It is just me or did alot of people get banned from wow on oct 16th no reason? and weren't even given a notice

***Notice of Account Closure***





Hello,





This is a notification regarding the World of Warcraft account, -------,


Access to this account has been disabled for behavior contrary to the "essence"


of World of Warcraft. While we try to be as lenient as possible in our


assessment of all account investigations, multiple trends in prohibited behavior


on the account in question have ultimately led to its closure.





As a result, this account will no longer be able to access any aspect of World


of Warcraft. This action has been taken in accordance with Section 3, Paragraph


C [Rules Related to Game Play] of the Terms of Use


(http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/legal/ter... and our game policies


(http://www.blizzard.com/support/wowgm/?i...





Thank you for your time and understanding of our position in this matter. Please


feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.





Regards,





Account Administration


Blizzard Entertainment

It is just me or did alot of people get banned from wow on oct 16th no reason? and weren't even given a notice
If you play by the rules, you do not have to worry about being banned. If you don't play by the rules, then you must accept the consequences. Blizzard does all of us legitimate players a favor when they ban folks who refuse to play by the rules and abide by the TOS.
Reply:I didn't. In fact I was bumped up in status.
Reply:This email looks like you either bought gold, or were using a third party program not approved by blizz, ie a botting program or a clicking program to avoid going afk in BGs.





And if you look at the ToS closly, they don't have to give you a reason.
Reply:In our continued efforts to combat cheating in World of Warcraft, more than 76,000 accounts were closed and 11 million gold was removed from the game economies in Europe, Korea, and the US in the month of September. The closed accounts were associated with activities that violate World of Warcraft's Terms of Use, such as using third-party programs that allow cheating, and farming gold and items. These types of activities can severely impact the economy of a realm and the overall game enjoyment for all players.





We will continue to aggressively monitor all World of Warcraft realms in order to protect the service and its players from the harmful effects of cheating. Please note that selling World of Warcraft content, such as gold, items, and characters, can result in a permanent ban of the involved accounts from World of Warcraft.





Many account closures come as the direct result of tips reported to our GMs in game or emailed to our Hacks Team by legitimate World of Warcraft players. If you suspect that a World of Warcraft player is using an illegal third-party program to farm gold or items, or is otherwise violating our Terms of Use, please report the suspected infraction via one of the means listed above. All reports will be investigated, and those that prove false will not result in corrective action.





As always, thank you for your continued support, and best of luck with your continued adventures in Azeroth!
Reply:umm ok