GDKP Ban - Blizzards Failed Experiment + Player Feedback

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When blizzard first announced the GDKP ban policy they explicity stated that it was a test and they would revisit the policy later on. Despite the overwhelming amount of people who even after a year are still complaining that it was a terrible change blizzard have yet to acknowledge there feedback.

The ban did nothing to stop RMT or bots and infact significantly increased rmt on anniversary realms.

It shows that gdkp had no impact on the economy which is completely in shambles so much so they had to make changes to the base game to try to bandaid fix there mistake which also did nothing.

The forums are now flooded with players who now realize that gdkp’s were a good addition to the game and weren’t this evil horrible thing that people tried to make them out to be and they promoted more active comunities and raids with various groups of players coming together.

The policy was initially put in as a test it has failed and now its time they revert this and listen to the player feedback they keep claiming they listen to or alternatively provide anniversary realms and realms in the future that allow gdkp’s to be run giving the players the option to decide where they wish to play with what rules enforced. (We already know the non gdkp servers will be dead)

While we are at it we should discuss blizzards absolute oversight of loot drop rates in anniversary after having a reduced life cycle server this was the most significant mistake they have made so far.

  1. Increase the drop rates across all raids x 2 to coincide with the half duration of phases.

  2. Implement the stormwind worldbuff for alliance.

  3. Add the transmute and potion mastery to the base game and use the sod herb/mining node spawns and amounts given to alleviate the economy issues around consumes.

  4. Increase rewards for WSG / AB since they are essentially pointless to grind now and terrible honor per hour and currently AV is only way to rank for anyone serious.

I was right the gdkp ban failed and should never of been implemented to begin with it is now time for blizzard to admit this failed policy listen to player feedback and either provide solutions for players who do want to use gdkp or revert the policy entirely.

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  1. Increase the drop rates across all raids x 2 to coincide with the half duration of phases.
  2. Implement the stormwind worldbuff for alliance.
  3. Add the transmute and potion mastery to the base game and use the sod herb/mining node spawns and amounts given to alleviate the economy issues around consumes.
  4. Increase rewards for WSG / AB since they are essentially pointless to grind now and terrible honor per hour and currently AV is only way to rank for anyone serious.

Agree because of the fast pacing on phases

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+1

And it would be an egregiously unfair act to censor this thread. We see absolute spew from a select few people posting on alts trying to de-rail any pro-gdkp thread.

edit: for the anti-gdkpers, egregious means shocking. Going to keep this here so you don’t have to google it.

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Should look up the word irony while you got the dictionary out

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Just another pro gdkper ignoring cold hard facts.

Tale as old as time

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:joy: Imagine typing, knowing the person it’s directed at can’t read it, all the while bumping a thread you no doubt don’t like!

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Oh, here we go again—Month 14 of the never-ending saga: “Elron vs. Blizzard’s GDKP Ban.” At this point, I’m starting to believe that if Blizzard did unban GDKPs, Elron would still find a way to post about it weekly just for tradition’s sake.

Let’s break this down. The GDKP ban was meant to curb RMT (Real Money Trading) and botting, but as usual, Blizzard’s attempt at cleaning up the economy had all the precision of a blindfolded goblin throwing darts at a board. Instead of stopping RMT, it skyrocketed, and the economy is now so wrecked that Blizzard is introducing band-aid fixes that barely hold anything together.

Yeah, this test was an absolute success—if you define “success” as “causing more problems than it solved.”

The claim that GDKPs didn’t harm the economy has some merit, but let’s not pretend they were a universal good either. They encouraged gold buying, fostered a culture where players just swiped for loot rather than engaging with actual guilds, and made certain raids feel more like auctions than actual gameplay.

But hey, Blizzard’s selective approach to rule enforcement? Absolutely agree with that part. When it benefits them, they’ll twist forum policies faster than a rogue vanishing from a bad pull. If you don’t think they silently let things slide when it’s convenient, you’re probably new here.

