Blizzard Bans Diablo 3 Players for Using Third Party Apps

Blizzard has slammed the hammer down on yet another group of players who've seen fit to attempt to cheat at Diablo 3 by making use of third party programs, all of which was in violation of Blizzard's terms of service. 

The publisher has been incisive in its crackdown on would-be cheaters and has banned thousands of accounts over the past year. Posting on a blog, Blizzard explained its latest efforts in dealing with those who cheat in the game.

“Over the last year, we’ve issued frequent rounds of account bans for cheating in Diablo III, and we’ve just issued another.

“While we may not mention each round of account bans when they occur, we have and will continue to monitor Diablo III for exploitative behavior and take action as needed in order to help preserve the integrity of the game.

“As a reminder, we do not permit the use of hacks, bots, or other third-party software in conjunction with Diablo III. While many of the programs intended for use with the game are actually cheat programs and automation programs (“bots”) that exploit Diablo III’s mechanics and provide players with an unfair advantage,”third-party software” also refers to any file or program that attempts to:

• Obtain information about Diablo III that’s not normally available to the player

• Transmit or modify the Diablo III game files

• Provide access to features or abilities beyond what is allowed by the game’s design

• Change how Diablo III interacts with Battle.net”

Blizzard added that in addition to banning third-party apps from interfacing with the game, it hopes to stop cheating and other issues that otherwise spoil the experience for legitimate players.