Recently, a new patch for World of Warcraft, titled Undermine(d), launched along with a challenge for players to achieve a world-first completion of its new raid. In so doing, guilds are often pushed to their limits, vying for the honor of being the first to defeat the final boss under the game’s hardest conditions.

Enter the guild RAoV (Random Acts of Violation), which found itself at the center of controversy when they achieved a victory using exploitative tactics by slaying the boss, Gallywix, using subpar gear. This was deemed an exploit by Blizzard, who swiftly acted to counter these actions, as noted by community manager Kaivax:

“We immediately began an investigation into these unusual kills, and we detected a group of new accounts using an exploit to cast an internal spell to kill Mythic raid bosses. Our security engineers quickly moved to stop the cheat and took action against the accounts involved.”

Moreover, the guild found a cheeky way to skirt around consequences by renaming themselves “ecnarussAeR ytilauQ VoAR”—their original name spelled backward—and successfully pulled the same exploit once again.

Despite the actions against them, the humor in their antics has sparked a tradition of mischief among the player base, reminiscent of previous gaming exploits, indicating an ongoing culture of ‘trolling for kicks’ within the World of Warcraft community.

Blizzard’s continued vigilance suggests that these exploits won’t be tolerated, but they often become focal points for community engagement and humor, serving as a reminder that competitive gaming sometimes walks a fine line between skill and creativity.