Received reward for Snaptooth mission twice... without completing it once.

[BlakeTheDrake]

Okay, this is hardly the kind of bug that makes anyone ANGRY, but... it's so utterly weird, I felt compelled to type out a report. I couldn't reproduce it if I tried, and I've never seen anything quite like it, but for what it's worth, here's what happened...

 

At around 3:30 CET, a friend asks me to help him on the 'Stop Snaptooth' mission from DJ Zero, part of the Valentine's Day event. I'm currently on my Level 24 Sentinel. Agreeing, I join him - but, the fight proves too much for us. We die repeatedly. Resolving to bring out the big guns, I log out and back in again with my maxed-out main, a Mastermind. Joining his mission again, I quickly bring the battle to a close, defeating Snaptooth and everything else that dares stand in my way. I receive no reward from the mission, of course - I didn't spend enough time in it. But, on that character, I already had both of the badges you can receive from that mission (Partygoer and Heart of X), so who cares?

 

With this resolved, I log back out, returning to my Sentinel. Time is maybe 3:50 CET. My friend now joins ME for a mission that's been giving me trouble. Lots of dying ensues. Other friends join in as well, finally bringing the mission successfully to a close. Shortly after, my friend decides to call it a night and log out. It's about 4:10 CET at this point. I carry on with a solo mission, still on my Sentinel. About five minutes later, at 4:15 CET or thereabouts, while doing a random mission on Sharkhead Island - beating up on some Freakshow, I believe - I suddenly get a reward-popup. Congratulating me for beating Snaptooth, and letting me pick from the usual rewards - the two badges, and a measly Medium Inspiration. Surprised, I select one of the badges. Promptly, the popup pops... back up. Congratulating me once more on my victory. I select the other badge, It closes, and... nothing more happens.

 

So, I now have both 'Partygoer' and 'Heart of Darkness' on a character who has NEVER been present for the defeat of Snaptooth. He was IN the mission, sure, but noped out before the boss could be defeated. And that mission concluded half an hour earlier, anyway. I have no idea what happened, but the badges ARE there, so it certainly did happen... 🤔