This caused long faces in World of Warcraft. Some players had their honor level revoked retroactively. There was also a warning.
Several weeks ago, we reported that players from both factions of World of Warcraft met at the Darkshore. They gathered in two raid groups and let themselves be killed. This allowed them to gain an honor level every few minutes and thus quickly ascend through the ranks. Now Blizzard has revoked the players’ honor.
Warning by mail: Those who participated in such “honor farm runs” where players let themselves be killed have now received a letter from Blizzard in the game. Players are warned and informed that their honor level has been revoked retroactively. For most players, the honor level has been reset to the value they had before this farming action.
Honor gone, rewards remain: However, it is somewhat strange that some players report that the unlocked rewards, such as mounts or toys, are still in their collection. Apparently, only the honor and the associated honor level have been revoked, but the rewards remain in the collection.
Whether Blizzard simply overlooked this or will also revoke the rewards later is still unknown.
A warning is likely to be a minor penalty, and Blizzard probably considered that the fault partly lies with them. After all, the new War Mode system enabled such massive farming of honor in the first place.
What is your opinion on this matter? Should there be harsher penalties, such as temporary or even permanent bans from the game? Or is Blizzard itself to blame for the system being so exploitable?
