I dont think anyone knows that for sure except Blizzard and I'm fairly certin that they wont be telling us how, otherwise it would be giving a heads up to the authors of those hacks as to how to prevent the program or hack or whatever from being seen.
and the reason you should not use a hack is weather you agree with it or not you are supporting them (the hackers and whatnots) the second you click the mouse button to download them.
And sadly the only way to avoid cheaters is to play private games, which with places like the lurker lounge its not to hard to find a good groop of like minded individules to play with.
hope that helps.
EDIT:
also here is a Diablo II Account Closing Q&A that GFraizer posted on the d2 forums. http://www.battle.net/forums/thread.aspx?F...=100#post199855
Will I get my account back?
No. Accounts taken for hacking will not be returned. All items on those characters were all destroyed and also will not be returned.
Did you make any mistakes?
We always investigate claims of innocence, however, we have yet to see any mistakes. When you see forum posts about someone who you might believe is innocent, we investigate and find their claims are false. Now we could come out and confirm that with every post, but that's not really necessary. The people who are posting know they were caught and why they were caught.
What about people saying they were legit?
What else are cheaters going to say? They only have a few options, from accepting that they were caught and did wrong, to lying about it and trying whatever they can to get their account back. If a person is willing to cheat, lying goes hand-in-hand.
Can you really detect map hackers?
Yes. You've been warned. If you are using this hack, stop now. Again, you've been warned.
Why didn't you catch everyone?
112,000 is a LOT of people/accounts. Please be thankful for this hard work to support the Diablo II community. Please also remember that we do plan on addressing hacked items further and that Diablo II 1.10 will have new anti-cheat code.
What about hacked items?
See answer to above question.
You got me but what about all these other people that do X?
Worry about yourself and your own actions. The issue is that you were caught cheating, not that someone else did whatever.
Summary
We're up to 243,000 accounts shut down for hacking/cheating. Please don't be one of them. Don't use hacks. Don't use cheats. Don't use 3rd party programs.
Congrats to everyone who has not cheated! Horray for legit gamers!
and the reason you should not use a hack is weather you agree with it or not you are supporting them (the hackers and whatnots) the second you click the mouse button to download them.
And sadly the only way to avoid cheaters is to play private games, which with places like the lurker lounge its not to hard to find a good groop of like minded individules to play with.
hope that helps.
EDIT:
also here is a Diablo II Account Closing Q&A that GFraizer posted on the d2 forums. http://www.battle.net/forums/thread.aspx?F...=100#post199855
Will I get my account back?
No. Accounts taken for hacking will not be returned. All items on those characters were all destroyed and also will not be returned.
Did you make any mistakes?
We always investigate claims of innocence, however, we have yet to see any mistakes. When you see forum posts about someone who you might believe is innocent, we investigate and find their claims are false. Now we could come out and confirm that with every post, but that's not really necessary. The people who are posting know they were caught and why they were caught.
What about people saying they were legit?
What else are cheaters going to say? They only have a few options, from accepting that they were caught and did wrong, to lying about it and trying whatever they can to get their account back. If a person is willing to cheat, lying goes hand-in-hand.
Can you really detect map hackers?
Yes. You've been warned. If you are using this hack, stop now. Again, you've been warned.
Why didn't you catch everyone?
112,000 is a LOT of people/accounts. Please be thankful for this hard work to support the Diablo II community. Please also remember that we do plan on addressing hacked items further and that Diablo II 1.10 will have new anti-cheat code.
What about hacked items?
See answer to above question.
You got me but what about all these other people that do X?
Worry about yourself and your own actions. The issue is that you were caught cheating, not that someone else did whatever.
Summary
We're up to 243,000 accounts shut down for hacking/cheating. Please don't be one of them. Don't use hacks. Don't use cheats. Don't use 3rd party programs.
Congrats to everyone who has not cheated! Horray for legit gamers!
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