I reported this issue back in 3.0.2 -- but there was never any response/lock on the thread and the issue is still present in 3.0.8. I reported it again during this PTR phase (the bug still exists on PTR) -- but it seemed to be lost during the holidays when there was no blue activity on this bar. So I will repeat it once again, as I know bug reports on forums seem to be the least effective way of actually getting a bug fixed and there is definite arena exploit potential in this bug.

It is currently possible to mount up and eat/drink at the same time. By proper timing, you can be mounted with the eat/drink buff up gaining mana and heatlh the entire time.

While under the effects of this bug, you can run around at mounted speed and that does not interrupt your eating -- more over, you can be *hit* directly and that too will not interrupt your eating/drinking.

The method for doing this relies on timing that is *relatively* simple to master. You simply mount up, watch your buffs carefully, and as soon you see yourself gain the mount buff icon, you immediately hit your food/drink hotkey.

The timing is very simple to master and you can, after less than a minute of practice, pull this trick off more than 80% of the time. It is easy to master, but must be done correctly -- if you hit food/drink before you gain the mount buff, it'll be stripped -- thus you cannot simply spam it as you mount.

Moreover, I imagine it might even be possible to hit stealth instead of food/drink for more interesting and unintended consequences.

If you require a video demonstration of this bug, I'd be more than happy to provide one. Just let me know. Any acknowledgment that this bug has been acknowledged would be greatly appreciated (even a simple locked thread). I'm really starting to lose faith in the whole bug forum approach to reporting issues. I've never had a thread so much as locked, and i continue to see the same bugs in build after build. In fact, this 3.0.8 patch fixes a Beastslaying (troll racial) bug that has been in the game since Beastslaying was added over 3 years ago.

I wonder if that bug fix as even intended, or if you just happened to rebuild the skill.

Edit: Actually the beastslaying bug got fixed in 3.0.2 -- not that it really matters. It was that beastslaying was giving 5% extra damage on beasts *and* 5% extra crit damage (like the metagem) even though tooltip only said 5% extra damage. I understand some issues take priority over others, but 3+ years to fix something is silly. :)

Edit #2: In case I wasn't perfectly clear in my explanation, this bug is with *vehicle* mounts only. That means Mechanohog, Travelers Tundra Mammoth, and Flying Carpet (maybe not flying carpet anymore). It's still, however, a fairly significant exploit imo.

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