Banned for buying gold

[projektt]

I was just banned for buying gold because I don't farm for gold and just use HB for the combat routines. Is there a safe way to exchange gold without getting caught?

 

[nooblet]

Auction House

 

[Aion]

I was just banned for buying gold because I don't farm for gold and just use HB for the combat routines. Is there a safe way to exchange gold without getting caught?

How you can be certain that you were banned for goldbuying?

 

[TheRedHand]

^^^ What he said.

 

[projektt]

Got an email:

***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: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/services/anti-gold/

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 http://us.blizzard.com/company/legal/index.html. 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 Account Administration Overview and contact page here: http://us.battle.net/support/en/article/300515

Regards,

Customer Services
Blizzard Entertainment
http://us.battle.net/wow/en/

 

[Trixiap]

This is ban from automated ban system. There is high chance that it doesn´t have anything to do with gold buying.

 

[TheRedHand]

Had the same thing before. Pushed the issue via an appeal and a call back they ultimately said that it's for botting.

 

[Aion]

@projektt:

Its worth to appeal such ban. I am yet to find someone banned for gold-buying recently. They usually hit the sellers, if caught, and the buyers survive with warning regarding the impact of the gold-buy bla-bla.

 

[Lipstick]

@projektt:

Its worth to appeal such ban. I am yet to find someone banned for gold-buying recently. They usually hit the sellers, if caught, and the buyers survive with warning regarding the impact of the gold-buy bla-bla.

I've heard of multiple people getting banned for goldbuying, close friends of mine. This, though, was before botting was as huge as it is today. I don't have friends anymore -.-'

 

[Trixiap]

This is the second time i've seen you claimed this about such a notice. Can you give more detail about what might trigger the automated system you're referring to?

I cannot say what exactly will flag you, but it can be: gold looted, boss killed, mobs killed, auctions, movement, login paterns, spell casting, account linked with other banned accounts etc.

Almost anything ingame can be used to autoban you. Last time I received this ban on legit account was because I made several hundred thousand gold in few days.