Blizzard has filed a lawsuit against a well-known Overwatch cheat-maker.
The company specializes in creating bots and monthly-subscription cheat services on PC. The cheat-maker's offerings include a program that alters the in-game environment so that player has an unfair advantage over non-cheaters, and a bot that plays the game for you.
Blizzard argues the sale of the aforementioned add-ons will not only cost them millions of dollars, but will also cause damage to the whole Overwatch community, TorrentFreak reports.
"Defendants' sale and distribution of the [the cheat company] in the United States has caused Blizzard to lose millions or tens of millions of dollars in revenue, and to suffer irreparable damage to its goodwill and reputation."
The developer went on to say that by letting the cheat-maker continue with their corrupt system, more players will feel as though they're allowed to create unofficial mods that would make the game easier.
"Moreover, by releasing ‘Overwatch Cheat' just days after the release of ‘Overwatch,'" the lawsuit says, "Defendants are attempting to destroy or irreparably harm that game before it even has had a chance to fully flourish."
"They have done so by enabling and encouraging third-party ‘freelancers' or contractors to fraudulently obtain access to the Blizzard Games and then, having done so, to engage in unauthorized reproduction of the Blizzard Games," Blizzard added.
"They also have done so by enabling users of the [the cheat company] (particularly the Overwatch Cheat) to use the software to create derivative works, such as the dynamic screen overlay generated by the Overwatch Cheat."
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