WoW: Forever beta ban controversy forces Blizzard veteran to delete X account

Blizzard forced name changes and banned beta players of World of Warcraft: Forever over inappropriate usernames, affecting 0.18% of testers. Senior producer Tom Ellis urged players to "be better humans" and deleted his X account after backlash; some banned players were later reinstated.

• Blizzard forced name changes and beta bans in WoW: Forever over code-of-conduct violations
• 0.18% of beta players were removed over moderation policies, senior producer Tom Ellis said
• Ellis asked players to "be a better human" and deleted his X account after backlash
• Some previously banned players were let back into the beta with forced name changes