AFK on EU = BAN

[issacobra]

Actions taken against AFKers on european realms too
Starting immediately, we will be issuing warnings and penalties, including suspensions, for non-participation in Battleground games. We are taking action against a large number of accounts immediately, and will continue to monitor these situations and regularly take action against violators. If you encounter a player in a Battleground who is intentionally not participating in the battle for an extended period of time, please help us track the situation and report the player as AFK.

WoW-Europe.com Forums -> Battleground Non-participation Account Action

[Haq]

Heh, it's only a matter of time before it gets implemented in the US realms.

Sucks that it's taken this long, but too many AFK'ers in a BG basically means the other team is gonna win.

And I like my marks. Seriously.

[slacker6]

this situation still sucks if your are in a battlegroup like mine where you just look for a premade to loose for marks and a AV run for honor. Now I have to be srious and pray idiots don't report me or im screwes :S

[kingman]

ahh dammit... i was having a good time being afk behind the trees lol

[mogans]

dont prey and stop afking.. i got perma ban for it >.<

[Cashasty]

Copy + Paste or it didn't happen

[INSERT COIN]

WoW-Europe.com Forums -> Blizzard has taken action against afkers!

and

WoW-Europe.com Forums -> Atlast! Blizzard taking action! (AV)

[mogans]

English speaking customers: Please refer to the start of this e-mail
F?r deutschsprachige Kunden: Bitte beachten Sie den zweiten Teil der Nachricht
Pour les clients fran?ais: Veuillez vous rendre ? la troisi?me partie de ce message
Para los clientes espa?oles: Por favor vayan hasta el fin de este coreo electr?nico


Greetings,

This account has recently been identified as being involved in actions deemed inappropriate for the World of Warcraft. This conclusion was reached based on the results of a thorough investigation and therefore, the account has been closed.

Account Name: ******
Type of Violation: PvP Arena/Battleground Exploitation
Details of Incident: Exploitation of PvP Battlegrounds and the honor system
Consequences for Account: Account Cancellation

This may include, but is not limited to the following:
*Use of add-ons, "mods", external hardware, or any unapproved third party software to automate gameplay.
*Abuse of game mechanics or "bugs".
*Any behavior that has been found to be outside the intent of these Player versus Player matches.

This action has been taken in accordance with the World of Warcraft Terms of Use (World of Warcraft Europe -> Legal Documents -> Terms of Use) and our game policies (World of Warcraft Europe -> Game Policies).

Any disputes or questions concerning the following account action can only be addressed by Account Administration. To contact the Account Administration department, please use the webform located at the follow address: World of Warcraft Europe -> Support Webform

To maintain the integrity of our investigation methods, we will be unable to disclose the specifics of our investigation methods. Thank you for your time and for understanding our position in this matter.

Regards,

Account Administration Team
Blizzard Entertainment Europe

[soslol]

omg..... ffs..... pretbc times were the best but now they r making this game kinda sux.....

[Cashasty]

@mogans

Okey, but have it been your first warning?

Its kinda strange that your account have been perm banned...after first warning ?

[Flying Piggy]

Its not news, Blizzard has always punished botters in Battlegrounds, and they always have been against botting of any kind.

[Cashasty]

Ye but suspend/warning/ban for afk at bg can be :

Using 3rd party software to avoid AFK

or

Reading book and pressing space


So actually they can only suspend/warn you for avoiding AFK tab @ BGs or they will have to proove that you have been using 3rd party.


So perm ban for reading book and pressing one button every 5 minutes is strange for me.


Sry for my bad english, i hope you can understand what i wanted to say

[King Shaun]

Haha, well all I can say is yes, it is getting quite pathetic.. /frown
Even thought FlyingPiggy says they have always took action against it.. /wink

Uhmm, everytime I go in battlegrounds all I hear is people screaming 'STOP ITCHING YOUR BALLS, DONT SIT THERE, MOVE!' /laugh

[Verye]

This policy was actually updated for US realms first:

WoW Forums -> Battleground Non-participation Account Action

Also, it clearly states that you must actively participate in AV or you could risk removal of honor, removal of PvP gear, and suspension. This doesn't mean botting: GMs have stated that if all you do is kill critters through the entire match, or do not engage in PvP during the match, this is violating the policy.

If you have more questions, please contact me. Info is in my signature.

[Enfeebleness]

They only even look at your account if you're getting reported.



So just be smart about it and don't do it in the stinkin cave, go to your closest mine and just hang out a bit.


Edit: If nothing else go take over the cave, and when you get asked about what you're doing just say something as to "I swear i just saw an alliance/a horde, waiting to see if he's going to try and take the mine."


Tadah, problem solved.