Is Honorbuddy a Bot or is it a hack? The reason why I ask this is because I was getting repairs from Gunther Weller in Stormwind when Honorbuddy suddenly mounted up and pointed my toon for the door. I was sitting at the computer, so I immediately hit the button to dismount while hoping nobody had seen my toon mounted inside the building. I turned off the bot and tried to mount inside the building just to see if Blizzard had changed some rules about mounting inside of buildings. Without the bot it was not possible to mount while standing next to Gunther. Is it possible that some people may have been banned for using a "hack" lately because Honorbuddy did something like this with their toon?
Furthermore, I was using AHbot in the trade district of Stormwind when my toon accessed the mailbox through the wall next to the old closed door where we used to enter the AH before Cataclysm. It was very obvious that the toon was using the mailbox from inside the building because there is a distinct animation for reading mail. I quit using the AHbot for a while, but I eventually tried it in the Dwarven District with no further problems.
Note that "Hacks" and "Bots" are separated in Blizzards FAQ:
Unauthorized Cheat Programs ("Hacks")
We take action against accounts using Unauthorized Cheat Programs, or "Hacks," when one or more characters on the account are identified using a third-party "hack" program. These programs provide character benefits normally not achievable in the World of Warcraft. Such benefits include, but are not limited to: increased speed, teleportation, or running through walls/boundaries. Uses of these unauthorized programs harm the game environment because they offer an unfair advantage over other players and supersede the intended limits of the game.
Unauthorized Automation Programs ("Bots")
We take action against accounts using Unauthorized Automation Programs when one or more characters on the account are identified using a third-party program (or "bot") to provide character automation. Use of these "bots" negatively affects the World of Warcraft game environment, since they allow characters to progress without a fair degree of player control. These "bots" include, but are not limited to, programs that automate combat, movement, and use of gathering professions (such as fishing and mining).
Through our research, we've found exploitative activity such as the above is often directly tied to gold-selling companies. Please see this page for more information on Blizzard's stance against gold-selling.
Furthermore, I was using AHbot in the trade district of Stormwind when my toon accessed the mailbox through the wall next to the old closed door where we used to enter the AH before Cataclysm. It was very obvious that the toon was using the mailbox from inside the building because there is a distinct animation for reading mail. I quit using the AHbot for a while, but I eventually tried it in the Dwarven District with no further problems.
Note that "Hacks" and "Bots" are separated in Blizzards FAQ:
Unauthorized Cheat Programs ("Hacks")
We take action against accounts using Unauthorized Cheat Programs, or "Hacks," when one or more characters on the account are identified using a third-party "hack" program. These programs provide character benefits normally not achievable in the World of Warcraft. Such benefits include, but are not limited to: increased speed, teleportation, or running through walls/boundaries. Uses of these unauthorized programs harm the game environment because they offer an unfair advantage over other players and supersede the intended limits of the game.
Unauthorized Automation Programs ("Bots")
We take action against accounts using Unauthorized Automation Programs when one or more characters on the account are identified using a third-party program (or "bot") to provide character automation. Use of these "bots" negatively affects the World of Warcraft game environment, since they allow characters to progress without a fair degree of player control. These "bots" include, but are not limited to, programs that automate combat, movement, and use of gathering professions (such as fishing and mining).
Through our research, we've found exploitative activity such as the above is often directly tied to gold-selling companies. Please see this page for more information on Blizzard's stance against gold-selling.
