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Blizzard Cracks Down on Gold Selling in WoW Classic Forever

Original: Blizzard Cracks Down on Gold Selling in World of Warcraft Forever — and Streamers Are in the Firing Line World of Warcra

Blizzard is targeting gold selling in World of Warcraft: Classic Forever, a practice that has plagued the game since launch. The enforcement appears to extend to prominent streamers, sparking debate in the gaming community over how far the company will go and whether popular content creators are being unfairly singled out or held to the same rules as everyone else.

Why now: Blizzard's enforcement against gold selling, reportedly including well-known streamers, is provoking discussion among players about fairness and the future of the game's economy.

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• Blizzard Cracks Down on Gold Selling in World of Warcraft Forever — and Streamers Are in the Firing Line World of Warcraft: Classic has had a gold selling problem for its entire existence, but with Forever, Blizzard seems hard-set on reversing that trend, and some streamers are… · gamewire@gamefan.net · 2

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