Guild Wars 2

I am not trying to stir the pot, I am fimly against botting. I would never do it myself I feel it would take away from the game. But I have to ask, Is it legal for anet to ban botters? If they are running a program that does not use or change gw2 software, than I dont see how they could ban people from doing it. I report botters all the time, I dont know if the get bumped or not, but just because its morally wrong does that make it leagally wrong?

As stated in the agreement you accept when buying the game it clearly states that using 3rd party programs to get an advantage in the game is subject to banning. Its just like a normal contract you would sign so if you are in breach of contract anet have the legal right to terminate your account.

To add what Osculim said above, and provide some further information:

Yes, it’s entirely legal to ban botters. As the legal owner/operator of the Guild Wars service, they have the right to refuse access to anyone they wish.

Aside from the contractual aspect, use of a third-party program negatively impacts both technical support and account security; account thieves will often disguise their malware as a legitimate-looking product, and tech support doesn’t have time to chase down errors caused by someone else’s software.

Hi everyone,

What has been stated by the above users is correct.
Thanks for your understanding. This thread is closed