While watching the WoW Forever World First race, it’s been incredible to see the majority of the player base experiencing and playing the game the way it was meant to be played—relying on skill, normal progression, and genuine effort without any clever schemes to get ahead.
However, watching Joker’s stream on Twitch completely shatters that competitive integrity.
Instead of actually playing the game, I’ve watched him abuse layering mechanics to secure a massive, unfair advantage. He is currently using multiple 5-man parties solely to hold and manipulate layers for him while he AoEs down completely uncontested.
This raises a massive question for the integrity of the entire event:
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Is layer exploitation going to be allowed for the World First race?
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How can this be considered a legitimate race when players are using coordinated alt/party networks just to artificially clear zones?
The developers need to address whether layer manipulation falls under acceptable gameplay or if it’s considered an exploit. According to their terms of service abusing the layer hopping is a banning offense.