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<title>Post your banning/suspension story</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23381259</link>
<description><![CDATA[Christmas 2005. Bought a bunch of cookies for around 1 copper each. Same with a bunch of wrapping paper. Wrapped cookies in said wrapping paper. CoD to dozens of people for 1, sometimes 2g, with a message like, "Seasons greetings from Blizzard! Please enjoy our gift to you!"

Somebody had been doing it Alliance side, where I played, so I created a Horde toon and did it there.

Suspended for 3 days.

Nowadays, I'm not proud of it.
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<pubDate>2009-11-22 22:56:41</pubDate>
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<title>SUNDAY = Onyxia Whelpling AND Pilgrim holiday event</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23377635</link>
<description><![CDATA[SUNDAY = Onyxia Whelpling AND Pilgrim holiday event

get your onyxia 5-year anniversary whelpling just for logging on!

and Sunday starts the pilgrim holiday event!]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-22 00:44:54</pubDate>
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<title>Proxy for WoW and Vent</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23352452</link>
<description><![CDATA[So during the middle of TOTC25 heroic on Sunday night my vent suddenly cut out.  We are still struggling with the twins and I found I missed too much without vent to be effective and had to leave the raid.

I later found out that in the UAE they've decided that vent is a VOIP program and therefore banned (like skype and vonage).  As a result I can no longer directly log onto vent.  This makes it impossible for me to do progress raids with my guild.

I've therefore been looking for a workaround so I can still get on vent.  The problem is that searches for the word "proxy" here are banned.  I've tried hotspot shield but it won't stay connected.  I'm wondering if any of you know of a reputable proxy service that I could use to access vent?  

Thanks!
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Hanging with my Gnomies]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-17 04:56:40</pubDate>
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<title>WoW&#x27;s Fall from grace</title>
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<description><![CDATA[It's official in my eyes. Blizzard has taken their final steps to destruction. I log in about 10 days ago to take advantage of the 10 free days they provided me and my girlfriend to find that one of my toon names across three servers was marked for rename. No explanation. Then at the end of the 10 Day period I get this e-mail:

English speaking customers: Please refer to the start of this mail
Para los clientes espa&ntilde;oles: Por favor vayan hasta el fin de este correo electr&oacute;nico

***Notice of Account Closure***

Account Name: ***

Reason for Closure: Terms of Use Violation -- Exploitative Activity: Abuse of the Economy

This account was closed because one or more characters were identified exchanging, or contributing to the exchange of, in-game property (items or gold) for "real-world" currency. This exchange process negatively impacts the World of Warcraft game environment by detracting from the value of the in-game economy.

Even if this behavior is the result of a third party accessing the account instead of the registered user (for example, a friend, family member, or leveling service) then the account can still be held responsible for the penalty because of the impact it had on the game environment.

We've found the above behavior is many times directly related to groups responsible for compromising World of Warcraft accounts; we take these issues very seriously. To better understand our position against exploitative activity and the risks involved, please review this article: http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/basics/antigold.html

The exploitative activity that took place on this account violates the World of Warcraft Terms of Use. We ask you take a moment to review these terms at http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/legal/termsofuse.html. Any recurring subscriptions on this account have been suspended to prevent further monetary charges.

For any disputes of this action, please visit the Exploitative Activity FAQ and Contact page here: http://us.blizzard.com/support/article/exploitfaq

Regards,

Blizzard Entertainment
www.worldofwarcraft.com

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The silly thing is that I was engaged in no such activity, and I know exactly what they were referring to. While I was online talking to some guy who presented an interest in some of the goods I had up for sale (in the event I returned to playing I wanted to have gold build up in case the items lost value). I offered to sell him some of the stuff. In whatever state the judge, jury & executioner were in they deemed that my use of the word "Sell" means to sell for "real-world" currency.

So word to the wise, be it known that in someones eyes at Blizzard the word "Sell" means none other than in real world cash. Be warned that the use of this word should be restricted from use according to the Blizzard TOS. It is also against the TOS to create Unique character names, even if they are perfectly legitimate names.

 The jury is still out (if there even is one) on whether or not they are going to clear me of said charges. I will keep everyone informed, because this impacts us all.
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<pubDate>2009-11-20 19:53:28</pubDate>
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<title>what&#x27;s your /played?</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23378424</link>
<description><![CDATA[Since we're at the 5 year anniversary...  what's your /played?]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-22 09:47:27</pubDate>
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<title>Official Mal&#x27;Ganis Thread</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22988693</link>
<description><![CDATA[My satisfaction with WoW has gone up 10 fold in the last few days for one simple reason: I'm not playing really on my old server. I spend the $55 to faction change & server transfer over to Mal'Ganis. This was mostly to just hang with Archivis and casually play there on my druid.

