New Anti-Boosting Mechanics from Enemies inside Dungeons on Burning Crusade Classic

Wrath Posted 2022/07/25 at 12:43 PM by Rokman

Joyous Journeys Experience Buff going liveNew Anti-Boosting Mechanics

Enemies inside Stratholme are using Knockdown, stunning Paladins. This stun is working through Divine Shield and Free Action Potion.

Enemies are teleporting to Mages inside Shadow Labyrinth after being slowed and rooted a certain number of times.

Enemies inside Maraudon become immune to all slow and root effects after a certain amount of time, similar to how it functions on Season of Mastery realms.

Many Dungeons have mechanics to stop Mages and Paladins from Boosting, more examples are coming in. Using ledges and walls to kite and to "reset mobs" will have them teleport to you.

Mages putting Portals down outside of Shadow Labyrinth and leavingGroups outside of Slave Pens. Screenshot from LennyBlue Post from June 21 announcing the upcoming changes

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One of the most common pieces of feedback we’ve received (and observed ourselves in our own adventures) is the concern about pervasive sales of dungeon boosting services in-game. It often overpowers chat with advertisements and makes certain channels hard to use for their intended purpose.

It’s also no secret that the gold from many boosting groups is used for illicit activities such as Real-Money Trading (RMT), as much of the gold that players pay to boosters is then sold for real money back to other players.

Now that we’ve seen the final major content release of Burning Crusade Classic, we will soon adjust the behavior of creatures in most dungeons (including the new dungeons coming in Wrath of the Lich King Classic) to make it significantly more difficult to endlessly snare and kite enemies. Additionally, we will implement a reduction to group XP earned when there is large disparity between player levels in the same group.

We’ve experimented with similar changes to most dungeons on our Season of Mastery servers, and we’ve found these changes to be very effective at reducing the efficiency of boosting groups. We plan to roll out these adjustments to Burning Crusade Classic realms at the same time as the Joyous Journeys XP buff 2, which should happen sometime in the next few weeks. Stay tuned for more information about that and when you can expect to see these changes hit live servers.

This is also a good opportunity to remind everyone that spamming chat channels with advertisements for boosting services outside of dedicated Trade channels is against the Terms of Service, and you should take every opportunity to report players that you see advertising for boosting services in channels such as General and Looking For Group.

We’re really looking forward to players joining us very soon in the Wrath of the Lich King Classic Beta, and hope to be able to share more about that very very soon as well!

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Comment by ramajukoWas this added to all dungeons or just these two? I still see a ton of mages in Maraudon for example.Comment by simlol12Fantastic news!Comment by XalsferCrazy how after years they decide to fix boosting. Not saying it was a good thing but took so long for a solution. I guarantee we will see blizzard selling unlimited character boosts compared to the 1 per account before.Comment by definelucidHaha, get rekt!Comment by RokmanWas this added to all dungeons or just these two? I still see a ton of mages in Maraudon for example.Comment by AquinasMara mobs go immune to slow after 30s. KekwComment by damocles450Was this added to all dungeons or just these two? I still see a ton of mages in Maraudon for example.Comment by JupedxDoing something 2 years later they shouldve done soonerComment by apedosmilLook, I don't play classic so maybe I don't know what I'm talking about, but is boosting the problem or real money trading the problem?

I think there's a more direct solution somewhere. /shrugComment by ScironWhy add a stun to the mobs in Stratholme? What about the Paladins just making gold for themselves? If you want to destroy boosting then just have the mobs give 10-20% of the experience when there is over a 10 level difference between party membersComment by tronkleswatch out its the fun policeComment by ramajukoLook, I don't play classic so maybe I don't know what I'm talking about, but is boosting the problem or real money trading the problem?

I think there's a more direct solution somewhere. /shrugComment by Bigman1182Incoming removing the 1 boost per account restriction.Comment by tronklesLook, I don't play classic so maybe I don't know what I'm talking about, but is boosting the problem or real money trading the problem?

I think there's a more direct solution somewhere. /shrugComment by DarkFrostLordLmao what about the dungeon groups going into these dungeons and getting screwed by the nerfsComment by tronklesLmao what about the dungeon groups going into these dungeons and getting screwed by the nerfsComment by xareiusWhy add a stun to the mobs in Stratholme? What about the Paladins just making gold for themselves? If you want to destroy boosting then just have the mobs give 10-20% of the experience when there is over a 10 level difference between party membersComment by MaiiruI may be in the minority, but I'm actually happy about these changes. I love leveling, and with all these boosts around its been impossible to get normal groups to run dungeons for quests etc. Hope this will change it :)Comment by RazorsEdgesfinally, great day for fair playersComment by RawboneGood about time they stopped that nonsense

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