The Finals new update hasn’t fixed “annoying bug” resulting in 30-minute bans

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After a couple of delays, the newest update for The Finals has finally come out. It was heavily anticipated by the community due to fans expecting some pretty big changes, and Embark has certainly delivered in regard to weapon buffs and nerfs, along with improvements to modes. However, although it is a big update, fans are not happy that The Finals’ patch hasn’t fixed an “annoying bug” that leads to 30-minute bans.

You can check out the update 3.4.0 patch notes to see all of the changes implemented by Embark. Although it hasn’t begun yet, the update has confirmed the existence of the previously leaked Emerald Rank. This will apply to World Tour, which is great news for fans who have craved the return of Cashout ranked since the beginning of Season 3.

There is a boatload of changes in the patch along with fixes and tweaks. Unfortunately, though, the update has not fixed the “loading screen bug,” much to the chagrin of the community.

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The Finals new update hasn’t fixed “annoying loading screen bug”

Reacting to the update 3.4.0 patch notes on Reddit, there is a lot of praise for the changes to Bank It along with the “Added support for enabling multiple custom weapon animations at once”. These are changes and improvements that have been well received by fans, along with plenty more.

While there is a lot of praise for the update, there is also some disappointment. Fans have been complaining for awhile that Light is “killing the game,” and these players are disappointed that there are no nerfs for the class at all.


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In addition to no nerfs for Light, many fans are disappointed that Embark has not fixed the “annoying loading screen bug”. One of the top replies says, “I wasn’t expecting much, but I hoped the loading screen bug would be fixed. I have never left a match on purpose, and now I am facing a 30-minute ban cause of this annoying bug…”.

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One user replied to the above complaint saying, “In TA or WT I just quickly restart the game and reconnect”. To this, another user responded, “This won’t always fix it. I just reported a bug last weekend where I tried to do this , but the game registered me as a disconnected player, we won the game but I still lost 2k points for ‘disconnecting’ and got a 30 min ban”.

In addition to the above, there are players disappointed that there is still no crossplay exclusive to consoles, and fans are also worried about the changes to explosions. But, at the same time, the changes to Bank It are considered a “Huge W,” and ranked will return to Cashout with the arrival of Emerald in World Tour fairly soon.

For more The Finals, check out our guide to the best weapons in the game ranked, and we also have a guide to the best gadgets. In addition, we have a guide to the best FPS settings to help you win matches along with a ranking of the best classes in the game.

 

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The Finals

  • Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series S/X, Xbox Series X
  • Genre(s): Action, First-Person Shooter, Shooter