Problem Summary
In the current season, the Druid class’s “Wrath of the Wastes” (or “Wildfire” / equivalent name) skill demonstrates a severe abnormal interaction: it combines with the Vine damage (creeper / vine-mechanism) in such a way that the vine damage stacks indefinitely, yielding massively inflated DPS. This bug has been maliciously exploited by several build websites, which dominate the leaderboards, severely undermining game balance.
Reproduction Conditions
1. Use the Druid class, with the “Wrath of the Wastes” (or equivalent “Wildfire”) skill active.
2. Activate or include any passive or skill effects related to Vines / Creeper / vine-damage mechanics.
3. In multiplayer, public events, dungeons, world bosses, or seasonal challenges, observe whether vine damage is calculated normally or if it keeps accumulating.
4. In our tests, the vine damage continues stacking (either exponentially or linearly) without reset or decay, causing output far beyond any reasonable expectation.
Impact & Severity
• This exploit gives a small number of players access to extreme, unfair output, breaking the fairness of competitive play.
• Build websites abusing this mechanism distort leaderboard rankings, making competition impossible for normal players.
• The season may be forced to conclude early or have its challenge thresholds altered because of this bug, undermining players’ confidence in the content.
• Some players may profit from this in livestreams, videos, account sales, or ranking-related revenue, raising both ethical and rule-based concerns.
• If left unaddressed, it will seriously erode the game’s longevity and player engagement.
Expected Fixes & Actions
1. Urgent patch: Correct the interaction between Wrath of the Wastes / Wildfire and vine damage, so that output returns to reasonable bounds, removing the capacity for infinite stacking.
2. Source tracing & audit: Analyze account logs to identify which players are exploiting the bug, and whether leaderboard inflation or account trading is involved.
3. Penalize offenders: Impose account penalties (warnings, demotions, suspensions, bans) for confirmed exploiters.
4. Rollback / compensation: Consider rolling back leaderboard changes, cleaning up rankings, or compensating legitimate players (in-game currency, items, extending the season, etc.).
5. Robust testing & prevention: Prioritize more rigorous testing of Druid, vine / creeper mechanics, and stacking/interaction systems when deploying new seasons or patches, to prevent recurrence.
Additional Notes
• Request that the developers provide a public investigative and patch timeline (estimated time to fix).
• Recommend that the official patch notes explain the exploit mechanism and the approach taken, to maintain player trust.
• If needed, request that devs open a log review or player reporting interface to help in tracking exploiters.