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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Rayne#22299 commented
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 commented
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 commented
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 commented
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 commented
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 commented
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 commented
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 commented
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 commented
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 commented
Yup same here with a Kashmina
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Wampa1#10859 commented
same
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toby_wan_kenobi#63383 commented
Sparky attacked and doesn't know whether to play a spell
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DeSoya#58442 commented
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 commented
Still happening. Sparky couldn't get out of "Hmmm" after I tried to cast Quasi-duplicate.
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FechterLehrling#11975 commented
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 commented
This ever going to be fixed?
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ArthurXIV#09365 commented
This happens to me everytime my wifi box loses internet signal so probably your problem is just your internet connection.
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Octoraillis#92555 commented
she freezes in main phase and i have to concede to get out of game, has happened several times
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joNDel#21876 commented
I was playing the Bot and I clicked the double arrows in the lower right corner to pass to end of turn and the game became hung in an endless loop with the bot player looping through variations on "Hmmm".