZOS_BrianWheeler @ZOS_RobGarrett @ZOS_RichLambert

Any update on the knockback bug? Every javelin, meteor, and flame reach that has hit me in the past FOUR MONTHS has caused this bug.

Septimus_Magna

Sprint bug is also a problem on PC, the knockback bug only happens to me when the latency is high.

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@ZOS_Gilliam

Can you comment on either of these bugs? Both are still present, and have been in the game since summerset. While I am unsure about the sprint bug, the knockback/delayed CC bug is NOT lag related.

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These are both still happening. The knockback bug happens with 100% consistency still when you are hit by a range CC while moving.

Koolio

That 20k Ap fight though

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Koolio wrote: »

That 20k Ap fight though

nice lil 4v24 with a juicy, broken, bugged out meteor courtesy of wrobel to kick it off.

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Both of these bugs are still present on xbox as of 12/12, but the sprint bug has become much less prevalent.

The knockbag bug is the most frustrating PvP bug to deal with. It's been in the game for nearly a year, and I've experienced it personally thousands of times.

@ZOS_GinaBruno