Bug
- Not to be confused with insectoid.
A bug is an erroneous behavior by a software program that was not intended by the program designer. In the case of World of Warcraft, this usually means things like a crash, lag, bad graphics, or an ability or spell that behaves unexpectedly or has a strange effect. In 2009, Blizzard has traced a total of nearly 180,000 bugs.[1] Some bugs have a temporary workaround, but will generally be fixed in upcoming patches. For example, around mid-February 2005, Blizzard announced that they had patched the server to prevent a bug in the paladin's 
[Holy Light] blessing that allowed it to be cast with a too low mana cost.
World of Warcraft encountered its first ever data loss with the release of patch 11.0.2 as guild banks are missing items, no matter the region.[2] There was concern that there will be no full restoration of all the items at the time.[3] A blue post was published on 20 September 2024 to note that due to the nature of the data loss, many items can't be recovered.[4]
Popular bugs
Workaround
A workaround is a method, process, or set of steps to either avoid the occurrence of a bug, lessen its effects, or remove its effects.
Example case of a bug and workaround:
- Bug: There is a loot lag bug that happens sometimes when harvesting herbs or mining some mineral veins such that your character will appear to freeze in the pickup position and you can't loot or gather anything from then on until you log out and back in.
- Workaround: Find the same type of resource node (an herb or mineral vein) in another location and try to harvest it. Often times, this next attempt will succeed and the loot lag bug will go away.
Gallery
Tirisfal Glades after the completion of the Return to Lordaeron questline experiencing phasing issues.
Phasing issues with Lordamere Lake.
Phasing issues in Tirisfal Glades.
Phasing issues in Tirisfal Glades
References
- ^ Adam Holisky 2009-09-17. Blizzard is tracking 180,000 bugs in WoW. Engadget.
- ^ Blizzard Support - Items Missing from Guild Bank. Blizzard Entertainment (2024-08-17). Archived from the original on 2024-08-18. Retrieved on 2024-08-19. “We have received several reports of this issue and can confirm it is not working as intended. Currently, we do not have a workaround or resolution that can be provided. We apologize for any inconvenience while our developers work as quickly as possible to resolve the issue.”
- ^ https://www.reddit.com/r/wow/comments/1fp3vbu/beware_the_biggest_data_loss_in_wows_history_just/
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Linxy 2024-09-20. Guild Bank Missing Items Update. Blizzard Entertainment.