omg, you guys, something super weird is going on in world of warcraft right now. apparently, when a player disconnects, their character isn't just freezing in place like they normally would - they're actually continuing to play the game on their own. like, they'll start fighting and moving around, even though the player is no longer connected.



i've seen some videos of this happening, and it's honestly really creepy. the characters move in this stiff, robotic way that's just unnerving to watch. some players have reported seeing their disconnected friends' characters charge into battle and start attacking the boss, which is just wild. i mean, i've had my fair share of disconnects in wow, but this is on a whole other level.



so, what's going on here? some people think it might be some kind of unannounced feature that blizzard is testing, maybe a way to keep a dungeon run or raid going even if one of the players disconnects. that would be kind of cool, actually - it would be like having a temporary npc filler to take the place of the disconnected player. but at the same time, it's also a bit spooky, you know? it's like the game is playing itself or something.

i've also seen some theories that this might be related to the npc dungeon follower tech that wow has been using for a while now. basically, this tech allows players to run through casual content with a party of ai-controlled characters, and it's actually pretty impressive. so, maybe blizzard is just expanding on that tech to create this new feature - but until we get an official explanation, it's all just speculation.



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What do you think about this?