@six8ten May I ask what platform are you using? IOS or Android?
EA dev team has been notified of the issue and will be getting a fix for this bug soon.
Link below is the report of similar issue over on sub reddit should you be interested to follow otherwise I will try to keep you all posted here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/PlantsVSZombies/comments/lah0sk/hocus_crocus_brocus/
I have an update, the bug is not just being seem on IOS it can also be found on Android.
The problem is the new feature plant, Hocus Crocus, is crashing with Witch Hazel. So until a fix is released, you should be able to play the game if you take out Witch Hazel for the time being. I know this workaround is not great but the other option is stop playing Arena battlez.
Will keep you all posted if I hear any more news developed.
Hope this helps.
Not using witch Hazel & I’m experiencing this too. Can’t complete a single game with Hocus Crocus without it crashing.
Thanks for info. Unfortunately, it’s not just with the which hazel. It’s crashing without that too :-(
@fkjglegbleklksf @sploot85 @johnob1972
Could you all provide a list of plants you have selected to use on the Arena game which crashes the match please? I think this is a very big can of worm we have here with the new feature plant.
iPhone
I don’t have witch hazel and the game keeps crashing in the arena mode. When will it be fixed?
Just don't use Hocus Crocus and dig up the pre-planted ones. Apparently, the plant is bugged.
Primal potatoe, lily, tile turnip
Primal potato mine
I tried that and it still crashed for me.
This has happened to me also. I'm using Witch Hazel, Primal potato. Spearmint, Enchantmint, and Shine Vine
The other crash seems to occur when you mind control a zombie as hocus crocus targets said zombie. Witch hazel and crocus will cause the crash. It seems that if crocus locks on and the zombie is no longer targetable, it crashes. Explains the primal potato mine issue as well, can’t target what is now off the battlefield. Perhaps engineer the electric blueberry fix where the storm cloud starts up but if the zombie is gone, so the clue disappears....
All
From what I have gathered with the latest details from your reports, the bug with the new plant is that when it tries to teleport the target, it can crash your game with the following conditions:
1) zombie which has be transformed into a plant (which is on your side and fight for you)
this would be from Witch Hazel
2) zombie which has been hypnotised (which is also on your side and fight for you)
this would be from Caulipower, Enchant-mint and Hypno-shroom
3) zombie which has been swallowed or eaten whole by your plant
this would be from Shadow peashooter, Grimrose, Conceal-mint, Chomper, Snap Pea etc)
4) zombie being zapped by two Hocus crocus at the same time (I think this is very rare as I have been using two pre-planted ones in matches and they seems to be ok even though I feel being cheated as sometimes the zapping is on the zombies' favour, for instance, the zombie was saved from being exploded by my potato mine)
5) zombie being blown up by mines
this would be primal potato mine or high level potato mine
I will add more to the list when there is/are new ones being reported.
Edit: mistypes
I’m using primal potato mine, power lily, tile turnip, dusk lobber, and moon flower. It crashed a few times yesterday, but today it crashes every time.
Since my language settings aren't in English, I might have some of the names wrong... the plants I choose are Shine Vine, the exploding vine, the exploding nut, jurassic mine, and Blover (the green fan). No Witch Hazel, and I use Android.
EDIT 12 hours after post: I've experimented with someone's prior suggestion of removing the Hocus's, so I've been playing with just one throughout the round. I've only played several matches like this, but I have yet to have it crash on me again.
