

In my new game, Talion is currently level 2. The version of Brûz the Chopper currently staring me down on this bridge is level 40 - the same level I last saw him at two years ago at the end of the game. Instead, I’ve just been ambushed by this character in what’s basically the tutorial zone, and I’m not currently in any story missions, let alone his. As a story character, he only appears when your mission is to dominate him, during a pivotal story point in the mid-game region of Nurnen. Hell, Olog-Hai Trolls don’t even appear at all here until later in the story.


He should not appear at the very start of Act 1. There are several problems with this: Brûz is a story character who does not appear until much later in the game. The camera slowly panned around Talion to reveal this foe: Brûz. It was a bit early to be getting ambushed by Orc captains this early in the game, so this was odd. Suddenly, Talion stopped in his tracks, and telltale horns that signaled an approaching enemy captain was heard. Eventually I started to make my way across a large bridge towards one of the main missions. Starting the game once more from the beginning - this time on a higher “Nemesis” difficulty - I began aimlessly running around the starting area of Minas Ithil, and getting intel on the various level 5 orc captains assaulting the city. Brûz serves as your right-hand, teaching you the ins and outs of taking over enemy strongholds and commanding Orc armies. Almost halfway into Shadow of War’s story, you finally get the ability to start dominating enemy Orcs, starting with a comedic brute of a troll named Brûz the Chopper. Warning: Some Story Spoilers BelowTwo years ago, I beat Shadow of War while writing the guide alongside my playthrough. How do I know that this enemy captain is truly the same one from my previous save file, and not just some lucky reincarnation born from the randomized depths of the Nemesis System? It’s because this particular Olog-Hai troll isn’t some rank-and-file Uruk - he’s a pivotal story character. Somehow, though, this particular nemesis has transcended game files and folders, clawing his way back from the icy pits of digital hell, to haunt my new playthrough of Shadow of War - and I am terrified. This meant not only erasing my old my save file, but also erasing my fated enemy’s story, his powers, and all of our interactions, and yet it appears that one does not simply erase revenge. I made the decision recently to replay Shadow of War, and wanted a brand new save file. Players have tried things like backing up their saves and reinstalling, to even going so far as to change the way they deal with War Chiefs and Captains leading up to the mission.I didn’t just kill this particular enemy - I completely deleted him. Despite 18 pages so far filled with upset comments from players, only a few users have stated that they were able to fulfill a number of requirements in order to get the mission to progress. From what can be told judging by various posts around the web, this bug doesn't seem limited to just one platform, and is instead causing problems for players on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC alike.Ī number of users have taken to the official WB Games forums in order to find a resolution to the problem, but so far, it doesn't look like any purposeful fix is in sight. Instances of the Etten freeze bug follow a fairly consistent pattern: upon trying to load up the mission, the game will freeze up, getting stuck in what looks like an infinite loading loop. Etten Freezing Bug in Middle-Earth: Shadow of War Here's all we know about the Etten freeze bug in Middle-earth: Shadow of War. These issues are centered around the mission titled The Etten, the final quest in Nurnen that involves a massive Fortress Assault that is supposed to culminate in the hero being granted control over the region. By and large, most fans have been quite pelased with the experience however, a number of players are experiencing instances of freezing so drastic that they could be considered game-breaking bugs. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor was a breakout success that lead inevitably to a high-profile sequel, the open-world experience known as Middle-earth: Shadow of War that released last year.
