Making good on their sworn oath of swift retribution yesterday, Blizzard’s banhammer team has been busy battling evil on the Diablo III servers, resulting in “several thousand” bans.
“We recently issued a round of account suspensions and bans to several thousand Diablo III players who were in violation of the Battle.net Terms of Use for cheating and/or using botting or hacking programs while playing,” the company said.
“In addition to undermining the spirit of fair play that’s essential to everyone’s enjoyment of the game, botting, hacking, and other such exploitive behavior can contribute to stability and performance issues with the Battle.net service. As always, maintaining a stable, safe, and fun online-gaming experience for legitimate players is a top priority for us, and we’ll be continuing to keep watch on Battle.net and take action as needed.”
By the mighty power of the Heavens, the Burning Hells, and Diablo III’s always-online DRM, banned players are permanently locked out of their Battle.net accounts. So mote it be.
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