WoW Classic is taking action against cheaters. However, the new rules affect not only cheats but all other players as well.
Just yesterday, we talked about how WoW players have been disappointed by Blizzard in recent weeks, and now finally a response has come. An announcement for a hotfix has been made in the official forum that should at least spoil the fun for some bots and hackers. An instance limit is coming.
What did Blizzard say? In the official forum, Blizzard made an announcement regarding the adjustment of the instance limit. It states:
As part of our ongoing efforts to put an end to exploitative and automated gameplay, a new setting for all WoW Classic realms will be implemented with the upcoming maintenance in all regions:
You can now enter a maximum of 30 unique instances (dungeons and raids) per day and realm.
This limit is in addition to the current limit of 5 instances per hour. If a player enters a dungeon or raid, the game will check if they have already entered 5 dungeons in the last hour or 30 dungeons in the last 24 hours. If so, they cannot enter another instance until enough time has passed. This check applies to all characters on a realm.
These limits apply to dungeons and raids, but not to PvP battlegrounds.
What does this mean? Blizzard is trying to partially curb botters. They usually enter dungeons and raids several hundred times a day and reset the dungeon directly. This is now only possible to a limited extent and should ensure that perpetual farming by bots is no longer feasible.
What are the players’ reactions? They are mixed. On one hand, players are glad that something is being done and that actions against bots are being initiated. That’s better than doing nothing. Moreover, the limit of 30 instances in 24 hours likely does not represent a significant limitation for most players.
However, many players believe that the benefit will be minimal. There are fears that the botters will simply acquire even more accounts to keep farming multiples of what is actually possible, thus compensating for the losses caused by the new rules.
Other players, however, feel restricted. Those who want to farm certain items from low-level dungeons and regularly push the limit of 30 instances per day in a fair way now face a disadvantage.
What do you think of this change? A good measure to combat bots or the wrong way?
