Blizzard Squashes "Thousands" Of Hearthstone Botters For Good

Jason Winter
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It looks like Blizzard decided to get tough on Hearthstone bots after all.

After a round of criticism following its temporary suspension of botting accounts last month, Blizzard toughened up and "permanently banned several thousand Hearthstone accounts found to be using third-party programs that automate gameplay, which is a violation of our Terms of Use."

It's not quite clear whether this action was in response to criticism of its earlier (in)actions or whether it's simply a carrying out of a "well, we warned you and some of you are still doing it" policy, but it's a welcome move. Granted, it's one that the hardcore botters will probably find a way around eventually, but at least it's nice to see Blizzard is serious about these penalties.

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About the Author

Jason Winter
Jason Winter, News Editor
Jason Winter is a veteran gaming journalist, he brings a wide range of experience to MMOBomb, including two years with Beckett Media where he served as the editor of the leading gaming magazine Massive Online Gamer. He has also written professionally for several gaming websites.

Discussion (8)

Lokui 8 years ago
The fact that HAHAHA things is a developer for this game shows how much of a joke this game is. That thing should not be allowed to work on anything .

Trok 8 years ago
could you stop advertising this pathetic broken pay to win / rigged to win garbage game?

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Leon 8 years ago
I dunno, Microsoft still own the crown on flipping things that apparently cannot be changed. Still, a job well done at Blizzard. Excellent work.

fromhelll 8 years ago
Haven't seen this level of flip-flopping since the Mitt Romney presidential campaign .
: )


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