A World of Warcraft player has already hit level 80 on Wrath of the Lich King Classic. Less than nine hours after servers went live with the new World of Warcraft Classic expansion, a world first raider was the first to reach the new level cap, though his methods have left some players angry.World of Warcraft raider and two-time world first tile-holder Naowh was the player who claimed the accolade for cruising to level 80. Naowh is a member of Echo, one of the major world first World of Warcraft raiding guilds who most recently claimed victory over the Jailer in Shadowlands.RELATED: World of Warcraft Selling Frostmourne Replica Sword on the Blizzard Gear StoreNaowh reached level 80 on his Paladin in less than nine hours from Wrath of the Lich King Classic’s launch. He accomplished this with the help of a couple of friends who would summon him across Northrend for rapid travel, and by farming an Elite spawn who summons an endless army of zombies who give experience when they despawn. He also multiboxed with several other level 1 characters, who he killed off to gain maximum group experience bonuses. This method gave him the near-two million experience an hour he needed to pull off the feat.

While many World of Warcraft Classic fans applauded Naowh on his swift and efficient power leveling process, others spat at his efforts, claiming he cheated to earn the title. They claim that by using the despawn exploit and mob tagging, Naowh, who is primarily a retail World of Warcraft player, robbed actual Classic players of the world first title. Many disgruntled players are calling for Naowh’s title to be revoked, and for Blizzard to ban his account or server rollback his character to an earlier level.

While multiboxing –running multiple game clients at the same time– is banned in some MMORPGs, it is technically not against the Terms of Service for World of Warcraft. Experience-farming exploits are also frowned upon, but the fact this one in particular has not been patched out in over a decade suggests Blizzard does not consider it to be a bannable offense.

At the end of the day, players have been using the method Naowh used for years, and despite mixed feelings on the victory, it is a victory nonetheless. If Naowh’s world first power leveling achievement has done anything, it has highlighted the lingering animosity between retail and Classic World of Warcraft players. If World of Warcraft seeks to foster a better community, it would be prudent to address those misgivings, rather than let them fester into toxicity.

World of Warcraft and Wrath of the Lich King Classic are available on PC.

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