RF455-145 Race Buff Support Does Not Work on Same-Race Players

Reported: Race support buffs cannot be applied to another player of the same race.

Found: A support skill or force aimed at another player in the world goes to that player; the server falls back to the caster only when the target is not found in the same world or instance. We could not tell from the report which buff fails, and that decides where to look.

Needed:

• The exact name of the skill or force, and the caster's class.

• What happened: the buff landed on you instead, nothing happened, or an on-screen message (its exact text).

• Whether you and the target were in a party, and whether either of you was in a dungeon or other instance.

To clarify, I'm referring specifically to the Race Council Support Buff, not regular support skills or force buffs.

Expected Behavior: When a Race Council Support member is nearby, allied players of the same race within the buff's effective range should automatically receive the Attack and Defense bonuses provided by the Council Support buff.

Current Issue: Nearby players of the same race are not receiving the Attack and Defense bonuses, even when standing close to the Race Council Support member.

Request: Please investigate the Race Council Support Buff system, particularly the proximity/range detection, same-race eligibility, and automatic application of Attack and Defense bonuses to nearby allied players.

This is a passive, proximity-based Race Council buff, not a manually targeted skill or force.

Found: The council's Support seats each have two buffs a race: Protection (defence and attack +20%) and Strength (maximum HP and attack +20%). Activating either gives its bonus to players of the caster's race within range, refreshed every few seconds while the buff lasts.

• In a test that casts each buff the way the game client does, a same-race player standing near the caster receives the +20%. A player out of range or of another race does not.

• The other council seats' skills affect only the caster. The next RF 4.55 update enforces that on the server as well.

Needed:

• Which council seat the caster held.

• Which of the two buffs was used, and whether the caster's own buff icon appeared.

• How far the other players stood from the caster, and whether they were in a party with them.