Overwatch: Blizzard Doesn't Mess Around When It Comes to Banning Cheaters

Next they need to ban people who spam character selection

Its really fucking annoying and childish.

Waiting DICE do exactly the same with Battlefield Franshise. On Battlefield 4 (wish I loved too much) they are so many cheaters and it's too easy to do. The cheaters are more intelligent on these days. They don't cheat hardcore, so you don't relise quickly. When you do, they go to another server, but they are not punished like Blizzard do. They are just sometime kicked out only. Sorry for my English, I'm from Puerto Rico.

Waiting DICE do exactly the same with Battlefield Franshise. On Battlefield 4 (wish I loved too much) they are so many cheaters and it's too easy to do. The cheaters are more intelligent on these days. The don't cheat hardcore, so you don't relise quickly. When you do, they go to another server, but they are not punished like Blizzard do. They are just sometime kicked out only. Sorry for my English, I'm from Puerto Rico.

Waiting DICE do exactly the same with Battlefield Franshise. On Battlefield 4 (wish I loved too much) they are so many cheaters and it's too easy to do. The cheaters are more intelligent on this days. The don't cheat hardcore, so you don't relise quickly. When you do, they go to another server, but they are not punished like Blizzard do. They are just sometime kicked out only. Sorry for my English, I'm from Puerto Rico.

I'm fine with banning cheaters, but once they re-purchase the game and play it on another account without cheats, they should be allowed to play it and not be banned for no other reason than being a cheater once. Just because you steal something from a shop you don't get to jail everytime you enter a shop, just because you once stole something.

That aside, I'm a fan of putting all cheaters together on the same server(s). So they can cheat however they want without annoying us legit players :D

I don't get it. Why the hell would you play a competitive game and cheat at it? Doesn't that defeat the purpose? It's no longer competitive if you cheat and you don't really win if you cheat, either. You may be victorious, but the cheat is the one that won.

I understand the desire to be awesome, and I remember using cheat codes in old games when I was younger, but I also remember how much less fun it was once you started cheating. Nothing was a surprise or a challenge anymore, you just ran in circles destroying everything with impunity, which isn't fun for nearly as long as you'd think.

But doing it in competition against others? I guess I'm a strange one, because I really don't see the appeal at all. If I win and beat someone, I want to do it under my own power using my own skills. That way, if/when I win, it feels like I actually accomplished something. It's real rewarding to make a good move and see yourself in the play of the game at the end, too!

They better ban the so called "mlg" players that have evidence against them.

Damn! Blizzard is OP, I call the nerf bat nao!

PS:We can say the d word on GameSpot, right...?

DRM that actually works, cheaters getting banned for real... wow!

This is how cheating should always be handled. If you don't do it then you have nothing at all to worry about. It's always funny to hear the excuses of people who get caught up in this mess.

Am all for perma banning an account, but perma ban on every new account/copy is kinda too much, especially if they scan your pc to know if they banned you before.

Even clean accounts are banned if they were played on "compromised" machines (2 or more people playing on different accounts on the same machine).

It's way to much freedom that they have given to themselves.

Who is to say what all they are scanning and what can they do with it.

Good on Blizzard for doing this kind of thing...if you want to cheat, do it in some offline single player game, not an online multiplayer game where it could have a big effect on the outcome. Also, apparently it's not just Overwatch, but you'll get banned from all other Blizzard games as well: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/167599-Overwatch-Cheaters-Get-Banned-For-Life.

Hey Ubisoft and Massive, this is how you deal with cheating in your games. Perhaps it's time to take notice.

I just dont understand cheating in this fashion. Its not a real testament to your skill, in fact its the polar opposite. Part of the fun in games is the challenge and reward for accomplishing difficult tasks. Losers

I'm so happy!

now i can say good bye to The Division, the hackers nest.

Ubisoft, you should take private lessons from Bliz, shame on you, scumbags.

Good for them. Other companies should take note.

Good. God damn losers. Can't play a multiplayer game without cheating. It's just like doping in sports. If you do it, you never, ever deserve to compete again.

Good for them. Hopefully other games will follow suit

I, for one, am glad Blizzard is doing this. Too many times have I run up against hackers/cheaters in GTAO, and they've gotten a slap on the wrist, if that. That's not enough. "Second chance" my eye. One shot was more than enough; if ya screwed that up, that's your fault/problem. Sayonara.

I wish EA would do this for battlefield, but they won't, because they prefer to have the hackers money rather than giving people a good mp experience...