Guild Wars 2

Several times recently I have seen an animation of large brown stones or boulders spewing into the air from a central point, as if from an explosion, for no apparent game-related reason. The effect is seen from a distance as I move toward a location.

On two of the recent occasions, the stones were spewing out of Lionguard forts in the Kessex Hills—Kessex Haven and Overlake Haven. Most recently, I saw the stones coming out of the side of a mountain as I entered the mountain pass between Refugee Peak and the Lake of Lamentation in Lornar’s Pass.

The stone explosion lasts for perhaps 2 to 3 seconds. It looks something like a giant fountain of boulders endlessly spewing about 40 feet into the air until it halts. There is no sound effect. I have no other graphics issues. The effect appears to be random; it has not repeated at these locations on other visits, both before and after.

It’s a weird one. Anyone else experiencing it, or noticing any in-game explanation?

I’ve seen this in Kessex Hills, as well as other locations such as the Shaemoor Garrison when the gates are closed during a centaur attack. Odd thing is, the animation is never—in my experience—played when you’re close to the gates while they’re being attacked, only from long distance when theyr’e not. Makes little sense to me.

Speaking of that Garrison, I occasionally see the giant elemental hand that you fight on the Scaver Plateau as a new human character, when I’m approaching from the slopes to the east, along the river. This is rare, but most likely caused by the same bug.

There are a couple others I can’t quite remember the details of, but they had the same sort of effects.

I have had this happen in Lions Arch, near one of the Order offices by the WvW Asura Gates… It didn’t go away either, just perpetual rock spewing.
It’s only happened once though xD.