Blizzard just posted another bot ban update. Ever since the last update in July, they banned 90k additional accounts for botting. However, the good news is that ever since they implemented some anti-bot measures in Patch 29.6, they’ve noticed fewer and fewer bots.
Because of that, they will no longer share the monthly update posts. They’ll still be monitoring the problem and combating it, but they will only post updates when they have something to share.
Read more below:
Hey all,
Since our last update, we’ve actioned over 90,000 additional accounts for botting. As we previously shared, we introduced system changes in Patch 29.6 to combat bots and other exploitive gameplay patterns on a scheduled, proactive basis. We’re happy to report that since that update we’ve seen a trend of fewer and fewer unauthorized bots in Hearthstone.
With these developments , we’ll be stepping back from monthly bot-ban update posts. We’ll still be watching the botting problem and maintaining our systems to combat it, and we’ll post here when we have any updates we want to share.
Thank you for your patience while we addressed this issue and continue to fight back. As always, please use the in-game reporting feature if you think you’re facing a bot—your reports help us in this ongoing battle. We’ll see you in the Tavern!
What about the “official” bots? Are they still used in the low ranks of Standard, when the game cannot find real opponent for you?