Just like pretty much every single big patch, 21.2 has also introduced a bunch of bugs or issues. This time most of them are related to Battlegrounds since that’s the format that got by far most updates in 21.2. Some of them were temporarily addressed, and we already had at least two hotfixes coming out.
Blizzard is constantly updating their thread detailing the current bug situation, but here are a few most important points:
- Deathwing
and Leapfroggerwere temporarily removed from Battlegrounds, but they got added back. (Update: Leapfrogger got removed again) - A bug that caused Razorgore to gain buffs separately for each dragon (so each buff counted for Whelp Smuggler) was fixed – it now gains its buff once (e.g. a single +5/+5 if you have 5 Dragons).
- C’Thun got temporarily removed from the Hero pool because of an unintended interaction with his Hero Power.
- A “rare bug” that caused players to not be able to interact with the middle of their screen was fixed, but only partially – they’re still trying to figure out a full fix.
A full list of issues & fixes is below, be sure to click “Source” to see the latest version since it’s getting updated a couple of times per day.
We are deploying a server-side hotfix tonight to fix a rare bug that was blocking interactions with the middle of the screen. This hotfix will also resolve issues with the ‘Gift of Elune’ Mystery.
Tomorrow, we plan to deploy another hotfix to:
- Add Deathwing back into the Battlegrounds Hero pool.
- Add Leapfrogger back into the Battlegrounds minion pool.
- Fix a visual bug that caused enemies to show the wrong tavern tier in Battlegrounds.
- Fix a bug that treated Razorgore, the Untamed’s effect as a separate buff for each Dragon you controlled, instead of one combined buff at the end of each turn.
We will continue to monitor the issues to determine if any further steps are needed, and will update this post with any additional info.
9/1 UPDATE: Due to an unforeseen issue, Deathwing will not be reenabled tomorrow. Deathwing will return to Battlegrounds in our next patch.
9/2 UPDATE: The issue with adding Deathwing back to the hero pool has been resolved. Deathwing will be returning to the hero pool via hotfix today, as previously planned.
9/2 UPDATE #2: The hotfixes mentioned above went live as planned, but the issue preventing players from interacting with parts of the board was not completely resolved. We are continuing to investigate how to completely resolve the issue. Additionally, we have temporarily removed C’Thun from the Battlegrounds hero pool while we address an unintended interaction with C’Thun’s hero power. Finally, we are investigating an issue that is causing the August leaderboards to display rankings from September, instead of the accurate final rankings from August. We will continue to update as we have more information.
9/3 UPDATE: Our fix for Leapfrogger didn’t correct the issue entirely, so we’ve disabled the minion again until we’re able to reach a resolution. We’ll update here with more info on this later today.
Did they fix the bug where 3 to 6 players instantly quit the form the BG lobby?
I played like 30 rounds of BG since the ‘makeover’ and didn’t see a single Grease Bot. I thought that was a bug, too, unless I saw one get offered to Kripp in one of his BG videos. Seems I got really unlucky with them until now. 😉