Bans are license specific unless it's from bad accesses to a Battle.net account. We can lock down a Battle.net account when it happens but if you do something goofy in a game (like Backstabbing, poor Mugaro), we can apply temporary or permanent bans on just the game itself depending on severity. Details aren't fully available at this time.

So apparently, if you backstab in a game, your account gets banned.

Not saying that I'm a BSer myself, ~~but I don't really understand why Blizzard allows you to unally your teammates in the first place if they don't want you to BS~~. Okay, I may be wrong, and you still can't unally but can just attack manually. If anyone can tell us whether SC2 gives the ability to unally teammates, that'd be cool.

zyzski

United States698 Posts

July 28 2010 03:35 GMT

Blizzard can do anything to your account without reason, I wouldn't worry about it much.

Ethic

Canada439 Posts

July 28 2010 03:36 GMT

I'm assuming this is only going to be done if seen in league'd matches, right?

ramen247

United States1256 Posts

July 28 2010 03:37 GMT

LOLWTF>?

at first i thought backstabbing in terms of like countering an opponents base

btlyger

United States470 Posts

July 28 2010 03:38 GMT

You can't even backstab anymore because you can't de-alliance people on your team.

As far as I know at least.

sob3k

United States7572 Posts

July 28 2010 03:41 GMT

On July 28 2010 12:37 ramen247 wrote:
LOLWTF>?

at first i thought backstabbing in terms of like countering an opponents base

yep, keep those speedlings in your base you BM player

Raysalis

Malaysia1034 Posts

July 28 2010 03:42 GMT

Hmm, didn't know one can unally. Does Blizzard mean ppl who target fire their own teammate?

LaSt)ChAnCe

United States2179 Posts

July 28 2010 03:44 GMT

backstabbing such as nuking your teammate in a random 2v2... which is really fun

Lane

United States46 Posts

July 28 2010 03:45 GMT

On July 28 2010 12:38 btlyger wrote:
You can't even backstab anymore because you can't de-alliance people on your team.

As far as I know at least.

You can attack and kill ally base

`Aceku

Canada24 Posts

July 28 2010 03:47 GMT

#10

Its because, In World of warcraft Arena, People win trade to stack there rank. In 2v2 if you random a partner the other team could try to convince the other player to BStab, Thrust making the non BStabing team more Rating thrust higher rank. Not much since most people dont care about 2v2,3v3,4v4,9000v9000 over 1v1.

paper

13196 Posts

July 28 2010 03:49 GMT

#11

You can kill your ally's base, but he'll win if you end up winning... so the only way to really backstab is to kill him and lose/leave, which is the same thing as leaving in the first place. You're essentially getting banned for leaving a team game, which is completely stupid.

Pandain

United States12989 Posts

July 28 2010 03:50 GMT

#12

Wtf than whos going to play on battlnet anymore? Theres no fun anymore :/.

moopie

12605 Posts

July 28 2010 03:53 GMT

#13

On July 28 2010 12:38 btlyger wrote:
You can't even backstab anymore because you can't de-alliance people on your team.

As far as I know at least.

You can either attack the units/buildings manually, or just not help your teammate. You could also destroy your entire base/units (or just not do anything to begin with) and then leave, thus not granting him tech/units/econ.

Still, I loved the ability to change up allegiances in bw, especially in custom 3v3s/4v4s for shits and giggles. You could never let your guard down when teaming up with strangers.

NuKedUFirst

Canada3139 Posts

July 28 2010 03:55 GMT

#14

This is just silly.. I mean c'mon...

Why allow players to attack allies if they can get banned for it..
"Here is 100million $, If you spend any of it im going to kill you"

Wr3k

Canada2533 Posts

July 28 2010 03:56 GMT

#15

I kinda doubt they will punish much of these without some sort of proof (i.e. repeated offenses w/ replays). I've killed teammates shit in 2v2 who build stuff/creep in the way of my own buildings. Hell I've even killed teammates who were trying to backstab me. I can't see myself getting banned for any of that so I'm sure they draw the line at repeated offenses where you eliminate your ally.

Tray

United States122 Posts

July 28 2010 03:59 GMT

#16

Yes it's bannable. I got two people banned in beta for doing it. Bad players sometimes get really raged and think that if they kill their teamate and ragequit it'll get back at them somehow. But then they get reported for it and banned. It's a no brainer. Don't backstab your teamates, no matter what.

And yes it requires attack click.

Wr3k

Canada2533 Posts

July 28 2010 04:00 GMT

#17

On July 28 2010 12:55 NuKedUFirst wrote:
This is just silly.. I mean c'mon...

Why allow players to attack allies if they can get banned for it..
"Here is 100million $, If you spend any of it im going to kill you"

If you couldn't attack allies there would be a whole new dimension of backstabbing i.e. manner building your teammates entire base or spread creep so they can't build anywhere etc.

Tray

United States122 Posts

July 28 2010 04:00 GMT

#18

On July 28 2010 12:56 Wr3k wrote:
I kinda doubt they will punish much of these without some sort of proof (i.e. repeated offenses w/ replays). I've killed teammates shit in 2v2 who build stuff/creep in the way of my own buildings. Hell I've even killed teammates who were trying to backstab me. I can't see myself getting banned for any of that so I'm sure they draw the line at repeated offenses where you eliminate your ally.

Nope. They have all the evidence they need. They can look up the logs of the game very, very easily. First time is a ban, I promise. I had it happen to people in beta twice that I reported.

Motiva

United States1774 Posts

July 28 2010 04:00 GMT

#19

How Pathetic..... You can get banned for PLAYING the way they don't like... rofl OK but ban anyone who doesn't GG too please. Oh and Anyone who talks shit, or farts while playing, or has to go afk in the middle of the game. oo oo ban anyone who makes a typo too!

Sorry, i know this is a vast exageration, but c'mon... I've been backstabbed 500 times and i think this is like shooting yourself in the face with a nailgun.

Wr3k

Canada2533 Posts

July 28 2010 04:00 GMT

#20

On July 28 2010 12:59 Tray wrote:
Yes it's bannable. I got two people banned in beta for doing it. Bad players sometimes get really raged and think that if they kill their teamate and ragequit it'll get back at them somehow. But then they get reported for it and banned. It's a no brainer. Don't backstab your teamates, no matter what.

And yes it requires attack click.

How could you possibly know if they were actually banned?