Fair play is at the heart of Hearthstone. The Ranked Play ladder is a place where players have the opportunity to duel and gauge their card-slinging prowess while climbing the ranks. Participating in Ranked Play should be fun, exciting, competitive, and fair.
We’ve recently banned Hearthstone accounts that were found to be participating in win trading. Win trading at any rank is something that we do not take lightly, and is in violation of our Terms of Use. As we mentioned in our previous statement regarding fair play in Hearthstone, instances of cheating will not be tolerated. Accounts that were discovered participating in win trading have received permanent account closure and disqualification from events where ranking is used as a method of qualification.
Frijoles wrote on Oct 31, 2014, 12:24:nin wrote on Oct 31, 2014, 12:01:
I'm assuming it's folks talking turns throwing the game, so the other person can win?
I wonder how this works in Hearthstone since I thought you were paired with a random person in ladder play. Wouldn't you have to know the person you were playing against?
Frijoles wrote on Oct 31, 2014, 12:24:nin wrote on Oct 31, 2014, 12:01:
I'm assuming it's folks talking turns throwing the game, so the other person can win?
I wonder how this works in Hearthstone since I thought you were paired with a random person in ladder play. Wouldn't you have to know the person you were playing against?
Creston wrote on Oct 31, 2014, 11:56:
What the hell is win trading?
Blackhawk wrote on Oct 31, 2014, 10:17:
Wait, they perma-banned them, and limited what kinds of events they can participate in?
Blackhawk wrote on Oct 31, 2014, 10:17:Presumably they're allowed to open new accounts?
Wait, they perma-banned them, and limited what kinds of events they can participate in?
Verno wrote on Oct 31, 2014, 10:03:
Seems kind of weird to temp ban botters but perma ban win traders. Unless they ended up permabanning botters after all, I never read any follow up on that.