Why I'm likely going to not be playing my warrior anymore: Gorgonnash sucks. No one pugs anything. You might have one or two Uld pugs per week, and those usually go through a couple bosses and fall apart. Take this in direct contrast to Mal'Ganis where there's always a couple groups going for Naxx10/25, OS10/25, EoE10/25 (Yes, people actually run that instance and pug it. I haven't seen or heard of a guild or pug running EoE on Gorgonnash since January.), VoA10/25 (Horde seem to OWN WG, so this is an almost guaranteed thing... I've gotten >125 marks in the last couple days w/o doing a single WG quest), Uld10/25 and tons of ToC10 groups.

This has raised my satisfaction so much. I have no idea if I can play WoW tomorrow or Wednesday, or Friday. I can't tell anyone "Yeah, I can make it 3x a week for 3 hours to commit to a raid." I can't do it. I don't want to do it and my family comes first. But when I DO have a free afternoon or evening, I can hop on and join in a pug.

If you're like me and might want to raid casually and enjoy more content that you can't get to see on your server, I highly recommend scoping out some of the genuinely High pop/Full pop servers where your faction is dominate. 

This is my armory for the druid. I just got him to 80 on Thursday (or was it Friday?). 1 day 13 hours /played (with at least 6 hours sitting doing nothing in Dalaran, Orgrimmar or Argent Tournament or being 100% AFK)

http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Mal'Ganis&n=Galain
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Come play Mafia! | My Picture Blog]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-09-08 03:14:57</pubDate>
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<title>[ Classes] Hunter build for Heroics w/ crap gear</title>
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<description><![CDATA[My hunter, Kanehbosm on Tichondrius, is gonna hit 80 today. My only goal is getting heirloom items so I can get to work on an Orc Shaman I've been craving for.

So what's the best build for running heroics? My gear sucks atm.

Here's what I came up with:
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent#cLZ0eV0RZe00i0cIhxhA0su

Beast Mastery (4 points)
Improved Aspect of the Hawk - Rank 4/5

Marksmanship (16 points)
Lethal Shots - Rank 5/5
Careful Aim - Rank 3/3
Mortal Shots - Rank 5/5
Aimed Shot - Rank 1/1
Rapid Killing - Rank 2/2

Survival (51 points)
Improved Tracking - Rank 5/5
Hawk Eye - Rank 3/3
Survival Instincts - Rank 2/2
Survivalist - Rank 5/5
T.N.T. - Rank 3/3
Lock and Load - Rank 3/3
Hunter vs. Wild - Rank 3/3
Killer Instinct - Rank 3/3
Lightning Reflexes - Rank 5/5
Expose Weakness - Rank 3/3
Thrill of the Hunt - Rank 3/3
Master Tactician - Rank 5/5
Black Arrow - Rank 1/1
Sniper Training - Rank 3/3
Hunting Party - Rank 3/3
Explosive Shot - Rank 1/1

...and I plan on using a wolf.

I put all points into offense for max productivity in a heroic. I skipped Wyvern Sting since heroics are mostly AoE anyway, very little to no CC. Skipped Scatter Shot and trap talents for the same reason. Or should I be throwing down an Explosive Shot before Volleying? Which makes me wonder...should I be speccing for a pure Volley build? What the heck would that look like anyway?

Didn't put any points into Focused Aim, but my +hit sucks so maybe I should. Like maybe take three points out of the BM tree and put it into Focused Aim in MM?

Alternatively, I was thinking of having my dual spec be Beast Mastery with a Bear with an emphasis on pet tanking for those times when we just can't find a tank. Is this viable for a hunter in 70s blues and greens?
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<pubDate>2009-11-18 01:30:20</pubDate>
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<title>[ Classes] Gemming for an Enhancement Shammy</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23373166</link>
<description><![CDATA[So i play an an enhancement shammy that was previously elemental from levels 1-80.  I was wondering if anyone had an idea about what gems take priority over others once hit capped.  I have heard anything from full AP, full AGI, to gemming full Haste.  Currenty I am gemmed out in full +40AP, with the exception of a few +20 hits and  a meta.  Any advice will be great  :).

Thanks for your time]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-20 21:30:08</pubDate>
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<title>You get ONE WoW wish... what would you do?</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23370288</link>
<description><![CDATA[So I'm bored as hell at work and I really want this day to go by faster since I have big plans tonight... (Getting enough triumphs for something sexy and getting to 70 on Modern Warfare 2) 

If you ran into one if the big dudes for Blizzard and they said you get ONE WISH to change for wow... what would you change? What would you add?

It sounds small but one thing I was thinking of, which is very plausable and simple, would be the ability to dye your gear. That would be awesome.

In terms of more of a game changing idea, I would like to see resilience gone. I mean why not just stack stamina if you don't wanna die quick? I think resiliance is weird which is why I have a full gladiator set and wear all my pve gear in pvp. But I only do BG's when I'm waiting for raids, I did arena and it's too much lol. 

Anyway just post what you would do to WoW and we'll see what cool shit we come up with!]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-20 12:28:27</pubDate>
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<title>Tribute to Insanity</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23368667</link>
<description><![CDATA[Tribute to Insanity

finally got it tonight on 10 man (wish it was 25)
and it wasnt even server first
oh well, worth the effort
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j d k mw2 name]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-20 01:35:52</pubDate>
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