All of you that got banned recently, and used sn0wball

[15outland]

True, but I kinda reminds me of SAMP telelporting, couldn't the server detect unnatural porting?

 

[opr1234]

I think your right Kick. Just very interesting the mixed reports coming in - some saying they have used snowball some saying they have not.

Yep - i got also banned 2 accounts and used only Pirox Earlier and now HB without any other programs.
So the theory with checking the PC by GM is quite good.

 

[norcalblue13]

Dude fuck you for saying this, easy and simple to think everybody just used snowball...

Greetings, good sir. For the duration of this post, allow me to adopt the parlance of the internet, with which you are so obviously familiar.

Dude fuck you for misconstruing his statement, easy and simple to read that the topic is '...you got banned *AND* used Sn0wball...'

Ahem. That done, allow me to further clarify. Bossland isn't saying that all recent bannings are because of sn0wball, he's saying that if you were using sn0wball in addition to your use of HB, you were banned for sn0wball. Live by the hack, die by the hack.

 

[dave1240]

Real-time warden protection*

This just shows that warden can Take anyone out, even Honorbuddy.

 

[Venus112]

This just shows that warden can Take anyone out, even Honorbuddy.

That's why there's a tripwire

 

[Impala]

"- Real-time warden protection*"

lol

 

[CodenameG]

for the last time,
HONOR BUDDY WAS NOT DETECTED BY WARDEN.

if it was you ALL would be banned, not just the people who used the snowball hack, and the isolated number of people who where using priox.

we knew the minute blizzard pushed out a new warden update if there was ANY chance honorbuddy was targeted, we would of taken the ENTIRE product offline to protect our users.

honorbuddy is STILL undetected.

 

[wilbo007]

Yeah I used sn0wball and got banned gg. it was fun though I had macros set up so I could teleport to anywhere in Alterac Valley, like I would be in the enemy base before the game even started and stuff like that. I bought a new account and currently using Bgbudy with Arathi Basin now that it's the BG holiday and i'm getting some good XP.

 

[Apoc]

Let me clarify, since people seem to still have a hard time understanding.

Warden was updated a few days ago (maybe a week even) with a few additional scans. None of these have any effect on Honorbuddy. If any of them did, we would have pulled HB until we could ensure there's no harm to anybody's account.

Project sn0wball is the cause of a recent banwave due to a lack of protection against a few of the scans. (Which I'm sure just caught them off-guard)

Any bans related to HB during this time, is not related to software detection, but instead player reports, or just plain stupid actions on the users part. (Such as posting 10k auctions of 1 peacebloom) It has been said time and time again, we cannot protect you guys from player reports. You'll need to bot responsibly to avoid such bans.

 

[wdmvp]

Let me clarify, since people seem to still have a hard time understanding.

Warden was updated a few days ago (maybe a week even) with a few additional scans. None of these have any effect on Honorbuddy. If any of them did, we would have pulled HB until we could ensure there's no harm to anybody's account.

Project sn0wball is the cause of a recent banwave due to a lack of protection against a few of the scans. (Which I'm sure just caught them off-guard)

Any bans related to HB during this time, is not related to software detection, but instead player reports, or just plain stupid actions on the users part. (Such as posting 10k auctions of 1 peacebloom) It has been said time and time again, we cannot protect you guys from player reports. You'll need to bot responsibly to avoid such bans.

I'm new to this, but would you say that outside of player reports and being a complete retard about botting (i.e. using farming profiles 24/7 and posting tons of auctions) you are virtually 100% safe (i.e. HB is undetectable)?

 

[Techz]

I'm new to this, but would you say that outside of player reports and being a complete retard about botting (i.e. using farming profiles 24/7 and posting tons of auctions) you are virtually 100% safe (i.e. HB is undetectable)?

I have been part of HB/GB from the start never been banned from it yet but like we always say on here "DON'T BOT IT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO LOSE IT" thats it

As for virtually 100% safe "NOTHING TO DO WITH BOTTING OR HACKS" will ever be SAFE!

