Some Linux Gamers Using Wine/DXVK To Play Blizzard's Overwatch Banned (phoronix.com)

Longtime Slashdot reader DrYak writes: Phoronix is reporting that multiple users who all use Wine and DXVK compatibility layers have seen their Overwatch accounts banned by Blizzard. Previously, Blizzard has stated: "playing on Linux or even a Mac while on an emulated Windows environment is not bannable." But users report on Reddit getting banned simply after testing some rendering options. Tech support has answered that they are escalating the ticket and trying to take a closer look, hoping to avoid this from happening to other Linux users. According to Phoronix, the most common explanation for the bans "is a false-positive from Blizzard's anti-cheat technology having issue with DXVK."

Comments

Ban First, Think About Fixing it Later

[TechyImmigrant]

A bit bloody arrogant don't you think, Blizzard?

Re:Ban First, Think About Fixing it Later

[Tough Love]

Looks like a perfectly normal screwup to me, not a reason for indignation.