Third-Party RPC Failure in App (401 Unauthorized on Ankr)

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Suggested Labels: bug, infrastructure, app

Problem

Clicking "Play now" navigates to https://app.aresrpg.world/characters, which immediately throws:

• 401 Unauthorized on https://rpc.ankr.com...
• Node unresponsive, defaulting to public node error
• WARNING: Multiple instances of Three.js being imported

Reproduction

1. Click "Play now" button on homepage
2. Observe console in app.aresrpg.world
3. Result: 401 error + fallback warning

Expected Behavior

App loads without RPC errors, uses valid endpoint

Actual Behavior

Ankr RPC returns 401, app falls back to public node (likely slower)

Suggested Fix

• Verify Ankr RPC API key is valid and not rate-limited
• Consider removing Ankr as primary endpoint if unreliable
• Fix THREE.js multi-import (check Vite/webpack config for deduplication)

Impact

• Severity: Medium
• Users Affected: All "Play now" users
• User Impact: High - degraded performance from fallback RPC

Source

QA audit by qa-ant on 2025-11-04