ReconSnake 0 Posted November 21, 2003 Share Posted November 21, 2003 The link StarCraft and Warcraft III Accounts Closed | 11/11/2003 6:11:56 PM GMTST A number of additional accounts and CD keys have been tied to the use of a hack or cheat program while playing StarCraft or Warcraft III on Battle.net. In keeping with our aggressive stance against cheating, we have permanently closed 200,000 StarCraft accounts and 7,000 Warcraft III accounts. We have documented all of the CD keys that were used with these accounts. 4,000 of the Warcraft III CD keys used with the now-closed accounts have been banned from ladder play for one month and 300 more have been banned from ladder play permanently. Repeat offenders risk having their CD keys disabled, which will result in the permanent removal of their copies of StarCraft or Warcraft III from Battle.net. We will continue to monitor Battle.net for cheating and take action as needed. A false report filed by one player against another will not result in the actions described above. As always, thank you for your continued support; with your help we have been able to keep Battle.net a fun and safe place to play Blizzard games. Nice. I'd love to see all the game companies follow this lead. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ruin 17 Posted November 21, 2003 Share Posted November 21, 2003 While I whole heartedly agree, can they really do that? I mean, someone paid $50 to play the game... can they be denied that right, even if they are cheaters? I say Blizzard should keep at it, and I wish others would as well, but is that allowed? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ReconSnake 0 Posted November 21, 2003 Author Share Posted November 21, 2003 If cheating violates the TOS the user agrees to when they set up an online account, absolutely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chef-Scott 0 Posted November 21, 2003 Share Posted November 21, 2003 Blizzard routinely does this every so often. Too many people playing on a single CD key, people using hacks/cheats, etc. Too bad that it really has no real effect for long, it is nice for a week or so, then all the hack/cheat users are back, and all the fun is gone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ruin 17 Posted November 21, 2003 Share Posted November 21, 2003 If cheating violates the TOS the user agrees to when they set up an online account, absolutely. Ah ha, so read the fine print eh? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
snakebite1967 0 Posted November 21, 2003 Share Posted November 21, 2003 yes they can do that , in earth and beyond for isntance not only do cheats get u banned but swearing and or anything that interferes with other gamers even if youve paid for 3 months your banned for life with no money back Quote Link to post Share on other sites
magnumkp 0 Posted November 21, 2003 Share Posted November 21, 2003 Thats an awful lot of cheaters/ hacks. Seems like a good proactive response, or is it going to make the hackers/cheaters try even harder? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cobblers 12 Posted November 21, 2003 Share Posted November 21, 2003 Right on!!!! This can only be for the best. People who cheat need to be punished as it ruins the game for the rest of us that play honestly. Hopefully other game companies with follow suit! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cobblers 12 Posted November 21, 2003 Share Posted November 21, 2003 While I whole heartedly agree, can they really do that? I mean, someone paid $50 to play the game... can they be denied that right, even if they are cheaters? I say Blizzard should keep at it, and I wish others would as well, but is that allowed? Surely the makers of the game can say that the game is being used in such a way that it was not intended to originally. I suppose the same could be said with mods, but aslong as these are extending the game then I can't see that this should matter! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chef-Scott 0 Posted November 21, 2003 Share Posted November 21, 2003 Also keep in mind that with WarCraft/StarCraft there are only two ways to play with human opponets... 1. Using Blizzard's BattleNet service 2. On a LAN There is no way to run a server for hosting either game across the internet. Oh, and also Diablo as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dannik 43 Posted November 21, 2003 Share Posted November 21, 2003 Battle.Net Terms of Use This CD key banning doesn't affect a player's ability to use their purchased (licensed) software. What it does to is remove their ability to play multiplayer, since they will no longer be able to access Battle.Net's services. Since Battle.Net is not part of the software package purchased at a store, but instead is a free "extra" offering for Blizzard companies, they can indeed effectively remove your ability to play multiplayer games (other than LAN games) as they see fit. There is no recourse to complain that they have "crippled your game" or that you "paid for it so you can do whatever you want", since you paid for the game, but not online multiplayer use. Ingenious system, actually. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteKnight77 1 Posted November 22, 2003 Share Posted November 22, 2003 I wholeheartedly agree with this action. It is to bad that we can't have a way to do that other than an IP ban for out GR servers that are easily gotten around. IIRC Sierra has done something similar for its RPG games. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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