Burning crops in Kourna bugged [Explained]

I did it on 10 characters in the past and never faced this issue:

Went there today on my Firebrand, targetted an infected bush (was close to it, too), SWOOSH, set a whole bunch of 5-6 on fire at once. This happened twice in this one go.

Didn't get my karma cake. :( Please fix!

Did that character have the trait that affects nearby bushes? I don't remember the name, but if using the 'Search' function, there were several posts explaining which one it was and why it affected other bushes.

Good luck.

@"Ashantara.8731" See e.g. https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/45573/respond-to-the-food-shortage-in-arkjok-quest-bugged-for-firebrands where it's discussed why this happens.

Summary: In this heart, you must attack the infected plant with your substituted torch skills, and as noted in the last post of that thread, it means that any and all traits and other oddments that are part of your build (and / or the builds of anyone close enough to trigger an effect because of you) will trigger as they normally would when you attack things. In this case, it's "Permeating Wrath" according to the OP of that thread.

EDIT: Addendum: So it might be bad design, but it isn't, as such, bugged in implementation. For reference, a better design might be to put the torch's "Burn crop plant" action on the "Interact" key, except that that would remove some of the "skill" aspect that ties the heart to the story.

Thank you, peeps! :) I don't think I will return to that map with my Firebrand anytime soon, but good to know this issue has been analyzed already.

A trait really shouldn't be affecting that particular torch. :/