[Bruman]

At the end of the day, this is simple. They said third-party programs were an insta-ban.

They find a good way to detect third-party programs, and find lots of accounts (including many high-end raiders, some with one-of-a-kind loot), and change their mind on the insta-ban.

Instead, these people will be right back to where they were in a few weeks.

Of course at this point people are going to break out the tinfoil hat conspiracies. They've dished out bans before, why the change in heart? Either way, people of course are going to jump to the obvious conclusion that some of the members who'd be banned (instead of a weak suspension, some deleveling, and worthless pp removed) are in "important" guilds, and don't want their raid loot deleted.

But hey, it's their sandbox. We don't have to be here. It's not the decision I would have made, but it's not my sandbox. It does make me disappointed though, that with all the rough talk on cheating, to see them cave so easily.