However, Blizzard is being criticized for this. Swifty is receiving support from the community, the allegations are being questioned, and it is criticized that Blizzard acted hastily:
Blizzard removes 2 NPCs of a streamer from WoW – Immediately after accusations
Even a boosting community distances itself from the guild.
“Buried Their Heads in the Sand”
This is what the leader says: The founder of the guild, Scott “Sco” McMillan, addressed the fans in a statement. He says that Method has disappointed the fans and he has disappointed them. He will have to live with that now.
He explains that Josh repeatedly assured them that the accusations were unfounded. They believed him. In retrospect, McMillan says, they simply buried their heads in the sand.
He says the player informed them that a police investigation was ongoing against him, but convinced the guild that it was unfounded. When he later proved that the investigation had been closed, Method took it as evidence that Josh was in the right and even advocated for him to be able to stream on Twitch again.
After the allegations in June, Method realized that there was no excuse for its behavior and expelled Josh. McMillan speaks of recognizing “the full extent of his depravity.”
McMillan says he will take time to think about his future and the future of Method.
People trusted him, he disappointed them; he will never forgive himself for that.
The popular WoW streamer Swifty has also come under fire. Blizzard reacted by removing 2 NPCs associated with him from the game.
However, Blizzard is being criticized for this. Swifty is receiving support from the community, the allegations are being questioned, and it is criticized that Blizzard acted hastily:
Blizzard removes 2 NPCs of a streamer from WoW – Immediately after accusations
The Guild Method was considered the flagship PvE guild in World of Warcraft. Now dozens of players, streamers, and key leaders are leaving the guild. The leader Scott “Sco” McMillian takes responsibility and says he disappointed the fans and failed. They buried their heads in the sand and believed the wrong people.
This is Method: The guild Method was founded in 2005 by Scott McMillan. The guild focused on competitive raiding, competing with other top PvE guilds for World Firsts.
Since 2018, the guild has become more professionalized and started to stream raids live on Twitch.
Method has long been considered the “leading guild” in WoW and has just begun to broaden its scope and expand. Recently, they parted ways with partner Red Bull to take over the marketing of World First kills themselves in the future.
Accusation: Inactivity Against Guild Member
This is why the guild is breaking apart: Method is accused of doing too little against the player MethodJosh. The player has now been accused by 8 different women via social media of sexual assault.
The accusations go as far as an alleged rape, for which MethodJosh was apparently banned from Twitch in 2019. The player even informed Method that a police investigation was ongoing against him.
Method has now excluded the player after the allegations, but that has been seen as insufficient by many members and partners. The consensus is that the guild should have acted against the player sooner and more decisively.
Numerous members, sponsors, and partners of Method no longer want to be associated with the guild and are severing their ties.
More than 50 Farewell Messages from Method
This is what’s happening at Method: In a reddit thread, all departures from Method in recent days are listed (via reddit). It’s a long, long list of tweets and farewell messages. In total, over 50 of these messages accumulate:
- The WoW streamer Esfand is leaving, along with many other casters, streamers, figureheads, and content creators
- The top teams in EU-PvP and NA-PvP are already gone
- Even the “Dungeon” team is gradually disappearing from Method
- In addition, numerous pro-players from Method’s raid team are withdrawing
- Sponsors like Corsair or MSI are severing their connections
- Executives who were still trying to hold the organization together, like the general manager, have left the guild
Blizzard states in a statement that it does not work with Method and will not do so in the future (via PC Gamer).
Even a boosting community distances itself from the guild.
“Buried Their Heads in the Sand”
This is what the leader says: The founder of the guild, Scott “Sco” McMillan, addressed the fans in a statement. He says that Method has disappointed the fans and he has disappointed them. He will have to live with that now.
He explains that Josh repeatedly assured them that the accusations were unfounded. They believed him. In retrospect, McMillan says, they simply buried their heads in the sand.
He says the player informed them that a police investigation was ongoing against him, but convinced the guild that it was unfounded. When he later proved that the investigation had been closed, Method took it as evidence that Josh was in the right and even advocated for him to be able to stream on Twitch again.
After the allegations in June, Method realized that there was no excuse for its behavior and expelled Josh. McMillan speaks of recognizing “the full extent of his depravity.”
McMillan says he will take time to think about his future and the future of Method.
People trusted him, he disappointed them; he will never forgive himself for that.
The popular WoW streamer Swifty has also come under fire. Blizzard reacted by removing 2 NPCs associated with him from the game.
However, Blizzard is being criticized for this. Swifty is receiving support from the community, the allegations are being questioned, and it is criticized that Blizzard acted hastily:
Blizzard removes 2 NPCs of a streamer from WoW – Immediately after accusations
