An era in World of Warcraft is coming to an end. The “Boosting Communities” are now being put to a stop. Blizzard has officially banned them in WoW.
A few hours ago, there were wild speculations and rumors about whether boosting in World of Warcraft would soon be curtailed. Just a few hours later, the rumor became reality as Blizzard officially stated:
Boosting communities are no longer allowed effective immediately. Thus, an era in World of Warcraft is likely coming to an end.
What happened? Community Manager Kaivax posted in the official forum of World of Warcraft and published exactly the news that had already been leaked a few hours earlier on various community Discord servers and that we have already reported on at MeinMMO.
The message states that boosting communities that operate across multiple realms and aggressively offer their services on other realms are banned effective immediately and should cease their activities.
Those who do not comply with these new rules may face sanctions that can lead up to the closure of their WoW accounts.
What are the immediate consequences? What players will likely notice first is the decrease in boosting spam in the trade channel. Since promoting such services is now also subject to penalties and players can report these individuals through the reporting system, the trade channel across many realms should now allow for genuine trading.
However, keep in mind regarding the news: Boosting is still generally allowed, but it cannot be offered across servers.
If a guild on your realm continues to promote its boosting services for your realm, that is still permitted and not a violation of this rule. Therefore, please do not report players or groups operating within these rules – as those who frequently report players incorrectly may themselves face account penalties.
What do you think of Blizzard’s decision? A proper, important step? Or completely inappropriate?
