1:00 PM on 11.12.2008
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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] StarCraft and Diablo II Battle.net Ban Policy Update As part of our continued effort to ensure a fair and fun online experience for all Battle.net players, we have expanded our efforts to remove cheaters from StarCraft and Diablo II. We have identified and closed over 350,000 StarCraft and Diablo II accounts which were found to be using third-party hacks.
The Diablo II CD keys associated with the closed Diablo II accounts are now restricted from playing on Battle.net for approximately 30 days. Repeat offenders will have their accounts closed and their CD keys permanently banned from Battle.net.
As a reminder, we reserve the right to close the accounts and ban the CD keys of players who are caught cheating on Battle.net. Cheating ruins the game experience for legitimate players, and we will not tolerate it.
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you are a weirdo
Hax! Who even cares anymore though, seriously?
"The bans are permanent by any means." I think you meant NOT permanent.
is that 3 billion sarcastic?
I don't know any realistic numbers for battle.net at all.
Just curious.
I'm pretty sure korean players could still beat a noob using cheats
Who the hell still plays diablo 2?! 5 bux says 99.9% of cheaters banned in starcraft are koreans.
Isn't it crazy that Starcraft was made over a decade ago, and Diablo 2 over 8 years ago - yet Blizzard continues to support them?
Just unbelievable to me, an example of how software companies should operate.
@Transbot:
lol, you should see the WoW 'support' then.
There is a special place in hell for cheaters in competitive gaming. One where they are forced to play Rugby and be constantly humiliated by non gamers.
ummmm if you don't use hacks for diablo 2, then you're doing something wrong. everyone has beaten that game by now, so there's no reason not to on baal runs. jussst saying.
Thats a lot of bans....
I sitll log into my D@ character every month to make sure they don't get deleted.
@Fronz
Baal runs, good times.
man i stopped cheating in diablo 2 yeeeeeeeears ago
What's a second person hack? I expect 1st-person's made by the user.
1st person = "I"
2nd person = "You"
3rd person = "He/She/It"
I'll save time and just get it over with. In Soviet Russia, game hacks you!
@specter,
I know. That's why I was wondering. If me hacking is defined as a second-person hack then the computer/program is the first person referred to. Creepy. Does Blizzard know about computers that hack themselves? Is the machine given personhood above us?
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