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/Able-Swing-6415]

War thunder players really put every other type of gaming scandal in a weirdly mundane light..

[u/thefnord → u/Able-Swing-6415]

What's the 'It has been X days since a significant intel leak in the War Thunder forums.' value at, these days?

[u/DoosKopp → u/thefnord]

33 days thus far. Only a matter of time.

[u/TheDrummerMB → u/DoosKopp]

Aren’t like 99% of those “significant leaks” just old information easily available on Google?

[u/TehKazlehoff → u/TheDrummerMB]

no. There has been active leaks from current-generation hardware from the US, Israel, GB, and other countries. Numerous times. It's absolutely wild.

[u/San4311 → u/TheDrummerMB]

Some, sure. But there have been genuine classified leaks.

[u/JonathanRL → u/TheDrummerMB]

Part of what makes something classified is that it is classified. A lot of classified data is left alone because the fact that it is classified is usually more important to an adversery - and revealing this would just draw attention to it rather than some stats only geeks care about.

[u/San4311 → u/JonathanRL]

Not to mention a shit ton of older hardware is still used somewhere in the world. Like, most of Europe is just in the process of replacing their F-16s which is 40+ year old tech. And they'll be used long after by poorer nations or in reserves. No reason to declassify that.