Horde Mode - Ghost Zombies

[MistyShadow]

This has been an issue for over 4 years now. I am hoping that maybe, if we can report this issue enough on the discussion forums, the developers might finally recognise how game breaking of a glitch this is and focus on fixing it before their next cash-grab DLC. Don't get me wrong, the DLCs are fun and keep the game more alive. However, if you have time to make new DLCs you have time to fix 4 year old game breaking bugs. Here are some details of the issue:

Ghost/Fake zombies spawn frequently while playing horde mode, and especially horde mode XL (they can also spawn in other game modes including all co-op maps). They look like normal 'active' zombies but they won't attack you or collide with your player's hit-box. They will phase straight through you and run directly to the gate where they pile up but won't damage it. This causes players to waste countless bullets and effort trying to kill zombies that aren't real. There will be real zombies mixed into these hordes too making it even harder to play the mode properly. Sometimes the ghost zombie's animations won't work either so they just head to the gate in a still position, not doing anything but overloading your computer and making it impossible to tell where the real zombies are.

Have you ever seen anyone swinging or shooting at areas with no zombies? Such as the gate, or spots where zombies usually pile up? That's because they will likely be seeing over 100 fake zombies there.

Some people think this is a desync issue. It might be, however this has also happened to me and my friends whenever we play horde mode solo to test this bug. Even as the host playing on your own with bots this issue continues to happen and just as badly.

This bug ruins horde mode and makes it unplayable at higher waves. This is not the first discussion thread on this issue. The last thread I saw had zero progress from the developers or resolutions after a full year, nothing but the developers asking for more evidence and saying they were 'working on it' despite it not even being listed on their website article of 'Known Issues'. I don't have any clips or screenshots to hand right now of this issue happening but I know countless people have submitted those already over the last 4 YEARS so they don't need any more evidence. They need to know the community is seriously frustrated by this bug. I could easily gather more videos and clips in 2-3 hours of playing to cover this glitch but it doesn't matter. They have been sent endless videos and screenshots and done nothing. They know what the issue is, what they need to do is play-test internally, debug, and fix it. Not continue trying to bide time by asking for more proof for their 'investigation'.

Maybe this won't help at all. Maybe the devs will just continue asking for proof and doing nothing about it. However, I am completely at a loss for what else we can do to try and push this in the next hot-fix and patch. I cannot believe I revisit this game every year to check and there is still zero progress on this game-breaking bug despite all the reports.

[BORG]

Saber didn't give a rats ass when the problem surfaced and they don't give a rats ass now. It's never going to be fixed. Saber does not care. Why? People insist on handing over their money to this swindler company. Saber knows this so they have no reason what so ever, to do better. Matthew Karch (CEO) said last year back in April, that he wanted his company to focus on quality moreover quantity. Yeah, right - not. They've had a lot of time to prove this is the company objective, but we've seen nothing otherwise.

The guy is full of nothing, but hot air and empty promises. Anyone who supports this company by continuing to hand their money over to Saber is only feeding the problem.

This problem has been reported more times than I could shake a stick at since day one. This ghosting Zeke problem will never be fixed. That's just a fact. Saber knows this too, but they string us along with their 'investigations' making it appear as though they're trying to do something to fix the problem. This is called avoidance support. They do not want to fix it and they do not care.

Hell even Saber Help and others who worked in the support department responding here on Steam, have gone off radar. Saber knows we're not buying their copypasta anymore. That's why they've ceased communicating over this message board. Isn't that a bit telling of the whole situation? Saber does not give a flying eff about us in the slightest. They only thing they care about is the next transaction.

I mean look at the patch note history too. The fixes are minimal at best. They put in the absolute bare minimal effort, to keep the money flowing. January 27th they fixed various issues with weapon perk progression. One fix. Meanwhile hundreds of other bugs, glitches and problems have gone ignored since day one.

Seriously. Have some quality standards. Wake up people. Stop supporting trash breadcrumb games from companies that put quality on their back burner in favor of profit.

[Magnus Diesel]

Saber sucks, this game sucks, go play L4D2 with Left 4 Bots mod. SO MUCH BETTER than this.