This does not mean they are bots. They can be, but players need to understand that they are not the only people in this world. Others are mining, others are herbing, others are farming for mats to sell or to advance their professions.
Already available. It’s called right click and report them for Cheating.
Report them and move on with your gameplay.
No, play time isn’t a factor into an account actions. Please stop trying to make things up because you hear someone else say. No, we don’t take what someone say in a video because they can easily edited to be whatever they wanted to share to gain favor from a group of folks looking for such.
I have heard the “I got banned for playing too much” for as long as the game has existed. No, they don’t ban on play time alone.
The metrics for it are not public, but they include a lot more than playing 24, or 30 hours. If so everyone who does marathon gaming sessions, world first guilds, streamer marathons, etc would be banned. They are not.
What they ban for is use of any automation (third party software, botting, macros outside the game, etc.), abuse of the economy such as buying/selling/laundering gold, etc.
What did the email you got about your account closure say? I can promise it did NOT say “this account has been closed for playing too much”.
You think this, but you would be absolutely 100% wrong. They don’t sanction people for that. It’s unhealthy, yes, but there are no rules against people playing or having the game up for however long they wish to be on.
What other people get sanctioned for - especially people who stream/make videos of it - that person isn’t you. And Blizzard will not talk to you about the reason(s) why that person was sanctioned.
Also this?
That’s a load of bull. People like to use that as an excuse. No one has more pull than another. Whatever they did was investigated and found to be something where their sanction was overturned. That happens for people who don’t stream too. Does not mean they’ve got “pull”.
YOU were sanctioned for whatever it was that Blizzard said you did. I believe you were initially alluding to being sanctioned for multiboxing illegally. That has nothing to do with game time played.
Also Reddit is not a place you want to be looking to for credible information. It’s rife with conspiracy theories and a whole lot of BS. Here, at least the information is correct - or it is removed, or corrected. It’s why you see all the wild tales spinning crazily because it’s not moderated or factual.
No, it’s not. People like to cite another famous streamer all the time due to his “experiment” on being mass reported. That video has been debunked time and time again.
And again - whatever he was doing means squat. YOU got sanctioned for whatever YOU did. His video is not evidence for YOU or anyone else.
Live Streaming wouldn’t show you if they were using inappropriate software or automation programs, would it?
Not saying they were but sometimes the issue can be with what programs are the computer itself.
Just a thought.
Correct, it is flags on the account that trigger account actions. So the account was involved in something that tripped the system.
False positives can happen, and that is what appeals are for. Nobody ever said Blizzard does not have false positives. However, trying to cite social media and videos won’t have any impact on actual appeals, or even reality. Blizzard does NOT accept videos, or player side data, for appeals. They use only their own logs.
Also, what is with the spelling of “people” as “pple”?
It takes around 5 reports to flag a post for moderator review. Trolling this forum is a really bad idea, for the record. You would have better results being polite and avoiding breaking the forum code of conduct/insulting people/posting misinformation.
Warning? So your account notice has NOTHING to do with someone else. Warnings are just that, automated warnings. They are not generated by Blizzard reviewing your account. They are generated by other players reporting you for something, and the system letting you know. Usually spam/chat violations tend to get reported and you get an auto warning. It lets you know other players find your actions reportable, so you can maybe stop whatever it was. It does not generate a ticket or anything a GM can even see at that early stage. It is just between you and the automated system.
You can read more about that here
No, your feeling would be completely inaccurate. They do not suspend accounts or close them based on time played. There HAS to be other detected violations and patterns that go with time played to generate account action. Again, every game or patch release, weekend gaming marathon, mount grind, etc - thousands would be getting banned for it and they are not.
And what kind of complex is it for you then, to be leaning so heavily on some guy you don’t know, hm?
Never once did I once say Blizzard doesn’t make mistakes. I’ve said that they absolutely do nearly every time I tell people to keep appealing their sanctions.
I trust in their process. If people were incorrectly sanctioned, then they get their sanctions overturned. We see it here all the time. I believe real and true information that has been vetted. Not talking bobbleheads on Reddit.
You don’t know why he was banned. Whatever he showed after being kicked from the game, can absolutely be altered. It is part of the reason that Blizzard doesn’t accept videos or screen grabs as evidence. You know what he said, but you shouldn’t believe stuff that people say blindly. When I say something, it’s with the history I see on this forum and the facts I do know. If I’m not sure, I freely admit to that.
Darlin’, if I let people get to me on here, my nerves would be through the roof. The only thing I feel is a bit of sadness for someone who leans so blindly on someone else’s story that has no bearing in this discussion. I report you because 1) you’re wrong, and 2) you’re breaking the CoC while being wrong. No other reason than that. And my one report does nothing but flag while others also flagging helps to hide posts until the mods get to check them.
You’re entitled to think what you think, but you’re not allowed to spread misinformation. I do sincerely wish you luck though. I’ve got a feeling this thread will be getting locked before much longer.