The Trade of Gold and Power Leveling

Once upon the release of World of Warcraft, WoW Power Leveling is known to the world, almost at the same time. This is a virtual good in the real world. Many companies have emerged offering World of Warcraft Power Leveling services very early and have profited a lot from it as well as the trade of gold, generating a market for the trading of accounts with well-equipped characters. The highest noted World of Warcraft account trade was for £5000 in early September 2007.

The practice of buying or selling gold in World of Warcraft is seen as highly controversial. And so does WoW Power Leveling. On February 21, 2008, Blizzard released a statement concerning the consequences of buying gold. Blizzard considered that an “alarmingly high” proportion of all gold bought originates from “hacked” accounts. It is said that a few customers who had paid for character leveling services had found their accounts compromised months later, with all items stripped and sold for virtual gold. The article noted that leveling service companies often used “disruptive hacks … which can cause realm performance and stability issues”. These cases do sometimes occur so it is necessary to choose an honest leveler.