Formidable wizard resurrected?
LeFayeofAlbion
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As I was playing fortress battles yesterday, I had just repeated a formidable wizard. It showed success, his energy was zero and he fell back. But then, before I could blink, he swooped back up (that’s the only I could think to describe it,) his energy level went up again. I did **** him again in one strike but it was disconcerting. Was it just a glitch or is it something they can do now?
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I think I’ve seen a video of this somewhere... reddit maybe? I’m not sure of the reason, maybe just a glitch. But maybe someone else here as more insight.
@LeFayeofAlbion I thought it was just me! LOL Mine didn't go back to full health though. He just stood there staring at me for a minute. Like a creepy creeper ****. I couldn't do anything but wait him out. He finally fell down and the battle moved on as usual.
The best guess I've heard is this is due to an error with client/server communication. The player defeats the foe, but the client has issues sending that data to the server, so the challenge remains in a hung state until the communication error is sorted out somehow. Sometimes, you'll just see the foe get back up and stand there for a while, as @SamuelHaight describes, like a creepy creeper ****. Other times, the foe may get back up with the health restored to where it was before your last blow. You have to strike again, and the challenge is over. I've experienced each of these scenarios once since the game went live. To me, that's acceptable. If it begins happening to multiple players more frequently though, they'll need to find a better way to handle those communication errors.