# How to identify a game bug

**URL:** <https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-identify-a-game-bug/40224>\
**Category:** Gameplay Chat (PlayStation/Xbox)\
**Created:** [May 28, 2018, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-identify-a-game-bug/40224 "2018-05-28T21:43:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![UKresistance](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ukresistance/32/7558_2.png) [@UKresistance](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/UKresistance)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2018, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-identify-a-game-bug/40224/1 "2018-05-28T21:43:01Z")

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Bugs are bad, so if it isn’t bad, _it may not be a bug_ 🤔

So I’ve designed this easy criteria to help people decide before reporting a possible ‘bug’.

1. Does this imbalance or break the game? If NO, then maybe not a bug.
2. Does it annoy players? If NO, then maybe not a bug.
3. Would changing this annoy players? If YES, then maybe not a bug.
4. Based upon above three answers, is mentioning this a waste of valuable dev time? If YES, then maybe not a bug, and they probably wont fix anyways.

Lets look at an example to make things clearer.

Some people think that the pet Wrymling being in the pet rotation is a bug 🤣

1. Does this imbalance or break the game? No.
2. Does it annoy players? No.
3. Would changing this annoy players? Yes.
4. Based upon above three answers, is mentioning this a waste of valuable dev time? Absolutely!

Now lets look at a real bug example.

PS4 players are unable to view profiles, which makes guild communication almost impossible.

1. Does this imbalance or break the game? Yes.
2. Does it annoy players? @WishKiller thinks so
3. Would changing this annoy players? No, this needs to be fixed.
4. Based upon above three answers, is mentioning this a waste of valuable dev time? No, in fact this should be a top priority.

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**Author:** ![Stan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/stan/32/29888_2.png) [@Stan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Stan)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2018, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-identify-a-game-bug/40224/2 "2018-05-28T22:06:22Z")

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Your post amused me, so I gave you a like.

However, in your first example, one additional question might be relevant: “Does the current operation directly contradict an ‘official news’ post that explained how this is supposed to work?” If yes, I think it is still a bug, at least technically. That said, I’d rather the devs spend their time working on the second example.

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**Author:** ![UKresistance](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ukresistance/32/7558_2.png) [@UKresistance](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/UKresistance)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2018, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-identify-a-game-bug/40224/3 "2018-05-28T22:36:02Z")

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Sirrian gets confused…  
First the hair goes, and then I forget what comes next. 🤔  
But the point is, sometimes Sirrian’s post is the bug and not the game.

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**Author:** ![Stan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/stan/32/29888_2.png) [@Stan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Stan)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2018, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-identify-a-game-bug/40224/4 "2018-05-28T22:38:50Z")

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And it would be just fine with me if the “bug fix” was to edit that official news post and just release all pets into the wild from day 1 hereafter.

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**Author:** ![UKresistance](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ukresistance/32/7558_2.png) [@UKresistance](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/UKresistance)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2018, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-identify-a-game-bug/40224/5 "2018-05-28T22:45:43Z")

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> [@Stan](#):
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> And it would be just fine with me if the “bug fix” was to edit that official news post and just release all pets into the wild from day 1 hereafter.

That’s actually… brilliant.

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**Author:** ![Stan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/stan/32/29888_2.png) [@Stan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Stan)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2018, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/how-to-identify-a-game-bug/40224/6 "2018-05-28T22:46:34Z")

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> [@UKresistance](#):
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> That’s actually… brilliant.

While my hair is long gone, my mind is still pretty sharp.