So... 24 hour suspension for selling a M+8 key boost for gold

[msmollymillions]

[Teroch]

ITT: Toxic players too bad to do m+ on their own, too poor to buy a boost, and too jealous of someone else selling keys to just mind their own business or be happy for that person.

To OP: You're not gonna find support here. For what it's worth, Blizzard has actually stated in Blue posts that selling services and boosts for in game currency is fine, but you cannot do so in the LFG tool. If you had your group listed in LFG as well, that's bannable. Unless they have released new guidance recently in a new blue post, and I mean very recently, selling for in game currency via trade chat only is not bannable, no matter what the crybabies on this forum would have you believe.

[Trollokdamus]

Well they are crystal clear about it, they won't tolerate boost selling regardless what currency is used, original text of email posted for your reference:

Account Action: Suspended until 2020/12/17

This account was recently caught advertising in the World of Warcraft Group Finder [ It was trade chat actually not LFG] for in-game services like boosts or carries. This may also include advertising external sources or websites. This action—regardless of the payment method—violate our http://battle.net/support/article/7390 Code of Conduct and create an unacceptable detriment to our players.

As the account holder, you are responsible for all activity on the account. We issue suspensions and closures to protect our players and our service in accordance with the http://blizzard.com/company/legal/eula.html Blizzard EULA.

We don't take this decision lightly. Our team issued this action after a careful review of relevant evidence. Our support staff will not overturn this penalty and may not respond to appeals.

You're either being disingenuous and were actually advertising in LFG or they mistakenly assumed that that was the case. If the latter is true, you can likely appeal and get compensated.

Blizzard's current stance is they allow boosting for gold. If that were to change, it would be a much bigger thing than changing their stance on multiboxing software so they would announce that long before the change would take effect.

had a very angry Guild Leader shouting at me on discord becuase they were short 1 geared healer for our HM run tonight and will have to pug a healer .

This is none of my business, but I'd leave that guild asap if I were you. Guild leader or not, shouting at me is the one thing I'm not going to put up with.

[TEHPALLYTANK]

becauSE it cHEAPeNS tHe VaLue of ClearIng CONtENT

bECauSe peoPLe bUYINg BoOSts Didn't WORK fOr theIR Gear

Why is the value of your game experience based on what other people do or not do? Seems like a personal problem you have with wanting to control other people.

[oplawlz]

WoW Token killed the foreign sold farming business. Substantially less bots now.

The problem isn't the token, it's allowing power to be tied to thing purchasable with gold.

[RoKPaNda]

That's a lot of people that just took OP's word for it with zero proof, and then the Blizzard email shows he was using the in-game LFG tool to sell boosts which isn't allowed.

[oplawlz]

This is none of my business, but I'd leave that guild asap if I were you. Guild leader or not, shouting at me is the one thing I'm not going to put up with.

I generally agree with that stance, but sometimes you need to recognize that your actions affect others and reprimand is appropriate.

[Trollokdamus]

I generally agree with that stance, but sometimes you need to recognize that your actions affect others and reprimand is appropriate.

I wouldn't call yelling an appropriate form of reprimand, not when it comes to adults who barely know each other.

[sponge5307]

ITT: Toxic players too bad to do m+ on their own, too poor to buy a boost, and too jealous of someone else selling keys to just mind their own business or be happy for that person.

To OP: You're not gonna find support here. For what it's worth, Blizzard has actually stated in Blue posts that selling services and boosts for in game currency is fine, but you cannot do so in the LFG tool. If you had your group listed in LFG as well, that's bannable. Unless they have released new guidance recently in a new blue post, and I mean very recently, selling for in game currency via trade chat only is not bannable, no matter what the crybabies on this forum would have you believe.

He have my support. If someone is willing to pay for a run then so be it. Is not like they are paying with real cash. Back ages ago I play a game where is the same thing you can't buy in game boosting so people post on an online fourm and if you want to buy a run you contact them through the fourm. They will then put a useless item on the AH and they will you who the seller is for what item and how much it is. Uou buy a useless item from this character that posted in the AH. Since they know who bought the item the can confirm the buyer for the run. Works just fine.

If he got ban coz he was spamming he could literally just make a group with the title trading dps spot for m+ xx for xxx amount of gold. Now that's not selling a run but trading a dps spot to be carry through a run. Since he is not selling it it is not against ToS. He is trading a service.

[DeltrusDisc]

I wonder if the same applies if I offer to pay for M+ runs, given no other practical way to get into them?

No other practical way? Lolwhat? Dude, just get a m0 done, get your keystone, post it in LFG, people might not show up IMMEDIATELY, but they will come.

[Zorgulon]

While I am glad it seems blizzard is taking action against these boosters, it also seems weird tbh. To boost someone for gold does seem to be legit, I cannot see why it would be a problem? Maybe, if we stretch it, it's because it's also potential revenue for gold sellers and such?
I hate the boosting culture, but I also think it should be legal, since it's payed with ingame stuff...

[LanToaster]

Yeah, i think it was not as much that you were "selling" runs, but that you put it in /2.

I have yet to hear anybody be banned from doing it in LFG.

Funny enough, near the end of BFA there was a BluePost on exactly that Topic, which clearly said Advertisment in the LFG tool is not Allowed, and they added the report button for Advertisment there.

OnTopic:
I didnt hear about that before, interesting to know, and its a good thing in my Opinion.

[Toybox]

There's been no report of a policy change from Blizzard regarding boosting for gold, so you were likely either banned by a GM who didn't fully understand the current rules, or you did something else (like excessive spamming, dungeon finder advertising, etc).

Ads in trade are fine, but advertising in the dungeon finder is a big no no.

[Aucald]

This really isn't the place for this kind of thread, we don't really allow subjects that concern violations of the ToS/EULA and issues with official bans or suspensions should go through Blizzard's official support apparatus. Closing this.