about 2 years ago - Roxx - Direct link

Bluecogs has the right idea – it will cut down on Auction House abuse and the attempts at use of mule accounts by bot farmers. Paired with new trusted status implementations, it will be a lot more challenging for them to crank out new bot accounts as the old ones get banned and become less effective. All of these pieces together aim to bring down their effectiveness and revenue across the board.

about 2 years ago - Roxx - Direct link

The new trusted status will directly heighten the barrier to entry for creating new bot accounts

about 2 years ago - Roxx - Direct link

I hear ya, but the bot issue in general has reached an overkill state in and of itself. At this point it’s about getting them out and mitigating as much damage as possible, then pulling back when we can.

Just as an extra note the too many adventurers issue on the AH should be helped by this as well, so there will at least be some extra player benefits.