In an article posted on the official World of Warcraft WoTLK Gold forums, community manager Josh Allen (AKA "Lore") said that the company has "recently took action against a amount of accounts identified as having games that were automated by third-party programs."
One of the most popular bots that's been cracked and smashed down is HonorBuddy which is a bot that runs around collecting honor in PvP, without engaging with anyone. It doesn't require involvement from the player.
HonorBuddy boasts that it has more than 200k registered users. On its forum, a number of users have reported receiving an email from Blizzard informing them that the ban will last for six months.
Bashiok A second World of Warcraft community manager has further stated via Twitter on Twitter that any application that automatizes the game of WoW is thought to be in violation of Blizzard's terms of usage.
Botting can be defined as the automation of any kind of action and not only character movement. If a computer program is pressing keys on your behalf, then you've breached the ToU.
Blizzard has previously settled a lawsuit against the World of Warcraft bot company for $7 million.
In addition to World of Warcraft, Blizzard is getting ready to launch a brand new buy WOW WoTLK Classic Gold named Heroes of the Storm, which is being marketed as a game online that competes similar to League of Legends or DotA 2 However, it's being described as more user-friendly.