The event's WoTLK Classic Gold launch coincides with the fact that Activision Blizzard is dealing with the aftermath of a recent California lawsuit filed against the company which claims it promotes an "frat girl" culture that is rife with sexual harassment. A lot of players are demanding the elimination from NPCs within both WoW Classic as well as the latest Shadowlands edition of WoW, which are named in honor of an ex-Blizzard veteran as well as the former WoW creative director named as a defendant in the suit.

WoW Players Demand Removal of NPCs named after former director Named In A New Lawsuit

World of Warcraft players are asking for the removal of two NPCs named after the former WoW creator Alex Afrasiabi to be removed from the game following explicit reference to Afrasiabi's allegations of pattern of harassing women employees as part of a recent lawsuit filed by the state's Department of Fair Employment and Housing against Activision Blizzard.

Afrasiabi who walked out unannouncedly from Blizzard at the end of summer 2020 is the sole person named in the State of California's lawsuit relating to allegations of sexual harassment. The lawsuit alleges that he often smack female employees, attempting to kiss them or put the arms of his victims. One aspect of the lawsuit that is especially telling is the assertion that the suite was dubbed the "Crosby Suite," an apparent omission of a reference to the alleged sexual assaulter Bill Cosby, who in 2018 was sentenced to 10 years of jail for sexual assault , the charges were later thrown out buy WOW WoTLK Classic Gold in the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court.