GDKPs banned in SoD. Let's see how it plays out and if good, do the same for Cata. Or personal loot

[Holyseizure-whitemane]

They were not, I am speaking from experience.

I was banned. The reason given was Third Party Software. I had no idea what I had been banned for, because I wasn’t running any illegal software.

Turns out, their auto detection was flagging accounts using Console Port for people using controllers to play.

I appealed and was automatically denied, saying their findings were supported by evidence.

I then found out about the console port debacle, and appealed again, citing that I was using console port, along with many others who were banned for it at the same time.

My ban was reversed, but not after not being able to play for 4 days.

[Marshif-thrall]

@Holyseizure-whitemane

I was banned. The reason given was Third Party Software. I had no idea what I had been banned for, because I wasn’t running any illegal software.

I don’t know what a console port is. But sounds like you shouldn’t use one. Just login your pc and click launch. No issues.

[Holyseizure-whitemane]

@Marshif-thrall

I don’t know what a console port is

@Holyseizure-whitemane

Console Port for people using controllers to play.

It’s an addon, people use it to map wow controls to controllers.

[Zoumz-zuljin (Zoumz)]

@Holyseizure-whitemane

then they loan you gold to repair.

Did someone say that seriously.

[Holyseizure-whitemane]

No, it’s just a hypothetical situation of something petty that you could be banned for because the rules are so vague.

[Marshif-thrall]

Sounds like cheating to me. It is a PC game. You modified the game to use something that wasn’t supposed to be use. count your lucky blessings they reversed decision for you imo.

[Tesalyn-pagle]

Using controller or even steam deck to play WOW is actually not cheating. Blizzard fights against automation.

Now, 1000’s of people play with controllers and on steam deck. Never really seen anyone get banned for it. If we are to assume that he is telling the truth, then the ban was a false positive.

However, it’s silly to assume he is really going to admit to actual auto-clicker or whatever else on Blizz forums.

Posts a’la “I got banned and did nothing wrong” really only show half the real picture.

[Marshif-thrall]

That’s still the risk you take using that stuff. You might miss a few days here and there due to detection.

If it bothers those people they can mouse/keyboard.

[Holyseizure-whitemane]

ConsolePort now bannable?

It’s hard to say exactly what might be causing disconnects. Nonetheless, I want to clarify that we don’t intend to take action against players who are using any sort of typical hardware to play the game in a typical way. On Tuesday we had an error in our detection routine that caused us to accidentally flag some ConsolePort users, and we reversed it as quickly as possible.

@Kaivax

Nonetheless, I want to clarify that we don’t intend to take action against players who are using any sort of typical hardware to play the game in a typical way.

On Tuesday we had an error in our detection routine that caused us to accidentally flag some ConsolePort users, and we reversed it as quickly as possible.

[Tesalyn-pagle]

Good link. But I’ve already said console are allowed. And I said if we’re to believe you, it was a false positive. It’s all right up there.

[Woopee-mankrik]

It’s clearly not cheating lmao

[Shadows-grobbulus]

Hopefully this gets banned as well.

[Leilou-eranikus]

What are people going to do end of phase? I personally farm gold for the upcoming phase…Banning GDKP will just lead to gold hording, and empty servers end of phase…Not to mention almost all pugs are going to be Hard reserve pugs, with less than a week left more than half of the pugs advertised are Hard reverve pugs…Beginning of phase raids will be much worse…You dont get that in GDKP.

[Yehmi-trollbane]

You can also farm gold outside of gdkps.

[Deunan-atiesh]

@Leilou-eranikus

What are people going to do end of phase?

Play the game.

@Leilou-eranikus

I personally farm gold for the upcoming phase

Still a viable thing to do.

@Leilou-eranikus

gold hording

Happens with or without GDKP being a thing. Non-issue.

@Leilou-eranikus

Not to mention almost all pugs are going to be Hard reserve pugs

Remains to be seen, I don’t see many but that’s just me. If you want a non-HR group, make one.

@Leilou-eranikus

Beginning of phase raids will be much worse

Remains to be seen. People complete raids outside of GDKP runs, and have been for decades.

[Holyseizure-whitemane]

@Yehmi-trollbane

You can also farm gold outside of gdkps.

Exactly. Get to farmin.

[Starbûck-frostmourne]

Honestly its not GDKP that would be an issue in cata, its LFR, remove LFR please.

[Tesalyn-pagle]

I don’t think LFR is coming. But if it will, I hope Tier sets are removed from it.

That was the key issue with LFR. It felt mandatory for earlier prog to acquire tier.

imho, LFR on it’s own is really not a big deal. Yeah, it’s an easier version of the raid…but it also rewards weaker items/trinkets. The way not everyone wants to prog Heroics/Mythics, not everyone likes LFR. I think it goes both ways really. Neither side is wrong.

When I first joined retail many years ago, LFR is what allowed me to get into raiding.

[Holyseizure-whitemane]

I can agree with this.

LFR is fine as long as it’s not a chore that everyone needs to do.

[Starbûck-frostmourne]

@Tesalyn-pagle

I don’t think LFR is coming. But if it will, I hope Tier sets are removed from it.

That was the key issue with LFR. It felt mandatory for earlier prog to acquire tier.

Tier sets and trinkets, during DS it was very mandatory to get the Vial of Shadows item=77207