wow... Random woW suspension from blizzard...

[{CLR} Naillik]

Couldn't log on, tried to get reset, email sent...
I go check, and there's a "FINAL WARNING - account suspension" email in my inbox....

Kinda dumb I think... seeing as that was the only warning... and that I didn't do anything... and that it was for "exploiting the game economy".

Seriously... lol
Just had to get that out there...

Blizzard is pissin me off... :D

[BigTwinky]

Probably some gold farmers got a hold of your account information and are spamming general chat channels with ads for their stuff.

My wife, who hasn't played in a year, and whose account has been closed for over 6 months, got an email that said her activation of the BC freebie thing is now active.

They do alot of this stuff. You should call Blizzard and explain.

[{CLR} Naillik]

Probably some gold farmers got a hold of your account information and are spamming general chat channels with ads for their stuff.

My wife, who hasn't played in a year, and whose account has been closed for over 6 months, got an email that said her activation of the BC freebie thing is now active.

They do alot of this stuff. You should call Blizzard and explain.
Yeah, probably will. i'll wait 3 days tho first

[Dead_And_Gone]

Eeeek...

Well, my WOW account has been hacked twice.
Obviously my anti key logging stuff wasn't up to snuff, but has been
corrected.

When they hack your account, they clean you out completely, down to
your toon's underwear. Your bags, items, clothes, ..... EVERYTHING is
VT'd or auctioned off.

It will take 3-5 weeks for WOW to get 75-90% of your stuff back.

I Really hope this isn't the case for you.

[{CLR} Naillik]

Eeeek...

Well, my WOW account has been hacked twice.
Obviously my anti key logging stuff wasn't up to snuff, but has been
corrected.

When they hack your account, they clean you out completely, down to
your toon's underwear. Your bags, items, clothes, ..... EVERYTHING is
VT'd or auctioned off.

It will take 3-5 weeks for WOW to get 75-90% of your stuff back.

I Really hope this isn't the case for you.
lol nope. "Allen" from bliz emailed me with a big sorry for the misunderstanding note :D but wow I am amazed at how easily I am not that interested in WoW anymore.. lol

[Snake-Eyes]

THey are taking a lot of steps to crack down on power leveling and the purchase of gold from 3rd party sites. If you haven't subjected yourself to either of those services it is just a misunderstanding.

Which I do not understand why people purchase gold because I can easly make about 300 gold in about an hour and a half to two hours.

[BigTwinky]

Well, thats YOU. For someone new coming to the game with no help from others in guilds or the like, it makes the game much more enjoyable when the financial burden is not there. When you can get an upgraded weapon or that 12 slot bag instead of the 4 slot one.

I don't think those buying are the ones that are level 70 with tier x gear. Its the ones just trying to keep up with the Jone's who don't have the 5 hours a day to play, but still want to be there.

do i blame them? No. these games are supposed to be fun and grinding for money when you are starting out takes away from the questing and pvp that makes the game fun.

[Sirex]

Naillik, if you are wanting a strong password generator, well anyone, let me know.
I have an old proggie i made that makes strong random passwords, from any combination of letters etc.

I've got a list of 5 i use all the time for important stuff, paypal, bank etc from it that are easy to remember, been using it since one of my site logins got abused...

Most passwords for games are brute forced (ie guessed until right).

[thedeadlyassassin]

3 days without WoW? Some freaks would rather die!

[{CLR} Naillik]

3 days without WoW? Some freaks would rather die!
lol... I have discovered CS:S!!!!!!! :D It freed me!!!

[{CLR}geneSW]

nope, it only replaced the addiction... As soon as you can get a healthy dose of TF2, portal, and UT3. That will cure the addiction.

[{CLR} Naillik]

nope, it only replaced the addiction... As soon as you can get a healthy dose of TF2, portal, and UT3. That will cure the addiction.
well... a month of CS:S can't be THAT bad till I get TF2.. :D

[Snake-Eyes]

Well, thats YOU. For someone new coming to the game with no help from others in guilds or the like, it makes the game much more enjoyable when the financial burden is not there. When you can get an upgraded weapon or that 12 slot bag instead of the 4 slot one.

I don't think those buying are the ones that are level 70 with tier x gear. Its the ones just trying to keep up with the Jone's who don't have the 5 hours a day to play, but still want to be there.

do i blame them? No. these games are supposed to be fun and grinding for money when you are starting out takes away from the questing and pvp that makes the game fun.

