A quest item from the latest patch of World of Warcraft is causing chaos. Because it can be used to eliminate all others.
Patch 11.1 Lorenhalt has been live in World of Warcraft for a few days, and there are several bugs and errors. One has led to the ability to kill other player characters and even NPCs that are supposed to be friendly all over the world.
Once again, it is Rextroy who has documented the error in a video. With a massive army of slimes, he moves through the game world, killing many characters who have no idea what is coming for them.
What does the quest item do? The “Semi-Deluxe Noggenfogger Elixirs” are meant to be used during the quest “Potion Riot” to involve unwanted NPCs in battles with slimes. However, the item could also be taken out of the quest area and used anywhere in the world. When you do this, the slimes also appear and attack the current target – regardless of whether it is friendly or hostile.
Rextroy shows in his video how he kills innocent – and very confused – newcomers, as well as large and notable NPCs like M.U.T.T.E.R. or Magni Bronzebeard. Stormwind is also overrun by slimes, sending many characters to the digital afterlife. But see for yourself:
Can you still use it? No, the bug has been fixed, and the quest item now works – as intended – only in the immediate area of the actual quest. It is no longer possible to ruin other players’ days drastically or trigger a slime apocalypse in Stormwind.
Is this even allowed? Generally, it is of course allowed to use items in the game – even in a creative way. However, if it turns into griefing and others feel significantly disturbed, for instance by being killed repeatedly, this can certainly lead to account penalties. Exploiting such bugs, like taking advantage of an exploit in a raid to easily obtain loot, can also be sanctioned.
Rextroy usually reports the bugs he finds immediately to Blizzard, so the bugs are often fixed by the time his video is released. This is for the best, as otherwise, World of Warcraft would quickly descend into chaos – because exploits can sometimes deal 100,000,000 damage in PvP with a single click.
