Recently, the Blizzard officials adjusted the support page on trading gold in World of Warcraft and defined new restrictions. At first, these caused confusion among players.
What should the new rule look like? On the support page on battle.net regarding “Trading Gold between Servers, Factions, or Classic and Modern,” it now states:
“The trading of gold between WoW realms or factions or between different WoW versions (Modern and Classic) is prohibited. Participation in such trade can lead to account penalties, up to and including account closure.”
In the original version of the text from 2020, it was still stated that players should be warned before trading gold and items with players from other servers or factions. However, they would only pursue specific reports of scams and punish proven fraudsters.
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Players ask, Blizzard clarifies
Why are there ambiguities? In the official WoW forum (via forums.blizzard.com) as well as on Reddit, many players expressed uncertainty about which specific cases are now prohibited in detail.
- Are you no longer allowed to help new players/guild members or friends on other servers with gold?
- Will you be banned if you sell loot in raid groups for gold?
- Does this only affect Classic? What about the current possibilities in Retail that make it easy to transfer gold to other characters?
- What about multiboxers who have multiple accounts?
These are just some of the questions from the community. Initially, support staff member Vrakthris answered some of these questions in the forum. He writes (via forums.blizzard.com):
- You are still allowed to give gold to players or other characters to help them. This also applies to the various accounts of multiboxers.
- GDKP raids are prohibited in certain versions of WoW when it comes to selling loot for gold. The new rule has not changed anything in this regard.
- Classic and Modern WoW are affected by the new rule.
Later, the Blizzard officials expanded the support page to address some of the ambiguities. It now states:
The trading of gold between WoW Classic servers or factions or between different WoW versions (Modern and Classic) is prohibited. Such transactions, especially with individuals you do not know or trust, are often associated with gold selling activities that contribute to issues in the server economy, botting, and account compromise. Participation in such transactions can lead to account penalties, including account closure.
However, trading within the game system, such as cross-faction or realm trading in Modern WoW, is allowed.
Are all your questions answered? What do you think of the new rule? Share your thoughts in the comments! By the way, there was a change in March 2025 regarding paid services that all WoW players with a lot of gold will likely appreciate: After many years, Blizzard allows you to buy with gold what previously cost real money
