Few players got their hands on the Mists of Pandaria Classic raid bosses way before they were supposed to be available, and Blizzard wasn’t having any of it. Yep, some managed to kill bosses in Mogu’Shan Vaults early, and that caused a bit of a stir.
Blizzard acted fast, shutting down access to those bosses and suspending the accounts of players who took advantage of the glitch. These suspensions aren’t permanent but will keep those players out during the raid’s actual launch period. Interestingly, World Bosses like Sha of Anger and Galleon will be available early too, going live alongside the raid. Still, they won’t drop the coveted Tier 14 gear until the first weekly reset after the Heart of Fear raid opens. So, don’t expect to score the best loot just yet.
Due to an issue earlier today, players were briefly able to encounter World Bosses in Mists of Pandaria Classic ahead of their originally scheduled release. We quickly returned the game to its intended state, and we’re now going to release World Bosses early for everyone. Sha of Anger and Galleon will become available again starting today when the Mogu’shan Vaults raid opens properly at 3:00 p.m. PDT.
Please note: The World Bosses did not have the ability to drop Tier 14 raid gear when they were briefly available earlier today, and they will not drop Tier 14 gear until after the first weekly content reset following the release of the Heart of Fear raid. We advise players to not use bonus rolls on Sha of Anger unless you’re hoping for PvP gear. Again, Sha of Anger will not drop any PvE gear until the first weekly content reset following the Heart of Fear raid.
Mogu’Shan Vaults
Due to the same bug earlier today, the Mogu’shan Vaults raid was briefly accessible to players before being closed, and a very small group of players were able to kill bosses inside. To address this, we’ve identified all of the accounts that gained early access to the raid and were found to have killed a boss, and all have been temporarily suspended. The suspensions are long enough to keep them out for a few hours—a timeframe that will include the first clears of Mogu’shan Vaults.
We take fair play seriously. We believe that this is a case where the open raid was clearly unintended, and those who exploit such situations should gain no advantage from doing so.
Here’s Blizzard’s official take: they quickly fixed the bug that let players encounter World Bosses ahead of schedule and will officially release those bosses early for everyone when Mogu’shan Vaults opens at 3:00 p.m. PDT. However, the World Bosses won’t drop Tier 14 raid gear until after the first weekly content reset following Heart of Fear’s release. Also, a heads up, bonus rolls on Sha of Anger won’t get you PvE gear until then, just PvP stuff.
About the Mogu’Shan Vaults raid itself, Blizzard found a small group who managed to kill bosses during the unintended early access. Those accounts got temporary suspensions just long enough to keep them out for the first official raid clears. Blizzard emphasized that fair play matters and exploiting unintended access won’t give anyone an edge.
Yikes, I wonder what went wrong in the code that let bosses out early? Guess Blizzard’s got their hands full patching this up. It’s kinda wild to see raids open early, but it’s good they’re keeping things fair.
