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Pros and cons of "boosting" in World of Warcraft

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There are a huge number of topics about which the World of Warcraft community cannot come to a common decision. And this is not surprising, because the MMORPG from Blizzard is liked by many different players: some love PvE, others role-playing, others are fond of PvP, and others are engaged in collecting collections, and so on. Among all these issues, there are exceptional problems that are discussed especially heatedly and endlessly, among them is the topic of “boosting”.:cut: Boosting in WoW What is boosting? In games, this word can have several meanings, but in most cases it means that a skilled player helps a less skilled user, allowing him to obtain some rewards that he would not otherwise be able to obtain without this help. In WoW, this could be a low-level character that an experienced player guides through dungeons on his own so that he can quickly accumulate the necessary experience points and level up. There can also be an entire raid group that takes one or more additional characters with them so that they can be present when killing difficult bosses, receive achievements, equipment, vehicles and other loot. There is also boosting in PvP, where groups of players help a not very skilled person increase his rating in PvP or quickly gain the required number of victories on battlefields and arenas. This gives the player access to powerful weapons and strong equipment, which are now useful in PvE, as well as other rewards such as achievements, titles and vehicles. Boosting is in demand when playing at the maximum level, where particularly prestigious rewards are available, such as achievements and titles for defeating Mythic raid bosses or weapons and vehicles for increasing the PvP rating. Basically, these services are provided for in-game gold or other digital values, which means they do not raise any complaints and are allowed, but there are also less legal methods of payment using real money, which is no longer approved by developers. The topic of boosting divided the community into two opposing camps. Some believe that this is quite normal, and if the player has resources, whatever they are - in-game or real - then he is free to spend them at his discretion, including making the game easier or receiving those rewards that would otherwise be are achievable to them. Others believe that this approach deprives the game of its very meaning, because a person receives rewards bypassing the planned gameplay, which reduces the pleasure of achieving them, goes against the very essence of entertainment, and is also dishonest towards ordinary people who have achieved everything through their own labor . However, even famous WoW personalities are not shy about using the services of boosters to receive rewards. For example, a few months ago, the streamer Naguura found herself in a scandalous situation, who purchased a boosting service in PvP up to 2400 rating points in the arena in order to get a powerful weapon of level 233 for PvE, without being at all embarrassed about it. Despite the fact that she paid with gold received during a similar boost in Ny'alotha, this outraged some of her viewers to such an extent that they organized real persecution in the comments to videos and streams, social networks, and even directly in the game, which continues to this day. Advantages and disadvantages Service providers and their customers have a number of reasons for using boosting, including: Boosting as a source of income: Few players like to accumulate gold through normal gaming methods, and in this case, providing services becomes a way of earning money in which you not only do what you like, but also help other people. Boosting as a commodity: rich players can spend accumulated gold to purchase valuables that they really need, but which they cannot get in normal situations, so the currency does not sit in storage, but brings benefits and participates in the economy. Above all, WoW is a social game, so players often need to enlist the help of other people. Buying a portal from a magician or purchasing enhancements from a skilled enchanter is not considered boosting, although in both cases the client buys from the seller a certain product or service that he himself does not have the necessary skills to obtain on his own. Those who consider boosting evil find counterarguments against its existence in the game, for example: Pay2Win: Some people consider boosting literally “Pay2Win”, since now in current WoW you can use a token to purchase in-game gold for real money, and then use it to buy yourself items, a rating, or a place in a raid. Devaluation of Prestige: Some achievements, items and titles in WoW are rare and are intended only for the strongest players, demonstrating their outstanding skills and merits, and the acquisition of such awards by ordinary people devalues them, devoid of any meaning and is unfair. Also, a lot of problems are caused not only by the boosting itself, but also by its advertising in chat channels or the group search tool, which significantly complicates the search for people.