Summary
Shortly after the launch of Patch 11.0.2,World of Warcraftplayers reported issues with the Warband and guild bank features, with some reporting lost items and currency such as gold. Following the reports, Blizzard took to the officialWorld of Warcraftforums to post an update on the situation, though the response was not entirely what players had hoped for.
As one of the main features ofWorld of Warcraft: The War Within,the Warband systemallows for more streamlined, account-wide progression for players with multiple characters on any server. The Warband system also allows players to share an account-wide bank that simplifies the process of transferring weapons, armor, and gold from one character to another. The Warband system also gives players an experience bonus for leveling multiple classes to the current level cap of 80. However, the Warband bank system initially launched in a buggy state and was delayed for several days while Blizzard ironed out the lingering issues.
However, weeks afterThe War Within’s full release, another issue withWorld of Warcraft’s player-managed storage systems came to light. According to aBlizzard forum postby community manager Linxy, the game’s guild banks had a bug that resulted in players discovering that some items had been reported missing from where they should be. InWorld of Warcraft, a guild bank is used by player-run guilds of all sizes to manage materials, weapons, and armor that can still be used by other players or traded at the auction house. Guild leaders can also set bank privileges for their guild’s membership as they see fit. Linxy said the reports first arrived a week afterPatch 11.0.2 launched in August, and that this led Blizzard to conduct an investigation.
World of Warcraft Guild Bank Bug Caused Items To Be Lost
The results showed that a technical update intended to support cross-realm guilds had a bug that caused one of the processes to make some items disappear. Linxy stated that some of the items missing consisted of materials from past expansions thatWorld of Warcraft’s professionsstill use today, but that other valuable items and gold may have been lost. Blizzard identified some of the missing items and will mail them to current guild leaders in the coming days, but added that some of the data cannot be recovered. Ergo, some lost items will remain lost forever.
The news received a mixed response fromWorld of Warcraftplayers, but some thanked Blizzard for providing an update on the guild bank issues. With moreWarband features planned for Patch 11.0.5and beyond, it remains to be seen how Blizzard will prevent issues like this from reoccurring.
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