Quote Originally Posted by 'Knytestorme',index.php?page=Thread&postID=83058#p ost83058
For me when I am 5-boxing on one pc I am seeing lag between each of the accounts (Quartz shows each with a different delay during casting) so if my accounts were being watched they'd show each character not quite casting at the same time.

I wasn't saying it was an automatic process, or that some warden-like machine can check for exact keypresses -- as a multiboxer, you are recognizable as a multiboxer because all of your characters make actions at identical times. All of your characters are grouped all of the time. All of your characters should also be owned by the same person.

But take this blue post as an example as to WHY they would investigate you for "account sharing" when someone reports you for "multiboxing":
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Im sorry but that isn't accurate, if Blizz would investigate instead of assuming they could find a rule break in there.

That is a paid service, the person running those characters was paid to collect HPs for the owners of those Characters. I bet if Blizz investigated they would find all characters to have different payment info, different emails, different info all togother, so if one person is boxing those Characters, its account sharing... and that is against the rules.
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I'll have to disagree with you there, Letum. Could someone use this technique to level up multiple characters for others? Probably.

If they were investigated would we just go "oh they are multiboxing, they are Ok."? Absolutely not. We investigate each botting/powerleveling report we receive fully and believe it or not we actually do look at the simple stuff like account information. Not to mention we look at a great deal of other information in our investigations.

There are a good many legitimate users who actually do own multiple accounts. Why? No idea, I have two myself and barely look at the other account but to each their own. Just because they are using a multiboxing technique does not mean they are powerleveling/sharing or engaging in any other nefarious deed.

If you believe someone is violating our Terms of Use, report it and it will be investigated.
-GM Vrakthris http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...=1&pageNo=1#17
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This is the most likely course of things:
  • You are reported for multiboxing.
  • A very simple check for a GM to do is to check the account names involved.
  • You are discovered account sharing and are promptly banned.