Blizz starts swinging the permaban stick

[Rangerr]

World of Warcraft Accounts Closed - Ordinn on 4/12/06

In keeping with Blizzard's aggressive stance against cheating in World of Warcraft, we have since patch 1.10 banned over 5,400 accounts and suspended 10,700 more for participating in activities that violate the game's Terms of Use, including using third-party programs to farm gold and items. Such actions 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 [email protected] 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.

Thank you for your continued support, and good luck with your adventures in Azeroth!

-Blizzard Entertainment

1337 haxzors beware

[Towelie]

Yes, I read this on their home page. Its about time they did something to shrink the CGF conglomerate. Makes the AH a mess and the common player can't keep up with that kind of economy.

[Gunther]

I've noticed some of the farmers place items on the AH at a very low and affordable bid price and then the buyou at some astronomical figure that is outrageous. As an example, a stack of Runecloth might have a bid price of 90s with a buyout of 99g and then be set for 24 hours. Over that 24 hour period the bid price explodes and someone ends up paying well over 2g for that stack. I personally would never pay more than 2g for a stack of runecloth on Eitrigg server (it might be more or less on other servers) but an inexperienced player may not know any better and spend a lot more. The farmers pray on those people.

[Droxor]

They also count on the "oh shit" factor. . .that 1 guy accidently hitting the buyout button. . .