Blizzard Bans WoW Botters in Massive Crackdown

Users of the popular World of Warcraft bot Glider, the makers of which are currently being sued by Warcraft developer Blizzard, are being targeted in what is rumored to be the largest wave of bannings yet in the MMO.

MMO Glider enables its users to automatically level characters within World of Warcraft. The program sells for $25, with an optional $5 subscription available that provides additional functionality.

Blizzard sued the makers in February of 2007, and now claims that bot author Michael Donnelly has made $2.8 million from the software.

Hundreds of posts flooded the official Glider forums following the suppression, the freshly-banned cheaters sharing their frustration.

"Is there a way (E.U.) to get unused month of WOW money back? I have paid with credit card 6 months..? Is there a way to get Glider Elite money back?" read the post of one Glider user in a thread titled "I want my money Back!"

Other Glide users repented, encouraging Blizzard in its efforts to free the game from AI influence.

"Blizzard just made the game better by excluding the people who ruin it," said confessed Glider user Sundruid. "I hope people learn from this and stop botting."