blizzard bans people, instead of giving out mass warnings first, because it is in their economic interest to do so. most of the people banned will buy the game again - so a 10,000 person ban = (roughly, minus shipping and production fees and people who don't actually come back) $200,000 profit, or a 100,000 person ban = $2,000,000 profit.. the more people banned, the larger the profit.
if the company had a heart, instead of mass bans they would send out a mass email message to everyone saying 'you're botting. this is your last warning.' instead; bam, banstick up the arse first go. blizzard has come a long way since their friendly blackthorn game.
i've never used third party software for WoW - i gave up the maphacks in SC. i would do the same thing that blizzard is doing right now handling the massive bans though - and then go buy myself a big boat, or give the GMS a christmas bonus - compliments of chinese gold farmers.. go blizzard go!
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tell that to this kid; shes the youngest member of MENSA yet, at only two years of age, and the youngest kid in her family to boot! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/new s/news.html?in_article_id=463539&in_page_id=1770
blizzard bans people, instead of giving out mass warnings first, because it is in their economic interest to do so. most of the people banned will buy the game again - so a 10,000 person ban = (roughly, minus shipping and production fees and people who don't actually come back) $200,000 profit, or a 100,000 person ban = $2,000,000 profit.. the more people banned, the larger the profit. if the company had a heart, instead of mass bans they would send out a mass email message to everyone saying 'you're botting. this is your last warning.' instead; bam, banstick up the arse first go. blizzard has come a long way since their friendly blackthorn game. i've never used third party software for WoW - i gave up the maphacks in SC. i would do the same thing that blizzard is doing right now handling the massive bans though - and then go buy myself a big boat, or give the GMS a christmas bonus - compliments of chinese gold farmers.. go blizzard go!