Gallywix in World of Warcraft is down – well, sort of. A guild achieves the success, but Blizzard intervenes immediately.
The race for the “World First Kill” of King Gallywix in the latest raid of World of Warcraft took an unexpected turn. Because almost “out of nowhere”, a guild came and defeated the final boss – long before other guilds were even close to the boss.
But the glory lasted only a brief moment. As soon as it became known what had happened, Blizzard stepped in. They took the success away from the characters and punished the accounts with bans.
Gallywix falls without the other bosses being defeated
What happened? The guild “RAoV Quality Assurance” succeeded as the first guild worldwide in defeating King Gallywix on mythic difficulty. Sites like raider.io and also Blizzard’s official Hall of Fame briefly listed the guild. The achievement seems almost unbelievable, as no other guild could even come close to progressing that far in the raid.
What kind of exploit was this? Although Blizzard does not provide specific details, it seems that the guild consists of hackers and exploiters. Several hints clearly indicate this:
- The guild killed King Gallywix before any other bosses. The final boss was defeated before any of the other bosses died. This is actually not possible, as you have to defeat the other bosses to reach Gallywix.
- The guild did not even set out with a full group.
- Most of the guild’s characters have incredibly poor equipment, some even gray items. Therefore, it is mathematically impossible to defeat a current raid boss.
How did they kill the boss? According to Blizzard, they used “internal spells”. These are spells and abilities that exist in the game’s code but are actually intended for Game Masters and developers. So, for instance, abilities that allow one to simply defeat a boss with a “kill” command.
How exactly the guild managed to use these internal abilities is still unclear.
Blizzard bans the accounts, cleans the Hall of Fame
What does Blizzard say about it? After the incident became known, Blizzard reacted quickly in the official WoW forum:
We immediately initiated a review and looked into these unusual victories and discovered a group using new accounts to exploit internal spells to defeat mythic raid bosses, including King Gallywix.
Our security technicians responded immediately to end this cheating and take action against the involved accounts, and we also cleaned the Hall of Fame to wait for the rightful winners of the race.
What kind of guild was that? The name “RAoV” may ring a bell for some WoW veterans. Many years ago, it was a well-known hacker/exploiter group that repeatedly tried to undermine the integrity of World of Warcraft. The problems escalated to the point where Blizzard even involved lawyers to send cease-and-desist orders to the troublemakers.
Whether the guild “RAoV Quality Assurance” is truly the same people or just imitators who have adopted the name remains to be seen.
Does the race continue anyway? Yes. Almost no one accepts this kill as legitimate, which is why the “real” race for the World First Kill continues. However, it may take a while for the real professionals – who hopefully play fairer – to reach Gallywix. Most professional guilds are currently still gathering equipment to even have a chance against the tough bosses.
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