I woke up today, after having the bot do BGs all night. Then I saw it DC'd and I tried to log in but it said my account was closed. I was shocked. I barely botted on the account at all. Then I got an email for another account that I havent been on for over 2 months. Theyre both banned for abuse of game mechanics. What does this mean? Never got it before, and its on both accounts. Heres the email, I got this sent to both accounts. Code: Greetings, Account Name: *** Realm: *** Character Name: *** A user of the above account has recently been involved in actions deemed inappropriate for the World of Warcraft by the In-Game Support staff of Blizzard Entertainment. This decision was made after a thorough investigation of the situation as a whole. When a harassment report is made, all players involved in the incident are subject to review, which may result in account penalties. Though we are unable to discuss the outcomes of our investigations due to privacy concerns, rest assured that this incident has been looked into very thoroughly, and the appropriate actions have been taken on all involved accounts. Any disputes or questions concerning the following account action can only be addressed by Account Administration. To learn more about how Account Administration is able to assist you, please visit us at http://us.blizzard.com/support/article/cs . Account Action: Account Closed Offense: Abuse of Game Mechanics The distinction between exploiting bugs and abusing game mechanics is a fine one. While bug exploitation involves the abuse of what is essentially a programming mistake, the abuse of game mechanics is the act of taking advantage of the limitations of the World of Warcraft game systems. Since the line between the sanctioned use and the abuse of game mechanics is sometimes unclear, we prefer to educate players before taking any action against the account being used. This category includes using/distributing game mechanics in a manner unintended by their design that: * Damages another character, their gameplay, the service itself and/or its economy Details (Note - Times are listed in Greenwich Mean Time, GMT): For further information, please view the World of Warcraft Policies and Terms of Use Agreement: (http://us.blizzard.com/support/article/20309) and (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/termsofuse.shtml). Please be aware that additional inappropriate actions may result in further disciplinary action, up to or including account closure. We understand that these policies may seem harsh, but they are in place to ensure that every player is able to fully enjoy their travels in the World of Warcraft. Thank you in advance for respecting our position. " Regards, Blizzard Entertainment www.blizzard.com/support Id do the usual ban report, but I dont see a point to it. I just farmed a little, and just started using BG Buddy. Well, as my main account was banned last week, and these were just banned, I think its safe to say Im done with botting. Atleast retail that is. Thanks for all your hardwork devs and good luck to everyone else ^-^
i got the same email im waiting to see if they accept my appeal, if not im gonna sucide bot the 4 miners i have now sell the ores sell the gold and still come back out on top by a little bit and be done...... let me know if you find something out,,, my main account was botted for 2 hours mining last night for the first time ever on that account and woke up to a ban
