[BUG] Shadowstepping Champs in Lane 5

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Posted by: Lishtenbird.2814

Lishtenbird.2814

Now I’ve noticed something was wrong with watchwork champs in lane 5 for some time, but I just confirmed it yesterday in 2 more fights.

The problem is that at some moment one of the champs just shadowstepps/teleports from the spawn point right through the 1st barricade and towards the 3rd barricade. Screenshots attached.

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Posted by: Charak.9761

Charak.9761

Yeah he jumps over the barricade but the animation bugs out sometimes.

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Posted by: Chaotic Storm.2815

Chaotic Storm.2815

I could never tell if that was intentional (being able to jump first wall) or a glitch.

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Posted by: Frotee.2634

Frotee.2634

The thing is, they only do this in the 5th lane – is this intentional because the fifth is somewhat longer and narrower?
It does always feel kind of mean, because the defenders have to scramble to keep up…

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Posted by: Lishtenbird.2814

Lishtenbird.2814

I’m pretty sure that’s not intentional – barricades were designed for the sole purpose of holding mobs back. I’ve never seen an animation of a champ stepping over the barricade – just changing position with no effects.

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Posted by: Wulfram.9654

Wulfram.9654

Once it seemed like I got teleported in a similar manner while I was using the golem

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Posted by: Lishtenbird.2814

Lishtenbird.2814

Once it seemed like I got teleported in a similar manner while I was using the golem

The closest scenarios in which your position gets shifted is when

  1. a static object appears, and you’re moved not to stand on top of it (like when a barricade is built, the builder gets moved a bit)
  2. a static object is destroyed, and you’re moved close to it (like when destroying a graveling burrow while standing on top of it, you get moved instead of just dropping straight down onto the floor)

However that doesn’t look like the case because the barricade is still there. The only buggy scenario I can imagine is that when a barricade drops below a certain HP value, it’s destroyed and replaced by another barricade object, at the same time triggering teleportation of a mob which has a huge hitbox overlaying the mesh and stands too close to it (compared to other lanes). That would mean some horrible code behind the barricade objects, but seeing many other bugs and permanent “hotfixes” out there, I wouldn’t exclude such a possibility.

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Posted by: Steel Fenrir.2791

Steel Fenrir.2791

I thought it was meant to spawn further back lol. Sort of like a “surprise” spawn but just in lane 5. Now I don’t know if that was intentional or not.

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Posted by: Lishtenbird.2814

Lishtenbird.2814

Re-checked it yesterday. They spawn at the correct place, but they don’t teleport as I said before, they leap over it in a very fast manner – blink and you miss it. It seems to happen more often when both golems are at the very spawnpoint, but that may be just random as well.

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Posted by: Donari.5237

Donari.5237

It happens regularly enough that I expect it on every watchwork champ in lane 5 and am ready to spin and keep firing. Happily the barricades don’t obstruct my shots. Still it’s an annoying bug — I dunno if it’s worth a hotfix though, on temporary content.

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Posted by: Katreyn.4218

Katreyn.4218

Yeah started seeing this last night. When I had done lane 5 before but never seen.

The champs would just teleport over the barricade, or at least that is what it looks like. Just instantly on the other side of the barricade. Quite strange.

Was a ANet person on our lane when it was happening, so maybe he made note of it.

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Posted by: jucca.8219

jucca.8219

Posting experiences just in case this is a bug. This has happened in Desolation EU as well regulary in lane 5 but I didn’t notice this in first week of marionette or then I didn’t pay any attention. And furthermore if the barricades are suppose to slow’em down this champ takes it as a challenge and leaps over it like Magic Johnson!