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Lots of publicity over this...interesting...

Sooner or later, Blizzard is going to have to do something. People aren't just sitting on their hands. Just watch, this is going to blow up in Blizzard's face.

I don't see this blowing up anyone, to be honest.

I can see a retractment from Blizzard, but it would really depend on just how many people are cheating/hacking/modding the game to the extent that it warrants a ban. So far, this hasn't really made any significant headlines. If 10% of active SC2 players cheated, then yes, it's a big deal. If it's just 1-2%, Blizzard could very much say "well **** you, we made the game and this is how it's going to be played".

IW took a similar stance with MW2 PC by not enabling a dev console. Did that stop people buying the game? Nope. SC2 is arguably PC's most anticipated game since the first one, that alone will generate some serious dosh. If a handful of players get banned, they won't be losing any sleep over it.

If a lawsuit gets introduced (which looks like a slim possibility), then the **** will hit the fan. I don't agree with Blizzard's decision on this one, but the majority of SC2 players (to my knowledge) are legitimate players, sans cheats.

If I start using the trainer and they ban me, I just might be the one who sues them. One way or another, Blizzard has to do something.