Why does it take game developers so long to fix very obvious bugs/issues?

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Not trying to criticize anyone, just curious about the process.

When I report a bug that the developer acknowledges, why does it take so long to fix it? For example, 2 months ago I report a bug where the characters weapon disappears in this very specific area. 2 months later, after several updates, the bug is still there and the response I get is, “we are still trying to find a fix for this”.

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Bugs are triaged by how much they impact he user.

If a bug is common and gamebreaking, then its a priority. If a bug requires a specific sequence that the end user is very unlikely to perform just to get some minor effect, then the bug is not a priority and might never get fixed.

Sometimes when a dev sees a bug they will know exactly what is causing that bug and just think of a fix, so even though the bug would not have otherwise been a priority, it gets fixed more or less by chance.

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