Boosting and reporting

[Rynetsy-gallywix]

Are we allowed to report players for boosting in trade chat if
they have a baby murloc advertising for guilds that is not on your realm

my trade chat is being spammed by guilds I have never heard of because they are on other realms

I’m an ex booster and advertiser for ex communities. I have since moved on with my wow life

I know guilds are allowed to boost, but can they advertise across a bunch of realms that the guild is not even on

I don’t want to report people to have it come under as false reporting

[Kyzera-bloodscalp (Kyzera)]

Players are allowed to advertise boosting services under the following conditions:

• Advertising must be done solely in Trade Chat
• Payments must be gold only
• The character doing the advertising MUST participate in the run

More info from Blizzard:

Boosting/RMT advertising

That would not be fine. To provide more clarity for those who have been wondering where the lines are drawn in this new policy, we’d like to summarize that part of it. Advertising for gameplay activities should be done by a WoW player-character who intends to participate in the gameplay activities. This means there should be no cross-realm advertising, and there should be no advertising from non-participating players. And as before, the only place that advertising a “for gold” activity is al…

[Kozzae-doomhammer (Kozzae)]

@Rynetsy-gallywix

if
they have a baby murloc advertising for guilds that is not on your realm

I would assume you mean using a non-combat pet named to help advertisement?

If so, report the name, I believe you can then add detail to your report

[Melaesia-proudmoore (Melaesia)]

You are allowed to report anyone you wish (though I would recommend reporting in good faith), at any time. It doesn’t mean Blizzard will agree, nor will it mean that a possible punishment will deter the behavior.

@Rynetsy-gallywix

can they advertise across a bunch of realms that the guild is not even on

It’s a solid question, but not likely one that you will get a definitive in here. I believe the intent is for the player advertising to be part of the actual purchased run, which is still possible in this scenario. But as always, there’s a lot of grey area.

Best advice we can give is to report and let Blizzard sort it out.

@Rynetsy-gallywix

I don’t want to report people to have it come under as false reporting

You don’t have to worry about this, especially if you are reporting in good faith, as I suggested above. This is something that happens when groups conspire to squelch players, not when someone is reporting a possible violation.

[Kozzae-doomhammer (Kozzae)]

Boosting/RMT advertising

That would not be fine. To provide more clarity for those who have been wondering where the lines are drawn in this new policy, we’d like to summarize that part of it. Advertising for gameplay activities should be done by a WoW player-character who intends to participate in the gameplay activities. This means there should be no cross-realm advertising, and there should be no advertising from non-participating players. And as before, the only place that advertising a “for gold” activity is al…

[Humanbeak-drenden]

@Kozzae-doomhammer

I would assume you mean using a non-combat pet named to help advertisement?

No, the baby murloc icon shows up next to new players’ names. I don’t think you see the icon unless you’re a “guide” though.

Basically, baby murloc=new player=no way they’re following the advertising rules.