WarCry Choice Posts: 3023 Joined: 3 Mar 2004 | WoW bans 76,000 accounts related to gold sales
 Here's the blurb from the official WoW site:
In our continued efforts to combat cheating in World of Warcraft, more than 76,000 accounts were closed and 11 million gold was removed from the game economies in Europe, Korea, and the US in the month of September. The closed accounts were associated with activities that violate World of Warcraft's Terms of Use, such as using third-party programs that allow cheating, and farming gold and items. These types of activities can severely impact the economy of a realm and the overall game enjoyment for all players.
We will continue to aggressively monitor all World of Warcraft realms in order to protect the service and its players from the harmful effects of cheating. Please note that selling World of Warcraft content, such as gold, items, and characters, can result in a permanent ban of the involved accounts from World of Warcraft.
Many account closures come as the direct result of tips reported to our GMs in game or emailed to our Hacks Team by legitimate World of Warcraft players. If you suspect that a World of Warcraft player is using an illegal third-party program to farm gold or items, or is otherwise violating our Terms of Use, please report the suspected infraction via one of the means listed above. All reports will be investigated, and those that prove false will not result in corrective action.
As always, thank you for your continued support, and best of luck with your continued adventures in Azeroth!
Please note that selling World of Warcraft content, such as gold, items, and characters, can result in a permanent ban of the involved accounts from World of Warcraft.
Selling
There's a couple of words missing in that sentence don't you think? Maybe add an "or buying" perhaps? Oh, that's right. Buying gold is A-OK! In fact, it's pretty much necessary. Start banning accounts for buying virtual property. All you are doing by trying to limit supply is increasing demand and the loss of revenue from having a farm account banned is made up for with the increased profit from being able to charge more for what is left.
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WoW bans 76,000 accounts related to gold sales
Please note that selling World of Warcraft content, such as gold, items, and characters, can result in a permanent ban of the involved accounts from World of Warcraft.
Selling
There's a couple of words missing in that sentence don't you think? Maybe add an "or buying" perhaps? Oh, that's right. Buying gold is A-OK! In fact, it's pretty much necessary. Start banning accounts for buying virtual property. All you are doing by trying to limit supply is increasing demand and the loss of revenue from having a farm account banned is made up for with the increased profit from being able to charge more for what is left.
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