Blizzard co-lead Mike Ybarra courts controversy selling WoW dungeon runsun
(Windows Phone Central)

World of Warcraft`s own developers seem out of touch. World of Warcraft is a game on the ropes. Over 17 years old, the game remains immensely profitable for Activision Blizzard, but its popularity has started to wane for various reasons. Disregarding the fact Blizzard is embroiled in a massive legal drama with the state of California, owing to discriminatory workplace allegations — World of Warcraft is just a downright bad game as of 2021. Weak writing, poor investment, slow updates, and an irredeemably toxic gameplay environment fostered by Blizzard`s own design decisions have left the game in turmoil. Final Fantasy XIV and Amazon`s New World have seen a wealth of interest this year, at least partially on the back of World of Warcraft`s continued failure. As if that wasn`t enough, former Microsoft staffer Mike Ybarra courted controversy on social media, advertising his own personal guild`s sale of dungeon runs. These cost anywhere up to 300,000 in-game gold as per his own adver...