Alright, since season 1 just ended, I would like to talk about the ammount of boosting that has been going on in the EU 3v3 ladder.
First of all, according to the in-game billboard, there are #93 spots that are avaiable for gladiator.
Before going further into this, I think its really wierd that Blizzard doesn’t even have an own authentic ladder, like we had 15 years ago? Wierd.
However, according to ‘Ironforge.pro’ ‘Check-tbc’, where you are able to see teams, members, placing and rating - you can just check the top #93 teams daily.
If you are going through the ladder, there are approximately 10 teams that only contains 1 member. Those 10 teams have one thing in common, so to speak.
All the previous members consists of Xandyn-Gehennas and Zunni-Gehennas.
Now to the problem, where I think - effort, investigation and consequences should be taken.
What these players are doing is boosting ‘clients’ to gladiator in the 3v3 bracket. They are getting paid in gold. I have even been in contact with the players and pretending to be interested to see how they are doing their business.
So, they are getting paid in gold, which they are later selling for real-life money. Since blizzard seemingly doesnt want to handle the problem (or if its a grey zone, if its against ToS or not) I just have some questions.
First, why for the sake of God are you allowing a 3v3 team with only 1 member in the team to be eligible for a title? If a team should be eligible for a title, it should consist 3 members that are all within the required rating.
Now, for example: If someone leaves the team, and there are less than 2 team members that doesnt have the rating requirement for the title. The team should be non-eligible.
If you can’t keep this in controll, implement personal rating. Like there is in retail, and give players title on a %-based ladder.
Next. I have been a paying customer of your services since almost 15 years now.
I have been playing WoW-arena since TBC, by that I can tell I’m speaking for experience.
So, regarding the gameplay of the boosts.
What you first are offered when you are buying the boost is that you are playing your own character. In other words “selfplay”.
However, if this turns out not working out, and the boost isn’t going as well as Xandyn and Zunni likes will say, so called ‘changes’ will be made.
From here, they are taking control of the ‘clients’ character and doing a non-selfplay boost anymore.
I have been facing Xandyn and Zunni for weeks on the ladder, with different ‘clients’ that have paid a boost, night time, day time, mid day, early evening - you name it. Most of their clients are rogues, however, the difference in terms of gameplay from the ‘client’ are selfplaying vs. when it is played from another booster is absolutely ridicoulus.
You can clearly tell the difference from game to game. It is like having Leo Messi playing in disguise for your local town football team.
Next up, regarding this problem. Isn’t it ANYTHING that blizzard can do against this? There must be a way to check IP-adress and from where the characters are being logged in from, and from what PC etc.
This is HURTING the ladder, and all of the players that are playing the game, and are fighting on the ladder. It’s an absolute DISGRACE. Well tbh, I hadnt excpected more from these players anyways.
Those players (Xandyn and Zunni) are taking away up to 10 spots for people on the 3v3 ladder, paying customers, that fighting hard for Gladiator spots. It’s unfair and it’s disgusting.
There must be something that can be done against this boosting for the upcoming season 2.