I have not alluded to that. I have said that Blizzard allows and endorses it. That is true as per their own policy, which I linked above.
I have not used the word “official” in any of my posts, and I have only said “boosting” once to describe the advertisement of it which Blizzard allows per their policy.
So maybe don’t gaslight? Just quote what you want to respond to and respond to that.
I don’t disagree with any of that.
I don’t really have an issue with the rules that Blizzard have established or how players choose to act and operate in the game in accordance with the rules.
If some players want to provide boosts for gold, and some other players want to buy boosts for gold, and both parties act in accordance with Blizzard’s rules, then I have zero quarrels with that.
My quarrels lies with Blizzard’s position on the matter. I expect them to oversee that players act in accordance with their established rules, and that if they don’t, then Blizzard makes right of what’s wrong for all parties involved.
And I am critical of Blizzard, because I don’t think they do that, and I think that’s a disservice to their players. They poison the well.
And from our player perspective, I think it portrays how few consumer rights protections we have in WoW, and how poor they are.
No.
Again, I don’t care how players operate within the free market that Blizzard have created, so long as they do so within the boundaries of the rules that Blizzard have established.
All I expect from Blizzard in that regard is to actually enforce their rules and to repair any wrongdoings for all parties involved.
Beyond that – and which has nothing to do with boosting itself – I expect Blizzard to take responsibility for their own monetary currency exchange and ensure the safety and security of the platform where all trade involving that currency takes place.
That is not a lot to ask for. It’s the bare minimum we would demand in real life anywhere involving money – that it is handled safely and securely. That holds true for your local supermarket as it holds true for your personal bank and the casino downtown. And it should also hold true for World of Warcraft.
But there shouldn’t be a grey market.
World of Warcraft is Blizzard’s intellectual property. They own all of it. They create all the rules. Those rules should exist to ensure that there is no grey market, because every form of behavior should clearly be covered by the rules, so that players know which rules to play by. And it’s Blizzard’s job to enforce their own rules. And if they do so, then players can play and navigate the game without the fear of consequences, because Blizzard’s rules and their enforcement of them provides a safe and secure environment.
I mean, it’s a mass market triple A video game by a world-leading game developer we’re talking about here, not the local market in Cairo, Egypt.