Blizzard's Crackdown On Chinese Gold Farmers In World Of Warcraft

Only a few days after Ebay kicked all of the sellers auctioning virtual goods, off their auction site, Blizzard decided they needed to take some action as well to stem the flow of real money trading for virtual goods in their popular online game, World of Warcraft.

This comes upon the heels of Blizzard's actions last year when they banned close to 60, 000 World of Warcraft accounts for terms of service violations. This year it is going to be the gold farmers who are on the run. Blizzard announced the following on their WoW forums:

As many of you know, the latest content patch, along with many great new content additions, contains technical counter-measures designed to combat in-game gold spamming. Our efforts to reduce in-game abuse and create a fun, safe environment for everyone are never-ending.

With that said, we felt that it was important to share with the community just how serious we are in our efforts to combat this type of abuse. Blizzard has filed a federal lawsuit against the operators of Peons4hire, a popular gold-selling organization which many of you have no doubt seen advertised. As part of the lawsuit, the operators of Peons4hire have been asked to immediately cease all in-game spamming efforts by all entities and websites under their control.

If this organization refuses to act accordingly, further legal action will be taken. We'll be sure to keep you posted on the progress of this topic. - Source: forums.worldofwarcraft.com

By: Emma Martin

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Emma Martin is an avid gamer. Read her review of Derek's Gold Farming Guide if you want to jumpstart your gold and loot gathering in World of Warcraft. Check out World of Warcraft Players Guides for even more reviews.