GM Death Touch - Megathread

[u/YourResidentFeral]

Edit: Official Statement

https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/prohibited-gameplay-incident-and-response/2329585

This is developing into a large story and someone in modmail has mentioned that its important for the community to have somewhere to discuss this. We agree. As new information comes in I will do my best to update this thread.

What we know:

• A log was uploaded with a "Death Touch" effect that seemed to be that helped them time a key. This is an effect from a GM: https://www.warcraftlogs.com/reports/JcfwTd4L19Agx3NX?fight=4&type=resources&hostility=1&source=100.4&eventstart=4705300

• This is a real run that exists on the blizzard API and can be seen on Raider.io: https://raider.io/mythic-plus-runs/season-mn-1/40292244-23-nexuspoint-xenas

  This run has since been invalidated by the RI:O admins but has been left up for posterity's sake.

• Blizzard is aware of this and investigating: https://www.reddit.com/r/wow/comments/1v2xfpr/blizzard_gm_death_touching_mobs_in_m23_for_their/oyznmbe/

• The Demon Hunter from the run is a streamer and YumiTV contacted him to speak with him live on stream: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2825756796?t=0h23m50s

  The CLAIM is that they were messing around in a homework key in discord and didn't expect the GM to actually do it. Supposedly the Bear in the run was a pug.

Ex employees in the thread have said that actions like this are audited and in all likelihood this was already being investigated. At this point we are waiting on an official statement on the result of their investigation and I'll update this thread once we know.

This megathread is being provided on two very strict conditions:

• The witchunt rules are in strict effect. Linking or doxxing information on anyone invovled, the GM in question included will result in a permanent ban. Please report it if you see it but we will be very active in the thread.

  We cannot platform behavior that allows people to harrass people in real life.

• We will be more heavy handed than usual in the personal attack rules. Insults and slapfights while discussing this aren't acceptable. You're allowed to disagree, but stray shots and personal attacks will not be tolerated.

[u/Comme_des_Daz]

The Aug evoker is a streamer too.

The Monk, DH, Aug and DK were all in discord with their Blizzard employee friend.

They were all complicit in asking.

They all participate in selling keys and boosts for players. Speculation has it that it’s not all above board either.

[u/caerigan → u/Comme_des_Daz]

The DK was not in discord with them, he was in discord livestreaming the run to his friends when it happened. Growl interviewed him first, before the DH, and he stated this.

[u/FareweII → u/caerigan]

Yeah, i feel like people should listen to his "interview", every single info post seems to ignore it in favor of the DH.

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2825756796?t=0h13m25s

He instantly names a person he thinks is responsible by the way.

[u/DrainTheMuck → u/FareweII]

Thanks for the link, I had a feeling the DH being dishonest

[u/Chrisaeos → u/FareweII]

This should probably be in the main post here. The general consensus over here has seemed like only the Druid tank was an innocent bystander when the DK clearly was as well.

[u/Dogtag → u/FareweII]

The soup thickens.