World of Warcraft Community Discovers Potential Insider Raiding Scandal

The World of Warcraft community is on high alert as Blizzard looks into allegations that one of its game masters (GMs) may have granted an unfair advantage to a player during a timed Mythic dungeon run.

The situation came to light when a Reddit user, u/Acrobatic_Pianist688, shared their findings. While browsing Warcraft Logs, a site that tracks detailed stats for dungeons and raids, they noticed something unusual in a run of Nexus Point Xenas on Mythic difficulty with a +23 key. For those not in the know, Mythic dungeons can be made more challenging using keystones, with higher numbers indicating tougher content. A +23 key might sound intimidating, but it’s relatively manageable; the current record for Nexus Point Xenas is a +25. Completing a +23 in 29:43 is not out of the ordinary, especially with a 30-minute time limit and a record of 24:34.

What raised eyebrows was the speed at which this dungeon was cleared. According to Warcraft Logs, the trash mobs before the final boss, Lothraxion, were defeated at 27:57, leaving just two minutes to take him down. Lothraxion fell surprisingly fast, thanks to an ability labeled “Death Touch.” Moments later, the last mob needed to complete the key was eliminated in a rather peculiar manner.

While I’m not timing Mythic +23 runs myself, it seems off.

Players suspect that a Blizzard GM intervened to instantly kill that last enemy. The ability “Area Death (TEST)” is not something players can use; its tooltip states, “Kills all enemies in a 30 yard radius. Cheater.” This ability was reportedly cast by a character named Daijosai, who wasn’t part of the five-player party. The most plausible explanation, aside from some sort of impossible hack, is that a GM was present in the dungeon and, noticing the group was about to fail, stepped in to help.

Things get even stranger when we look at the group composition. One of the characters, an Evoker named Schizofien, is actually a known streamer, Yara, while the Demon Hunter, Jabuka, is another streamer, Yiesus. Although neither was streaming at the time, rumors suggest this may have been a favor for a streamer the GM liked. Yiesus later did an interview where he openly admitted that a GM had cheated for them. He explained that their group was struggling in a pick-up group and was on the verge of failing the key. He mentioned being in voice chat with their “GM friend” and pleaded for assistance to avoid grinding the dungeon again. And it seems that’s exactly what happened!

“And I go to my GM friend and I’m like bro, please, can you do me a solid, can you please, this thing has like 20 million [health], just one shot? The one time? For the one time? Look, I meant no harm from it. If Blizzard wants to revoke that key or revoke my title, whatever they see fit, I don’t care. Personally, I think it was harmless. I didn’t expect him to like, do it. In hindsight, he shouldn’t have done it. He was just like, doing me a solid, cuz I fucking hate homework keys…I’m like, bro, my tank fucking up one pull, I now have to spend another 30 minutes of my life—like I’ll do it, I don’t care, I’ll do it, but I like, I’m just like f*ck it, yo bro, please, it’ll be funny.”

Yikes!

Blizzard appears to be aware of the situation and is currently investigating. A community manager confirmed that the developers are taking action.

Why is this such a big deal? For starters, World of Warcraft GMs shouldn’t be in dungeons, insta-killing bosses for players. Additionally, Mythic+ is a highly competitive environment. Each season features leaderboards where skilled players can earn in-game rewards for their performance. This incident could give certain players an unfair edge in a competitive setting. Players are also raising further questions: Has this happened before? If so, how often? Was this just a GM helping a friend, or could there have been financial incentives involved? Have previous leaderboards been affected?

The community is buzzing on social media, calling for everything from bans to the firing of the GM involved. However, the full story is still unclear. Yiesus’ account doesn’t completely align with the logs, suggesting that Lothraxion may have been manipulated in some way before the final mob he mentioned. We’ll have to wait for Blizzard to share the results of their investigation. It may sound absurd, but given the potential scandal, let’s hope this situation is as ridiculous as it seems.