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Blizzard fires employee who used GM powers to one-shot WoW bosses

Blizzard has fired a World of Warcraft employee who used game master (GM) abilities to instantly kill bosses in a Mythic+ run. Combat logs posted to Reddit and a player's admission on Twitch identified the incidents. Blizzard says the action was the single employee's violation and that it will discipline complicit player accounts.

• Employee fired for using GM ability to insta-kill bosses
• Evidence from combat logs and a Twitch admission
• Blizzard calls it a single-employee violation
• Complicit player accounts will face action