Blizzard recently banned 100,000 World of Warcraft game accounts tied to earning gold, buying gold, and power leveling. Many gold farming companies in China have been forced to downsize and raise prices even higher than they are now. But what does that mean for us regular players and (sometimes) end users who buy gold and level up power?
Being banned after power leveling is becoming more and more frequent. So frequent, in fact, that almost all accounts of that level of power end up getting banned within 1-3 months. How is it that Blizzard finds and bans power levelers so easily? Since almost all (if not all) power leveling companies are in China, Blizzard easily tracks and “red flags” any account used by a computer in China. There have been many widespread reports of banned power leveling accounts, although the companies take no responsibility for it.
Power leveling companies have been offering lower and lower prices for their services, prices as low as $150 from 1 to 60. The problem is that they know your account will be banned and they won’t take responsibility for it. So the problem arises, how does the average working person with little time get a powerful avatar that won’t be banned?
The only sure way to escape detection is to acquire an account from a US player who no longer wants their account. And with the ability to transfer your character to any server, it honestly makes almost no difference to leveling up.
But with eBay shutting down virtually all auctions, how do you do that? You can buy accounts on IGE.com, but the problem is that their prices are astronomically high and they don’t go through any process to make sure the account you buy doesn’t get taken back by the original owner. One website that only buys and sells accounts and maintains good security procedures is Warcraft Loot. They allow you to change the email on your account so you don’t risk account repossession.
So now you know: power leveling services will soon be history once people realize accounts are banned. The only safe alternative is to buy accounts.