MTG Arena plays two different background musics at the same time after a draw game after a long waiting for matching
When a player attempts to play a game, they may experience some long waiting for a match (perhaps 60 seconds) and then entering a game that suddenly ends in a draw. (This behavior is not what I'm reporting as a bug.)
If it happened, the background music played during the suddenly-ended draw game keeps playing after leaving the battlefield. Then, if they play another game immediately, MTG Arena plays two different background musics, apparently one from the draw game and another from the new game.
Steps to reproduce the bug
- From the home screen, Play > Find Match > Ranked, and choose any ranked match, then click Play.
- Wait for a while for matching. If successfully matched, finish the game, and repeat from the step 1 again.
- If the matching was unsuccessful and the game suddenly ends in a draw, leave the battlefield, and immediately play the same format again.
Platform
PC (Windows 11 Pro 23H2 build 22631.4602)
Actual results
When the second matching is successful and the second game starts, MTG Arena plays two different background music duing the second game.
Note that the two background musics stop when the second game ends and the player leaves the battlefield. If they immediately play their third game, the music is just normal.
Expected results
MTG Arena plays just one background music.
Relevant screenshots/videos
None available at the moment.
Workaround
Avoid playing the second game immediately after the draw. That is, always terminate MTG Arena and restart after a draw game.
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IBNJ42#12558
commented
You can in addition mute the music audio for a single match, and then after going to the menu (win, lose, or draw), turning the music back on. This should fix the issue.
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Rayhve
commented
Nice explanation but already raised several months ago and never fixed