Wow forums are blowing up again...this time it's win trading...

[Maz]

This could have easily been done long ago.

Doing it right at the end of the season does up the lol-factor considerably

[Khayos]

I have an arena team with my rl m8, we are both rubbish @ pvp and i only wanted to do my ten games for the points to get the druid tanking items I needed. We've been in 2 teams, one i had was a 3v3 where a alt from our guild joined us and our 2v2, the 2v2 was given to me by someone shouting in chat that he had a arena team to give away, was only at 1500 rating so i took it. hope i dnt get the ban stick.

i do agree with the masses, win trading is pants and should be stopped and im also glad blizzard put the lol in by doing it at the end of the season.

[Havelcek]

Blizzard tends to use the "exploitation of the economy" as a blanket ban justification for things that aren't explicitly noted in the ToC. There is documented evidence on the eltiistjerks forums of folks who have been banned for cornering markets on the AH based on the same reason.

[Kyudo]

I personally applaud this stance from Blizz, too long in coming imo.

[Tonuss]

I would agree about people who just bought a team that someone traded on in the past should not be banned, but they seem to be conducting a scorched-earth policy in regards to this issue - nuke 'em from orbit, it's the only way to know for sure. Then clean up in the CS forums for those unfairly accused - which has been happening.

Like you said, it could be their way of putting the fear'o'god into people who are even remotely linked to win-trading. Ban and strip a ton of people, and let the innocent use the account admin to fix them up. The problem for those people is that it can take a while to have it fixed, but chances are that most of them, if they stay, won't want to come within a mile of anything related to win-trading (and think about how many will also not want to buy or sell teams or points?).

Then again, when I see people posting on the forums that "people wouldn't HAVE to do this if Blizzard would just fix the broken game," I simply can't feel sorry for them. You're never FORCED to cheat. You CHOOSE to. Maybe if people played within the rules, the game wouldn't be broken! Sooo... here's your ban, have a nice day. If you come back, don't win-trade.

[Eteocles]

The people who claim to've gotten teams, ESPECIALLY lower ranked ones, almost deserve it...if the team was already at the base rank around 1500, why the fuck would you risk it on that instead of just buying a new one yourself? Just like boxers "inheriting" old accts that end up banned later, if you inherit a team it's gonna fuck you later. Arena Charters are piss cheap, especially with Sunwell Dailies now, anyone who buys or even takes a free low rank team is retarded to begin with.

Bottom line is to do shit right from the start so you don't have anything to worry about at all down the road. Arenas should be a competition for skill/bragging rights, not another damn gear-farming field for lazy bastards lol

[Boylston]

Wow...

This is really hitting them where it hurts. I hope I go up against some of these teams while they're naked.

Realm: Maiev
Character Name: Hosebeast
Account Action: 72 Hour Suspension
Offense: Arena Exploitation - Win Trading
Details: Player was verified to have been participating in the trade of Arena Team wins to artificially inflate their or another team’s Personal and Team Ratings.

Arena Currency Removed: 5000
Item(s) Removed:
Vengeful Gladiator's Spellblade
Vengeful Gladiator's Piercing Touch
Vengeful Gladiator's Grimoire
Vengeful Gladiator's Felweave Trousers
Vengeful Gladiator's Felweave Raiment
Vengeful Gladiator's Felweave Handguards
Vengeful Gladiator's Felweave Handguards
Vengeful Gladiator's Felweave Cowl
Vengeful Gladiator's Felweave Amice
Vengeful Gladiator's Dreadweave Robe
Vengeful Gladiator's Dreadweave Mantle
Vengeful Gladiator's Dreadweave Leggings
Vengeful Gladiator's Dreadweave Gloves
Vengeful Gladiator's Battle Staff

[The-Fallen-Frog]

I have never even played an Arena game, but im happy they take these kinds of action against exploiters

[Kaynin]

To be honest.

This is awesome! This might be the thing I was waiting for to happen in my battlegroup, where 5v5 is nothing -but- wintrading. Maybe I'll face teams that aren't in full vengeful now anymore, because blizz took it from them. <3

Serves cheaters right. Play it for the fun and the challenge, down with all wintraders. o/

[Eteocles]

I have arena'd, in all 3 settings...it's no fun having your face stomped in mercilessly by full S3 team/pointsellers at the BEGINNER ranks.