More Than 500 Accounts Banned From WoW - 27.4.05

Given the huge number of players who have entered the realm of Azeroth so far, it doesn't really come as a big surprise that some don't live a virtuous online life but try to assert themselves by making use of cheats or hacks. In order to keep the game balanced and fair, Blizzard Entertainment have now banned more than 500 accounts from WoW permanently:

As part of our continuing effort to keep World of Warcraft free from abuse, we have permanently banned more than 500 accounts during the last week which were involved in the use of cheats and/or hacks using third-party software. We will continue to take an aggressive stance to ensure that the gaming environment remains an enjoyable place for our customers by actively pursuing those who would seek to violate the principle of fair-play, as well as breach our terms of use and policies in this way. As stated previously, we have a zero-tolerance policy for cheating or hacking of any kind. Players caught using cheats or hacks will have their characters removed and their account banned. They will not receive a warning.

If you bear in mind that they kicked more than 500 paying customers in the process, that's no small feat at all.

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