Permanent Misdirection Bug Used for Plagueborer Snaps in The Great Push Mythic+ Tournament

Posted 2021/05/30 at 5:13 PM by Squishei

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Note: We tried to replicate snapping the Wretched Plagueborer on live servers without the permanent Misdirection bug and were unable to do so, trying to replicate the factors such as making sure to Feign Death and having the party being in combat. However, applying the permanent Misdirection bug causes the Wretched Plagueborer snap to work flawlessly.

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They detonate on a timer, compared to when their health gets low.
They wouldn't normally snap, as they do not global combat the entire group. If a Hunter would Feign Death, the Virulax Blightweaver would just reset as no one else is in combat with it.

How far the Wretched Plagueborer can run before they explode.
How far the Hunter or Rogue can travel before their Misdirection ability falls off their target and timing it with a Wretched Plagueborer spawn.

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Comment by KawakiHe wasnt even using MD lolComment by IceWolfDKSounds like disqualifications is comming if exploiting a bug.Comment by Fignewtuncheaters actually won real money today, Bad precedent set by blizzard. This allows you to abuse bugs on a global scale at this point.Comment by HathlockOtherwise known as exploitingComment by aragarenThey should be disqualified for exploiting. Taking advantage of a bug to gain an unfair advantage is the very definition.Comment by recnatoHe wasnt even using MD lolComment by TobiasAmaranthContentious opinion but: Speedrunning communities constantly encouraging the use of bugs and exploits is creating this lack of respect towards the games themselves. This is an extension of that. It's not combating with the rules that were designed, it's combating with the limitations of the format itself. And that's a shame...Comment by TheCheat54If the Misdirection exploit was actually used, they should be completely disqualified. Mob snapping has been seen as "creative use of game mechanics" but Misdirection being able to last indefinitely and being abused as such goes far beyond.Comment by Jrswishthis is not true plagueborers have global combat and after he would feint death the mobs would just go to the rest of the groupComment by Shadowfiend92I mean, usings exploits for money, that seems a bit muchComment by KharnethHe wasnt even using MD lolComment by MorrvahriaThey didn't use MD. They used the mechanic created in Legion in order to stop a bug that would happen with people being in permanent combat. The snap was used throughout BfA without people calling that cheating. Not sure how Blizzard is going to fix this snap, but I have a feeling they are going to do it now. This was a clever use of snap mechanics, not much more then that.Comment by NotThekkHe wasnt even using MD lolComment by KharnethThey didn't use MD. They used the mechanic created in Legion in order to stop a bug that would happen with people being in permanent combat. The snap was used throughout BfA without people calling that cheating. Not sure how Blizzard is going to fix this snap, but I have a feeling they are going to do it now. This was a clever use of snap mechanics, not much more then that.Comment by TheliahhThey didn't use MD. They used the mechanic created in Legion in order to stop a bug that would happen with people being in permanent combat. The snap was used throughout BfA without people calling that cheating. Not sure how Blizzard is going to fix this snap, but I have a feeling they are going to do it now. This was a clever use of snap mechanics, not much more then that.Comment by MarkElfHunters in the great push? Good one! Everyone loves their DH/Mage/Boomie + venth/necro/kyr flex too much to run a hunter. Makes it impossible to get into +20s w/o pushing your own key or running w a team. I guess it doesn't even matter as they'll hot fix this in a day anyway.

Edit: oh $%^&, they were actually used for once in a high key.Comment by SalimashHe wasnt even using MD lolComment by PeachTimeThey said about 200 times that Plagueborer Snapping is allowed, so yeah, no one was stopping people from using that mechanic. If Blizzard were against it, they would've said so from the start, but they didn't, so stop being overdramatic.Comment by Freerunzthis is not true plagueborers have global combat and after he would feint death the mobs would just go to the rest of the groupComment by XVailleZhttps://clips.twitch.tv/PeppyRelatedBananaPastaThat-0epO01OduX09Lq0I this is a clip of an atleast one instance of him activating the md bug to one of the tanks just before moving to the plagueborers

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