Is the world-first kill of Gul’dan in WoW “legit” or not? Exorsus is facing challenges in the WoW race for first kills.
Last weekend, the race for first kills in World of Warcraft reached a new peak. The final boss of the Nighthold, the current end content of Legion, was defeated by the Russian guild Exorsus on mythic difficulty.
Although Exorsus is undoubtedly an excellent guild with some of the best players in the world, there have been issues in the past – for instance, the guild was banned during the kill of Helya (the previous end boss) for exploiting a bug. The community closely scrutinized this time and looked for possible bugs that may have been exploited – and they found some.
According to reports, one of the druids in the raid had the buff from the trinket “Darkmoon Deck: Repose”, which reduces spell costs. However, several players noted in the stream: the druid isn’t even wearing the trinket and still has the buff!
Exorsus denies the allegations and asserts that the appropriate trinket was worn and no exploit was used. If it appears otherwise in the stream and video of the kill, it is said to be an interface or display error that can be triggered by various addons.
The final clarification came from Blizzard itself. Josh Allen, the American community manager, answered the specific question about the buff from the trinket, stating that there is “no reason to believe that something is wrong with the kill.” Since Blizzard usually examines first kills very closely, this chapter of allegations should come to an end.
Exorsus has also released some excerpts from the logs, which clearly show that the corresponding trinket was indeed equipped.
So it’s official: Congratulations on defeating Gul’dan, Exorsus!
You can find the original news about the kill of Gul’dan here.
