• Linux users permanently banned from Diablo III.... FOR USING WINE. Blizzard refusing to lift bans or
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I don't know where to put this, but here is the run down [quote=blizzard forums]I am appalled by this. Your "cheat" detection is detecting Wine as cheating (Which it didn't do in SC2). On top of this you are REFUSING to refund the money or unban the accounts which are banned. Emails:[quote]by william on Friday June 22nd 2012, 8:48 Well I've had Diablo running on my FreeBSD machine now for a couple of weeks and have a level 53 Wizard. I just got notice while trying to log in last night that I was banned, and when I checked my email, I hadn't received anything from Blizzard. After I opened a support ticket with them, a short while later, this is what I received in email: Account Action: Account Closure Offense: Unapproved Third Party Software A third party program is any file or program that is used in addition to the game to gain an unfair advantage. These programs may increase movement speed or teleport heroes from one place to another beyond what is allowed by game design. It also includes any programs that obtain information from the game that is not normally available to the regular player or that transmit or modify any of the game files. I don't run any programs as described above. I kite, I die, and then I repair. But hey it's fun. [/quote][quote]by Mitch on Friday June 22nd 2012, 10:31 I got banned last night as well. Other than running under Wine I can't imagine why. Level 30ish char and not so much as a gaming keyboard. I also have a ticket open. We will see...[/quote][quote]by Marcus Meng on Friday June 22nd 2012, 13:08 Ditto. I suddenly got a banned email last night, and I'm more or less in the same position. I think they're getting a bit trigger-happy with this, considering I've been running WoW for years under WINE, too. Ah well, ticket's up.[/quote][quote]by sblanz on Monday June 25th 2012, 13:07 Ok they answered. They told me Linux is not supported, but if you can manage to make it run there, since no file is changed and no advantage is given to the player, you can do that and it's not forbidden. My ticket was in my first language (italian) and FYI it's attached below. Now, since you've been banned, I'm VERY curious to know if the problem is wine. What about trying to send a more official request, maybe from wine dev-team? --- Grazie per averci contattato. Mi dispiace che tu abbia dovuto aspettare per una risposta ma al momento stiamo ricevendo numerose richieste di assistenza. Ti assicuro che faro' il possibile per risolvere il tuo problema. Diablo III su Linux non e' supportato ma questo non dovrebbe causare alcun ban o sospensione dato che i file del gioco non vengono modificati in alcun modo. Di solito un account viene bannato per l'uso di applicazione terze parti come bot e programmi creati per ricevere vantaggi non autorizzati in gioco. Nel tuo caso, potrai usare Linux qualora riuscissi a far girare il gioco su quel sistema operativo. Se avessi ulteriori domande, per cortesia rispondi a questo ticket. Regards, Arytae Blizzard Support EU[/quote][quote]by william on Saturday June 23rd 2012, 16:19 Salutations William! Thank you for contacting us. An additional review of the action taken against the Diablo III account on [email]not_really_real@emailaddress.com[/email] has been completed. We have confirmed our initial findings, and the account action will not be reversed or changed. Actions are based on the violation's severity and take previous violations into consideration. This action was taken in accordance with the Terms of Use (us.blizzard.com/en-us/company/legal/) and our Diablo III Policies (us.battle.net/support/en/article/diablo-iii-policies), which all players acknowledge and agree to before logging into the game. We understand that these policies may seem harsh, but they are in place to ensure that every player is able to enjoy their time in Diablo III. Thank you for respecting our position. Oh well. So much for the years of gameplay with Blizzard and all the $$.[/quote] Source: [url]http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=25953[/url] This is ridiculous[/quote] [url=http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/5978861022]Source - Blizzard Forums[/url] [url=http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=25953]Source - WineHQ[/url] What the christ
wtf blizzard?
Did not expect that coming from them
Good job, Blizz. We'll still love you! -sarcasm-
After the russian cd-key debacle I'm frankly not surprised
1.5k players online, banned from south korea, FBI involvement, Errors abound, always online drm. diablo 3 sure looks like it's a swell game
Oh how the mighty have fallen.
Keep chipping away at that good will, Blizzard.
