11 million gold disappears, 76,000 accounts taken down

For once, the story of missing gold has nothing to do with a deposed head of state running off with the country’s riches. It is, instead, the tale of Blizzard taking down gold farmers and their virtual spoils from the realms.

Blizzard has shut down 76,000 World of Warcraft accounts across Europe, Korea, and the United States, taking approximately 11 million gold from the realms with it.

In their official statement, Blizzard’s spokesperson Tyren said the accounts taken down “were associated with activities that violate World of Warcraft‘s Terms of Use, such as using third-party programs that allow cheating, and farming gold and items. These types of activities can severely impact the economy of a realm and the overall game enjoyment for all players.”

You can expect some unintended casualties to be a part of the number though, which means that their customer service center will get calls from people who probably weren’t farmers but were added to the list anyway. Whether farming for real-world profit is good or bad, we’ll leave that up to you. Just try and stay clean online, alright?

For once, the story of missing gold has nothing to do with a deposed head of state running off with the country’s riches. It is, instead, the tale of Blizzard taking down gold farmers and their virtual spoils from the realms.

Blizzard has shut down 76,000 World of Warcraft accounts across Europe, Korea, and the United States, taking approximately 11 million gold from the realms with it.

In their official statement, Blizzard’s spokesperson Tyren said the accounts taken down “were associated with activities that violate World of Warcraft‘s Terms of Use, such as using third-party programs that allow cheating, and farming gold and items. These types of activities can severely impact the economy of a realm and the overall game enjoyment for all players.”

You can expect some unintended casualties to be a part of the number though, which means that their customer service center will get calls from people who probably weren’t farmers but were added to the list anyway. Whether farming for real-world profit is good or bad, we’ll leave that up to you. Just try and stay clean online, alright?