This issue began with the new season, to my knowledge. I don't believe it has officially been reported, although it is widely known throughout the player base, and I read at least one topic on it in general discussion. So. For the devs, let's make this official.
Issue: Bloodhammer in arena can almost never be fought successfully at this point in time. Players, no matter their class, gear, build, or stats, drop dead from full health during battle without being hit. There are no bombs flying at them, no vortex nearby, no shark jump range attack, no proximity curse ring hitting them. They are in clear air and they die. I was with a party yesterday and we tested 3 times, and all 3 times we died one after the other, not one of us was hit by anything visible.
(This happens with all arena effects I think - Vortex and proximity curse I am positive of though, because we tested those yesterday.)
I am a timed lb player, and have run the arena approximately 250 times since the season started. Bloodhammer was successfully killed maybe three times in that many runs. That shows just how bugged it is.
Urgency: For one, a lot of people really want to get the shark bouncer achievement, and I know some that have tried over 50 times, and can not get it because of this bug. Also, having an unplayable boss in the arena interrupts the flow and the enjoyment of the game, since it forces everyone to now leave the arena and remake the party whenever he appears. I don't think this is the intent.
Note: There are other cases of sudden death in the arena as well, but the Bloodhammer issue is the most prominent and persistant. The other bosses can still be fought and beaten. Bloodhammer at this time, can not. Players, if you can post any info that might help the devs trace this, that would be good. Let's be constructive
Thank you
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