Veteran Exhausted Jackal Runeforger

I don't know if this issue is known or not, since I don't see it listed in the known Issue tracker which hasn't been updated since the 28th last month. But when you try to shield these guys for renowned heart, at least for me, it has not been working. They don't react whatsoever when I shield them with the jackal. No progress towards the heart, nothing. The just continue as if I hadn't shielded them at all. I even tried healing them to full then shielding them. I'm considering bringing my scourge and seeing if maybe they can shield them and get it to work.

The information for the heart doesn't indicate that shielding the Veteran Exhausted Jackal Runeforgers counts. It lists: "Hand in runestones and unbound energy, run over wisps, use the jackal's pounce skill on tormented dust devils, and destroy remnants." I think the Veteran Exhausted Jackal Runeforger might just be there as a way to show players that the dismount skill has Barrier on it.

Yeah, I have never been able to help those guys chill. All I could do was stand by and say, "Relax dude. Take a nap. I'll cover for you."

Well this is a weirdly inconsistent bug. After trying all of them with no results, I just went to WvW for a while. Decided, why not try again after leaving? And it did give some. Though the heart is still a horrendous grind.