What is the deal with the groups that want to enter World of Warcraft in the Molten Core? The answer makes some fans sigh.
When you look at the group search in modern World of Warcraft, you mainly find groups for current game content. It is rather rare to see groups that want to deal with old raids. Therefore, it surprised a player why there are so many groups specifically for the first WoW raid, the Molten Core. The simple truth behind it: Boosting groups.
What was discovered? In the WoW subreddit, the player FireCZ123CZ reported that while playing in the group search, he noticed a striking number of groups that apparently look for players for the Molten Core – a raid that has been outdated for almost 20 years. He asked:
What are these Molten Core groups? I sometimes try to join them. Today I was finally invited, I said ‘Hi’ and asked if this is a Molten Core run. I was kicked right away. I asked what kind of group this is and the guy told me ‘Not for Molten Core’. It feels like super-secret information and the names of the groups don’t really help to decipher it.
What is behind it? Instead of a big secret, there is a rather sobering answer behind these groups: It is about boosting communities that try to connect buyers and sellers through such groups. Some comments clarify this as well:
- “Boosting communities often create groups for the Molten Core to make it easier to bring buyers and sellers together.” – Real_One_181
- “It is specifically Molten Core because that is literally the first name you can select from the list. There is no special meaning behind it.” – mourasman
- “When it comes to World of Warcraft, always assume it is used for boosting in some form.” – Likhan
Can these groups be reported? No, generally not. Because from the outside, it is not possible to identify whether these groups are engaged in “legal” boosting (i.e., for gold) or illegal boosting (e.g., for real money). As long as there is no clear advertising for boosting in the group description, there is relatively little that can be done against the groups.
However, they probably do not bother most players at all, as one hardly comes into contact with these groups – unless one is specifically searching for groups for Molten Core; a raid that can be completed alone without any difficulty for a long time.
Sometimes, newcomers also ask amusing questions – when they are afraid that an item becomes soulbound.
