banned ... again ... by the same GM!? WTF?!

[Xealous]

Idd I am also sorry to hear of your troubles, however not to stir the pot or anything, but we are only getting one side of the story. I'm not accusing you of anything, but is it possible that you may have exploited in some other way? Maybe double check your system, could be something on there that is perhaps flagging suspicion etc :/ As it all sounds very peculiar, i just feel it's pretty unlikely that a certain gm is after you personally.

Either way good luck, and hope you're back to multiboxing soon

[Ughmahedhurtz]

When I get the accounts back, I'm going to open a ticket and hopefully chat with a GM online. The 'GM feedback' is a good idea and I'm definitely considering it. At this point I'm wondering when I activate the accounts next week, whether I will run into the same problem. If it happens again I'm going raise a big stink about game time lost, harrassment, etc.

Plus I never got an explanation for the original ban. I guess it comes with the territory when you decide to multibox.

I would definitely raise a complaint if things don't get rectified quickly. Your experience is most definitely is not normal for multiboxers. I've seen a few of us get accidental bans or bans for non-multiboxing-related violations (like different names on the accounts, harassment, etc.) but never the stuff you're getting. I'd be very suspicious of that GM, especially if it's the same GM that did it to you the first time.

[Sarduci]

When I get the accounts back, I'm going to open a ticket and hopefully chat with a GM online. The 'GM feedback' is a good idea and I'm definitely considering it. At this point I'm wondering when I activate the accounts next week, whether I will run into the same problem. If it happens again I'm going raise a big stink about game time lost, harrassment, etc.

Plus I never got an explanation for the original ban. I guess it comes with the territory when you decide to multibox.

I'd leave the other GM's out of it. Handle it through the feedback links provided. All you need to do it tick off one of them by trying to get another GM in trouble and you'll have more issues. They may even consider it harassment of their staff if you go about it that way. That is definately against TOS.

[BobGnarly]

While I'm sure this is very irritating, I'd recommend giving him the benefit of the doubt before sending him off to the stockades.

I'd go about it like you did before, but also point out that this is the second time in a week and ask if they can annotate your account stating that you're multiboxing so that this doesn't happen in the future.

Then, if it happens again, you're pretty sure it's personal and you can go for the throat.

[Malekyth]

Agreed with Bob. It sounds obviously vindictive enough that I wonder whether it actually is ... I mean, he must know that re-banning you will look bad for him, so why would he do it? It's possible that he was not in the loop when you were un-banned, assumed it was an error on their end and rectified the perceived error. Or maybe he is just a jerk with the self-preservation instinct of a lemming ... but I'd give the benefit of the doubt before getting incendiary about it.

[Vyndree]

EU

Quoted I have concerns about a particular Game Master. Who can I talk to about it?
If you have problems with a Game Master, please email WoWConcernsEU@blizzard.com.

http://www.wow-europe.com/en/support/gamemasters.html
US

Quoted Rather than disobeying in protest against the request being made or the action being taken, please oblige him/her and later express your concerns to the wowgmfeedback-us@blizzard.com email address. Emails sent to this address go directly to the Senior and Lead GMs, who will investigate and address any instances of potentially inappropriate GM actions.

http://us.blizzard.com/support/artic...s&pageNumber=1

This is very good advice.

Make sure you very politely but very firmly make clear that this GM has been harassing you unjustly on more than one occasion.

Furthermore, I would open a thread on the official customer service forums (without naming names) to let the other GMs know that you are being harassed by a "blue". Make it public, but polite. Blizzard does not need negative feedback from their "law-abiding" citizens but in this case they deserve it.

[Vyndree]

Plus I never got an explanation for the original ban

This is typical procedure.

They don't tell you HOW they find people, because if they did the ACTUAL botters/cheaters would know how to circumvent the system.

[zanthor]

Get him a nice whack on the head by his boss. As far as I know, GMs get complimentary WoW accounts that they can play for free. That means you may have met the GM in-game while he was playing a regular char, potentially hurting his or her feelings in PvP. In any case, using GM powers to resolve a difference of opinion is clearly not professional and should land this CSR in trouble.

GM's do not have access to the servers they GM on. If they have gained player access on that server they are already in deep shit.

[Anjuna]

Sounds like a certain GM got ganked by a multiboxer on his regular account. ^^

[Bradster]

Sounds like a certain GM got ganked by a multiboxer on his regular account. ^^

I'm starting to think that as well, sounds personal. I would be really pissed off at this point, i'd at least ask for a free month x5.