Okay, who is this?

[Basilikos]

... and that it has nothing to do with multi-boxing as any 'sister' guild could do it without boxing. Good to see everyone agrees on something.

I've overlooked this aspect of the accusation. It has been pointed out by others, but glossed over, that ANYONE could do this stuff and not just a multiboxer.

[Moorea]

however playing toons on both side of the faction fence is ok in Blizzards books. check the screenshots of the GM conversation by prepared.

I'd like to see a blue post about that because it seems a very very slippery slope - if it's ok in WG is it ok in WSG too ? so I can queue up 6 afk dummies in WSG to ensure I win on the other side ? how could that possibly be "ok" - I think the GM will find himself in hot waters pretty soon - unless the post is carefuly missing important parts of the dialog (or is fabricated)

I used to respect Prepared for the tremendous accomplishment of getting so many toons so fast to 70 (and now 80) but now I think I see another side; basically just gaming the system - it's not fairplay... even if 1 GM allegedly says it's ok

[Moorea]

I've overlooked this aspect of the accusation. It has been pointed out by others, but glossed over, that ANYONE could do this stuff and not just a multiboxer.

ahem, how could anyone but a boxer do this on a pvp server ? the only way to have ally and horde on pvp is to have more than 1 account; which I think is the definition of boxing ? ("manual" boxing even if you don't broadcast keys, etc...)

[Zub]

to answer your two posts with *my* understanding of the situation:
- it's ok to have toons on both sides, as long as they are not throwing the game either side, for example Alliance toons helping Horde win.
In the case of 6 shammies doing nothing in WSG (and possibly WG) i would think this is bannable through the 'not taking part' argument, which i'm sure some others will clearly explain.
Basically you make the experience bad for other players, and blizz doesnt like that.

- You do not have to be a boxer to do this, you merely need to have a friend who plays on the other faction.
Very easy to do on PVE servers, where many players have alts on both sides, a bit more difficult on PVP servers, but still alot of guilds have sister/friend guilds.
All in all, it's not important that it's 'easier' to do as a boxer (why spread toons on either side of the faction wall though?) it's that it's doable by non-boxers.

[Stealthy]

so, i'm lost now, regarding the original topic at hand, what is it you are debating?

The topic in this thread is the behavior of some multiboxer in Lake Wintergrasp. It is a violation of WoW's PvP policies. And I'm not debating anything since no one will counter me with arguments. I'm not even sure if anyone disagrees with anything I'm saying since they won't address it. My commentary in this thread has been about how this activity (the WG gameplay) is not at all acceptable. Some people didn't think so and continue to defend those that knowingly violated the PvP policies. I'm trying to make sure people know that such a playstyle is invalid, regardless of the opinions of one person here.

I'm also calling attention to the fact that people have been banned for less from this website. Normally, I don't do this. This isn't the first time such a person has been allowed to endorse such ToS violations without any consequence.

If you think someone is violating the CoC, then report the post, and state exactly why you think they have violated the CoC. It takes a few minutes - and all reported posts are reviewed, and actioned where appropriate.

Which people have been banned for less? Bans are handed out only in severe cases, and usally after multiple warnings. If you're going to make a big call like that, back it up with facts please - otherwise you're just trolling (which is against the CoC - oh the irony!).

Locking the thread.

Cheers,

Stealthymod