2 Accounts Closed for stupid mistake!

[icymassacre]

I was playing Warcraft on my main character while my second account was botting, and all of the sudden I get them all logged out at the same time. I was confused and thought maybe it was just an internet problem, but I was still talking in Vent. I tried getting back into the account and it says they are both closed. I received an email on both accounts stating I was buying or selling gold for currency. (or something like that, I will post the email below), but I do not sell gold or buy gold at all. I do send tons of gold in between accounts, witch may look suspicious, but other than that Im not sure. I thought maybe it would be a 3 hour thing, but I woke up this morning and they are still closed. The email doesnt state how long they will be closed for, I just hope its not forever cause there was only 1 person in my guild bank, and that was my second account Well, just be careful when you send gold to your main account(s).

***Notice of Account Closure***

Account Name: WOW1

Reason for Closure: Terms of Use Violation -- Exploitative Activity: Abuse of the Economy

This account was closed because one or more characters were identified exchanging, or contributing to the exchange of, in-game property (items or gold) for "real-world" currency. This exchange process negatively impacts the World of Warcraft game environment by detracting from the value of the in-game economy.

Even if this is the result of account sharing, the account owner can still be held responsible for the penalty because of the impact it had on the game environment.

We've found the above behavior is many times directly related to groups responsible for compromising World of Warcraft accounts; we take these issues very seriously. To better understand our position against exploitative activity and the risks involved, please review this article: Gold Buying and Power-Leveling - Support - Battle.net Support

The exploitative activity that took place on this account violates the World of Warcraft Terms of Use. We ask you take a moment to review these terms at Blizzard Entertainment: Blizzard Legal Documentation. Note that additional Terms of Use violations may result in more severe actions against this account, up to and including permanent closure.

If you believe your account was compromised, please go to the following website https://us.battle.net/account/support/account-recovery.html. Our support staff will assist you as soon as possible. If you are unable to access your account due to the password being changed, please visit our Login Support site here: https://us.battle.net/account/support/password-reset.html

For any disputes of this action or further information on Exploitive Activity, please visit the Exploitative Activity FAQ and contact page here: Exploitive Activity in World of Warcraft - Support - Battle.net Support

Regards,

Customer Services
Blizzard Entertainment
World of Warcraft

 

[yt0k]

Just appeal it. Seems something is fishy going on with Blizzard these past 48 hours. Lots of closed accounts for Exploitative Activity: Abuse of the Economy. My account was re-opened an hour after the ban.

 

[InLikeFlint]

Just appeal it. Seems something is fishy going on with Blizzard these past 48 hours. Lots of closed accounts for Exploitative Activity: Abuse of the Economy. My account was re-opened an hour after the ban.

Lucky you, i called in to appeal, the guy said I was hacked and the hacker had been getting on the past few days, so he input a ticket to GMs and they won't reverse it and closed any further action toward the account. You're right though, i have been seeing accounts banned left and right all with the Abuse of the Economy banner.

 

[icymassacre]

lame =\ Had alot of of gold on those accounts. Hope my response lets them unban me =\ Will let you guys know what happens in future

Note: Banned Last Night around 9pm (pacific)
Time Now : 1:32pm Still Closed Accounts

 

[icymassacre]

UPDATE - They say accounts will be opened in the email. I lied to them and said I just send my brother load of gold and ore and they might think im selling stuff. I guess they fell for it because in the email it says,

"If the previously issued action resulted in the closure of this account, the account has been reopened and access restored. Should any action be required in order to regain access to this account, an additional email will be sent from an @blizzard.com or @battle.net email address with further instructions. If no additional correspondence is received, you should be able to access this account using the password that was valid before the account closure."

Now I can get into that account but not my main
KILL ME!!!!!!


I will respond and say my "brothers" account is still banned and hopefully they open it up =\

 

[yt0k]

UPDATE - They say accounts will be opened in the email. I lied to them and said I just send my brother load of gold and ore and they might think im selling stuff. I guess they fell for it because in the email it says,

"If the previously issued action resulted in the closure of this account, the account has been reopened and access restored. Should any action be required in order to regain access to this account, an additional email will be sent from an @blizzard.com or @battle.net email address with further instructions. If no additional correspondence is received, you should be able to access this account using the password that was valid before the account closure."



Now I can get into that account but not my main
KILL ME!!!!!!

I will respond and say my "brothers" account is still banned and hopefully they open it up =\

Just give it a bit. And make sure you put tickets in on each account

 

[icymassacre]

Just give it a bit. And make sure you put tickets in on each account

Yea I just put one in for my main. Hopefully it goes through, Im sure it will. Think I might calm down on botting for a while now cause they might be watching me a little closer from now on

Will update on what happens

 

[icymassacre]

Both accounts running "botting" fully again. Blizzard says my account was perma banned =O Luckily they fell for my story and unbanned them. What I learned, dont send alt accounts 10k+ through mail =\

 

[lathrodectus]

Are you on EU or US?
Just sending over 10K would worth nothing, I'm sending tons of gold between my main and my personal bot. I also send tons of ores to friends / main.

 

[kabz80]

Tell me this, I have an account that's been banned for a while " few months" and I really want it back, is there any chance they might unbann the account? It was my main, has allot of valuables to me...

 

[chemical]

Tell me this, I have an account that's been banned for a while " few months" and I really want it back, is there any chance they might unbann the account? It was my main, has allot of valuables to me...

i've done it before. account was banned in march of last year and i put in the form in august and they gave it back. but it was hackers for real though... '' '

I think they are really starting to monitor money income/transfer. because they banned another one of my accounts that was just simply farming ( probably reported) and it got unbanned though

 

[kabz80]

Nice man, I mean is there anything I can tell them though? That may effect their decision??

 

[Kroniq]

Tell them you quit playing for awhile and tried to get back into it n yur acct was banned ... blame hackers ... shud work.

 

[Quake]

gold definitely has something to do with it... it must figure into some formula blizz has. I routinely send HUNDREDS of stacks from like 6 botters (each farms 8-14hrs a day) to 2 different "main" accounts for sale. BUT... no gold is ever fed back to the botters. Been happening since early LK - i used glider back in those days ^^ but yea.... lost a couple botters over the years (almost all of them in that damn Ul-something zone... the one with all the whiptail >_< ) but yea, not a peep on my main accounts.

Oh, and i am also very careful not to collect more then 500k+ in a month on any one of the 2 accounts (although i was getting really fking close at release of cata) that also seems to be some kind of automatic trigger for probably a hand-check by a GM and a likely "abuse of economy" ban.