Quote Originally Posted by 'Buzzatronic',index.php?page=Thread&postID=63132#p ost63132
Personally, I just feel slightly bad for the point-buyers, as point-buying isn't against the TOS... but got the hammer based on association.
I don't feel bad for them in the slightest. They wanted a shortcut to gaining gear/points rather than doing it legitimately and shortcuts always have risk.
It's akin of buying a really sweet deal on the AH, except whoever posted that sweet deal really botted to get the item, and now you got a nice hefty 72 hour ban and the item taken away from you for botting. Oh, and all the other items you purchased from the auction house that month (since you were "clearly" participating in botting and economy exploitation) are taken away too as an extra measure, regardless of whether or not those items gained were legitimate.

Buying teams was confirmed legitimate by blizzard representatives (I believe I already linked that response), but what the team buyers didn't know is that they'd get slammed if the people they bought from wintraded in the past. Which, really, is something you can't really verify prior to purchase.

The buyers shouldn't be penalized for something they took no part in -- if they bought a team, play the games LEGITIMATELY, and win/lose according to their own skill... then they shouldn't be looking at a 72 hour ban + all gear removed... for the entire SEASON.