Sparky stuck in "Hmmm."-ing out turn - Need a way to force Sparky's play
Bug: As of 9/7/23 Sparky is stuck in "Hmmm."-ing on their turn to play. Is Sparky teaching roping as a valid strategy now?
Situation: Sparky has any number of cards or even no cards in hand. It is Sparky's first main phase. I am in a winning position just playing cards to try to get to test a new card in my 100-card singleton deck. Sparky Hmmms for ~ 17 minutes, then I get the victory screen. Sparky doesn't even say "You got me!", such a sore loser! This happened today against Sparky's Blue, Black, Red, White, and Green decks.
The reason this is bad:
- Roping is bad enough vs. humans. It is no fun at all vs. Sparky.
- Getting a Time Out victory when testing a new card in my deck is not good. I may not even draw the card before this Analysis Paralysis state kicks in.
- The current timer is way too long to wait to have a game simply end.
- The only way to end the match is to drain my device's battery for over 15 minutes or to concede the match. Yuck.
Solution: We need a way to force Sparky's play.
Ideas:
- Set Sparky's turn timer to 15 seconds: Once time is used up "thinking" a play or pass decision is enacted
- If the player emotes "Your go" a number of times (maybe 3?) before Sparky has played, a play or pass decision is enacted
- Fix the code that has Sparky getting stuck in the first place.
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VikingNinja47#92568 commented
Sparky is poorly made, MTG'S Japanese branch off called Duel Masters has a much better bot to platy against in their digital game platform tbh. Their bot has many more decks that your can actually choose from which the bot will use.
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Abraxxas80#19836 commented
They are just ignoring this bug, and after months of waiting it starts to annoying me very much! Actually it gets even worst now, before was happening just when sparky had to attack me but now happens even when i want to attack.... wtf?
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Abraxxas80#19836 commented
Hello Wizards, don´t you think is about time to fix the bot? I think it is, and I also think we've been very patient about it.
Don´t abuse of your community patience it´s not nice, especially when you are not a free to play player and you expect something in return. Have a great day!P.s. Mmmh........Mmmh.......Mmmh....Mmmh
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Tinion#95039 commented
During a game with sparky, sparky gets frozen and only hm's around.
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Trumanfan#18849 commented
When playing the bot (Sparky), when Sparky is about to lose, it gets stuck in an endless loop of " Hmmm."
This happens way too often and if you let it keep doing the "Hmmm." for the next 20 minutes, eventually Arena will crash.This is reproducible on both Windows 10 Pro, version 10.0.19045, and on IpadOS version 17.1
This is happening so often now, that it is not worth playing arena anymore.
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Cath_Green#21293 commented
She's stuck in a Hmmm loop. Just trying out my new decks and this is the second time in a row she gets stuck. Waiting already a couple of minutes but nothing.
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5StarJT96#44960 commented
Now you don't even get the "hmmmmm"...just a complete lock down of sitting there and doing nothing where the only "solution" is to concede.
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LunaEverdeen#94691 commented
1. Give us the steps to reproduce the bug
This happens whenever I play a bot match, no matter what deck I or the bot plays.2. Note which platform you’re using (PC, Steam, Mac, Android, or iOS)
This happens on both Android phone and pc laptop.3. Enter the actual results you’re experiencing
At a random point in the match, the bot will get 'stuck' during their turn and do nothing. The bot constantly says "hmm" over and over, but otherwise nothing happens. I can click on things so it's not frozen, but the only way to stop it is to concede the match.4. Enter the expected results of the feature
I'd like to be able to play the bot matches properly, without this happening.5. Add any relevant screenshots/videos
No screenshots taken.6. If you found a workaround, please add workaround steps.
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WWIIZZ#45817 commented
Is there a way that you can have a bot match actually be capable of completing without freezing during Sparkys turn?
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Allirog#15154 commented
It's not broke. It is done on purpose. No need to fix. It has to be undone.
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Irrwisch#92644 commented
Too Many cards seem to freeze Sparky. I am playing a G/R deck with a lot of wolf tokens. It seems like after too many creatures are on the playfield, Sparky thinks indefinitely(hmm, hmmm, hmmmmmmmm xD).
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Strahdt#69486 commented
Please fix this!
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Transor Z#35746 commented
Still broke
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weswoof#91719 commented
I thought it was a glitch when she was facing an attack by an army of 200+ squirrels (which is fun to do, but something a human player would never allow). But no, looks like that isn't the case. caught her hmmming when it was just 4 vs 6 creatures and she had 2 cards in hand with plenty of mana.
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Transor Z#35746 commented
Still broken. Still stuck on thinking, even after restarting.
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CaptainTeamwork#46313 commented
I use sparky to test my ideas. I DO NOT play a deck without first thoroughly testing it on Sparky first. If I can't play against sparky then I don't play against people which is bad for the game.
PLEASE FIX SPARKY.
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gothikcub#25307 commented
yeah, this is still an issue. clearly. been having this happen daily for me.
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Osiris#90155 commented
This is a 4 year problem!! Why isn't this being addressed? This is out of control and the game is unplayable. Is it time for reimbursements? Does this need to go to the next level?
I will be contacting the appropriate office.
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Flanker_UA#64376 commented
The same problem repeated several times
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Shadylikeatree#68244 commented
I'm having this issue pretty much in every game the turn before I win.