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Triggerbot users aren’t pleased about their Overwatch bans

Blizzard has had a strict zero-tolerance policy for Overwatch cheaters since day one. However, there are always going to be some that try to cheat anyway and this week, Blizzard had a major ban wave for Overwatch players using Triggerbot and it seems quite a few of those affected don’t understand why they’ve been punished so harshly.

A Triggerbot is a cheat that automatically shoots for a user when a crosshair is placed over an enemy. It definitely sounds like the sort of thing that would get you banned in a first-person shooter, and yet, one Redditor has managed to put together a long list of Triggerbot users who were either surprised about their bans, or think the punishment was unfair.

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There is an Imgur album filled with screencaps from a cheat site forum, with some believing that since they paid for the game, they don’t deserve to be banned for cheating. Others think that Blizzard’s cheat detection systems are downright illegal and that they should be sued for ‘unfair’ bans.

Now it would be unfair to suggest that every affected Overwatch cheater had such a ridiculous reaction. There was some level headed comments, with one member of the forum calling out those acting shocked after getting banned, as well as those saying they should sue Blizzard over it. Still though, the comments were pretty entertaining to read.

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KitGuru Says: Blizzard established a pretty hard stance against cheaters immediately after Overwatch’s launch, so even if you only cheated in a few matches, a ban shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, if anything, you should be expecting to get caught at some point.

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19 comments

  1. PC to play overwatch: £400-700
    Overwatch itself: £40
    Cheaters reactions to being banned: Priceless

  2. Don’t forget the microtransactions 😉

  3. still a cheat BAN

  4. cheating is cheating so BAN

  5. Cheating is NOT A RIGHT morons. You get banned because you are exploiting the game to your advantage simply because you suck at the game. Play it learn it, play it, get better, dipshit.

  6. “I NEVER READ THE ToS AND EULA I AGREED TO BUT IMMA GONNA TRY SUE ANYWAY!”
    If any of these idiots actually try to sue, can Blizzard please livestream the court case?
    I’d need to go buy more popcorn.

  7. Hahaha. Love it. It’s amazing that Blizzard is keeping Overwatch free of cheaters. And doing so will keep their game more active, as non-cheaters fucking hate playing against cheaters – and don’t want to cheat, themselves – and won’t bother buying the game if they hear that it’s infested with asshats.

  8. Really? They want blizzard to get sued because they think you should not be banned for cheating?
    Holy fuck. If at all possible I’d strip them from the right to participate in a multiplayer based game ever again.

  9. This is exactly why I did not play GTA Online – it lacked in security, it was full of hackers and cheaters, private servers are not allowed…it was enough for me to watch a friend play. Rockstar’s totally failing to deliver a fair multiplayer, i hope they can take an example from Overwatch and start major non mercy bans until people learn to play…
    Let’s hope CIG’s Star Citizen gets some good anti-cheat policies and security when it launches. You like to cheat? You will be banned! Buy the game again, START OVER! Ban until you either learn or quit!

  10. oooooh man i paied 40 dollars i should be allowed to HACK ….lmfao that’s a good one nice logic. Kids now days.

  11. > triggerbot
    > isnt even a hack
    ayy lmao

  12. Read the terms and conditions dickheads, cheating is cheating. It’s as simple as black and white…

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  14. Irishgamer Gamer

    Cheaters are lucky blizzard doesn’t sue them…..so its a bit rich saying they will sue blizzard.
    Its nice to see Blizzard a head of the curve and have a zero tolerance policy.

    Bravo Blizzard…………keep it up

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  16. To be honest though, if their country has consumer protection laws biased towards the consumers and with a specific law dealing with such issues, they would win. The role of the judiciary is to interprete the law and give effect to the will of the the legslature after all. However, virtual goods are still lacking in terms of legislation. I believe it would be an easy win for Blizzard in the US but in Europe it might be tougher.

  17. Rob Moron

  18. You have zero legal protection when your actions are causing harm under prohibited behaviors. Consumer protection law would not even come into play.

  19. of course we have to use swearwords