WoW: Forever players blast streamer over illegal gold

Blizzard is facing fresh criticism over how it handles real-money gold trading in World of Warcraft: Forever, and the flashpoint is a popular Classic streamer named Ziqo. Ahead of a 100,000 dollar beta dueling tournament set for October 17, he accepted large sums of gold from level-one characters on stream. In one clip he received 380 gold, an enormous amount for a beta that had been live only two weeks, and said aloud that the figure could not possibly be legitimate before taking the trade anyway. Another clip showed him accepting 175 gold from a different low-level character. Players quickly argued the pattern looked like buying an edge.

Community manager Kaivax posted Blizzard stance on September 28 without naming anyone, saying the studio has always acted on sellers and will increasingly act on buyers too, removing illicit gold and possibly closing accounts. Ziqo says his gains were stripped, but he has faced no further punishment so far. Many players insist he knew the gold was dirty and should be treated like any ordinary account, with some demanding a tournament ban or a permanent suspension to make an example. The Forever beta runs until October 21 and launches in full on November 4.

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Sources

• GameSpot

Where this story ran: one outlet on 29 September 2026. The summary above is written by GamersGuild; the links go to the original reports.

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