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

Live 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 RixburThis post has to be deleted because someone who is salty is writing this. Plagueborers even snap in my weekly key when we wipe and people keep respawning without waiting for full team wipe. It has nothing to do with MD. It is global agro that blizzard should have removed because it is bad for any kind of Plaguefall key.

People snap full Atal Dazar in BFA and you call it Bug here, come on grow up. Like in Atal Dazar, if this doesnt get fix, everyone will use it.Comment by SeradiThey 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 SemifreddoThe salt Echo generated by winning is unreal.Comment by PlasmaxyzThey 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 dGurkethey did use md and it even got streamed, I find it impressive they came up with it but it's still intentional bugabuseComment by trkviktorThere were literally admins in this tournament,dont you guys think they would stop the tournament if this wasnt allowed?Stop crying over nothing lmaoComment by BozzymodoThis is such a bad article.Comment 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 ExaltysRemovedComment by LOLWTF33There's a clip of fragnance actually hiding his UI as he uses the MD bug, its hilarious :DComment by YordlesThey were also watching in the background when Ensidia was doing the saronite bomb on HLK and didn't intervene, we all know how that turned out.

It's just people being hypocrites, nothing new.Comment by SlorpHe wasnt even using MD lolComment by DarkInekI hope that one day these guys play correctly, they only dedicate themselves to making money using strategies that take the bugs of the game to the limit and the worst thing is that blizzard allows it and this rewards it. But if any average player used a little of that, they would already be blizzard banning them for no less than 6 months. These events are increasingly disappointing.Comment by SlorpThey 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 HumtolThe use of this bug/game mechanic was kinda stupid. In my opinion it is ok to use these, but they do way to much damage. Over 80% of the damage should not come from such a mechanic.Comment by EasyrokContentious 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 YordlesPlayers may not use known bugs or exploits in the Great Push Tournament matches, as determined by the Tournament administration. Intentional usage of bugs or exploits may result in a time penalty being applied to your run, forfeiture of that game/match, or other disciplinary action at Blizzard’s sole discretion.

This is literally from the rule book, I have no idea how they just blatantly allowed this to happen.
This is disgraceful.Comment by LtjaceSnaps and Misdirection bug are two different things. Snaps are totally legit, and they are DESIGNED by blizzard. Blizzard basically made mobs snap in BFA because they thought it would be better than the normal "evade and reset" pattern mobs have. They didnt expect people to abuse the mechanic, but it was designed and working as intended. Thing is that mobs snap to the target with highest agro, which is why Miss direction would work. Still in BFA MD was limited by the range you could travel during the cast. Since the hunter is permanently placed where it is, that is an abuse of miss direction forcing the mobs to use the legit snap mechanic. 2 different things.Comment by TychonPlayers may not use known bugs or exploits in the Great Push Tournament matches, as determined by the Tournament administration. Intentional usage of bugs or exploits may result in a time penalty being applied to your run, forfeiture of that game/match, or other disciplinary action at Blizzard’s sole discretion.

This is literally from the rule book, I have no idea how they just blatantly allowed this to happen.
This is disgraceful.Comment by McQueenI have a noob question, probably I am blind. I saw Frag used MD and cancelled that (obviously), but I havent found MD tracking/spell on his UI. Hidden ? LULE

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