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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Chinchilla#70096
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The Bot AI is stuck during attacking phase. Keeps going 'Hmmm', 'Hmmm' but does not make a move even after 15 mins. No countdown timer is started despite the bot taking so long to move.
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DrThom#46058
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Sparky was attacking my Kasmina with a Goblin Bird-Grabber and Chandra's Spitfire. Then Sparky emoted "hmmm" in a loop. Then it froze.
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Rayne#22299
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Got so bored between Sparky's "hmmm"s I decided to spam chat commands. This is the first time I realized she actually responds to them.
But yeah, it's annoying.
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MonotoneMan#80149
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Attacking Sparky with a 6/5 paradise druid enchanted with Mantle of the Wolf. Sparky started blocking with 2 2/2 creatures but stuck in a "Hmmm" loop before selecting third blocker (1/1 double striker). I'm guessing the weighting is matched when valuing Sparky's 3 creatures and my 2 permanents plus positive outcome of 2 additional creatures due to Mark of the Wolf's leave battlefield effect.
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Hello,
It sounds like you may need some more troubleshooting advice, please submit at: https://mtgarena-support.wizards.com/hc/en-us/requests/new and select 'Technical Troubleshooting'.
Thanks!
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Bondady#16785
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My tutorial bot is stuck on first mach at the beginning of combat phase not attacking , what do I do?
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Groovemancer#35930
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Sparky Bot is stuck not passing control when I attack. Presumably due to it trying to cast a spell it cannot cast. I have a Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea in play and Sparky seems to want to respond to my attacks with an instant spell targeting my attacking creature.
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sacrophyte#12169
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As many others have shared, Sparky gets stuck trying to cast a spell it (she?) cannot cast. What is the solution?
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AnathemaRising#46983
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Just cast Sphinx of New Prahv during my turn, Sparky has 3 swamps available. Looks like the common trait here is a creatures ability adding 2 mana to the cost of a targeted kill spell, making the bot unable to afford it, and the bot can't resolve the conflict.
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SillyKelsieGirl#53169
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I think I confused Sparky by damaging a creature just to gain life, but not to kill it... I guess??
I'd just cast Sorin's Thirst on Sparky's Fire Urgin it to get some health, and to make it easier to kill if it attacked, and I guess it just blew Sparky's mind. Or something. I just kinda wanted to see what would happen.
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theubernot#24028
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Playing a match with the bot and after attempting to attack it, it got stuck in a "Hmmm" cycle that did not end until I conceded the match.
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Virtuous Lumox#69138
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In my case, it's Sparky's turn. Stuck saying "Hmmm.". My guess is the cause is my Sphinx of New Prahv which adds 2 to the cost of spells that target Sphinx.
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LarsB24#62631
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Yup same here with a Kashmina
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Wampa1#10859
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same
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toby_wan_kenobi#63383
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Sparky attacked and doesn't know whether to play a spell
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DeSoya#58442
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Oh yeah. Sparking going "hmmmm" forever. It gets irritating. To say the least. Great game, but unplayable with this happening 2 out of 3 matches.
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FatboyTim#46443
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Still happening. Sparky couldn't get out of "Hmmm" after I tried to cast Quasi-duplicate.
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FechterLehrling#11975
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This happen to me as well
In a bot match, I was attacking with 2 creatures and sparky has only one card on her hand and 2 creatures to block
Sparky keeps saying "Hmmm." without taking any action -
Morturgul#60846
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This ever going to be fixed?
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ArthurXIV#09365
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This happens to me everytime my wifi box loses internet signal so probably your problem is just your internet connection.