Blizzard Removes 400,000 More Battle.Net Accounts

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to the Battle.net announcement that Blizzard has removed over 400,000 more accounts from their online gaming service, due to cheating. This comes after earlier similar action in June closed over 112,000 Diablo II accounts - this time, it's been announced: "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." It's also mentioned that Battle.net has "identified the Diablo II accounts with which a 'map-hack' program is being used", and banning is threatened if players don't stop, another sign of Blizzard's continuing, active anti-cheating stance.

Comments

Ah ha!

[heldlikesound]

This explains my dismal 0 - 41,000 WarCraft record!

I knew I wasn't THAT bad.

from the do-we-really-need-subjects? dept.

[InsaneCreator]

Blizzard Removes 400,000 More Battle.Net Accounts

Now that's what I call bad weather!

Good to See

[vjmurphy]

Always good to see Blizzard close the old barn door after the cows have gotten out, killed the local population, ran back to the barn to party, and left the barn again to poop.

Really, though, Blizzard really needs to tighten security on Battle.Net: I know I won't be buying their online game, knowing their record on security.