Prized Amalgam still freezing game

Reaganstorme
Reaganstorme Posts: 334 Mover and Shaker
edited September 2016 in MtGPQ Bugs & Technical Issues
Whist mostly fixed, Prized Amalgam locked up the game again.

Screenshot

Diregraf Colossus is in play, and a cascade filled several cards, including PA and Shamble Back. Cast PA (DC pumped), replaced it on field with Zombie token (Dc pumped), PA self-resurrected, replaced token (DC pumped), game froze.

Comments

  • Upstartes
    Upstartes Posts: 98
    I have also had a post-update Amalgam freeze.

    I had three creatures out: Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet, Fleshbag Maruader, and Prized Amalgam. I cast Fleshbag Marauder from my hand and then used his ability to destroy the Amalgam and destroy an opposing creature. Kalitas triggered and created a zombie token. Then the Amalgam tried to return, and when prompted for a creature to replace, I chose the zombie token. Zombie disappeared. Amalgam came in. Then the game froze.
  • Mainloop25
    Mainloop25 Posts: 1,961 Chairperson of the Boards
    I can confirm what Upstartes says. It froze after I tried replacing a zombie token with a reinforcing Prized Amalgam.
  • ChowDerHead
    ChowDerHead Posts: 13 Just Dropped In
    At the risk of sounding redundant - although I prefer to think that I'm reinforcing the example that Upstartes and Mainloop25 have provided - I have also reproduced the issue with the game freezing when I chose to replace a zombie token with Prized Amalgam as it returns from the graveyard to play. The match goes completely out to lunch and never comes back. (Which is something I should have done today.)
  • Shino
    Shino Posts: 44 Just Dropped In
    Created an account just so I could comment in this thread.

    Same thing happened to me. Came into play from the Graveyard, replaced another creature (Revenant), and the game just stops. Animations are still going, but no response from the game.

    It's especially annoying during an event like the one going on right now.
    The only way to get out of this is to force close the application... accept it as a loss... and I have to wait 4 hours to get that game back.

    The game is essentially causing us to lose points in the event.

    It's incredibly frustrating... especially when the event is encouraging the use of zombies and this zombie causes losses.
    Is there a way to credit a game back to people's accounts that are dealing with this????

    The last event... I had 3 or 4 games lock up with this issue. My rank was 32 (or something close to that... low 30s). Those 3 or 4 games would have easily gotten me to 25 so I could get that guaranteed rare!

    Please fix this!
  • Reaganstorme
    Reaganstorme Posts: 334 Mover and Shaker
    Sounds like this is a problem with token ineraction specifically. Great reports everyone. This should be able to easily be replicated by the devs now.
  • Reaganstorme
    Reaganstorme Posts: 334 Mover and Shaker
    Yep. Discarded PA in the graveyard, cast Shamble Back, token entered play, game froze.
  • Mangus 73
    Mangus 73 Posts: 109 Tile Toppler
    I can confirm this also and once it dies are you not supposed to get it return to the battlefield after every zombie summoned? Sure it worked like this before the update. Seems pointless it being a rare otherwise as a 2/2 defender its gonna go down next turn anyway so why remove something better.
  • Steeme
    Steeme Posts: 784 Critical Contributor
    I had this freeze on me this morning. I don't have a screenshot but I vaguely remember the sequence as it was one of the few times the game froze:

    Scenario:
    I had a Prized Amalgam as the first card with only 2 mana left to cast. Also had Under the Floorboards in hand and maybe a Grip of Desolation.
    Drew a Fleshbag Marauder and decided to get smart. Tried the following combo:
    1. Use Liliana's Corrupt to toss the Prized Amalgam and Grip into the graveyard. Madness triggers Under the Floorboards for 6 mana.
    2. Managed to get enough mana to cast the Marauder.
    3. The Marauder enters the field (no other creatures present to sacrifice).
    4. Prized Amalgam should then be summoned to the battlefield from the graveyard, but at this point the game froze.

    From this point forward (until fixed), I think I will avoid using Corrupt to put the Amalgam in the graveyard. I should have just cast him for the 2 mana remaining, then let the AI crash into him. Serves me right I suppose.
  • Mainloop25
    Mainloop25 Posts: 1,961 Chairperson of the Boards
    Yeah i think it has something to do with zombie token interaction. I didn't even play a prized amalgam this game, and Shamble Back froze my game. I've lost two event matches this round because of this freeze, PLEASE fix it!
  • XxDarklit3xX
    XxDarklit3xX Posts: 13
    Ditto for me. Just pulled it from a pack yesterday and started playing with amalgram. I've had two event matches freeze up on me. Please continue to look into this devs.
  • speakupaskanswer
    speakupaskanswer Posts: 306 Mover and Shaker
    Same here, it froze in a game today that I was about to win.
  • Cortexstack
    Cortexstack Posts: 4
    It doesn't seem to be (just) a problem with token interaction for me.

    I've got an issue where PA freezes the game if it's been discarded using Liliana's PW ability. I just had a game where a discarded PA was being resurrected using a different PA from my hand.

Categories