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=== Assistant: Subject: RE: BUG-000001 — One Ring UX Regression Blocker ===
Subject: RE: BUG-000001 — One Ring UX Regression (Blocker)

Project: Middle-earth Core Platform
Issue Type: Bug
Reporter: F. Baggins (End User / Reluctant QA)
Assignee: Unassigned (again)
Priority: Critical / Blocker
Status: Open (somehow)
Environment:
* Platform: Middle-earth (all regions, but worse in Mordor)
* Build: Second Age artifact, legacy codebase
* Hardware: Hobbits, Men, Wizards, one extremely sketchy Maia
* Dependencies: Nazgûl, Mount Doom, poor life choices

===== The One Ring exhibits severe UX issues, undocumented features, and hostile user behavior that prevent task completion and general well-being. Requesting immediate resolution or permanent decommission. =====

===== 1. Obtain Ring (inheritance event, undocumented). =====
# Carry Ring for extended period.
# Attempt to perform any unrelated task (walking, sleeping, thinking).
# Encounter temptation, dread, or disembodied whispering.
# Optional but frequent: Put Ring on “just once.”

===== - Ring functions as inert jewelry. =====
* No psychological manipulation.
* No hostile takeover attempts.
* User maintains identity, free will, and basic morale.
* Artifact does not summon spectral stakeholders.

===== - Ring actively degrades user mental state over time (memory leak? curse?). =====
* Causes intrusive thoughts, obsession loops, and aggressive ideation.
* UI feedback consists entirely of dread, whispers, and vague promises of power.
* Wearing Ring triggers global alert system (Nazgûl push notifications cannot be disabled).
* Prolonged use results in personality drift toward “Dark Lord Lite.”
* Ring attempts to reassign ownership without consent.
* Removal anxiety persists even after unequip.

This appears to be bad UX compounded by undocumented features and possibly intentional dark-pattern design.

===== - Blocks primary quest objective. =====
* Causes team infighting, trust breakdowns, and one wizard resignation.
* User fatigue at unsustainable levels.
* Entire product ecosystem at risk of catastrophic failure.

===== - Carrying Ring on chain (temporary, ineffective). =====
* Giving Ring to other users (creates new bugs, spreads issue).
* Asking Gandalf for help (long response times, vague guidance).
* Avoiding Eye contact (not supported).

None resolve core issue.

===== - Artifact appears to be running legacy evil with no patch path. =====
* Documentation missing or written in Black Speech.
* Strongly suspect intentional vendor lock-in by Sauron.
* Recommend scorched-earth solution.

===== - Permanent destruction in Mount Doom. =====
* Or full rollback to pre-Ring state.
* Or at minimum, close ticket so I can go home.

Please advise. I am very tired.

—
Frodo Baggins
End User
Accidental Product Owner
Just wants the ticket closed