Hogwarts Legacy Glitch Ruins Merlin Trial Attempt

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A Merlin Trial was completely ruined in Hogwarts Legacy due to a surprising glitch. While a lot of these tiny stumbles in a game's code can cause hours of laughter, they can just as much make a player want to rip their hair out, and this particular glitch proved to cast a shadow on the entire Hogwarts Legacy playthrough.

Merlin Trials are a fun extra activity in Hogwarts Legacy, adding a bit more puzzle-solving to the gaming experience. On top of that, the more a player solves the larger their inventory space becomes, so even if someone is not a huge fan of puzzles, it's worth taking the time to figure them out. There are 9 different types of Merlin Trials out there in the Scottish countryside surrounding Hogwarts. One of them has a fairly simple concept. The player needs to find a large stone ball and then guide it to a hole in the ground that's a bit further away. The ball, at times, can be a little unruly depending on the terrain, but it's probably one of the easiest Merlin Trials.

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However, a glitch can make even the easiest task into a nightmare scenario. In this case, adictinq, the player who uploaded the video to TikTok, was guiding said stone ball down a steep hill, but sadly even one moment's slip was enough for it to get loose and start tumbling downwards with increasing speed. This wouldn't necessarily be a problem in itself, the ball would eventually be stopped by some kind of object, but thanks to the glitch, something very different happened. The ball collided with a short piece of a wooden fence, and as if it was a pinball, it shot straight up into the sky only then to land in Black Lake. To make matters worse, the ball didn't even respawn,