Diablo 3 Ban Reports Go Here

[kartoniasty]

Well i got today ban after eu maintenance, just used sarkoth script weeks ago.

[rockroll]

Well i got today ban after eu maintenance, just used sarkoth script weeks ago.

weeks ago and never been used again??

[chinese55]

i believe i got the IP related banned, here is the solution they gave me, but never gave me a proper answer, just give me the link...........i'm 72 hours penalties..
Diablo III Account Penalties - Battle.net Support

[codezero]

It sounds like they are using various methods of extracting information to flag accounts and then those flagged accounts will be dealt with on an individual level...

They are policing this like real investigators would.... probably have a big ass list of thousands of account that are flagged and will check each one individually.. yes this will take forever, but it is most likely it will eventually happen to us all unless we are lucky.

For example...accounts that have obtained 100mill gold and only completed act 1 quests.
Level 60 character and only completed act 1 quests
Killed Sakroth 10000 times
Transferred 100mil gold outbound
Timing patterns of quest completed such as doing Sakroth every 25 seconds and/or for 5 or 12 or 24 hours straight.

I'm sure with a combination of this information they can be given the assurance it's a botting account and give it the ban hammer.

From the various sources of information in this forum and other forums, it is NOT specific to a particular Bot. It Includes AutoIT botters and even AHK leveling. We all know AH bots are easily targeted, but there are also reports of bans for abusing the ZK leveling trick even accounts doing it BY HAND as well, so it's pretty crazy. There is a report in this thread about an IP range type ban where a true non-botter has been banned...

There does not seem to be a pattern, there is not a particular script, and it seems to be random at the best case scenario. Unfortunately I botted for a 1 night on my main account ages ago and I expect that I will get banned eventually once they reach my flagged account in the list.

Again, this is my speculation, but this seems to be the go...but I hope i'm wrong and it's more of a random thing. I only obtained about 10mil gold in total from botting and that was just to serve my own purposes, I never bothered to bot to make money, rather bot to get good gear but I knew the risk involved.

So my friends, this SUCKSSSSSSSS

lol

[kundithatha]

It seems most of the people (if not all) who got banned had 100+ million gold collected. Seems like Blizz may have issued bans based solely on this factor as well as how many clients are running per IP.

I have two accounts, both of which have botted and neither of them have been banned yet. I used my first account to bot for 1 week and collected no more than 10 million gold. My second account has been botting for 3 weeks (but with little actual botting hours) and has netted just over 12 million. I haven't been banned yet so I'm guessing the ban has to do with how much gold you collected.

Also, I have never run both accounts simultaneously (because I don't know how to lol). I usually quit one account and log with my second. I transfer gold by putting up crappy gear at ridiculous prices and buying them with the botting account.

Next time any of you guys post your banned bots, let us know how much gold you collected so we can try to see if theres a pattern.

[badboydiabl0]

My main account had over 300m collected, others maybe around 80-100m.

[badboydiabl0]

For those that lost their mains. There may be some hope.

go to diablo 3 general forums, click on the blue magic find article, scroll down to the bottom, should see a banned message and a click "here" link.

mine says:

Origination:


In-game Activity




Ban Type:


in-game activities that violate the Terms of Use.




Expires:


Sunday, July 15, 2012 7:57:14 PM PDT (in 2 days, 23 hours)




Ban Reason:


N/A


Not sure if it relates to forums only or the game as well. Could be just a stuff up on blizzard's behalf, but hey wishful thinking right

I asked the blizzard support about this, this was there response:
"Thank you for your continued correspondence. After an additional thorough review of the action taken against this account, we regret to inform you that we have arrived at the same conclusion and the account action will not be removed under any circumstances. It has been closed permanantly.

While we understand that you may have concerns regarding the nature or application of the policies related to this account action, we must reiterate that it is the result of a breach of the Terms of Use (Blizzard Entertainment:World of Warcraft Terms of Use), which all players accept before accessing the game environment.

As this issue has been reviewed by multiple representatives, it is now considered closed. Should you have any questions regarding a different account or issue, please feel free to contact us again. However, further inquiries regarding this issue will no longer receive a reply.


Blizzard Entertainment
www.blizzard.com/support"

Looks like Permabanned.

[jamesc23]

I asked the blizzard support about this, this was there response:
"Thank you for your continued correspondence. After an additional thorough review of the action taken against this account, we regret to inform you that we have arrived at the same conclusion and the account action will not be removed under any circumstances. It has been closed permanantly.

While we understand that you may have concerns regarding the nature or application of the policies related to this account action, we must reiterate that it is the result of a breach of the Terms of Use (Blizzard Entertainment:World of Warcraft Terms of Use), which all players accept before accessing the game environment.

As this issue has been reviewed by multiple representatives, it is now considered closed. Should you have any questions regarding a different account or issue, please feel free to contact us again. However, further inquiries regarding this issue will no longer receive a reply.


Blizzard Entertainment
www.blizzard.com/support"

Looks like Permabanned.

damn guess it was just wishful thinking

[xspunxx]

Guys what does this mean:

Origination: In-game Activity

Ban Type: in-game activities that violate the Terms of Use.

Expires: Sunday, July 15, 2012 5:16:21 PM PDT (in 2 days, 19 hours)

Ban Reason: N/A

IS THERE HOPE FOR ME!

Pretty upfront ban hammer, hurr durrr, you are violate Terms of Use.

Seems like any flag is subject to permaban. So better lay off any botting for the time being until someone comes with a miracle solution. :P

The quote pretty much says they ban based on speculation. Under "Ban Reason: N/A" already shows its a random shot of suspicion only.

[KingMike]

9 accounts banned just now on US.
only had like 6-7mil on them each.
booting Immortal only. 24x7. Never any scripts. Never any other bot.

gold should go right up now so off to get more soon and keep on trucking...

[caddel]

* * * NOTICE OF ACCOUNT CLOSURE * * *

A user of this account has recently been involved in actions deemed inappropriate for Diablo III by the In-Game Support staff of Blizzard Entertainment. This decision was made after a thorough investigation of the situation as a whole. Though we are unable to discuss the outcomes of our investigations due to privacy concerns, rest assured that this incident has been looked into very thoroughly, and the appropriate actions have been taken on all involved accounts.

Account Action: Account Closure
Offense: Unapproved Third Party Software
A third party program is any file or program that is used in addition to the game to gain an unfair advantage. These programs may increase movement speed or teleport heroes from one place to another beyond what is allowed by game design. It also includes any programs that obtain information from the game that is not normally available to the regular player or that transmit or modify any of the game files.

Cheat Programs ("Hacks")
We take action against accounts using hacks when a hero on the account is identified using a hack program. Hacks provide benefits normally not achievable in the game. Such benefits may include: increased speed, teleportation, or running through walls.

Automation Programs ("Bots")
We take action against accounts using automation programs or bots when one or more heroes on the account are identified using a bot to achieve automation.

This Diablo III account has been closed by our staff based on a review of the account and all related policy violations, in accordance with the Terms of Use and our In-Game Policies (Diablo III Policies - Battle.net Support). Note that any open bids or auctions at the time of the account’s closure have been cancelled. Your open bids will be refunded to your original method of payment. Please allow 5-10 days for processing depending on the availability of your financial institution. Any bids or auctions completed prior to the account’s closure will neither be refunded nor reversed.

Moving forward, this Diablo III account and any Heroes or items associated with the account are no longer accessible. The only way to continue playing Diablo III is to purchase a new license, or to attempt to recover access by appealing account closure. While closure overturns are very unlikely, we advise that customers pursuing an appeal hold off on purchasing a new Diablo III license until the appeal process has completed. If you add a new Diablo III license, a new account will overwrite your old, without any prior Heroes or items from the closed account.

Any disputes or questions concerning this account action can only be addressed by Account Administration. To learn more about how Account Administration is able to assist you, and how to contact them via online ticket, please visit us at Account Administration Overview - Battle.net Support. We will be unable to investigate account actions over the phone - an online ticket is the only way to contact Account Administration.

We understand that these policies may seem harsh, but they are in place to ensure that every player is able to fully enjoy their time spent on Battle.net. Thank you in advance for respecting our position.

Regards,

Blizzard Entertainment
Diablo III Customer Support
Battle.net Support

[Prooz]

Recent ban wave seems to be mostly IB's, and multiple account botters who run 20+ hours a day. Obviously there's exceptions but I just read every post of this new wave and its a lot of 20+ hour a day multi account IB botters.

Looks like they are trying to eliminate the big dogs as a priority. I only see very few reports of people banned doing 12 hours a day or less type. That doesn't mean the 12 hour a day guys arent flagged though. They could just be banning the more steady botters as priority.

For me though, seeing these patterns has me botting less to try and go unnoticed. Might be feeble, but might also save me.

As for main accounts being banned, I'd be interested to hear if you guys used RMAH as opposed to selling outside sources. I'd be willing to be main accounts linked to RMAH selling will also be a priority on ban list.

[TheKingKong]

My main has been selling on RMAH and it's still selling.

[jamesc23]

* * * NOTICE OF ACCOUNT CLOSURE * * *

A user of this account has recently been involved in actions deemed inappropriate for Diablo III by the In-Game Support staff of Blizzard Entertainment. This decision was made after a thorough investigation of the situation as a whole. Though we are unable to discuss the outcomes of our investigations due to privacy concerns, rest assured that this incident has been looked into very thoroughly, and the appropriate actions have been taken on all involved accounts.

Account Action: Account Closure
Offense: Unapproved Third Party Software
A third party program is any file or program that is used in addition to the game to gain an unfair advantage. These programs may increase movement speed or teleport heroes from one place to another beyond what is allowed by game design. It also includes any programs that obtain information from the game that is not normally available to the regular player or that transmit or modify any of the game files.

Cheat Programs ("Hacks")
We take action against accounts using hacks when a hero on the account is identified using a hack program. Hacks provide benefits normally not achievable in the game. Such benefits may include: increased speed, teleportation, or running through walls.

Automation Programs ("Bots")
We take action against accounts using automation programs or bots when one or more heroes on the account are identified using a bot to achieve automation.

This Diablo III account has been closed by our staff based on a review of the account and all related policy violations, in accordance with the Terms of Use and our In-Game Policies (Diablo III Policies - Battle.net Support). Note that any open bids or auctions at the time of the account’s closure have been cancelled. Your open bids will be refunded to your original method of payment. Please allow 5-10 days for processing depending on the availability of your financial institution. Any bids or auctions completed prior to the account’s closure will neither be refunded nor reversed.

Moving forward, this Diablo III account and any Heroes or items associated with the account are no longer accessible. The only way to continue playing Diablo III is to purchase a new license, or to attempt to recover access by appealing account closure. While closure overturns are very unlikely, we advise that customers pursuing an appeal hold off on purchasing a new Diablo III license until the appeal process has completed. If you add a new Diablo III license, a new account will overwrite your old, without any prior Heroes or items from the closed account.

Any disputes or questions concerning this account action can only be addressed by Account Administration. To learn more about how Account Administration is able to assist you, and how to contact them via online ticket, please visit us at Account Administration Overview - Battle.net Support. We will be unable to investigate account actions over the phone - an online ticket is the only way to contact Account Administration.

We understand that these policies may seem harsh, but they are in place to ensure that every player is able to fully enjoy their time spent on Battle.net. Thank you in advance for respecting our position.

Regards,

Blizzard Entertainment
Diablo III Customer Support
Battle.net Support

i got same email, but the thing is it was my main account which i didn't use any bots on, i used MFswitch thats about it

[sh0ck22]

ok so 10 of my botted accounts were banned last night (IB), and today I wake up and my two NON-botting accounts are banned.. one was a mule account that stored gold, the other was used for RMAH. completely clean, never ran any sort of "third party software" which is the reason for the ban.. i had over 300m gold on my mule, and hundreds of $ worth of items on my rmah account... i guess ill call and try and get unbanned, what are the chances that i actually will?