Blizzard has banned a total of 16 guilds from the Hall of Fame of World of Warcraft . All of them were found to have cheated their way into their positions.
A spot in the Hall of Fame of World of Warcraft is highly sought after by many players. Therefore, some players have paid for their spot there instead of earning it themselves. Blizzard has now cleaned house and removed 16 Chinese guilds from the Hall of Fame.
However, the Hall of Fame also serves a purpose for other players, even if they don’t manage to secure a spot. Once the hall is filled, Blizzard loosens the restrictions for mythic raids. From then on, these raids can also be tackled with “cross-server” groups. Previously, all players in the group had to come from the same realm.
What happened? The Hall of Fame for Castle Nathria filled up quite quickly, mostly with Chinese guilds. There were early suspicions that some Chinese professional players were “selling” spots in the Hall of Fame, allowing guilds to climb into the Hall. This was quickly confirmed and became a hot topic on WoW Reddit and various forums.
NetEase conducted phone interrogations: Even beforehand, it was clear that Blizzard and the Chinese company NetEase, Blizzard’s partner in China, wanted to address the allegations. There were reports from Chinese players who suddenly received a call and were questioned about very specific mechanics of the last boss fight. If they couldn’t answer the questions correctly, they received a temporary ban. Now, the proven guilds have apparently also been removed from the Hall of Fame.
How did the Chinese sellers operate? Basically, the approach is quite simple. Those who wanted their guild’s name in the Hall of Fame only had to pay the professionals from other Chinese guilds. They then joined the buyer-guilds and helped them succeed.
New guilds are moving up: Thanks to the removal of the cheating guilds, other guilds can now take their place and fill the Hall of Fame again.
Do you think Blizzard’s actions are reasonable and fair? Or is it excessive since the players did actually defeat the bosses – albeit with a lot of help?
But in “China-WoW,” things are indeed strange – some characters look odd.
