According to the court’s decision, Blizzard is well within its rights to receive compensation for its lawsuit against Bossland Hacks, as the game publisher and developer has spent a sizeable amount of its funds combating the German cheat maker’s software in order to ensure fair play within its titles such as Overwatch. Not to mention, the court has also ordered Bossland to pay damages to Blizzard due to its reputation being harmed after fans’ complaints about other players’ use of exploits. Per the court’s ruling:
Just prior to the court’s issuing of its judgement on the case, Bossland CEO Zwetan Letschew spoke to the outlet TorrentFreak and said that his company would continue its practices despite whatever ruling was issued. At this point in time, it remains unclear as to exactly how they plan to do so, especially since the company decided not to represent itself while the rulings unfolded. However, it seems as if the cheats will remain widely available outside of the US for now.
“Additionally, players of the Blizzard Games lodge complaints against cheating players, which has caused users to grow dissatisfied with the Blizzard Games and cease playing. Accordingly, the in-game cheating also harms Blizzard’s goodwill and reputation.”
Taking all of this into consideration, since the California District Court has effectively rendered a rather weighty verdict against Bossland, this is definitely a major win for Blizzard and fans who are proponents of fair play in titles like Overwatch that rely primarily on its multiplayer experience. Of course, it’s important to reiterate that the ruling does not affect the cheat makers’ ability to make and propagate its software outside of the US, so it’s quite likely that Blizzard still has a way to go before completely ending Bossland’s ability to create cheat programs, and may have to take action against players who still decide to use existing exploits by issuing more hacker bans.
Overwatch is available now for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
Source: TorrentFreak
