Blizzard bans 350,000 Battle.Net players for cheating

Yesterday, Blizzard banned over 350,000 StarCraft and Diablo II accounts from Battle.Net, thereby bringing the total amount of users of the service down to around three billion. The bans were the result of Blizzard officially updating their ban policy in regards to players found using third-party hacks. These aren’t to be confused with second-party hacks, which are totally acceptable on Battle.Net.

The bans aren't permanent by any means. In a statement about the update (provided after the break), Blizzard noted that the accounts would be free and clear for more action after 30 days. If the person decides to continue using hacks, the accounts will be permanently banned.

All of you cheating in games that are over a decade old should be ashamed of yourselves. It’s ridiculous and hurtful to “legitimate players,” and more so to the integrity of the game. How dare you, cheaters. How dare you!

[via Kotaku]