Nice, thanks Blizzard...

I get this in my inbox today:
"Reason for Closure: Terms of Use Violation -- Exploitative Activity: Abuse of the Economy"

and when I try to login to my Battle.net to get an email, I get this:

"Please activate the Battle.net Authenticator product attached to this account, and enter the six-digit digital code that it generates."

So apparently I've been hacked. I've been broke with school recently so I haven't play WoW in 4 months, yet somehow, I abused the economy in the game. And then I can't call Blizzard because their phone lines just disconnect after saying "Sorry, we're busy.". So I'm out of luck. Hoping my email fixes my ban (I doubt it) and this hacked issue (more likely). If they don't fix both issues, I guess I'll do without on SC2, WOW, and D3 in the future.

Anyone else had this happen before and what's the experience like?

Not their fault I was hacked. Their fault that they can't talk to me about it. There's no excuse for a company this big to tell me "Sorry, we're busy. Bye!" on the phone.

Yeah, I know but it's pretty upsetting when you have a lot of money just kind of sitting in limbo, and CC info sitting there.

I think it would help if one of the security questions I had to pick on their forum wasn't "What type of CC did you use?". Let's see... MC or Visa? You have a 50/50 chance of hacking someone if you know some other info..

That is a big relief. I wish people that hacked were somehow tracked down and then thrown in prison. Hell, for life! If we had strict punishments, people would quit risking it. I'm sure all my junk will be broken...

It's a blessing in disguise. WoW is a virus on the gaming world and humanity as a whole. Be glad fate intervened and removed it from your life.

You, on the other hand, sound like a perfectly reasonable and well adjusted human being.Renevent42

Though not from hyperbole and fantasy it seems...

Though not from hyperbole and fantasy it seems...

Renevent42

The world is full of incorrect people... :(

I was hacked, got my account back that night, and then they gave me a ton of gold and some cool items and then got all my other stuff back 2 days later, just have to call them.

It's a blessing in disguise. WoW is a virus on the gaming world and humanity as a whole. Be glad fate intervened and removed it from your life.

BornGamer

I can't agree with you more. I just recently quit and returned to traditional gaming only to find that I sucked. World of Warcraft (and the mmo genre in general right now) is significantly more about time investment, than it is about skill. Really, WoW is only a glorified form of menial labor. Get a set of instructions detailing exact rotations and gearing, and then sit and press your buttons in the right order to watch the gear pinata burst open. Actual problem solving and strategy is nonexistent unless you are at the forefront of theorycrafting which requires another massive time investment.

I stopped playing wow about 9 months back, my life has become a lot better.

Now I only play games I can fit around my scheduel. Like FPS, RTS, and Offline games. I am done with MMO's, where I must work this other people's scheduels to properly enjoy.

I startet playing WoW 7 Months ago, my Life has gotten a lot better now!

Seriously though, how is WoW a virus on the gaming world? Or is that another thread all together?Tyrone77

[QUOTE="BornGamer"]

It's a blessing in disguise. WoW is a virus on the gaming world and humanity as a whole. Be glad fate intervened and removed it from your life.

cosmo0071

I can't agree with you more. I just recently quit and returned to traditional gaming only to find that I sucked. World of Warcraft (and the mmo genre in general right now) is significantly more about time investment, than it is about skill. Really, WoW is only a glorified form of menial labor. Get a set of instructions detailing exact rotations and gearing, and then sit and press your buttons in the right order to watch the gear pinata burst open. Actual problem solving and strategy is nonexistent unless you are at the forefront of theorycrafting which requires another massive time investment.

Ahhh the scorned lovers of WoW...always good for a laugh :lol:Renevent42

Not their fault I was hacked. Their fault that they can't talk to me about it. There's no excuse for a company this big to tell me "Sorry, we're busy. Bye!" on the phone.

BessenStock

[QUOTE="Renevent42"]Ahhh the scorned lovers of WoW...always good for a laugh :lol:Im_single

That is a big relief. I wish people that hacked were somehow tracked down and then thrown in prison. Hell, for life! If we had strict punishments, people would quit risking it. I'm sure all my junk will be broken...

BessenStock

Ahhh the scorned lovers of WoW...always good for a laugh :lol:Renevent42

[QUOTE="Renevent42"]Ahhh the scorned lovers of WoW...always good for a laugh :lol:Im_single

Or possibility, now that person likes to spend more time with friends and family they once neglected due to having to raid all the time.

My grades in college went up, my relationship with me fiance got better, I feel like I can step away from the computer for a few days without worrying about missing something in the other life I once had in a video game.

But hey, maybe you really wasn't playing the same game. Most of the people I know who play the game, play every moment they can.