In Overwatch the first bans are underway
If you currently google “Bossland”, you will read in GameStar as a headline “Bossland boasts of unrecognizable cheat.” That did not last long.
The Zwickau company Bossland released a statement a few days ago: The bot that is circulating is ours. It is no other, they are selling our goods.
The bot is supposed to provide a “Maphack”, among other things.
Bossland has been in the crosshairs of Blizzard for years, specializing in “helper programs” and bots for Blizzard’s games. They also made a big entry into Overwatch. You can be sure of Blizzard’s attention: for 6 years they have been litigating against each other in German courts. Soon the BGH is expected to issue a ruling.
In China, convicted cheaters are even publicly exposed
6 days after the newest “product”, a cheat program for Overwatch, is in circulation, Blizzard has likely discovered it and banned many users. In the forum of the “bot provider”, they speak of a first wave of bans on June 2, which many apparently fell victim to. Although everyone knows the risk, they acknowledge it was a quick ban.
Also in China, where the program is first making the rounds, cheaters have been caught. 1572 people, to be exact. The account names were publicly put on a virtual pillory.
A user notes in the Bossland forum almost comfortingly: It is currently hard for Bossland. Apparently, Blizzard is going hard against the company.
Allegedly, even repurchasing Overwatch does not help – banned is banned
For the caught cheaters, there seems to be no mercy. According to reports, there are neither opportunities for appeal nor anything else. And even the purchase of a new game is said, according to information from pcgamer, not to help; apparently, once caught sinners are banned again – Blizzard must somehow determine this via the hardware ID, it is speculated.
Blizzard had announced that they would show no mercy towards cheaters.
