UPDATE 12 Dec 2018: I now have evidence that this bug occurs during combat, and is responsible for these two wards failing to cast occasionally. This is a very serious glitch as it temporarily disables a main defence for many builds, causing unneeded deaths in combat. Details and screenshots in a new thread:
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/448699/wards-failing-to-cast-its-because-zos-left-old-pts-coding-in-the-game/p1
_______________________________
PC/NA. 100% reproducible. Affects the two shields that were temporarily given a cast-time during the Murkmire PTS: Conjured Ward & Annulment.
If you are casting either of these shields while your character gets ported into Cyrodiil, you will be stuck in the obsolete casting animation upon loading-in (for about 10 seconds or so). This is easily reproducible by accepting your queue pop, then repeatedly spamming shields whilst you wait to get ported.
Conjured (aka pooping animation):
Annulment:
This does NOT affect other shields (tested with Steadfast Ward, Obsidian Shield, and Sun Shield)—only the two that were tampered with during Murkmire PTS. The bug is also
client-side, other players in the world-space will see your character behaving as per normal. It might also happen with other forms of queue-based porting (BGs, dungeon finder) but I didn't test these.
Edited by TheYKcid on December 8, 2018 6:52AM
PC/NA — Daggerfall Covenant — BGs, Kaalgrontiid
Kalazar Chalhoub — Redguard Nord Stamplar
Kalaron Caemor — Altmer Magsorc
Kalahad Cirith — Dunmer Magden