blizzard

[old.anubis]

dunno if it was posted here, maybe doesnt fit into rvr, but anyway...

A number of additional accounts and CD Keys have been tied to the use of a hack or cheat program while playing StarCraft, Diablo II, or Warcraft III on Battle.net. In keeping with our aggressive stance against cheating, we have permanently closed 276,000 StarCraft accounts, 86,000 Diablo II accounts, and 41,000 Warcraft III accounts. We have documented all of the CD Keys that were used with these accounts. 14,000 Warcraft III CD Keys have been banned from ladder play for one month and 2,000 CD Keys are banned from ladder play permanently. Repeat offenders risk having their CD Keys disabled, which will result in the permanent removal of the respective copy of StarCraft, Diablo II, or Warcraft III from Battle.net.
We have also identified the Diablo II accounts with which a "map-hack" program is being used. Diablo II map-hack programs give players who use them an unfair advantage over other players. As with any third-party program, using a map-hack affects play over Battle.net and violates our End User License Agreement. Diablo II accounts that continue to be used with a map-hack program are subject to closure and the CD Keys with which these accounts are being used are also subject to being disabled.

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.

better later than never ^^
if the same will be in wow (with a bit faster response thou) it would be nice

 

[Whisperess]

Blizzard > all.

 

[zelur]

Nicely handled. =) Kick em all imo.. & kick em in the nutts irl.

& anubis.. Cheating in MMORPG is nearly impossible so don't worry about wow.
WoW wont even be on the haxxor infested battle.net

 

[Khalen]

Ah good maybe now there's some normal players active...

 

[belth]

Originally posted by old.anubis
if the same will be in wow (with a bit faster response thou) it would be nice

Propably will, seeing as B.Net is free and WoW has a monthly fee allowing them to have much more people working in CS

 

[Sichama]

They are cleaning their mess in anticipation of Warcraft, but i will agree Blizzard > all, if only they weren't so damn slow.

 

[old.anubis]

actually it's a bit easier to ban sc/wc account/cdkey
they already sold the game and got the money, they can ban it anytime, just less trouble for them ^^

 

[iluvatur]

Blizzard >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mythic


roll on WoW w00t!

( oh and codemasters have great PR on the dragon empires forums... seem to be really listening to the guys on the bored /salute there as well )

 

[Pandemic]

WoW is going to be one of the most important games titles ever for the games industry its a real test of can one of the best companies succeed with their first mmorg ?

i am very wary myself theres a huge amount of pressure on blizzard to finish the game early and to make as much profit in as short a time as possible and that would be a disaster for them

 

[iluvatur]

blizzard have always had eagerly anticipated games, and they keep us waiting long enough. i don't think it'll be rushed. as long as they let me in beta to check it ofc

 

[Kindar]

Originally posted by Pandemic
WoW is going to be one of the most important games titles ever for the games industry its a real test of can one of the best companies succeed with their first mmorg ?

i am very wary myself theres a huge amount of pressure on blizzard to finish the game early and to make as much profit in as short a time as possible and that would be a disaster for them

Don't worry. Blizzard wont be rushed on getting the game out as fast as possible.
They want the game to be the way they want...no matter how mcuh their customers yello for their games

 

[kirennia]

aye, one thing about blizzard is that they are always late in bringing about their games. Note how WoW was supposed to be out now but they removed the completion date for now Its a good thing cause at least it means the game wont b rushed like others have been previously.

The whole banning of accounts on their servers for which they get paid no extra monthly fee is promising cause it hopefully means a game such as WoW will b even closer montiored

Big expectations, hope is isnt a flop

 

[old.FIN]

did any1 read about scam what peeps were doing in korea---

they hustled online gamers and stole they precious items, and then sold them at ebay for real cash, hilarious