Am 1.4. entschloss sich Blizzard dem Kampf gegen Hacker und Cheater im battle.net zusätzlichen Nachdruck zu verleihen. So wurden ca. 12.000 Warcraft3 Accounts und mehr als 131.000 Diablo2-Accounts dauerhaft gesperrt. Damit setzt Blizzard ein deutliches Zeichen und wird auch weiterhin ähnliche Schritte unternehmen.
Zusätzlich zu den gesperrten Warcraft3-Accounts wurden mehr als 7.000 CD-Keys für einen Monat von jeglichen Ladderspielen ausgeschlossen. Schlimmer erwischt hat es 1000 andere CD-Key Besitzer: Ihre Keys wurden gebannt und es wird laut Blizzard nie wieder möglich sein mit diesen Keys ein Ladderspiel zu bestreiten.
Im gleichen Atemzug forderte Blizzard die Community auf beim Kampf gegen Hacker/Cheater zu helfen. So können verdächtige Replays an hacks@blizzard.com geschickt werden. Die Originalnews gibt es auf der Page des battle.net nachzulesen.
Desweiteren wurde folgendes statement abgegeben, nachdem wohl auch einige leute die keine cheatz sonder 3rd party - tools benutzten auch dran glauben mussten:
In response to Tuesday’s notice about downloading and using hacks, some of our customers have written in with concerns about being banned from Battle.net for using certain “non-cheating†third-party programs. In order to clarify our statement and hopefully address these concerns, please note the following:
1) Blizzard Entertainment does not condone the use of any third-party software programs ("hacks") that modify our games.
2) We are not actively seeking to ban players from Battle.net who use non-cheating hacks such as key-remapping programs. However, because we do not control how hacks are implemented or how they function, we cannot guarantee that a player won’t be banned for using any particular hack. The safest course of action is not to use third-party hacks.
3) Hacks often contain Trojan code that steals CD keys and passwords. With this information, a person could use one of your accounts, or create an account using your CD key, and then use that account to cheat on Battle.net. A person who has used Trojan code in this way could end up getting your account closed and your CD key banned. In fact, the majority of hacks for Diablo II that Blizzard's Technical Support department has seen do contain code designed to steal CD keys and account passwords. Technical Support receives countless inquiries from people who have lost their account in this way.
4) Furthermore, Technical Support receives numerous inquiries from people who are having technical problems with their game because they have used a hack. Because we do not support the use of these programs, our ability to help our customers in these cases is greatly impaired.
We do our utmost to keep Battle.net a safe and enjoyable place to play Blizzard games. Downloading and using any third-party program that affects how your game interacts with Battle.net involves risks that you might not even be aware of. We hope that you’ll continue to support our efforts to make Battle.net cheat-free and take measures to protect your passwords and CD keys from those who would use that information to jeopardize your access to Battle.net.
Sincerely,
Blizzard Entertainment
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