Capture point bug (affects gameplay)

Capture point bug (affects gameplay)

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Posted by: XacTactX.6709

XacTactX.6709

I think most of you have seen this before. If the capture point is 99% in your favor and an enemy contests it sometimes you hear the announcer make the dialogue saying “you’ve captured the point (but you really didn’t)”.

By itself this isn’t a big deal but yesterday it happened on spirit watch. One of the enemy players brought the orb to the point right after I heard the dialogue (and the point was still neutral) and he scored 30 points.

Anet likely didn’t want to remove the armor stats entirely because…well,
we’ve all seen what happens in games where there’s no disadvantage to taking your pants off.

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Posted by: Soinetwa.5193

Soinetwa.5193

well its not on 99%
it is on 100% capped
just because the symbol of the point still shows its neutral doesnt say it is like this
its actually exact this contested symbol which is bugged..

but this bug is quite old actually..

happens quite often

but it would be nice if its going to be fixed some day…^^

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Posted by: XacTactX.6709

XacTactX.6709

When the point gets affected by this bug does it give points?

Anet likely didn’t want to remove the armor stats entirely because…well,
we’ve all seen what happens in games where there’s no disadvantage to taking your pants off.

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Posted by: cheese.4739

cheese.4739

A point can be functioning as capped, and get announced as capped, but appear neutral in appearance and on the map/score area.

It still ticks for points in your favour.

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Posted by: XacTactX.6709

XacTactX.6709

I learned something new today thanks guys. So it’s a visual bug only doesn’t affect gameplay with caps or orbs.

Anet likely didn’t want to remove the armor stats entirely because…well,
we’ve all seen what happens in games where there’s no disadvantage to taking your pants off.

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Posted by: cheese.4739

cheese.4739

Correct - if the announcer says it’s capped, and the capping progress bar (in the event info popup on the right of the screen) is full, it’s been capped and is generating points (and will trigger the bonus points from a Spirit Watch orb or Temple of the Silent Storm’s Stillness buff).
As far as I’m aware, this visual bug has been around since launch.