There's still plenty of great developers there, but god damn some people there need to be outfitted with an explosive collar that goes off if they ever try to develop another game again
Well time to take up lawsuits on the un-refunded player's parts!
blizzard is hurting themselves by denying an entire audience by denying them their product solely they because that said audience uses an certain OS with supportive software to help run the game what made Starcraft 1-2 and Diablo 1-2 (all able to run in Windows, Linux with thirdparty software, and Mac) so great is that you can run them on a computer mainly composed of a just a block of wood and a piece of string, because they're all wonderfully optimized for the mass market, and there's a huge userbase from the Linux community itself
Well, on the bright side, Blizzard just saved me $60
[QUOTE=MightyMax;36600519]Well time to take up lawsuits on the un-refunded player's parts![/QUOTE] but its linux users, they would have to find free lawyers
I love the one post on b.net forum. [quote]Umm.. You are running the game in an emulator. It is possible to use that mechanism to cheat. Linux is not supported by the game, so basically you are someone who uses unsupported third party software which can be used to cheat. There isn't anything mysterious about the ban.[/quote]
The ability to ban people from a game entirely which can be played single-player is bullshit.
it's still worth buying though, right?
[QUOTE=WearingNothing;36600572]I love the one post on b.net forum.[/QUOTE] It's funny when you consider WINE's name.
[QUOTE=The Decoy;36600589]it's still worth buying though, right?[/QUOTE] 60 USD thrown down the toilet just because you use an open-source OS, and intrusive DRM? questionable
So.. I guess this is telling me [I]not[/I] to buy this game now
[QUOTE=WearingNothing;36600572]I love the one post on b.net forum.[/QUOTE] Did that man just call WINE an emulator?
I used Wine to play Diablo 3 a few weeks ago, and my account is still active. Close this thread. The quoted part in the OP even has a guy saying the same thing. [editline]2nd July 2012[/editline] [quote]by sblanz on Monday June 25th 2012, 13:07 Ok they answered. They told me Linux is not supported, but if you can manage to make it run there, since no file is changed and no advantage is given to the player, you can do that and it's not forbidden. [/quote]
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;36600672]I used Wine to play Diablo 3 a few weeks ago, and my account is still active. Close this thread. The quoted part in the OP even has a guy saying the same thing.[/QUOTE] wow uhm your account doesn't speak for everything people's accounts have been banned over a gradual period of time, it's not all at once
[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;36600585]The ability to ban people from a game entirely which can be played single-player is bullshit.[/QUOTE] It's a multiplayer game, but the spergs keep trying to convince themselves they can be antisocial and play it alone. [editline]2nd July 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Ownederd;36600684]wow uhm your account doesn't speak for everything people's accounts have been banned over a gradual period of time, it's not all at once[/QUOTE] They were obviously cheating and using wine as a cover for their cheating.
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;36600691]It's a multiplayer game, but the spergs keep trying to convince themselves they can be antisocial and play it alone. [editline]2nd July 2012[/editline] They were obviously cheating and using wine as a cover for their cheating.[/QUOTE] Good job using a mental condition as an insult. And you also don't know what antisocial means.
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;36600672]I used Wine to play Diablo 3 a few weeks ago, and my account is still active. Close this thread. The quoted part in the OP even has a guy saying the same thing. [editline]2nd July 2012[/editline][/QUOTE] Your account which used wine "a few weeks ago" does not account for the entire world.
[QUOTE=Wii60;36600450]1.5k players online, banned from south korea, FBI involvement, Errors abound, always online drm. diablo 3 sure looks like it's a swell game[/QUOTE] Don't forget to add that [URL="http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/5978428874"]disputing a payment on PayPal over a bugged RMAH transaction will get you banned. [/URL]
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;36600691]It's a multiplayer game, but the spergs keep trying to convince themselves they can be antisocial and play it alone. [editline]2nd July 2012[/editline] They were obviously cheating and using wine as a cover for their cheating.[/QUOTE] realtalk do you preread what you type or are you just crazy?
[url=http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1195124]AAA Games could lead to Mainstream Crash[/url] hmm I wonder why I can't wait for Torchlight 2. You guys?
cant wait for the class action suit
This makes sense. I doubt their anti-cheat protection works with *ix kernel.
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