[D] Blizzard Banning for Single Player Cheats - Page 4

ar·bi·trar·y
adj.
1. Determined by chance, whim, or impulse, and not by necessity, reason, or principle: stopped at the first motel we passed, an arbitrary choice.
2. Based on or subject to individual judgment or preference: The diet imposes overall calorie limits, but daily menus are arbitrary.
3. Established by a court or judge rather than by a specific law or statute: an arbitrary penalty.
4. Not limited by law; despotic: the arbitrary rule of a dictator.

Its in the ToS, you can draw a clear line from action to ban with reasons. Blizzard did not go "hey trailers ban". There was something clearly written in the ToS about it. So maybe you should learn the definition of your favorite word before throwing it out there so much?

On October 12 2010 04:56 Half wrote:


I replied to the last guy who said this and a mod pmed me saying I needed to say more then just "no".

Really I don't see why I was pmed instead of the other guy who just didn't read lol. Clearly, the vast majority of trainers offer unique functions.

On October 12 2010 05:00 Half wrote:
Also I'd like to note that many were banned for using cheats in custom games, where no achievements are unlocked, and no cheat codes are usable.

On October 12 2010 05:01 awu25 wrote:

do people really need that many cheats in order to "train"?
you could've just made a custom map like this

and why do i get the feeling that you were someone who used this trainer

even worse.

On October 12 2010 05:00 Half wrote:
Also I'd like to note that many were banned for using cheats in custom games, where no achievements are unlocked, and no cheat codes are usable.



Do you want to argue why removing a customers access to a service he purchases for local cheat codes for local use is not 1) 2) and 4)? Your definition of arbitrary just further reinforces my points.

On October 12 2010 05:02 Seide wrote:

See that earlier post, it is edited with reasons why it is not arbitrary. If that does not make it clear to you, then you might have reading comprehension issues.

On October 12 2010 05:05 viraltouch wrote:
haha seide you are such a troll. see you in a diff thread doing the same shiet

On October 12 2010 04 Half wrote:
Starcraft 2 is a service. Similar any variety of services. Indeed, most services maintain the right to physical kick you out if you're behaving in a way that detriments other consumers, or the ability of the company to function. However, they cannot arbitrarily kick you out, even if that arbitrary reason was outlined on the TOS.

On October 12 2010 05:05 Half wrote:


The existence of any kind of correlative connection doesn't make it less arbitrary, according to your own definition lol. For instance, 2) shows clear connection, but is still entirely arbitrary.

Moreover, if laws are arbitrary, that may suck, but the entire point is companies should not have the same power as the fucking state. Is that a hard concept?

And there was a warning. Blizzard posted on September 14th

Blizzard Entertainment has always taken cheating in any form in Blizzard games very seriously, and that's no different for StarCraft II. If a StarCraft II player is found to be cheating or using hacks or modifications in any form, then as outlined in our end user license agreement, that player can be permanently banned from the game. This means that the player will be permanently unable to log in to Battle.net to play StarCraft II with his or her account.

Playing StarCraft II legitimately means playing with an unaltered game client. Doing otherwise violates our policies for Battle.net, and it goes against the spirit of fair play that all of our games are based on. We strongly recommend that you avoid using any hacks, cheats, or exploits. Suspensions and bans of players that have used or start using cheats and hacks will begin in the near future.

http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/809157#blog

A state forces their laws upon you, your only choice is to really move. Software: you bought the product and installed it, you ahd a choice whether to accept the terms they laid out for you.
Since you did you accepted that you will not modify your client, and if you did you run the risk of getting banned.

On October 12 2010 05:02 Half wrote:


Haha, I'm Diamond 1300 (not that it matters, but at least it shows I don't suck right) and have acquired every single campaign achievement without trainers. I also own the CE edition of the game.



Local custom games, they don't work online.