In Guild Wars 2, a YouTuber was banned – he used a so-called map hack.
Evil people don’t know any songs …
The banning hammer has struck once again. This time, two YouTubers were caught in Guild Wars 2. The duo Suck at Love was known for its numerous music videos related to Guild Wars 2, but they violated the game’s terms of service.
They were accused of using a map hack to navigate through the world. Initially, they tried to assert their innocence in another video. They seemed to want to exert some pressure on ArenaNet with their popularity. But it backfired…
Gaile Gray from ArenaNet commented on the ban because some fans wanted to know what exactly had happened. It says in the forum:
“Customer support carefully evaluated the available data that led to the account’s suspension. They confirmed that the account visited 29 different locations on the map in under 60 seconds. This is not possible without the use of third-party programs, which is explicitly prohibited in our terms of service. For these reasons, the account suspension will not be lifted.”
The YouTuber duo subsequently set their video to private, taking it offline, as the evidence was presumably overwhelming.
Suck at Love announced that they will not produce any further music videos for Guild Wars 2 – not surprisingly, as they would need to acquire new accounts first.
ArenaNet is known for dealing harshly with people who cheat in their game. When they publicly humiliated someone in May 2015 and made them “die a virtual death,” it sparked a media discussion:
