PQR - Rotation Bot

[Xelper]

My huge concern is that many profiles used PQI, and PQI used CHAT_MSG_ADDON as a version check...

function ADDON:CHAT_MSG_ADDON( event, prefix, message, channel, sender)
    --if sender == E.myname then return end
    if prefix == "VC" and not ADDON.recievedOutOfDateMessage then
        if ADDON.version ~= 'BETA' and tonumber(message) ~= nil and tonumber(message) > tonumber(ADDON.version) then
            ADDON:Print("Your version of "..AddOnName.." is out of date. You can download the latest version from http://pqrotation.wikia.com/wiki/PQInterface")
            ADDON.recievedOutOfDateMessage = true
        end

Which means addon messages were communicated to the server, and sent to any listening clients on that addon channel. This is a HUGELY BAD IDEA, as it is essentially advertising to the WoW servers "I AM RUNNING THIS ADDON!" Blizzard logs everything they receive, and it is just a matter of them searching the logs for people advertising their version number on the channel.

This is why I want to know if anyone was banned without ever having PQI installed.

[iceymot]

i use pqi as well. they banned my main account and suspended the other shitty one.
firs time ever in the 4 years i have been using PQR to have recieved a ban.

[endersblade]

Question for anyone banned: Do or did you at any time have PQInterface (PQI) installed?

Yes. most of the good profiles use it, and it is extremely useful. are you thinking that is what did it?

Edit: I see. would certainly be interesting to know. Although like I said, most profiles now use it so you may be hard pressed in finding someone who hasn't lol.

[Xelper]

No idea, could be something else, just still researching and I found that bit of code I posted above.

[SeveredShadow]

Question for anyone banned: Do or did you at any time have PQInterface (PQI) installed?

I had it installed but very very rarely used it. Only when testing other's profiles to see if I liked them or not. My own profile that I used all the time didn't require PQI.

[GIcez]

I've had PQI as well

[blackvoid]

I used pqr/pqi and got banned today. however my friend only used pqr and no pqi addon and he is not banned. I used pqi to see what rotation it was using. cokx warned us about pqi but i still used it anyways. my friends uses pqr only with cokx profile and he is still using it right now. I didn't believe him so I re-subbed my other account, deleted pqi and used pqr again and it was fine. no bans yet.

[slavevi]

you do know that the PQI itself says when you start it <PQinterface loaded> i think it said.

[BPrater4486]

Also just hit with the 3 day Ban. Main account, alt account and the wifes account. All 3 with Pqr/Pqi running, mostly for interrupts. Good thing I already paid for some premium rotations.. Yay Blizz.... you caught us. We were having fun until you showed up lol. Cant catch a Bot but you can catch a rotation manager lol

[antimonyfunk]

My huge concern is that many profiles used PQI, and PQI used CHAT_MSG_ADDON as a version check...

function ADDON:CHAT_MSG_ADDON( event, prefix, message, channel, sender)
    --if sender == E.myname then return end
    if prefix == "VC" and not ADDON.recievedOutOfDateMessage then
        if ADDON.version ~= 'BETA' and tonumber(message) ~= nil and tonumber(message) > tonumber(ADDON.version) then
            ADDON:Print("Your version of "..AddOnName.." is out of date. You can download the latest version from http://pqrotation.wikia.com/wiki/PQInterface")
            ADDON.recievedOutOfDateMessage = true
        end

Which means addon messages were communicated to the server, and sent to any listening clients on that addon channel. This is a HUGELY BAD IDEA, as it is essentially advertising to the WoW servers "I AM RUNNING THIS ADDON!" Blizzard logs everything they receive, and it is just a matter of them searching the logs for people advertising their version number on the channel.

This is why I want to know if anyone was banned without ever having PQI installed.

I think some of my profiles used PQI. I know my MW monk and ele sham ones did, that's for sure. My old resto druid - the Nova one - one did too but that one hasn't worked for a while.

[QuitYourJibbaJabba]

Ignore, misread

[taker]

Installed pqi mid december for testing public profiles, before that 0 problem (started pqr at dragon soul).

[ginuwine12]

maybe someone can test it make a test acc one with PQR only and one with PQR+PQI , than lets see whats happen ?

[iceymot]

regardless of the shitty position i am in with banned account. I still must say a BIG thanks to Xelper for making wow fun! PQR was/is great. I have a shit load of fun with it. Probably without it i would have quit ages ago.

[JUANNY]

maybe someone can test it make a test acc one with PQR only and one with PQR+PQI , than lets see whats happen ?

dont think that would be practical because of the long "window checking" that blizz does before executing mass wave bans