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Received this less than happy email from Blizzard. I've had quite a few years of happy offline mode cheating but for Blizzard they are severely unhappy.

"* * * NOTICE OF ACCOUNT CLOSURE * * * Sep 16 2015

Closure - StarCraft II License
Violation: Exploitation/Abuse of Game Mechanics

This includes exploiting game design, advertising exploits to other players, automating any aspect of gameplay, or using an unauthorized cheat program (also known as a hack). These programs provide player benefits normally not achievable in StarCraft II. Such benefits include, but are not limited to, increased map visibility, abuse of connection speed, game crashes, etc. These unauthorized programs harm the competitive environment because they offer an unfair advantage over other players and supersede the intended limits of the game.

The above game license has been closed following this violation of our in-game policies. As the account holder, you are responsible for the activity associated with this game license. The abuse that took place was an unacceptable detriment to other players and the quality of our service as a whole. Even if this is the result of account sharing, the account owner is still responsible for the penalty because of the impact it had on the game environment.

We don’t take this decision lightly. Our team issued this closure only after a careful review of relevant evidence. Our support staff will not overturn these closures and may not respond to appeals. For information, see our article: www.battle.net/support/article/6741

Regards,

Customer Support
Blizzard Entertainment
battle.net/support"

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I am really saddened by this as I loved the online multiplayer aspect of SC-2 and have been a player for years since StarCraft 1. I know others have commented about bans but I thought I'd be fine with using it in solo matches. Having not played the game for 3 weeks, to log in and find this was not great.


I'd like to thank the cheat happens team for their out-standing and excellent trainers across many games, I just wish Blizzard were not strict and let us paying players play it how we like, if we're not harming/affecting any other players then why not?

[Edited by Alogan19, 9/17/2015 4:36:39 PM]

Well that certainly wasn't very nice 😒

Emailed them to appeal.

At first I got a very lengthy email telling me that I am solely responsible for the account and that it is my responsibility to keep it secure.

So, thinking I had been banned for something else, I quried this, then received a much shorter reply which basically said:

Terms and conditions which you'll find at this link, specifically this section say:

"2.1 create or use cheats, automation software (bots), hacks, mods or any other unauthorized third-party software designed to modify the Service, any Game or any Game experience;"

Really not nice of them.

Well am sorry to say this but thats your own fault! You know that blizzard are known for this and they will ban anyone caught. You were even warned here. Heck even by me might not have been directed at ya but I certainly made it clear that it be on yer own head.

Sorry it happened tho.

@ServiusTheBear

I'm not blaming you at all.

I ran for years since Wings of Liberty released without issue, probably others are still using the trainer without any problems.

this is silly
i just want to play the quest with cheats
not harming anyone
and now i cannot do it.

you can still use the in-game cheatcodes

..except that achivements are disabled, so you have no way of knowing if you have been to "every corner of the game"

I had brought CE versions of all 3 chapters (awaiting delivery of LOTV) and was looking forward to finaly unwrap the boxes and start playing all 3 in marathon, now I would properly have to use the build-in cheats that are inferior.