The whole Getting in trouble for visiting gmisland thing....

[CreativeXtent]

Well, i visited it yesterday lol.
Today i log in and i got the message below... so yes they know you go there! and you can get in trouble.

Hope that ends that debate!

my toons name blotted out for reasons of course!

Greetings,

Account Name: WoW1
Realm: Chromaggus
Character Name: *******

A user of the above account has recently been involved in actions deemed inappropriate for the World of Warcraft by the In-Game Support staff of Blizzard Entertainment. This decision was made after a thorough investigation of the situation as a whole.

When a harassment report is made, all players involved in the incident are subject to review, which may result in account penalties. 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.

Any disputes or questions concerning the following account action can only be addressed by Account Administration. To learn more about how Account Administration is able to assist you, please visit us at Support Contact Information - Support - Battle.net Support .

Account Action: Warning

Offense: Abuse of Game Mechanics

The distinction between exploiting bugs and abusing game mechanics is a fine one. While bug exploitation involves the abuse of what is essentially a programming mistake, the abuse of game mechanics is the act of taking advantage of the limitations of the World of Warcraft game systems. Since the line between the sanctioned use and the abuse of game mechanics is sometimes unclear, we prefer to educate players before taking any action against the account being used. This category includes using/distributing game mechanics in a manner unintended by their design that:

* Damages another character, their gameplay, the service itself and/or its economy

Details (Note - Times are listed in Greenwich Mean Time, GMT):
******* visited GM Island

For further information, please view the World of Warcraft Policies and Terms of Use Agreement: (Support - Battle.net Support) and (Blizzard Entertainment: Battle.net Terms of Use). Please be aware that additional inappropriate actions may result in further disciplinary action, up to or including account closure.

We understand that these policies may seem harsh, but they are in place to ensure that every player is able to fully enjoy their travels in the World of Warcraft. Thank you in advance for respecting our position.


Regards,
Blizzard Entertainment

[Confucius]

"Damages another character, their gameplay, the service itself and/or its economy"

How does visiting GM Island do any of that? :P

[CreativeXtent]

i have no idea lol.

I made a support ticket for my warning, and asked them to show the where it says i cannot explore the world.
and they point me to the tou, which says nothing about it or Gm island.... morons at blizzard.

[Xel]

Believe it or, but when I did this on my main account, the GM just ported me out and said I should keep the MMOwned stuff to private servers.
They DO know who we are and I don't know how.

[Confucius]

Believe it or, but when I did this on my main account, the GM just ported me out and said I should keep the MMOwned stuff to private servers.
They DO know who we are and I don't know how.

I bet they have a secret list of our the prominent user's usernames, character names, real names, and other information! Blizzard is watching, always watching!

/wave hi blizzard.

[CreativeXtent]

and FTC ( For the Conspiracy )

[WizardTrokair]

I would have thought you were up to something else on the side (botting, hacking) if I hadn't read the "visited GM Island" portion of your warning. Crazy that they are now sending out warnings for this stuff!

+2 rep to OP for sharing your GM Island story. Thanks much.

[Wilbo007]

you cant just go running off in to GM island, you are a baggins of bag end

[Elektropop]

I'll go ahead and post the mail I got when visiting GM Island and summoning a party there about a month ago. Looks a little different then the OPs, could be becuse I'm from the EU? Email and char name blacked out aswell:

Greetings,

This is to inform you that we have temporarily suspended your World of Warcraft account.

Battle.net Account Name: *************@GMAIL.COM
World of Warcraft Account Name: WoW2
Type of Violation: Exploitation
Category of Violation: Intended Exploitation
Account Action: 24 Hour Suspension
Character Name Involved: *****

While we regret to take this type of action, we have determined it to be in the best interests of the World of Warcraft community as a whole, and for the integrity of the game.

Please note that should any further violations of our Rules and Policies occur, this incident will be taken into consideration when determining the consequences for your account. This could include further warnings, account suspension or account termination.

Also note, you must log into the game after the suspension has expired to update the status of the account shown on your Account Management page.

For further information, or to review our current Rules and Policies, as well as the Terms of Use, please refer to:
Support - Battle.net Support
Blizzard Entertainment: Blizzard Legal Documentation

Sincerely,

Game Master Hyphexte
In-Game Services
Blizzard Entertainment Europe
Support - Battle.net Support

[CreativeXtent]

they consider it exploitation no matter legit way you get there hah!
I posted on the wow forums asking why even keep the temptation in our faces.
But they still do.

[phantom325]

they consider it exploitation no matter legit way you get there hah!
I posted on the wow forums asking why even keep the temptation in our faces.
But they still do.

there is no legit way to get there, it is all exploiting.

[Elektropop]

It's legit if you get summmoned there, no?