In an earlier editorial, ZAM explored the possible reasons why Blizzard hasn't fully embraced WoW as an e-sport to the extent of other game publishers. Nevertheless, the top guilds that consistently battle for PvE dominance are well-known throughout the hardcore raiding community, followed by tens of thousands of fans around the world. Professionally-backed PvE raiding is a bit less prevalent among the "e-sport" industry than you might expect, given the size and international success of World of Warcraft. Hardcore WoW raiding is a deeply-competitive form of gameplay at the "world-first" level. It's a subject that admittedly riles up the community, especially among fans who disagreed with Ensidia's actions in the past (more on that later). As we've already seen in both forums and blogs, community opinion regarding the issue is commonly voiced without weighing both sides.
INSIDIA WOWHEAD UPDATE
ZAM's main goal, in this editorial, is to update readers regarding the facts surrounding recent events. The WoW blogosphere ignited with scathing debates and talks of scandal-but more importantly, the community raised some fundamental and significant questions about raid design, as well.
Shortly after, we learned that Ensidia did employ the exploit, and-regardless of the players' intent or ignorance-Blizzard revoked the achievement and slapped a 72-hour ban on guild.
Around the same time, Blizzard announced an emergency hotfix to address a bug that allowed players to exploit the Lich King encounter, significantly reducing its difficulty.
INSIDIA WOWHEAD PATCH
The release of patch 3.3.2 last week-including the final chapter of the "Fall of the Lich King" endgame content in Icecrown Citadel-ushered in an especially-prominent event in WoW's living history who would be the first to defeat the infamous Lich King? As many predicted, professional raiding guild Ensidia claimed the world's first 25-man kill. At the national and international levels, only the best guilds compete for "World First" raiding achievements (a few of which actually earn a living playing WoW by picking up corporate sponsorship deals). At the "local" level, these are the top-rated guilds on your server the guilds that consistently earn the "Server First" achievements for endgame raid content. But there is another aspect to competition in the world's most-popular MMO a group of elite, hardcore players-many who train at the "professional" level-trying to make their way to the top of PvE gameplay. When the average World of Warcraft player thinks of "competitive" gameplay, PvP/Arena is probably the first thing that comes to mind. This isn't the first time we've seen world-class raiding guilds lose their "World First" achievements due to "exploiting a bug or game mechanics," but Ensidia's recent scandal is rife with controversy.
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