Monday, November 15, 2010

Tell us how you really feel: Cheating lawsuits

Blizzard filed suit against three programmers accused of selling hacks for StarCraft 2. Do lawsuits like these scare people into gaming straight?

The lawsuit asks for an unknown dollar amount worth of damages and disgorged profits earned from selling StarCraft 2 hacks.

Here's what you had to say about the deterring power of lawsuits like these:

@GamePro Only towards being more carefull #StarCraft2less than a minute ago via web


@GamePro of course not. its human nature to cheat. we love the easy way!less than a minute ago via web


@GamePro I don't cheat. Plain and simple.less than a minute ago via web


@GamePro cheating ruins the game for people the play legit. Glad that's not an issue on the consoles.less than a minute ago via ÜberTwitter


@GamePro I think the suits are legally dubious; yes it's a violation of the TaC, but what kind of precedent would it set? No more Protips?less than a minute ago via web


@GamePro Ya it sort of does... I think suing people is a bit too much though... Don't you think? #StarCraft2less than a minute ago via TweetDeck


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