If you don't notice but the ban reports are being less and less as the new patch comes out. This is because blizzard is to busy setting up for new content they probably don't care about the botting programs running. I have botted for 18 hours for 1 week straight nothing happened when normally something does occur. I know this is not a coincident since I botted since the days of glider. The bots that work on the few weeks before patch updates are less likely to be banned. On patch release date the opposite occurs they take full force and advantage on noob botters and catch them but the pros get less frequent bans. Keep safe botting not saying its 100% undetectable but those who feel safe and don't care you can pull a few extra hours and it won't matter. I sense like patterns from previous years the weeks before patch updates bans are less likely. Notice the new ban topics its basically 1 when on average its 4-5 a day. Keep in mind you may not want to do what I am doing but pulling 8-10 hours will be good if u want. GOOD LUCK BOTTING!
I'm sorry but your logic is flawed. Blizzard has teams and divisions for every aspect of the game. Why would Game Masters or an Account Management division be assigned with the setting up of the new content? That isn't their jobs or their area of expertise. That is the job of the development team and possibly the IT guys setting up the hardware/software side of the content.
What the guy above me said is pretty accurate. But I do believe they are amassing reports and setting everything up for a realm wipeout before or as soon as the new patch comes out. I'd bet money that there's probably going to be a Blizzard Sale soon as well. Those are usual indicators that a small ban wave is coming. Though it doesn't really matter if you stop botting since they flag accounts for bans weeks before the ban wave happens. It's just theories of course but I have a strong feeling that I'm right.
I have not seen a single update from anyone of being banned recently this clearly points out my view clearly. Normally always 4-5 bans a day.
So much facepalm in one little thread. I would agree that if bans are slowing to a trickle that might indicate an incoming ban wave. Doubt it would be particularly effective, but Blizz has certainly stated publicly that they like to do larger waves when possible. Err, just because people aren't making five new threads per day doesn't mean people aren't getting banned for botting. That's the biggest lol correlation does not equal causation I've seen in a while.