# \[FIXED IN 5.5\] Lycanthropy is buggy
**URL:** https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/fixed-in-5-5-lycanthropy-is-buggy/69729
**Category:** Bug Reports
**Created:** [April 27, 2021, 11:16pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/fixed-in-5-5-lycanthropy-is-buggy/69729 "2021-04-27T23:16:36Z")
**Posts on this page:** 19
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### Author:  [@WWDiver](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/WWDiver)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2021, 11:16pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/fixed-in-5-5-lycanthropy-is-buggy/69729/1 "2021-04-27T23:16:36Z")
**Platform, device version and operating system:**
PC/Steam
**Screenshot or image:**
**What you were expecting to happen, and what actually happened:**
Was doing explore 12 when my hero got hit by lycanthropy and as a result game and computer froze.
Wasn’t able to do anything, not even take a screenshot.
To get things running again I had to do a system reboot.
**How often does this happen? When did it begin happening?**
Was the first time something like that happened to me
**Steps to make it happen again**
Play game and get hit by lycanthropy?
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### Author:  [@awryan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/awryan)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2021, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/fixed-in-5-5-lycanthropy-is-buggy/69729/2 "2021-04-27T23:22:10Z")
Known Issue.
But as I was retrieving this.
@Saltypatra are y’all 100% sure it’s tied to Dearthmark?
And wth is this work around supposed to mean? Lol
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### Author:  [@canadademon](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/canadademon)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2021, 11:32pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/fixed-in-5-5-lycanthropy-is-buggy/69729/3 "2021-04-27T23:32:37Z")
I don’t know about the Death Mark relation but I did actually complete a PVP battle last week where the enemy cast lycanthropy on one of my troops, which caused a lock up.
Thankfully, one of my spells was available and it was the only action I could take. Game worked fine after that.
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### Author:  [@Snooj](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Snooj)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2021, 4:17am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/fixed-in-5-5-lycanthropy-is-buggy/69729/4 "2021-04-28T04:17:45Z")
> [@awryan](#):
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> are y’all 100% sure it’s tied to Dearthmark?
Deathmark isn’t necessary to lock the game. Sigh. Apparently the community hasn’t reported this enough? /sarcasm Here my game is locked due to Lycanthropy and no Death Mark.
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### Author:  [@WWDiver](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/WWDiver)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2021, 9:16am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/fixed-in-5-5-lycanthropy-is-buggy/69729/5 "2021-04-28T09:16:29Z")
Yeah right … cast a spell … 🤣 🤣
Question: What if there is no spell available?
Also: My system TOTALLY froze up, and I mean T O T A L L Y!!!
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### Author:  [@WWDiver](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/WWDiver)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2021, 9:19am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/fixed-in-5-5-lycanthropy-is-buggy/69729/6 "2021-04-28T09:19:05Z")
Looks a lot like what happened to me, only it wasn’t just the game that froze but complete system.
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### Author:  [@WWDiver](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/WWDiver)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2021, 9:27am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/fixed-in-5-5-lycanthropy-is-buggy/69729/7 "2021-04-28T09:27:52Z")
Now I wonder what is going to happen next week if this happens during guild war.
Player looses a fight because of buggy status effect?
Maybe a very nasty idea of mine but I think I’m going to use as much as possible troops who are using Lycanthropy in my defense 😈 😈
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### Author:  [@Snooj](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Snooj)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2021, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/fixed-in-5-5-lycanthropy-is-buggy/69729/8 "2021-04-28T12:24:05Z")
> [@WWDiver](#):
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> Now I wonder what is going to happen next week if this happens during guild war.
> Player looses a fight because of buggy status effect?
> Maybe a very nasty idea of mine but I think I’m going to use as much as possible troops who are using Lycanthropy in my defense 😈 😈
This was an issue last GW.
Since Essence of Evil has been patched, it will be more difficult now to make a team that casts Lycanthropy. If you do, it would be unsportsmanlike. Last time people and guilds were being reported in unofficial channels, just FYI.
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### Author:  [@canadademon](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/canadademon)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2021, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/fixed-in-5-5-lycanthropy-is-buggy/69729/9 "2021-04-28T12:26:30Z")
Hm, you’re not wrong. You actually have a good case for why they should update before the next GW. Of course, they would need to update next Monday before battles start, so… we’ll see!
