Banned

[Lyonheart]

You know I watched this and knew it was going to create some issues...having not played WoW for long so I didn't really know what that would be:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqd3UobeyJA

That could have triggered a lot of reporting, specifically around 3:50. /shrug

Just saying, could have caused a wave of reporting boxers and tripped a few switches.

Interesting listen. Gives you a good idea of how the masses think about what we do.. but i think its mostly angst against PvP boxing.

[jak3676]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqd3UobeyJA

Or you know, they could ban streamers too. I'll guarantee you the queues have more to do with streamers than the few of us MBers. /shug

[jak3676]

Several reports on Reddit about people getting banned this week as well. Most seem to think it has to do with them buying mass black lotus for thier guild. In many cases my bet is that the person doing the farming was botting, then when the other other person bought something for over 1000g, it looks as if they're in on it.

I'll bet a lot of the current wave of bans is catching people like that - catching not just the botters, but people interacting with them as well. I've heard some of the SM and ZF farms are being botted now.

[Spyro]

With how easy is for Blizzard to end multiboxing (by just removing /follow), it's pretty clear that they WANT multiboxing to be a thing to increase their income. Hell... why did they even create /follow for? to me it looks like something specifically made to support boxing, lol. Before I started boxing I never used /follow at all.

[Wizeowel]

Before I started boxing I never used /follow at all.

I discovered /follow and /train in the first weeks of ever playing the game. Met some people in game, started questing with them daily. Getting to know them while doing quests in e.g. darkshore and ashenvale, some of those quests have long runs north to south. So used /follow to allow socialising; typing in party chat while someone else is driving the /train...

[jak3676]

I don't know if its still true, but all a group of mass player reports will do is create a ticket for a GM to work. Then a GM has to observe you in game, or observe what was reported (logs of you being profane, etc). But Blizz does not ban based on player reporting alone.