Blizzard has not yet made a statement on the matter

There's a precedent to WoTLK Classic Gold Blizzard removal of NPCs completely from their game. Two NPCs named Swifty after popular WoW streaming player Swifty were removed from the game quietly in the summer of last year. Blizzard did not provide a reason as to why they changed the name, however that the elimination of these NPCs were prompted by accusations of sexual indiscretions. Vocal actor Quinton Flynn, the voice actor who voiced the character of Kael'thas Sunstrider within World of Warcraft and WoW's Burning Crusade expansion, saw his voice removed from WoW earlier in the year. There was no clear reason was provided for the change, however it's believed to be because of sexual misconduct accusations filed against Flynn in the same period.

Although even if Afrasiabi's NPCs are eliminated and his quests are reworked players are wondering if any move by Blizzard's end could be considered to be symbolic enough because Afrasiabi's actions were said to be well-known to management, even Brack himself. Players have begun to stage games-wide protests against claims in the lawsuit. many saying they've canceled their gaming subscriptions and making use of any remaining game-time on their accounts to encourage others to follow suit.

Blizzard has not yet made a statement on the matter , but an Activision Blizzard spokesperson's response to California's lawsuit claims that the picture painted by the Department of Fair Employment and Housing is "not the Blizzard workplace of the present," and that the company has made "significant changes to address company culture" over the past few years, even though Afrasiabi continued to buy WOW WoTLK Classic Gold be employed by the company in a top role as recently as the year before. An internal Blizzard email sent by Brack obtained by Bloomberg's Jason Schreier call the lawsuit allegations "extremely troubling" and the behavior described within it "completely indefensible."