WoW Debuff Outbreak Echoes Past Plague Incident
A debuff called Withering Contagion spread unintentionally outside its intended dungeon. This caused widespread player deaths in capital cities, reminiscent of a 2005 event. Blizzard has since fixed the bug.
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- World of Warcraft accidentally started another plague-spreading incident with a debuffA debuff called Withering Contagion from the Brackenhide Hollow dungeon in World of Warcraft's Dragonflight expansion unintentionally spread outside its intended area during a recent Timewalking event. This caused players to die in unintended locations, reminiscent of the 2005 Corrupted Blood incident, though the bug was quickly fixed.
WoW server suffers outbreak after a debuff breaches containment, giving me flashbacks to a 21-year-old incident so large…A debuff called Withering Contagion from the Dragonflight expansion of World of Warcraft unexpectedly spread through the Moon Guard US server's capital cities, causing widespread player deaths and drawing comparisons to the 2005 Corrupted Blood incident. Blizzard Entertainment has since hotfixed the bug, but the event highlights emergent sandbox gameplay possibilities in MMOs.