It is just about knowing how to spend your time in game the correct way, [playing 5 hours or 2 it is all the same.Just starting out or not. When I first started a few years ago you learn very quick what makes you money and what doesn't. If you can't figure that out then shame on you.

It is just supply and demand. At this point the older mats you get weather it be from enchanting, mining, or the like sell very very well. All you have to do is study the auction house for ten minutes to learn what will make you money.

[thedeadlyassassin]

This is why I hate MMORPGs now. most of them are all about who is the richer person and having the best gear to whoop ass with.

I prefer guild wars. an MMO, sure, but the only real "expensive" stuff has no effect, it just has a cool "skin" or aka looks cool. Having a sword with dog crap on it has the same (if it has the same mods, which are cheap) effects as a sword thats... well... doesn't have crap on it, and looks cool.


I really hated playing RuneScape, thank god my nephew wanted to quit, I got sick of him playing the game with spoiled rotten greedy kids thinking they are cool, and he got pissy a lot when we told him to get off because he wanted to play constantly to get the best items.

[Snake-Eyes]

Well having more gold certainly helps it isn't the end all be all way to have powerful items.

You gain points for pvp and being on an arena team even if you lose every match you play, as long as you complete ten matches ,(which can be done in 20 min) you will still end up with like 400 points. When you have earned enough points they can be spent on the best pvp gear in the game.

Of course the more casual players with with lower rankings will earn points slower but given a little time they can compete with the people that spend hours in game.

Low level is low level. The game doesn't really start until you are 70 any way. Not much you can do being on a pvp server you take your licks leveling getting ganked by higher players.

Again there are plenty of ways to make gold in the game. You just need ot know what professions are the money makers.

[Dead_And_Gone]

So true about professions making or breaking you.
Engineering is for YOU, not a money maker.
Enchanting rarely makes money, and is in fact a black hole
for the most part. Tailoring can make some money.
Skinning/Leather is OK, and there are a zillion things to
skin out there. Blacksmithing is a break even at best profession.

I have a miner/herb gatherer that is my money maker.
Epic flappy, and is a lock, so can take care of itself.

Raw ore. for instance 20 admantite ore sells for 20-25g.
Netherweave sells for 2.5-4g per 20.
Herbs sell GREAT. 5g to 40g per 20 count on high level herbs.
(Note: You can make money on low level herbs also, as some people
like to power level their alt toons, and don't want to waste time farming.
Lower level ores, herbs, and cloth sell like hotcakes, as people are
power leveling their professions)

Just from questing, you can make 100g an hour, not counting
the ores/herbs you pick up on your travels. Then the drops
you get from NPC's, and put in AH, you can make 2-300g's for
an hour a day play. Get really serious, and in 2-3hrs, you
can make +500g's. Any Armor/weapons that don't sell in AH, I
send to my tailor/enchanting toon, who then DE's it. Arcane dust, a
basic in alot of things, sells for 2-5g a PIECE. 1 armor piece can DE to
as many as 5 arcane dusts.

But there is always someone that doesn't "Farm", or does nothing but
PVP. They NEVER have any gold, and have trouble even repairing after
an instance. But it is what they enjoy, so who am I to throw stones.

As I leveled up alts, I avoided areas that were hard to solo, or required
groups. i still got decent equipment and gold buildups. I personally Rarely
if ever bought anything from the AH. What I wore was what I picked up
in instances or drops. Tailor could make some armor for cloth wearers.

There are those that have to have the biggest sword, best enchant, stats heavy armor, etc... If they don't have time or inclination to farm for the
gold or mats (Materials), then buying gold would be very attractive.
Then again, those are the first people that Google for cheat codes as
soon as they get a single player game. :P

[Snake-Eyes]

I agree with everything you typed but this

Enchanting rarely makes money, and is in fact a black hole

Just because of what you typed here.

Arcane dust, a
basic in alot of things, sells for 2-5g a PIECE. 1 armor piece can DE to
as many as 5 arcane dusts.

On my lock I am a miner / enchanter. I can't tell you how much money I make in tips, and de'ing gear for myself and other people. You can sell a stack of Arcane Dust for 35 g easy.

I make a ton of money going back to the older instances and selling older enchanting mats. They go for a lot of gold because people can't get them as easy as the stuff from Outlands.

On my server Large Brilliant Shards and Greater Enternal Essence sell for a lot. Same with Illusion dust.

The biggest sink and black whole profession wise to me is black smithing and engineering.