I AM INNOCENT!!!

I’m Innocent

I got home today just licking my chops to get my Tauren warrior to level 29. But guess what. Blizzard suspended my account. The notice was as follows below.

I would not feel so bad if I was caught cheating. The bad thing about this though is that I don’t even have the technical expertise to exploit or manipulate the client or server. I use add-ons, but they were obtained from trusted sites. I used WowMatrix for the Mac to download and update my addons.

My assessment is that there might have been some other program running in the background at the same time I was playing wow that set off the security system called Warden.

1. Growl was waiting to be downloaded for the computer. This is a Mac application. I don’t know what the heck this program does.

2. I was using some paladin blessing add-on and a warlock add-on (Necronomicon). I was also using auctioneer.

3. I was downloading the patch for the Wrath of the Lich King also. The interesting thing is that my computer would stop after 85MB. I had all the shutdown and powersaving turned off. But, download was still interrupted.

4. Finally, one other odd thing was that I had a notice that my password was changed. I am hoping that this was the cause and that someone hijacked my account. May whoever hacked my account suffer the unpleasantness of never tasting good food ever in their life.

My search in the internet showed that having a peer-to-peer network can cause Blizzard to cancel your account. For the life of me, I don’t know what a network does.

So, if anyone from Blizzard is reading this, check my holdings in Wow. I don’t have enough gold to be cheating. I get auctions of small eggs to sell for 2 gold. That is how I make money. I have pains in my fingers and wrists for smashing the keyboard. Well, I do have the Nostromo pad.

Personally speaking, I don’t like this suspension thing one bit. Blizzard does not allow people to call them. They ask for e-mails. It’s a good thing it’s not alterac valley weekend, or I would really be pissed off.

The letter is as follows:



* * * NOTICE OF FINAL WARNING * * *

Account Name: XXXXXXXXXXXX
Account Action: 72 Hour suspension
Offense: Violation of Exploitation and Client/Server Manipulation Policy - Unapproved Third Party Software

Details: Found to be using unapproved third party software that gave the player an unfair advantage over other World of Warcraft players.

The actions detailed above have been deemed inappropriate for World of Warcraft by the In-Game Support staff of Blizzard Entertainment. Based on a review of the information presented, this World of Warcraft account has been given a final warning and a 72 hour account suspension, in addition to any previous warnings issued. Until the suspension has been lifted, the account will not be accessible. Please note that Blizzard Entertainment will be unable to provide further information regarding the specific time an account will become accessible again. Be aware that any additional inappropriate actions may result in the permanent closure of the account.

Thank you for respecting our position on this matter.

Any disputes or questions concerning this account action can only be addressed by Account Administration. To learn more about how Account Administration is able to assist you, please visit us at http://us.blizzard.com/support/article/21505.

Please visit the World of Warcraft Policies and Terms of Use Agreement: (http://www.blizzard.com/support/wowgm/?id=agm01712p) and (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/termsofuse.shtml) for further information.

Regards,

Bekyn
Account Administration
Blizzard Entertainment
www.WorldOfWarcraft.com