so i just heard about this crazy incident in world of warcraft where a dev was caught using forbidden magicks to help a party of players insta-kill some mythic+ dungeon bosses. i mean, i've heard of getting help from friends in high places, but this is on a whole other level. apparently, the dev was using a spell called "area death (test)" to take down a tough boss, and it was all caught on combat logs.



i'm not gonna lie, my first reaction was that it's kinda harsh that the dev got fired over it. i mean, it's just a game, right? but at the same time, i get why blizzard would take it seriously. world of warcraft is one of those games where people pour their hearts and souls into being good at it, and cheating can be a major buzzkill. plus, it's not like the dev was just giving their friends a little nudge - they were straight up using forbidden spells to get an unfair advantage.



it's also worth noting that blizzard is taking action against the player accounts that were involved in the incident, which is fair. if you're gonna cheat, you should be prepared to face the consequences. and it's not like blizzard didn't have a system in place to catch this kind of thing - apparently, all use of dev tools and spells is logged and monitored, so it was only a matter of time before they got caught.



what's really interesting to me is that this incident happened around the same time that microsoft (blizzard's owner) was laying off thousands of devs. and let's be real, it's pretty wild that this dev got fired for using forbidden spells, while other devs are getting let go for no reason at all. it'sRead more: Full article on www.rockpapershotgun.com

What do you think about this?