Blizzard Tackles Multiple Accounts and Multiboxing in WoW

Blizzard Entertainment has made another change to its EULA license to combat the practice of multi-boxing in the MMORPG World of Warcraft.

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Blizzard Entertainment banned any method that allows for copying keyboard commands and thus enabling users to play on several accounts at the same time (so-called multi-boxing) in the MMORPG World of Warcraft through a change in EULA ;
This is an expansion of the previous EULA change from November last year;
Violators of this rule risk a permaban.

Developers from Blizzard Entertainment informed on the official World of Warcraft forum about another update in the EULA, or End-User License Agreement. It prohibits the use of any software or hardware that enables players to to copy keyboard commands and thus play on more than one account simultaneously (so-called multi-boxing).

"On November 3, 2020, we posted an update to our policy for input broadcasting software, and soon thereafter, we began taking action against accounts found to be using third party software to automatically mirror keystrokes to multiple game clients. We find that, like full automation of play, multiple-account mirroring disturbs the gameplay experience for the vast majority of players who control a single account at a time.

We will now additionally prohibit the use of all software and hardware mechanisms to mirror commands to multiple World of Warcraft accounts at the same time, or to automate or streamline multi-boxing in any way. Players found to be in violation of this policy are subject to account actions. These actions can include warnings, account suspensions and, if necessary, permanent closure of the player’s World of Warcraft account(s), as activities which effectively replicate automated gameplay are contrary to the terms and conditions of the Blizzard End-User License Agreement (EULA).

We urge all players to cease using any means of mirroring gameplay across multiple WoW accounts immediately, in order to maintain uninterrupted access to World of Warcraft," it reads.

It is worth noting that the first changes to crack down on multi-boxing were introduced earlier - in November last year. However, the change introduced at the time concerned only a specific category of programs and did not include, for example, hardware solutions. Now they will also be banned.

Those who will use similar things risk penalties - a warning, a temporary ba, or even a permanent account ban.