/facepalm
2nd /facepalm
This one is a really big /facepalm .
Dude, seriously, move on! You compare botters with Multiboxing, that’s…weak!
Carry on…
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you nailed it exactly dont get me wrong i was never opposed to MB truth is im indifferent its their money and accounts they were spending its just now Blizzard has chosen to change the rules governing its use and where does it end? after all today theyre saying using MB software is now borderline actionable since your using a 3rd party software which is now not allowed under the revised ruleset and what about tomorrow?
its a slippery slope Blizzard and next they can technically announce using addons falls under the same violation because theyre also 3rd party software and thus using them can also lead to players being sanctioned
Really. You make up a label, in an attempt to avoid the issue, and that is your response 
How is it weak?
Just saying, Blizzard cant magically ban everyone. It takes resources. I am not the one here who assumes Blizzard would ban everyone who automates gameplay.
Addons in WoW run within the game, not really third party. Blizzard can control those within the game code, and they do.
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Dude, really! Blizzard officially allowed Multiboxing for WoW and they still are for D3. How in the hell you think that they would allow an AUTOMATED software/script to be used in their games?!
This is not about them not banning Multiboxer BECAUSE they don’t find them, but because they don’t see Multiboxing as an AUTOMATED software, while botting, which IS automating gameplay, is forbidden.
Seriously, I’m done with you. Please educate yourself about the above points before throwing left and right “AUTOMATION!!!”.
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ONLY FOR WoW players.
Diablo 3 is still multibox capable!
Because they dont care?
Because they dont care enough to spend money to stop it?
Or because they think it is positive? Like macros.
Why does it even matter why Blizzard is doing it. Fact is, that they are.
Nor have I said that.
Multiboxing software IS automation of keypresses (and can be used for automating gameplay if you want). No matter what Blizzard sees it as.
Just because it is automation, that doesn’t mean it must be “illegal”.
Merely saying it should be “illegal”.
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…and right there, is the usually answer when people have no idea wtf they say.
Anyway, carry on, as I said. Losing time with you is pointless.
Great argument…
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for 15 years even 
No, not borderline actionable. Actionable. The current penalty is a warning. In the future they will suspend or ban if it is detected.
NO third party software has been approved for use with Blizzard games and the EULA has long said that. Blizz won’t approve third party software because they don’t own it, control it, and can’t control feature creep.
False. Addons are not executable third party programs. They are LUA files that reside in the Interface folder for the game. They work within in a sandbox Blizzard created. When the game it started it also looks into that folder to determine where GUI elements may be repositioned or data displayed differently. They can only change the GUI using abilities in the sandbox Blizzard provides. If Blizz has an issue with an Addon they just break the Addon. If they decide they don’t want addons to operate anymore, they just have to remove the sandbox and they ALL break.
There is no slippery slope though - Blizzard owns their games, their servers, etc. Their EULA has long said any third party programs that are not approved by Blizz (which is all of them) can lead to suspensions or bans.
None of this is new or unexpected.
Multiboxing has never been supported by Blizz - but it has not been actioned.
Multiboxing is still allowed. The third party software is what is prohibited. People can still have multiple accounts.
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You keep saying this but they have directly expressed that it is okay to multibox their game and is not against the rules. They have said this for 15 years.
None of this is new or unexpected.
Telling us it is okay to multibox for 15 years and then without any warning declare that you will be actioned for doing it a certain way, IS UNEXPECTED.
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The Blizzard article is telling you that something that used to be okay won’t be in the future and, if you continue to do it, you will be actioned. Pretty sure that telling you about something bad that could happen in the future is a warning.
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That’s not a fair warning when concerning a pre-pay system of 30 days.
No, they said it was NOT SUPPORTED, but allowed. As in they did not support the play style, would not help make it work, would not ensure WoW worked with that play style, etc. If YOU could make it work within the rest of the EULA regarding no automation/botting, you do you.
They have always said third party software that is not approved (which is all of it) could be subject to actions. I can point to that in the EULA.
Previously Blizz did not action for having multiple accounts, and still won’t. They did action for using the software to automate/bot.
The CHANGE is that the software as a whole is now prohibited.
You are trying to split hairs again. Multiboxing is still allowed. The third party key casting software is not and was never “approved” by Blizz.
Just like some things here, not banning you for it does not mean is is supported.
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Yeah, I saw that you were trying to get your money back…
Have they given an indication of how soon the “soon” is in the article, i.e. have they said that they’ll start giving warnings / account actions less than 30 days from the announcement? If the threat of actions is 30 or more days away, wouldn’t that mean you could cancel your sub on those accounts you no longer want / need?
Official stance.
https://i.imgur.com/XHOnCpH.jpg
They officially supported multiboxing
NO, they did not. They allowed multiple accounts. Your post image backs that. They allowed it. It does not say they “supported it”. They did not support it officially and were explicit in that. Blizz has long been very careful to point out that allowing and supporting are two different things.
July this year - blue verifying that allowed but not supported.
The referenced post in question that the Blizzard Forum Support Rep was talking about.
I have zero issues with that!
They officially authorized multiboxing and are supportive of those who do it. Have gone as far as saying it’s extremely fun to watch.
Blizzard admits they have no problems with people multi boxing yet in this thread they clearly state it is no longer “allowed”
the very last comment
“Just to be clear we have never SUPPORTED multi-boxing, but it was allowed - still is matter of fact, just not in the way you may have been doing it. You can still have as many licenses as you like online at a time, you just need to control them individually now.”
well thats no longer multi boxing then