Anyone getting banned for the following reason?

hubar · 08/24/06, 12:50 PM

Access to the World of Warcraft account SOLOMON965, and all World of Warcraft
accounts associated with the payment information you have provided, has been
permanently disabled. The account was created circumventing the valid account
creation procedure, violating the World of Warcraft Terms of Use. The
recurring subscription on the account has been disabled to prevent further
charges.

It is implicitly stated on the account creation page that: This account
creation process is only available to customers in North America, New Zealand,
Australia, and Singapore. When this account was created, the standard, valid,
creation method was circumvented, thus invalidating the account and subjecting
it to closure.

Only NA/NZ/AUS/SG people can play on US server legitimately?????????

Largo · 08/24/06, 12:52 PM

And you're playing from where?

Angerz · 08/24/06, 12:52 PM

Yes, only those countries can play in our region legit.

There was a huge stink about it right before release. I've never seen someone banned for circumventing it tho.

You could always call and make a big stink saying your an American who had to move abroad and wanted to still play with the friends you made when you started in the US.

Fendryl · 08/24/06, 2:42 PM

We just had a guild member from Ireland get his account frozen when he tried to transfer a character to or from his account (I dont recall the details) they decided there was something fishy with his information.

It took him roughly a month of phone calls & faxing some forms and information to eventually get things reinstated. Angerz idea above is one of the better ones I've heard to explain it =)

Thrillho · 08/24/06, 2:47 PM

If true, that's pretty goddamn lame.

hubar · 08/24/06, 2:52 PM

Originally Posted by Largo

And you're playing from where?

I am playing from US. But a friend of mine who was playing from China got banned recently.

Shokk · 08/24/06, 2:54 PM

Thanks for the heads up, there's a guy in my guild from Kuwait, I'll warn him about the possibility of this happening.

♦ Praetorian · 08/24/06, 2:55 PM

Originally Posted by hubar

Originally Posted by Largo

And you're playing from where?

I am playing from US. But a friend of mine who was playing from China got banned recently.

Ahh, now THAT is a very different matter. Yes, playing WoW with a Chinese IP is like passing through airport security with a copy of the Quran tucked under your arm.

Largo · 08/24/06, 2:55 PM

Did the friend start in the US then move/travel?

The idea of playing from a overseas military base popped in my head for some reason and technically thats US soil :S

Ranalis · 08/24/06, 2:56 PM

Implicit statements by definition are not... explicit. Therefore, it strikes me as murky that they could use this to ban someone.

Very odd language there.

Dartagn · 08/24/06, 2:58 PM

Originally Posted by Largo

Did the friend start in the US then move/travel?

The idea of playing from a overseas military base popped in my head for some reason and technically thats US soil :S

I created and played my account in Japan for a year. Was anything else done to make it get banned that you could think of?

Sounds wierd.

Edit: Said 2 years, game hasnt even been out that long.

hubar · 08/24/06, 3:02 PM

Originally Posted by Angerz

Yes, only those countries can play in our region legit.

There was a huge stink about it right before release. I've never seen someone banned for circumventing it tho.

You could always call and make a big stink saying your an American who had to move abroad and wanted to still play with the friends you made when you started in the US.

Btw, is this information in their EULA??

Where can I find this informatioin online?

Thanks. :)

nickhexum01 · 08/24/06, 3:31 PM

Originally Posted by Praetorian

Originally Posted by hubar

Originally Posted by Largo

And you're playing from where?

I am playing from US. But a friend of mine who was playing from China got banned recently.

Ahh, now THAT is a very different matter. Yes, playing WoW with a Chinese IP is like passing through airport security with a copy of the Quran tucked under your arm.

Because every Muslim is a terrorist and every chinese MMO player is a gold farmer, sure :-(

I do understand why you say this though, it just makes me sad.

♦ Praetorian · 08/24/06, 3:32 PM

That was exactly the point of my analogy. I obviously hold neither of those statements to be true, but you understand the point, yes?

nickhexum01 · 08/24/06, 3:37 PM

Originally Posted by Praetorian

That was exactly the point of my analogy. I obviously hold neither of those statements to be true, but you understand the point, yes?

yah, I do, no worries mate