Boosting nerf?

[Morx]

A while back I've heard that with the new RAF, they didn't intend for it to be used as a tool to quickly boost toons through instances at record speeds. I haven't heard anything since, but was wondering if they still intend to nerf it and when?

I'm 65 on my new pally, and I'm kind of curious how much time I have to gear up before they nerf it and my boosting dreams get shattered!! ;(

[badashh]

not nerfed yet.

[Toned]

It's nerfed in the sense that if you use a lvl 70 linked to a low lvl they won't get exp. But if you use a lvl 70 to power lvl 2 or more lowbies that are linked together it works fine.

[Caspian]

I'm 65 on my new pally, and I'm kind of curious how much time I have to gear up before they nerf it and my boosting dreams get shattered!! ;(

I am just waiting for the other shoe to drop. It will be nerfed any day now. maybe on Tuesday maintenance. I would hurry if I was you.

15 min full SM cath clears (with looting) at 1 level per clear for most of 20-40 is very nice.

[bsdll]

I watched the thread on the WoW forums where it was analysed, turned into a problem, and then said it was going to be changed. Someone complained a lot, all through, then they locked the thread.

Three weeks ago.

I have a feeling that Blizzard don't like it, have told everyone they don't like it and are working on the problem, but are going to leave it like that, at least in the short term.

My reasoning is that it's a change to something they did fully state was accepted, and that just annoyed people who bought new copies specifically because it was stated as accepted. So if they let that cycle of people go through, then kill it, no one ends up getting hurt. The complainers that it works see it's on the "we'll look into it list", the people who want it keep using it and don't make a fuss. Win/win.

Note that a high level on the linked account has never worked. The RAF is friend-level based.

** You watch, now that I've said all that they'll kill it tonight. :S

[Quix]

It works for now but is soon to be nerfed. Enjoy it while you can.

I agree with the poster above. They have waited a bit longer than I would expect it to take to fix, so the guys that bought extra accounts for boosting have less to whine about

Going forward they can fall back on the statement that it's not intended & will be fixed.

I strongly disagree with people in other threads here who indicated on these forums that this is "iffy" with respect to exploits or bans. Blue posters said it wasn't Intended & will be fixed.
If they didn't want it done they would say Don't do it.

Bottom line, enjoy it while it works but don't expect it to last.

[Toned]

You have 30days to get a refund so they can nerf all they want

[Vyndree]

I strongly disagree with people in other threads here who indicated on these forums that this is "iffy" with respect to exploits or bans.

The only time it was "iffy" was between blizz announcing "This is an unintended bug. It will be fixed" and "We will not ban those who use it before we fix it".

Before then, and after then, there was nothing "iffy" about it.

Caution regarding bans is nothing to mock at. Caution in regards to OTHER people's accounts, again, is nothing to mock either.

[Void]

even if they nerf it to hell the exp gain on the instance quests are insane. I wont mind one bit cause even tho 1 level per instance run from 10-40 is nice its def not needed. Kinda screwed myself cause when my locks hit 50 they were still wearing helm and neck from cathedral and gloves from ZF thats it heh. Next time around i geared the mages. smart idea lol

[twobztwop]

I don't know, I think it's a complicated fix. It really has only becomes an issue due to the crazy xp you get under raf accounts -- otherwise it's always been fine. Looking forward, say in wrath you're running a ramparts equivalent entry level, level 70-72 instance and a level 80 joins your party -- should your group now get minimal or zero xp because the mobs are gray to the single level 80? They probably don't want this to be the case and therefore just don't want to eliminate it across the board.

Boosting is pretty sick though. I was running my 2+2 RAF accounts through zf last night -- I can't pull large packs because I only have shaman to boost with, but even still, 500xp per mob. That's crazy even if I have to kill them one pack at a time.