Recent Actions Against Win-Trading, Upcoming PvP Tuning for Week of 5/9

Blizzard Publié 05/05/2017 à 18:05 par Squishei

Shaman Tier 20 previewDemon Hunter Tier 20 preview7.2.5 Black Temple Timewalking Preview.Recent Actions Against Win-Trading

Blizzard

We've recently taken action against a number of accounts involved in win-trading in Rated Battlegrounds. This is a clear violation of the World of Warcraft Terms of Service, as well as the spirit of competitive play.

When we took these actions, we believed that the accounts being affected were used primarily by seller agencies, who exchange in-game wins for real-world currency, and not for normal gameplay, and so they were issued permanent closures. Once those actions were completed, we started hearing from players whose accounts had been affected but were not affiliated with a seller agency.

We then began an immediate re-investigation of all accounts. That investigation concluded that there were indeed some players caught in this action who should not have been hit with a permanent account closure. Those that were not involved with seller agencies but still found to be purposefully involved in win-trading have had their closures reduced to a suspension, with a duration fitting the severity the win-trading they participated in, and beginning on May 1st (the date we applied the initial closures). For some extremely minor offenses, that duration was short enough that it has already been lifted. Affected players should have received an email that indicates the corrected action.

We also discovered a small number of players whose accounts had been closed but had not engaged in any win-trading at all. We are deeply sorry to have punished those players incorrectly, and in addition to overturning their account closures, we have issued them with 30 days of additional game time as an apology.

We'd like to make it clear that we have fully identified the error that caused this issue to occur, and can be confident in saying that future actions do not make the same mistake. That said, we'd also like to remind players that win-trading in order to earn things like Honor, Artifact Power, or Achievements is still win-trading, and is subject to the same punishments as win-trading in order to gain rating.

Again, we apologize for the inaccuracies of our original actions. While we remain committed to upholding the integrity of rated play, we will take more care to ensure that the correct actions are taken in the future.

Upcoming PvP Tuning for Week of 5/9

Blizzard

We're going to be making a few PvP tuning changes early next week, with a focus on Guardian Druids. Due to how close these changes will be to the next North American Qualifier tournament, we wanted to give everyone advanced warning. These changes are still in test (and could change), and will not be applied to live servers until Tuesday.

Demon Hunter - Havoc:
-Assaut chaotique can no longer cause Chaos Strike to trigger more than one additional Frappe du chaos in PvP situations.
-Rain from Above will now properly suppress all root effects when cast, such as Nova de givre.

Druid - Guardian:
-Ours bien léché can no longer cause Rosser to trigger more than one additional Rosser in PvP situations.
-Griffes aiguisées increases Rosser and damage by 25%, down from 50%.
-Régénération frénétique now heals for 25% of damage taken in the last 5 seconds, down from 50%.
-PvP Template Agility reduced by 5%.
-PvP Template Stamina reduced by 5%.

Monk - Brewmaster:
-Opposition can no longer cause Fracasse-tonneau to trigger more than one additional Fracasse-tonneau in PvP situations.

Guerrier - Fury:
-Sang du serment can no longer cause Sanguinaire to trigger more than one additional Sanguinaire in PvP situations.

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