Blizzard's stance in the past has been that stuff like that isn't cheating. There are programs like that for Hearthstone that help you track what you've played, what the enemy has played, how much damage each player can do with the cards that are currently on the board, etc. Their stance is that it's something any player could keep track of with pencil/paper (even though it would be pretty hard for the average player to do on top of managing your current turn within the allotted time).A 3rd party program that runs in real time to the client and provides information to the player about the enemy team? This is even a debate?
Even if the game provides info on enemy ult timers - That's still a skill on the player's part to track.
Constant monitoring of ult timers, minimap vision and purchased items in a moba like LoL or Dota are basic skills that separate bronze/silver/gold players from diamond+. Awareness like that is demonstrably an aspect of player skill and to have a program which tracks and announces it to the player is circumventing the requirement for that player to have that skill.
The video raises the point that the Ult tracking isn't very good... Okay, so it's a shitty cheat (for now).
yeah i mean like this stuff is already around for games like wow. entire mods based around just tracking other cooldowns (pvp and pve)
A 3rd party program that runs in real time to the client and provides information to the player about the enemy team? This is even a debate?
Even if the game provides info on enemy ult timers - That's still a skill on the player's part to track.
Constant monitoring of ult timers, minimap vision and purchased items in a moba like LoL or Dota are basic skills that separate bronze/silver/gold players from diamond+. Awareness like that is demonstrably an aspect of player skill and to have a program which tracks and announces it to the player is circumventing the requirement for that player to have that skill.
The video raises the point that the Ult tracking isn't very good... Okay, so it's a shitty cheat (for now).
You will be banned.
It's not allowed.
Hi everyone,
Recently, we’ve investigated third-party applications designed for use while playing Overwatch and we’d like to reiterate which of these applications are not permitted in Overwatch. To provide more clarity, any third-party application that impedes on the competitive integrity in Overwatch is not allowed. For example, a third-party application that offers users information such as enemy position, enemy health, enemy ability usage, or Ultimate readiness creates an uneven playing field for every other player in the map.
Additionally, these third-party applications breach the Blizzard End User License Agreement 147, as specified:
cheats; i.e. methods not expressly authorized by Blizzard, influencing and/or facilitating the gameplay, including exploits of any in-game bugs, and thereby granting you and/or any other user an advantage over other players not using such methods;
bots; i.e. any code and/or software, not expressly authorized by Blizzard, that allows the automated control of a Game, or any other feature of the Platform, e.g. the automated control of a character in a Game;
hacks; i.e. accessing or modifying the software of the Platform in any manner not expressly authorized by Blizzard; and/or any code and/or software, not expressly authorized by Blizzard, that can be used in connection with the Platform and/or any component or feature thereof which changes and/or facilitates the gameplay or other functionality;
Our stance has always been that users found to be cheating—or using hacks, bots, or third-party software that provides any sort of unfair advantage—those users will be permanently banned from the game. In this case, we’ll be reaching out to users that we’ve detected to be using this unauthorized software; to notify those users that those specific third-party applications are not permitted and do not align with the Blizzard EULA. Furthermore, we will be requesting those users to immediately remove the unauthorized software to avoid account suspension.
We take competition very seriously in Overwatch. The foundation of good competition is every player being equally-equipped to compete against one another, but many third-party applications erode the level playing field in Overwatch we strive for.
Thank you, Heroes.
rofl I've never seen anyone get so mad about video gamesUnauthorized Third-party Software - General Discussion - Overwatch Forums
Not terribly surprised by that outcome. The HS deck trackers should be banned for the same reason. The "you can do it on paper" excuse is bullshit.