Not sure this is true or not.
Someone got banned for 3hours and all his BG gears being striped off for being caught AFK to many time in BG.
But gears that are bought with Arena points are left untouched.
below is the reply he got from Blizzard.

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This account has recently been identified as being involved in actions deemed inappropriate for the World of Warcraft. This conclusion was reached based on the results of a thorough investigation and therefore, the following account action has been issued:

Account Name: **************

Account Action: 3 Hour Suspension
Offense: PvP Arena/Battleground Exploitation.
Details: Exploitation of PvP Battlegrounds and the honor system. This may include, but is not limited to the following:

*Use of add-ons, "mods", external hardware, or any unapproved third party software to automate gameplay.
*Abuse of game mechanics or "bugs".
*Any behavior that has been found to be outside the intent of these Player versus Player matches.

This action has been taken in accordance with the World of Warcraft Terms of Use (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/legal/termsofuse.html) and our game policies (http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?articleId=20309). Any further inappropriate behavior could result in penalties ranging from a temporary suspension to account closure, and may also include loss of any rewards the exploitive character has received.

Any disputes or questions concerning the following account action can only be addressed by Account Administration. To learn more about how Account Administration is able to assist you, please visit us at http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?articleId=21505. To maintain the integrity of our investigation methods, we will be unable to disclose the specifics of our investigation methods.

Thank you for your time and for understanding our position in this matter.

Regards,

Account Administration
Blizzard Entertainment
www.WorldOfWarcraft.com
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Finally does this mean we will no longer have people AFK in BG?
Make me feel good knowing that my effort of reporitng people AFK is paying off

wat's the prob with premades...??
seems fine tho...
btw, reporting AFK players FTW...
im always did that... cheerz!

getting owned by premades and crying about it makes it so satisfying.

in case you didnt know, group q'ing is legitimate.

afk botting isnt.

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Added on January 17, 2008, 12:20 pm

i wouldnt doubt it. blizzard always maintain high level of intergrity.

and lets think logically. banning 1 guy, losing 1 customer, while the other millions of customer be happier. fair trade. sides, whats $15 from 1 customer vs $15xmillions from the other crowd?

This post has been edited by Quazacolt: Jan 17 2008, 12:20 PM

Premades = too bad, so sad. Can't, and don't deny people the enjoyment for their time and efforts. One day, you'll be rolling over people as part of a premade and maybe..just maybe..you'll think back at it and laugh

This post has been edited by Odinn: Jan 17 2008, 12:37 PM

Premade is legitimate.
But i wish they make it premade Vs premade. Now that would be interesting, those that won in that match really have bragging right.

^

it never was a problem. if you havent figured that out. afk botting is

I wonder if it has occurred to you that sometimes we solo queue when there is no premades available while sometimes we join a premade when there is one available?

and since your on the page of crying out unfairness.

lets cry bout how its not fair that people are raping you deep down the rear with their shiny epics against your blues? or how your being attacked not with 100% hp and fully buffed to the bone.

seriously.

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Added on January 17, 2008, 12:51 pmyea because its hard to 1-2 shot low resil noobs while doing BG dailies for EZ n' Free 12g in the pocket.

/endsarcasm

This post has been edited by Quazacolt: Jan 17 2008, 12:51 PM

dude u're just crying over premades. Did you know you can h ave ur own premade? yes you actually can WOOW!!! imagine that. All you need to do is make more friends in game and organise one. As easy as A B C!

Gosh never knew anyone would complain about premades lolx. It's all about strategy dude. I solo into BG as well. But good leadership and good team mates in BG makes for an excellent time. Also it would be good to have a good RL and players that listen to his orders. That's just like a pre-made, almost. hehehe

also if QQ over afkers is very different over premades dude. it seems that u're against premades and are for AFKers. maybe u're one of them! O_O

This post has been edited by Noyze: Jan 17 2008, 01:02 PM

PvP is not a gentlemen's fight with gentlemen's rules.

Get over it.

some LYNs can testify against my leadership over PUG bgs, doesnt even really take a premade to win against a premade too. and yes, im saying ive curbstomped premades with pure pugs.

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Added on January 17, 2008, 2:26 pmactually it is. the higher end and "upper level society" of pvp maintains their honor and dignity. think of it as old school mafia vs street punks.

want some solid article read?
http://www.gameriot.com/blogs/World-of-Ming/lolarena/

This post has been edited by Quazacolt: Jan 17 2008, 02:26 PM

Premade vs Premade/Pug = something to do..
Afk vs Afk = nothing to do..

At least people who are playing, albeit randomly running around, can be persuaded to follow tactics. Afkers, what can you do? Spam GTFO won't get you anywhere. The chance is there for you to do something about clueless pugs. With afkers, you have no chance at all.

u know what isn't fair? The fact that i don't have billions of dollars...
QQ!!!

i rather get smoked to the ground by premade then loose to a bunch of fkn afkers......and premades vs premades will only lead to the other one leaving unless they are frm an arena team then its a whole new story lol

3 hours is nothing but the gears they bought from BG is something. no?
Just imagine, full BG gears, all enchant and gems up. Suddenly all gone from your bags or bank.

bro, i think you still don't understand.
Premade = No AFKers
Pug = Easily 3-4 people AFK'ing
Therefore Premade Vs Pug = Premade win 90~99%. (assuming both side having same gears lvl)

If this step taken by blizzard will eliminate AFK
Therefore,
Pug = No AFKers also.
hence, Premade Vs Pug = Premade win 50~70%, due to better communication (again assuming both side having same gears lvl)

make sense??

that is one complex mathematical calculation sir

alltong i dont really agree with you...coz in premades in jubei'thos la not saying all servers...they even use vent and they check your gear so you at least have above 300 resil else u will be rolling with pug's and iv never seen horde premade loose

recheck back my post, i said assuming same gears lvl mah.
In my servers also have people require atleaset 300 resil. but there are also some that just want to form premade to make sure no afkers.
I personally have been to few matches where we beat the premade.
So it is not impossible to beat them.

yeah
theres quite a few people ive noticed running around without their shirts or pants on
lol busted big time