Triple strike ban

[Ilja Rogoff]

My 3 botting accounts got banned today at the same time at 17:16 MEST

1)Were you using Honorbuddy, Gatherbuddy or both on the account?

just honorbuddy

2)If so, when was the last time?

right when the ban hammer hit me

3)What profile were you using?

my private profile

4)What combat class were you using? if None Just put Default then the Classname

Paladin with mordds cc

5)What plugins are you using?

eRefreshment

6)How many hours per day did you bot for?

24/7 rotating on several chars

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?

definitely not

10)EU or US realm?

EU realm

ps.and ofc tell us if its a suspension or a ban

permanent without prior suspension.

***Notice of Account Closure***

Account Name: WOW3

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 behavior is the result of a third party accessing the account instead of the registered user (for example, a friend, family member, or leveling service) then the account 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://www.wow-europe.com/en/info/faq/antigoldselling.html

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://www.wow-europe.com/en/legal/termsofuse.html. Any recurring subscriptions on this account have been suspended to prevent further monetary charges.

For any disputes of this action or further information on Exploitive Activity, please visit the Exploitative Activity FAQ and contact page here:
http://eu.blizzard.com/support/article/41654

Regards,

Customer Services
Blizzard Entertainment Europe
http://www.wow-europe.com/en/index.xml

 

[flexkres]

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.

Try arguing that u didnt do this for real world currency and that you have farmed it urself?... Lol

 

[mezz0]

24/7 rotating on several chars

And you are surprised ? Even if you rotate chars on an account, make sure you let each account 'rest' 6 to 8 hours per day.

 

[Xervous]

24/7 rotating on several chars

And you are surprised ? Even if you rotate chars on an account, make sure you let each account 'rest' 6 to 8 hours per day.

There are many people who would argue you are wrong. No need for resting.

 

[Ilja Rogoff]

don't know how blizz has identified anything... never traded with these accounts, there have been maybe 10k gold on each account, not char. it have been fresh accounts on free-30-day-trial, still on vanilla, but 4 or 5 lvl 50-60s on each account.
already appealed, waiting for an answer...

 

[beefcake]

ever consider that your account got hacked, they used the account to funnel gold through for a trade and that is why you got banned? I have a fishing program that I used to use and everytime I used it I would get a 72hr ban for spamming gold selling websites in trade chat. I found out that someone was going in and changing my password and using it to advertise. I have an authenticator on it now.

 

[Johnny]

funnily enough my account has got banned as well hours after hitting level 80 for an apparent abuse of economy too
got the ban lifted next morning
im sure you ll get your account back

 

[w00tsauce]

IF you SWEAR you have never sold/purchased anything for IRL $$, then I would call blizz. Prob hacked.

 

[Ilja Rogoff]

i could swear... never traded gold with these accounts... just botting

 

[Hans-peter]

Sry for your loss mate..

 

[panYama]

There are many people who would argue you are wrong. No need for resting.

you are either on proper drugs or some drugs we don't know off that doesn't kill you for staying awake for 4 days straight or more
Resting is indeed a waste of time but the normal player needs it^^, bots don't care

 

[badkitty]

maybe you have roommates....every shares one wow account..everyone works different hours...everyone wants to play. thererore having the account on almost 24/7 rotating toons , is NOT impossible.

 

[Slackz]

Its not allowed to share account

 

[badkitty]

u replying to me ? so your saying if my roommates or my daughter wants to play my wow , i could get banned ?

 

[zomgmage]

They say only 1 minor aged child of yours is ok to share the account with.

 

[badkitty]

wow. thats like microsoft only allowing you to INSTALL windows two times. Then u have to buy a new key. i reload windows more than 2 times a year because it sucks. good thing i dont pay for it

 

[mezz0]

normal people sleep a couple of hours per day.. if your account is busy 24/7 for extended periods of time, a gm or customer service person is going to know you broke the terms of service... At that point I don't think they care if you broke it by sharing your account or by using external tools.
Feel free to argue or disagree, I'm not here to convince anyone.

 

[Ilja Rogoff]

nice theories... but having nothing to do with the REASON of the perm ban. my accounts got banned for goldselling - but i never did this (with these accounts )

 

[aven59]

24/7 rotating on several chars

And you are surprised ? Even if you rotate chars on an account, make sure you let each account 'rest' 6 to 8 hours per day.

You are totally right.

 

[bossland]

gig you give that low lvl accounts for startup bags, money or items ?