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### Author:  [@WWDiver](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/WWDiver)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2021, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/fixed-in-5-5-lycanthropy-is-buggy/69729/10 "2021-04-28T16:07:56Z")
You should try to read between the lines @Snooj, seems like canadademon got my drift 🧜♂️
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### Author:  [@Saltypatra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Saltypatra)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2021, 1:36am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/fixed-in-5-5-lycanthropy-is-buggy/69729/11 "2021-04-30T01:36:08Z")
We have fixes for Lycanthropy that are going out with the 5.5 Update, so please sit tight. Unfortunately they require a major update to release, so we can’t push them quickly.
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### Author:  [@glory97](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/glory97)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2021, 11:24am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/fixed-in-5-5-lycanthropy-is-buggy/69729/12 "2021-05-06T11:24:05Z")
I got this bug triggered today in GuildWar ☹ I thought it was fixed and that it only happened if the same troop was afflicted with both lycantr… and deathmark?
I used Magnus who casts debuff on the enemy troop on 4 gems matched.
He casted lycantrophy on a troop, and later I placed deathmark on another troop.
The game then half-froze. I could click around on troops, chat and settings, but I could not cast spells or move gems. See the picture showing Thrall with full mana but the cast-button not active…
I had to close the game and start it again (using PC)
It then showed I had lost one GW match!
Will this be compensated? I mean it afflicts my guild in a negative way (Kings of Gems)
Could you remove this loss or give me another shot at winning at today’s purple GW-day?
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### Author:  [@blindnighto](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/blindnighto)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2021, 11:38am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/fixed-in-5-5-lycanthropy-is-buggy/69729/13 "2021-05-06T11:38:06Z")
If Lycanthropy triggers on a hero, it will freeze the game. Can’t tell from the screenshot but I’m guessing the enemy troop that has Lycanthropy is the enemy hero.
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### Author:  [@Snooj](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Snooj)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2021, 12:17pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/fixed-in-5-5-lycanthropy-is-buggy/69729/14 "2021-05-06T12:17:10Z")
> [@glory97](#):
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> I thought it was fixed and that it only happened if the same troop was afflicted with both lycantr… and deathmark?
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> I used Magnus who casts debuff on the enemy troop on 4 gems matched.
> He casted lycantrophy on a troop
Unfortunately this isn’t fixed until 5.5 which isn’t out yet. ☹
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### Author:  [@glory97](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/glory97)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2021, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/fixed-in-5-5-lycanthropy-is-buggy/69729/15 "2021-05-06T12:23:30Z")
yeah, you are right. It’s the enemy hero.
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### Author:  [@glory97](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/glory97)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2021, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/fixed-in-5-5-lycanthropy-is-buggy/69729/16 "2021-05-06T12:25:04Z")
yes, so I read after I had the issue unfortunately ☹
I’m just hoping they will give me another fight today in GW or give my guild a compensation as we could loose today because of this ☹
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### Author:  [@Madd\_Hurricane](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Madd_Hurricane)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2021, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/fixed-in-5-5-lycanthropy-is-buggy/69729/17 "2021-05-06T12:30:27Z")
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the Devs have stated before that they cannot alter the results of any Guild Wars match, even if a known bug resulted in a loss. 😟
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### Author:  [@Graeme](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Graeme)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2021, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/fixed-in-5-5-lycanthropy-is-buggy/69729/18 "2021-05-06T14:11:53Z")
> **[Reimbursement for Delve and Guild War Rewards](https://gemsofwar.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000430695-Reimbursement-for-Delve-and-Guild-War-Rewards)**
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> Unlike other game modes, the Gems of War support team can't compensate for Delves and Guild Wars.
> Despite the issue, the Technical Support team can't change your score or award you the correct rewa...
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### Author:  [@glory97](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/glory97)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/fixed-in-5-5-lycanthropy-is-buggy/69729/19 "2021-05-06T16:20:27Z")
Thanks for the info, even though it’s not good.
I will be careful the rest of guild war and not use debuf-troops!
I might try to get standard battle compensation.