WoW WotLK Classic: Blizzard declares ban wave for Alterac Valley Leecher
After the recent wave of bans, which flushed numerous honor farmers from Alterac Valley and all of Azeroth from WoW: Wrath of the Lich King Classic, those responsible for Blizzard have now spoken out.
We reported about it: In the last few days, in the pre-patch phase of WoW: Wrath of the Lich King Classic banned numerous playerswho had extensively farmed honor in Alterac Valley with their newly created death knights or other characters. The accusation: “PvP Non-Participation/Exploitation”, or also: You should not have properly participated in battlefield and arena games. Also wouldn’t be the first time in WoW’s long history that players park their characters on the big battlefield somewhere in the middle of nowhere and then do semi-afk/afk something else (partly using bots or other tools) .
Blizzard declares Alterac Valley Leecher ban wave
in the Community Council section of the official WoW forum developer Pazorax has now joined a discussion about the latest wave of bans. A criticism of those affected is that Blizzard has never clearly defined what is understood as “PvP Non-Participation” and when to properly participate in a battle. Or to put it another way: Why are you banned just for defending a tower?
Here are the insights from the extensive post by the WoW developer:
- The developers recently discovered an error in the analytics data that puts some of the bans in question into question, and in those cases Blizzard will lift the ban (if it hasn’t already done so).
- However, there have also been ban penalties where the developers remain committed to a lack of participation in the battle, and these measures remain in effect, although some will have the duration of the penalty reduced if it is a first offense.
- Blizzard’s data analysts use a variety of metrics to conduct character reviews. For example, AFK reports from other players are just an indicator. However, there is never a ban penalty just because such reports appear. Other key figures must always prove the lack of participation.
- When many players report a player as AFK in Alterac Valley, only one thing automatically happens: the reported character receives a debuff that prevents them from gaining honor until they participate in PvP combat again.
- The developers regularly review the metrics they use to determine whether or not someone is participating. And with a view to WotLK Classic, there is currently just such a review. However, Pazorax does not want to reveal in detail which criteria are included in the evaluation. Individual players could use this information in a targeted manner in order not to be detected when violating the user agreement.
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