#0 - Oct. 23, 2009, 10:33 p.m.
My account was recently banned and according to the email that I just saw, my account was banned due to abuse of the in-game economy. I received this email 2 days ago. I don't understand why my account is banned because I have not actually played WoW for the past couple of months because the computer that I own that can actually run WoW hasn't been working correctly due to numerous viruses/trojans. I've attempted to log on many times with this computer, but it simply can't handle the game anymore. The only times in the past couple of months I've successfully logged on was when I have had access to a friend's computer.
The email i received said that my account was using exploitative activity and abusing the economy by gaining "real-world" currency from in-game gold. I am wondering if my account was hacked because I haven't even been on much, and no one else has access to my account that I know of. I just looked on the armory, and my character "Orphodrood" on Lightninghoof isn't even the same level that he was when I stopped playing. When I stopped playing because of computer issues, he was level 73. Now he is 78.
The email that said I was banned was the second email that I received from Blizzard recently. I also got one on 10/15/09 saying that I had a 72 hour suspension. My account password was also changed, by Blizzard I assume to keep my account safe, but I thought the suspension was a mistake since I have not played recently, so I just changed it back to the original password which was obviously a mistake. A few days later, I was banned.
If you view your records, I have been playing for three years, I have never had a suspension or ban prior to these, and I'm sure you'll agree that evidence shows I must have been hacked.
Please try to help me solve this issue.
Thank you.
