The message WoTLK Classic Gold recognizes the pain of women who were allegedly harassed and discriminated against and says that the studio is taking time and action for World of Warcraft to get to a better place. The message also states that "we are also looking to initiate immediate action in Azeroth to stop references to the game that are not appropriate for our society."

While it's not clearly stated what references are being taken out of both World of Warcraft Classic it appears likely that the team will eliminate references to the former Director Alex Afrasiabi, who was mentioned within the case. Afrasiabi, who left the company quietly during the summer of 2020. was reported to frequently harass women at the company, try to kiss them, then throw his arms around necks of female employees.

Afrasiabi appears as an NPC in the game Field Marshal Afrasiabi The players have demanded to be removed ever since the lawsuit became public. The Field Marshal can be found in Stormwind, the Alliance Capital city, Stormwind, and Lord Afrasastrasz is a different NPC named for him, is located on the Wrymwrest Temple in Northrend. The announcement of the World of Warcraft team stated that players will see "several modifications to both Shadowlands and WoW Classic in the coming days."

This announcement comes from the World of Warcraft team comes after employees of Activision Blizzard have said they will be holding a walkout on Wednesday to protest buy WoTLK Gold the publisher's "abhorrent and insulting" response to the lawsuit.