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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. To
report additional instances of hacking or cheating,
please contact us at [email protected]. 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.
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