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Blizzard banned a prominent World of Warcraft: Forever streamer after he encouraged viewers to buy in-game gold on his behalf, amid an ongoing controversy around real-money gold trading in the beta version of the upcoming MMORPG. The incident suggests Blizzard may be cracking down harder on gold-buying and RMT practices ahead of Forever's full November launch. Gold buying via third-party bot-run sites has long been a persistent problem for World of Warcraft, and the ban signals renewed enforcement efforts as the new game nears release.