It absolutely is, which is why they’re making a point to remove it from the game.
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If it was an exploit, they would have banned people for doing it as they have done in the past. Try harder.
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All i care about is being able to level via BG spam.
Boosting is not a cancer. Back in vanilla thousands traded boosting with friends. It was a fun part of having a max geared toon. Entire aspect removed bc blizz can’t fix other issues. Op made a valid point.
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People aren’t always banned for exploiting unintended things in the game. You try harder.
I don’t think modern day boostin is an exploit but definitely not what bliz imagined. To call it an exploit would have to mean that there’s something unintended with programming that people are abusing. Now if someone is getting to a spot where they can’t be hit but can still dmg mobs then I would throw out exploit. Just my take based on how I’ve seen them characterize exploiting in the past.
Blizzard insert a paid char boost microtransaction then get rid of boosting and rfd so the only option left to level is the very slow questing route. Make of that what you will. This is a step toward retail and the motivation Is to push you toward their new micro transactions imo. They didn’t get rid of boosting services, they just got rid of the competition to their boosting service.
So you want start over for the 5th time and complain about playing the game a 5th time???
No I want them not to ruin it so I can keep playing and enjoying this version.
Why would they NOT want to get rid of “competing” services… that exist literally in their own game?
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because the solution (if you want to avoid making the same mistakes that ruined wow last time) is to ban rmt
Not to embrace it and ban the competition.
Yes, yes it was. “Boosting” or what we used to call “power levelling” was ALWAYS an aspect of the game.
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How do you propose they completely remove any opportunity for RMT?
WoW has foundational problems that are not going to be solved by banning rmt, or changing the power leveling concept, or fixing a ton of the other myriad of problems that exist.
But seriously. What is wrong with them preventing competing services in their own game? How is THAT the thing that you think shouldn’t be happening here?
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Blizzard operating their own rmt is imo the main reason they ruined wow the first time. It led to in game shop, wow token, changing the game so you need gold to buy legendaries instead of them dropping and then lowering how much gold you get playing the game to push you toward it (Diablo immortal strats). Retail wow is a cesspool because it’s entirely governed by a philosophy to push you toward micro transactions. Blizzards original classic was good cause you pay your ur sub and get a free uncorrupted game experience. Blizzard inserted their own rmt over the year under the guise of replacing community rmt events to make it operate better but the game got much worse every time they did and here we are
Going down the exact same stupid path again.
This is why I think banning or attempting to ban rmt is better than blizzard embracing it and banning the competition. Allowing blizzard to run the rmt is like putting the lions in charge of the zoo. They won’t be able to stop themselves more aggressively exploiting you for money and ruining wow because of it.
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I’m all for holding companies accountable, but Blizzard is (currently) deciding to not put in various paid-for services that were in original Lich King.
Can they do it, yes, it is their game. It doesn’t make it right. People power leveling/boosting/whatever you want to call it isn’t the problem here. It is a problem they fabricated to push the changes and say they fixed it. The real problem is the massive botting. They will not fix the botting because it brings in revenue.
Their solution is, “hey we are fixing RMT”. This does ZERO to fix the core issue. Blizzard as a whole has neglected this since day 1. They do not want to fix botting. It is revenue.
Everyone complaining over power leveling / boosting as if this is something completely new and has only happened in classic.
no point in arguring with that one, they lack critical thinking skills, common sense, or even an understanding of what words mean, save your breath they are to stupid to understand anything besides their own incessant stupidity
Yeah, micro transactions are a travesty to gameplay design pushed by executives who are too short-sighted to realize long-term gains in favor of quick bucks for their quarterly bonuses. See: Diablo Immortal.
I really don’t see what preventing leveling services from people inside the game has to do with Blizzard selling their own gold inside the game. The boost to 70 is pay-to-skip the content. The fact that it is desirable at all is a foundational issue with how the game is played, which can’t be fixed.
I’ll say you’re more right about the botting Ookrim. Because, yes, bots are a parasite on the game.
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I mean, with how many mobile games essentially rely on these transactions to support the team behind the game, why would you think Diablo would be any different?
I would argue the desire has nothing to do with the foundation of the game - it is a direct reflection of people and their need to have things immediately. Same-day shipping, one-day shipping, tracking information, etc. We, as a population, are becoming more and more dependent on instantaneous gratification, and World of Warcraft is no exception to this.