Abuse of the Economy x10

[Adexcidephanol]

Account Action: Account Closure
Offense: Exploitative Activity: Abuse of the Economy


This account was closed because it was involved, either directly or indirectly, with the unauthorized exchange of in-game property for "real-world" currency. This exchange detracts from the integrity of the World of Warcraft game environment.

This is straight from the email. Some guy was rambling off that I sell accounts and that is how I can afford them all whenever I was dancing with them. So I assumed that it had something to do with a player report and an automated closure process or just quick review. Im sure they get tons of reports a day and just figure close my account and if im guilty then i will accept it or if im innocent and fight back they would review it further. I use VPN at work as well as home so maybe the IP addressed looked fishy and they just assumed something bad was going on.

[MiRai]

Account Action: Account Closure
Offense: Exploitative Activity: Abuse of the Economy

This account was closed because it was involved, either directly or indirectly, with the unauthorized exchange of in-game property for "real-world" currency. This exchange detracts from the integrity of the World of Warcraft game environment.

Well, there's your reason right there... it states that you're involved, directly or indirectly, with selling gold or services for "real world" currency.

Some guy was rambling off that I sell accounts and that is how I can afford them all whenever I was dancing with them. So I assumed that it had something to do with a player report and an automated closure process or just quick review. Im sure they get tons of reports a day and just figure close my account and if im guilty then i will accept it or if im innocent and fight back they would review it further.

Blizzard wants people to pay their subscription fee because that's how they make money, and they're not banning people based on unsubstantiated claims made by someone who may have reported you in game. Have you ever reported a bot that was operating out in the game world, only to see that bot continue to operate for days or even weeks afterward? I think most players have experienced that, and that would indicate that it takes more than one player report, as well as Blizzard to come investigate the claim before any ban happens.

On the other hand, if you're sending large amounts of gold to people, including yourself, you could easily get your account flagged for that.

I use VPN at work as well as home so maybe the IP addressed looked fishy and they just assumed something bad was going on.

Yes, that would be a huge red flag, but using a VPN doesn't flag your account for "unauthorized exchange of in-game property for 'real-world' currency." It would, however, make it look like you're sharing your account with someone else, which is, of course, another actionable offense.