And lets be honest i would say now i dont use the bot to make gold i use to help me because im lazy lol and dont want to farm something or cant be arsed to do the rotation i then load the bot up as its easy lol

Rant over thanks for reading

 

[CodenameG]

I'm new to this, but would you say that outside of player reports and being a complete retard about botting (i.e. using farming profiles 24/7 and posting tons of auctions) you are virtually 100% safe (i.e. HB is undetectable)?

theoretically yes, if you only attached the bot, but played and quested normaly and didnt do stupid shit like make racist jokes in trade chat or pissed off other players, theoretically you should never get a ban, HOWEVER we remain undetected by warden, but there are still server side scripts running to detect "bot like behavior" and while we know what warden can do, we have no idea how those "scripts" (for lack of a better term) work since we don't have a copy of their server software, we can only speculate on whats going on there, while warden we see everything.

this clip accurately portrays what i mean on the subject.
[video=youtube;NUuzxjwXVXE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUuzxjwXVXE[/video]

 

[Apoc]

I'm new to this, but would you say that outside of player reports and being a complete retard about botting (i.e. using farming profiles 24/7 and posting tons of auctions) you are virtually 100% safe (i.e. HB is undetectable)?

HB is undetected as of right now. Nothing is 100% undetectable. You will never see any Buddy Team member claim that HB is undetectable. (Pay careful attention, we say "undetected")

If this were to change at any point, everyone's HB would be shut down remotely to avoid losing accounts.

 

[stodderkonge]

Personally i have never been banned at all or had any 72 hours bans either. and been botting for around 2 years now.

me and 3 other pals recently gotten HB/GB due to pirox going down. and i love this bot alltho. one of us got a 72 hour ban doing this wave and no he didnt use snowball or whatever the name is but then again he was botting allmost 24/7 and all he mainly did was skinning in Twilight highlands so ye. my guess he got banned due to a shitload of reports. wich results in a gm looking into u but seems like theyve moved on from pirox now and are looking for the others botters. personally i wont use the grind and gather function at this momment ill wait abit till they cool down at blizzard again.

nevertheless i feel sry for u guys whom lost ur accs.

 

[wdmvp]

Thanks for the replies, you guys clarified what I had suspected. GL everyone and enjoy.

 

[nosleh]

I botted for 3 months 24/7 posting about 200-300 auctions a day ( probably way more, i dont even remember), at least, never even got a warning. But then I changed servers and I got 4 permanent bans, 3 of which i managed to revert, and 1 i didnt. Worse part is, I botted the right way, setting up the relog plugin so I wouldn't be online all that much plus selling to a permanent buyer instead of posting in the AH. Idunno what happened, but something did :/ Also, I never even heard of that speedhack thing
PS: I made my own profile for twilight highlands ( empty on my realm )

 

[Megser]

huzzah

 

[chemical]

theoretically yes, if you only attached the bot, but played and quested normaly and didnt do stupid shit like make racist jokes in trade chat or pissed off other players, theoretically you should never get a ban, HOWEVER we remain undetected by warden, but there are still server side scripts running to detect "bot like behavior" and while we know what warden can do, we have no idea how those "scripts" (for lack of a better term) work since we don't have a copy of their server software, we can only speculate on whats going on there, while warden we see everything.

this clip accurately portrays what i mean on the subject.
[video=youtube;NUuzxjwXVXE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUuzxjwXVXE[/video]

Actually this one would be better CnG

[video=youtube;kdyqgy3II2Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdyqgy3II2Y&feature=related[/video]

 

[greaterdeath]

Wow, I cant believe more than 5 people got that p.o.s. hack to actually work. Sorry for your losses folks.

 

[Adonovan]

I have been botting for a couple of months and got banned when I started doing it 24/7 > i just recently started botting again after my Ban and only did it while I was able to monitor the bot and just got nailed with this

"Greetings,Thank you for your follow-up email regarding the account ***. This account was closed after evidence was produced indicating one or more characters on the account were found to be using an unauthorized cheat program. These programs provide character benefits that are not achievable in the World of Warcraft through normal means. Such benefits include, but are not limited to, character automation (also known as "botting"), increased speed, teleportation, or running through walls/boundaries. These types of programs offer an unfair advantage over other players and supersede the intended limits of the game.As a result of this determination and the harmful nature of unauthorized programs on the game environment, the action taken against this account will not be reversed. Please understand that we do not reach this decision lightly. This action has been taken in accordance with our Terms of Use (http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/company/legal/wow_tou.html).In addition, you are responsible for any unauthorized cheat software found to be running in conjunction with World of Warcraft, regardless of the location and ownership of the computer used to log into the service. Please remember to keep your login information confidential. Any account that is registered to your name may not be shared with anyone except for one minor of whom you are a parent or guardian. The security of your account rests with you.As a reminder, only the Account Administration department can address disputes or questions about this account action. To learn more about how we are able to assist you, please visit us at Account Administration Overview - Support - Battle.net Support. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and hope we have addressed any concerns you may have had. Please let us know if we can be of further assistance to you.Regards,Blizzard Entertainmentwww.blizzard.com/support