On February 15, 2018, Community Manager Ornyx announced that changes were being made to the WoW MVP Program (NA). This change was implemented due to the high number of people mistaking MVPs for Blizzard staff. Their current avatars are the same as what they would have otherwise been as normal posters, with the only difference being that the frame around the avatars are green coloured. On the new forums, however, MVPs no longer post with a special avatar. The green font remains, but the cheerfully bobbing head of "Dino Bob the Avasaur" as he was sometimes called has been retired. This was stated as being part of the five year anniversary of World of Warcraft, which was also the four year anniversary of the MVP program. On November 30, 2009, Blizzard poster Zarhym announced a new avatar for the MVPs: an Ironbound Proto-Drake. Any alternate character on an MVP's account will also post with the same green font. MVPs are flagged by account, rather than by character.
Still others simply mistook MVP posters for staff members and treated them accordingly. Some others complained that the light blue was still "blue" and afforded undue recognition.
Some posters complained that the light blue was too close to grey and they could not tell the difference. Regarding the old almost-blue font, many concerns were brought up saying that the light blue font was, alternately, too much or not enough. In the current new forums, they still post in green, but the green is not quite as bright in comparison to the way it was on the old forums, and thus generally thought to be much easier on the eyes. In a future revision of the forum architecture that was implemented by Blizzard, MVP posters posted in a bright green font. The light, or as some say, "Pale" blue font, indicated that Blizzard notes that poster is reliably accurate and honest in their posting, and has a history of being helpful to other posters. Not quite a staff poster, but not just another player either. The font was, conceptually, between grey and blue. Later in the program they also received an animated forum avatar: an Ironhide Devilsaur from Un'goro Crater. In the initial phase, using the original forum architecture, MVP posters posted in light blue font. Of the four, only Faizaniel remains as an MVP. The first four posters ever involved with the WoW portion of the program were Faizaniel, Hyacinth, Trepas, and Palehoof. The MVP (Most Valuable Poster) program for the World of Warcraft forums started on 11/11/05 for the English US forums, 10/30/06 for the English, German, and French EU forums, 1/30/07 for the Spanish EU forums, 3/13/09 for the Latin US Forums, and 12/2/10 for the Russian EU Forums. They quite simply just remember things said previously, or know where to look up answers, and are willing and able to do so.Īlthough they do not technically have moderation powers, while the Community Managers are working the MVPs have instant access to them and as such can request for a specific thread or post to be looked at. But for the sake of the new player asking a question, the MVP title means "This poster is likely telling you the truth with the intent of helping you." MVPs have no special knowledge, nor moderation powers. The MVP program is not to say that no one else is helpful, nor that MVPs are 100% helpful. When you see an MVP post, listen to what they have to say - they were chosen for their knowledge of the game, also. They contribute to the community and encourage polite discussion throughout the forums. They continue to promote constructive posting wherever they can. A Most Valuable Poster ( MVP) is a player who has answered players' questions consistently and accurately in the past such that Blizzard Entertainment gives a note of credibility to what they post.
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