I've been using HB for around 2-3 months now, and just today I got my very first suspension on my (main) account. I started the bot at around 11:00 AM and got the e-mail from blizzard around 6 PM. 1)Were you using Honorbuddy, Gatherbuddy or both on the account? Honorbuddy 2)If so, when was the last time?: Today 3)What profile were you using?: BGBuddy 4)What combat class were you using? if None Just put Default then the Classname: Singular 5)What plugins are you using?: Anti-Drown, AutoEquip2, ProfileHelper, Refreshment, Talented2 6)How many hours per day did you bot for?: ~7 hours 6.5)What honest percentage of time did you supervise your bot? 75% 7)How many auctions per day did you have?: none 8)Did you Use Any Other Bots, Hacks, or Mods? no 9)Was your account involved in gold selling? I bought some gold just recently, and got immediately a notification mail from blizzard telling me 'how bad gold selling is for the community' yadiyadiyadi. But not anything serious. 10)EU or US realm? EU 11)Is the banned account a Scroll of Resurrection or an actual paid account? Paid account A copy of the mail from blizzard: Greetings, This is to inform you that action has been taken against your account. Please read on for further information about the action taken, and more details regarding the reason: Battle.net Account Name: XXXXX@XXXX.XXX World of Warcraft Account Name: XXXXXX Account Action: Suspension (72 Hours) Circumventing normal game mechanics has a negative impact on the game experience of other customers. Type of Violation: Exploitation Category of Violation: Third Party Program Character Name Involved: XXXXXX While we regret to take this type of action, we have determined it to be in the best interests of the World of Warcraft community as a whole, and for the integrity of the game. Please note that should any further violations of our Rules and Policies occur, this incident will be taken into consideration when determining the consequences for your account. This could include further warnings, account suspension or account termination. Also note, you must log into the game after the suspension has expired to update the status of the account shown on your Account Management page. For further information, or to review our current Rules and Policies, please refer to: http://eu.blizzard.com/support/index.xml?locale=en_GB&gameId=11&rootCategoryId=9740 Gamemaster XXXXXXX Blizzard Entertainment Europe Any tips or tricks for the next time? A lot of friends of mine also had a 72 hour suspension from using BGBuddy, so I strongly assume that BGBuddy is getting less safe every day.. I am just wondering, is such a suspension from player reports, or from a GM watching my toon?
