08-06-2004, 09:02 AM
From the Sony Station ("EverQuest") End user License Agreement. Note especially the phrase in bold letters:
We all know what the item/account sales in online auctions have done to Diablo II and hacking the game for financial profits. So, what is Blizzard's stance in this matter with respect to WOW? It seems to me that Blizzard still avoids defintive answers regarding this like the devil avoids the holy water ;) When will Blizzard make a defintive statement available for the public on their website, so that customers who are concerned about the matter can still decide whether or not they will purchase WOW?
Quote:9. You may not use any third party software, programs, applications or utilities to modify the Software to change or otherwise affect, alter or modify play of the Games. You may not use our intellectual property rights contained in the Games or the Software to create or provide any other means through which the Games may be played by others, as through server emulators. You may not take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure, or that interferes with the operation of our server(s). You may not sell, attempt to sell, purchase, attempt to purchase, auction or facilitate the purchase, sale or auction of any accounts, items, coin or copyrighted material relating to the Games.
We all know what the item/account sales in online auctions have done to Diablo II and hacking the game for financial profits. So, what is Blizzard's stance in this matter with respect to WOW? It seems to me that Blizzard still avoids defintive answers regarding this like the devil avoids the holy water ;) When will Blizzard make a defintive statement available for the public on their website, so that customers who are concerned about the matter can still decide whether or not they will purchase WOW?
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