Block Phaser Not functioning properly

[QueenRoseldra]

So I have been wanting to Use block phasers for many things however, In my testing of then i have notice that almost 100% of the time linking them with a sensor they eat the blocks. Same with use delay gates and logic gates. Next using a switch they eat the blocks about 80% of the time.

Is this common and or intended to happen?

[entuland]

Yes, phasers are misbehaving a lot lately.

Unfortunately the best advice I can give right now is not to try and fix existing setups and try to focus on other mechanics till they get properly fixed (or rewritten, if you ask me).

I have a feeling that most of the problems come from the additional checks performed to avoid players exploiting them to duplicate blocks. As a programmer myself (but I'm not a developer of the game, I only provide support for it), I know that sometimes it's better to take a step back and rethink the approach instead of trying to fix something that seems just too prone to abuse.

Phasers could then also eventually get additional features to make them more useful, such as the ability to phase multiple blocks on the same spot and avoid the need for overlapping phasers altogether.