So twinks are back in the lower bgs again

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Has something changed that I am unaware off exactly?

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It’s a glitch/workaround.

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You misspelled “exploit.”

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That too.

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Is it really an offense so bad that it would warrant a ban under “exploit?”

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It’s doing something that Blizzard specifically designed to not happen, so I’d probably say yes.

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Hmmm. shrugs I guess I just don’t see it as bad as those who were gaining stuff like the XP potions or whatnot. But I see your point.

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If I tell you that you are only allowed to be in a certain room and you find a way to get into a different room… that is bad.

Maybe not the best example, but it’s the best I got on a Sunday morning.

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There are multiple theories and possible explanations.

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There are certainly varying degrees of exploit, and it probably wouldn’t warrant a permanent ban. It’s still unintended though, so the developers could decide to take action if they want. It’s possible that they’re waiting to fix the problem before doing anything, or even that they could end up deeming it so insignificant a bug that they won’t bother with suspensions/bans.

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That’s fair. Good points. Thanks. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Yes, yes it is.

Well maybe not a ban, but an least a suspension.

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Luckily for them Blizzard doesn’t actually ban anyone anymore.

suspension ≠ ban

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They’re using an addon to freeze experience I believe. And of course with some classes at low level (arcane mage and fury warrior) you don’t even need to be a twink to wreck.

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It’s an exploit of how numbers work to get your character be really good requiring little effort to kill a non-twink. So an unfair advantage.

I guess they found a work around to get back into general pop, lawl.

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And zero response from blizzard. Classic…

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This has been happening since Vanilla. They didn’t consider it a ban then and they probably won’t do it now. They’ll just change the rules yet again. It’s a never ending cycle and levelers will always be complaining. Best bet is to out level the bracket and go into a new one OR reach max level. Problem solved.

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an employee isn’t going to track you down and give you a personal update on everything you think you need to know.

Perhaps the blue responses in this thread will hold you over until the carrier pigeon arrives.

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You are misunderstanding the problem.
They are using an exploit to get around a system that separates xp off players from xp on players.
This isn’t just run of the mill Vanilla twinks, they are actually abusing a bug to get matched with normal players.

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The solution to the twink exploit problem: Put twinks back into the regular bracket so that both teams can expect to have them rather than only the team with dedicated cheaters.