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StarCraft II Bans

[Nov 30, 2010, 9:15 pm ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

Battle.net has word on a new round of bans in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty as Blizzard continues to police their real-time strategy sequel. Word is:

We recently issued a new round of account suspensions and bans to StarCraft II players who were in violation of the Battle.net Terms of Use for cheating and/or using hack programs while playing. In addition to undermining the spirit of fair competition that’s essential to play on Battle.net, cheating and hacking can lead to stability and performance issues with the service. As always, maintaining a stable, safe, and secure online-gaming experience for legitimate players is a top priority for us, and we'll be continuing to keep watch on Battle.net and take action as needed.

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Re: StarCraft II Bans

Nov 30, 2010, 23:34

m00t

Icewind wrote on Nov 30, 2010, 22:41: gilly775 wrote on Nov 30, 2010, 21:19: StingingVelvet wrote on Nov 30, 2010, 21:12: Yay for banning idiots from multiplayer. Boo for that meaning they lose all access to the game after 30 days. I don't think it's just MP. They were banning people for cheating in SP too. That's just pathetic. You can't even run a few cheats in singleplayer? I had heard about that last time they banned people but couldn't believe it. It's like ID banning you for using "idkfa". Blizzard sure has changed since Activision dug their claws into them. No, they're banning people who used hacks in single-player to circumvent the fact that using cheats would not grant them achievements. Honestly, I think they should just be stripped of their achievements and not be allowed to play online or exist on battle.net at all. If they want to hack in single player, I don't care, but Blizzard is entirely within their rights to prevent the outcome of those hacks from appearing on their service. If you use the built-in cheats it prevents you from gaining achievements during the game you used them but you won't be banned.

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Comment [quote="m00t"Nov 30, 2010, 23:34][quote="Icewind"Nov 30, 2010, 22:41][quote="gilly775"Nov 30, 2010, 21:19][quote="StingingVelvet"Nov 30, 2010, 21:12]Yay for banning idiots from multiplayer. Boo for that meaning they lose all access to the game after 30 days. [/quote] I don't think it's just MP. They were banning people for cheating in SP too. [/quote] That's just pathetic. You can't even run a few cheats in singleplayer? I had heard about that last time they banned people but couldn't believe it. It's like ID banning you for using "idkfa". Blizzard sure has changed since Activision dug their claws into them. [/quote] No, they're banning people who used hacks in single-player to circumvent the fact that using cheats would not grant them achievements. Honestly, I think they should just be stripped of their achievements and not be allowed to play online or exist on battle.net at all. If they want to hack in single player, I don't care, but Blizzard is entirely within their rights to prevent the outcome of those hacks from appearing on their service. If you use the built-in cheats it prevents you from gaining achievements during the game you used them but you won't be banned. [/quote]

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