Well, I got banned today, good-bye 4 mages, and mains. (Non Dual-Boxing Ban)

[Notes]

You got banned because of the wrong names indeed. They check this after a report.
I had this too. I fixed this before it got a problem by contacting a GM myself, telling him I got an error when setting up trial accounts to test multuiboxing, so I had to fill in another name, after wich I made the trail accounts live acounts. The GM told me this might be a problem so I asked what I should do.

It got fixed by sending in a picture of my ID card together with a bill on wich WoW was visible from my cradit card. That's all I did and a few hours later they fixed my name from like Hillary Clinton to my real name ...

You might want to try something like this too.. I did not have to lie in my case because it was all facts, maybe you can lie a little ?

Good luck mate! ;(

PS: cba to run a search now but is there somewhere in a beginners sticky the tip to ONLY roll with accounts that are on the same name ? If not, should be added

[Ðeceased]

You got banned because of the wrong names indeed. They check this after a report.
I had this too. I fixed this before it got a problem by contacting a GM myself, telling him I got an error when setting up trial accounts to test multuiboxing, so I had to fill in another name, after wich I made the trail accounts live acounts. The GM told me this might be a problem so I asked what I should do.

It got fixed by sending in a picture of my ID card together with a bill on wich WoW was visible from my cradit card. That's all I did and a few hours later they fixed my name from like Hillary Clinton to my real name ...

You might want to try something like this too.. I did not have to lie in my case because it was all facts, maybe you can lie a little ?

Good luck mate! ;(

PS: cba to run a search now but is there somewhere in a beginners sticky the tip to ONLY roll with accounts that are on the same name ? If not, should be added

sounds like an idea, u just have to hope they are forgiving. as for the transfer of the hunter.. that could throw up some more issues tbh. and I would suggest you don't lie.

[Ðeceased]

PS: For anyone worried about being banned quite abruptly, even if you have done everything by the book, I would suggest you contact a GM and tell them you are Mboxing. This way in the unlikely event of them not knowing about it, you at least pre-empt any possible reports etc and lessen the attention you will receive from them in turn. Your name will be on their list of mboxers and they will be able to see if any action is to be taken regarding other peoples complaints.

Edit: I also told them I was using keyclone, and asked, that in the unlikely event of this program being placed on their list of illegal software, I be contacted prior to being banned so that I would know not to use it.


oh dear lord my spelling :S

[Rimmel]

Yeah, I just got a Private Message from someone asking if I got banned BECAUSE of Keyclone. I'm almost 100% positive it was NOT keyclone. Trust me, if it was, way more people would have been banned. Anyways, I e-mailed them and I'll see what happens. Great idea about the name change, from using something silly to changing it to my legit name. However I only used my CC to register, I've been using Game Cards to actually play the game.

In the mean time, here's a video of my alliance mages dancing in UC. I found it looking at a horde rogues' pvp video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvR1MYLnoWU

If they are gone, and I am allowed to recreate accounts, I will probably roll with some undead mages. They look sooo much cooler.

[donfran]

Hmm

Do NOT stop bugging them. Keep pestering them /emailing / calling their customer service about the issue until they give a satisfactory reply or re-open your accounts.

As for telling the truth or not... meh. I don't know if Blizzard will be so hardcore to ban you if you got a real reason and such. They're customer service people are human, after all ?

Just keep bugging them! Even after they refuse you the first time. I've known friends banned for breaking the rules/ToS and after repeated bugging got their accounts re-opened months later. They have remained on the straight and narrow since lol.

[zanthor]

Do NOT stop bugging them. Keep pestering them /emailing / calling their customer service about the issue until they give a satisfactory reply or re-open your accounts.

This is absolutely the best advice you can get on the subject. I have a friend who had three accounts banned for RealMoneyTrading and after 2 months of appealing twice a week got his main account back. I had a similar situation with my guilds name being changed from "Band of the Black Hand"... I appealed for 6 months before they mostly fixed it (changed it to "Band of the Black Hand " which screws up sites like wowjutsu )

[Majestic_Clown]

phoning billing and tech support ias a waste of your time, they can do anything or have any influence.

contact the game security/account admin dept for issues with banned accounts.

[Hotnutz]

I have gotten a 3 day ban on an old account before and they never contacted me in game regarding that issue, it was
just a matter of i went to log on and said something about temporarily suspended or something.

Thats why this sounds weird to me, I mean i guess they could contact you but I doubt they would tell you that you were getting banned for using something etc etc. And usually they would send you an email immediately if you were banned.

Nothing personal but your story means nothing to me till you can show the email.

[Falkor]

1 Possible reason is this: you have serveral accounts all under different names? The blizzard EULA/TOS states you cannot logon to other players accounts its classed as trading accounts.
Could it be you have 3-4accounts not under your same name?

[Notes]

He said he used his girlfiends account, so yeah.

That's what I meant too, it's the problem, I'm 99% sure.