Bots are designed so that you, as a player, could leave your PC or laptop, cook dinner, make a cup of tea and put on some washing whilst still farming experience in game among other things. To say Blizzard isn’t happy would be an understatement. The company filed a lawsuit with the California District Court that will see Enright facing charges of copyright infringement, intentional interference and breach of contract.
None of the other culprits have been named but the most popular bots being used are known as “DemonBuddy”, “HonorBuddy” and “StormBuddy”. They were being sold at $27 a piece so not only have Blizzard lost out on potential income, Mr Enright has made a nice profit by the sounds of it!
This isn’t the first time Blizzard have been involved with a lawsuit of this kind, earlier this year they lost against the German company Bossland GmbH who actually created the bots. Zwetan Letschew, CEO of Bossland GmbH commented on the suit, saying:
If Blizzard were to win this case, Enright could be forced to pay millions in fines as well as cease the distribution of the bots. It seems they definitely put players at an unfair advantage as some of them can generate huge amounts of in-game gold in World of Warcraft, removing all challenge from the game.
What are your thoughts on the matter? Are Blizzard being just by trying to sue? Let me know in the comments below!