As for the loot drop rates in Anniversary servers, yeah… Blizzard somehow forgot that shorter phases require higher drop rates—a simple mathematical concept that anyone outside of their dev team understood instantly. Buffing them should’ve been automatic, yet here we are, still debating the obvious.

So, should Blizzard unban GDKPs? Not necessarily. Should they at least acknowledge that their “experiment” failed spectacularly? Absolutely. But hey, we wouldn’t be having this discussion if they ever admitted to their mistakes—so see you all next month for Month 15 of Elron’s installment of Why Blizzard Needs to Listen to Players (Again).

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The test succeeded. Garbage players who scam at worst and ruin the flavor and soul of the game at best… are gone and crying.

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And yet botting and RMT still run rampant.

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Another anti-gdkpr who is pro botting and Rmt.

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Car crashes still result in deaths. Better take out those seat belts!

Also people botting rmt’ing for consumes, while still bad, isn’t anywhere near as “soul of the game” destroying as purchasing your gear with real money and also preventing others from getting it due to how much a loser can irl swipe.

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Purchase gear with gold*

You can’t assume all gold is rmtd.

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Exactly, why ban something that wasn’t causing the actual problem.

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You can’t be that naive. You guys just said bots and rmt are rampant. In a world where there are zero bots and blizzard is vigilant in perma banning all rmt… gdkp could work… but why? Just join a guild or a pug that does +1.

Why do you need to spend gold on items you already worked with a team to get? Oh yeah because you bought extra gold and now can have an advantage! Lol stay mad.

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Did you purposely reverse the point or are you just that oblivious?

Banning gdkp’s (installing steat belts) reduced rmt’s and botting (reduced deaths in crashes) and restored some semblance of game integrity. Keep whining about your degen loot system’s demise.

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I can be that naive. I’ve never bought gold and have gdkpd since tbc on classic. No issues getting gear I want, because these “whales” that just buy everything, don’t exist.

Stay mad lmfao? Stay grey in parsing and 1300 rated in arena. You can hate gdkps all you want, you’ll still be horrible at the game.

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Ah okay you just didn’t understand your own analogy.

Maybe we should ban red paint on cars because people with red paint on their cars were in crashes.

You just don’t like red paint, but it has nothing to do with any real issue.

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I literally don’t believe you. But even if you’re telling the truth, gdkp’s are dominated by whales and people who benefitted from whales. There’s no sane person that doesn’t think swipers didn’t influence gdkp’s becoming bigger and bigger not just in bid amounts but popularity in general. Bigger popularity of gdkp and amount of gold per bid increases people’s chances of swiping (swaying those on the fence). It’s a classic feedback loop. Sorry you’re not bright enough to see it.

Awwwwww you’re so mad! Funny how pro gdkp people always claim skill when buying the best gear in the game with quest greens on. When you have no argument, you result to personal insults. Even if I’m trash at the game at least I didn’t buy gear, yikes! Stay fuming LOL.

Amazon has some great selections of textbooks and reference guides on logic. I’d start with the beginner ones.

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A feedback loop isn’t based off assumptions like you’re making. A feedback loop is based off fact. You’re evidently a moron who doesn’t understand a concept you’re trying to use.

I don’t have to claim skill, my track record speaks for itself. Buying gear with gold is nothing but another loot system.

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Not assumptions. Blizzard has the numbers and told us this, and has been happening with increasing volatility. The bots were increasing and the gold spent per item was increasing. It was a problem enough for the game that Blizzard had to do something about it. The proof is in the testimonies from the players, blizzard, and the whines of people who got their degen taken away from them.

You keep strawmanning. This isn’t just buying gear with gold and you know that. Weak and dishonest. Yikes. It would be another loot system if not for RMT feeding back into it. Wanna know why it wasn’t popular back in the day? Blizzard used to punish bots and rmt way more often. When people have better access to rmt, they’ll do it more often. It’s law of averages.

All of this seems above you, so why don’t you go back to having your “track record speaking for itself” because clearly you can’t speak very well for yourself.

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