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| + | '''Warden''' (also known as '''Warden Client''') is an [[wikipedia:anti-cheating|anti-cheating]] tool integrated in [[Blizzard Entertainment]] games such as ''[[Diablo II]]'' (since patch 1.11), ''[[StarCraft]]'' (patch 1.15), ''[[Warcraft III]]'' and most notably ''[[World of Warcraft]]''. While the game is running, Warden uses API function calls to collect data on open programs on the user's computer and sends it back to Blizzard servers as [[wikipedia:hash function|hash values]] to be compared to those of known cheating programs.<ref>{{ref web|last=Fulton III|first=Scott|title=Does a "World of Warcraft" EULA compliance mechanism count as spyware?|url=http://www.tgdaily.com/2005/10/24/world_of_warcraft_warden_is_it_spyware/index.html|publisher=[[TG Daily]]|date=2005-10-24}}</ref> Privacy advocates consider the program to be [[wikipedia:spyware|spyware]].<ref>{{ref web|last=Ward|first=Mark|title=Warcraft game maker in spying row|publisher=[[BBC News]]|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4385050.stm|date=2005-10-31}}</ref> |
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| − | <onlyinclude>{{Infobox ability |
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| − | |name=Prayer of Mending |
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| − | |image=Spell_Holy_PrayerOfMendingtga |
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| − | |description=Places a spell on the target that heals them for X the next time they take damage. When the heal occurs, Prayer of Mending jumps to a raid member within 20 yards. Jumps up to 5 times and lasts 30 sec after each jump. This spell can only be placed on one target at a time. |
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| − | |class=[[Priest]] |
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| − | |type=Defensive |
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| − | |school=[[Holy]] |
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| − | |cost=15% of base mana |
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| − | |range=40 yd |
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| − | |cast_time=Instant |
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| − | |cooldown=10 seconds |
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| − | |improvement=[[Divine Providence]], [[Healing Prayers]], [[Mental Agility]], [[Silent Resolve]], [[Spiritual Guidance]], [[Spiritual Healing]] |
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| − | |ranks=3 |
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| − | |buff_type=Magic |
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| − | |buff_desc=Heals you the next time you take damage. |
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| − | |buff_dur=30 seconds |
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| − | }}</onlyinclude> |
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| + | ==Malware protection== |
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| − | '''Prayer of Mending''' is a reactive [[healing]] buff similar to [[Earth Shield]]. It will not actually heal the target when cast on them, but instead leave a [[buff]] on the target. When the buffed target takes any damage, the buff will heal the target, and move to another random raid member within 20 yards. The buff has a maximum of 5 charges (6 with 2-piece bonus from the tier 7 set), and will not proc from environmental damage (falling, lava, fatigue, etc) nor spells that reduce the caster's own HP such as [[Warlock]] [[Lifetap]]. (Spells that actually cause damage to the caster, such as [[Warlock]] [[Hellfire]], or [[Priest]] [[Shadow Word: Death]] will still proc the buff.). |
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| + | Included in Warden is a malware detector, that will detect a keylogger that watches the login screen. If a keylogger is detected, and Blizzard has definitions on file for the keylogger, the game will give a warning stating the user's system is infected, and will provide a link to the Blizzard Support pages, which will provide the name of the keylogger along with a list of programs which can remove that keylogger. |
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| + | If a keylogger is proactive enough to attempt to shut down antimalware programs, it will shut down Warden, causing WoW to crash. |
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| − | As of [[Patch 2.0.10 (Release Notes)#Priests|patch 2.0.10]], Prayer of Mending has a 10-second [[cooldown]]. This was largely done to limit its effectiveness in PvP combat, for example to avoid instant self-heals without a cooldown. |
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| + | As of December 2010, Warden can also detect malicious rootkits which can hide keyloggers from antimalware products until the rootkit is removed. |
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| − | The threat generated by ProM was changed to be given to the casting priest with [[patch 3.0.2]]. This was a side effect of changing the way ProM healing was registered so that it counted as the casting priest's healing. |
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| − | == |
+ | ==Privacy Concerns== |
| + | The [[wikipedia:Electronic Frontier Foundation|Electronic Frontier Foundation]] and other groups have labeled Warden as [[wikipedia:Spyware|spyware]].<ref>{{ref web|first=Corynne|last=McSherry|url=http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2005/10/new-gaming-feature-spyware|title=A New Gaming Feature?Spyware|date=2005-10-20|publisher=[[Electronic Frontier Foundation]]|accessdate=2007-11-27}}</ref> Blizzard has said that Warden does not gather any personally identifiable information about players other than the account being used.{{Fact|date=July 2007}} It also states that the data collected is only used for finding evidence of malicious programs and cheating.{{Fact|date=July 2007}} |
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| − | ! Rank !! Level !! Healing !! Cost |
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| − | | 1 || 68 || 800 || {{Cost|11}} |
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| − | | 2 || 74 || 905 || {{Cost|10}} |
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| − | | 3 || 79 || 1043 || {{Cost|18}} |
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| − | |} |
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| + | "The Governor" is a [[wikipedia:Third-party software component|third-party]] [[wikipedia:packet sniffer|network monitoring tool]] created by [[wikipedia:Greg Hoglund|Greg Hoglund]] that monitors a portion, but not all, of Warden's activity. Although it may conflict with the World of Warcraft [[EULA]] and [[Terms of Service|ToU]], there have been no reports of anyone being banned for using the Governor. |
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| − | == Notes == |
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| − | *As of [[patch 3.0.2]], heals from Prayer of Mending can [[crit]]. |
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| − | *Multiple PrOMs on a target do not stack, even when cast by different priests. |
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| − | *An efficient heal even on one [[proc]] (for example when the MT is the only person being damaged), its efficiency increases greatly after the 2nd and subsequent procs. |
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| − | *Prayer of Mending receives 42.86% of [[spell power]] effects per charge, making a total of 214.3% per cast if all five charges are consumed. |
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| − | *The animation between players is invisible to enemies in the battleground and arena, so there is no risk of exposing a stealthed teammate. |
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| − | == |
+ | ==Moderation Bots== |
| + | "Moderation Bots" are third-party game clients written to monitor, administer, or moderate in game chat channels. While they are not used for cheating, Warden still disables them. Blizzard's stand on moderation bots calls them "Third-Party Programs". |
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| − | Prayer of Mending is often cast on the [[main tank]] before engaging combat, as it will begin the spell's 10-second [[cooldown]] and possibly allow mana regeneration before the fight begins. Waiting several seconds between casting the first Prayer of Mending(PrOM) and engaging combat allows a subsequent PrOM to be cast immediately (or almost immediately) after the initial spell procs. |
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| + | ==MDY Industries v. Blizzard Entertainment== |
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| − | Prayer of Mending can potentially save a party or raid in situations where damage is being taken throughout the group. Prayer of Mending's benefits over other multiple-target heal spells include large range and low mana cost (particularly in situations where most or all of the charges proc). There are some drawbacks, however, including the long cooldown, inability to stack on multiple targets, inability to heal multiple targets simultaneously, inability to target the heal after the first proc, and a maximum of 5 procs every 10 seconds. That said, combining PrOM and other group healing spells (e.g. [[Prayer of Healing]], [[Circle of Healing]], [[Tranquility]]) can be an extremely useful way to do a great deal of healing on a number of targets in a short period of time. |
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| + | Warden has been brought to light by Blizzard's lawsuit with MDY Industries, LLC., the creator of the gameplay automation software [[wikipedia:Glider (bot)|Glider]] (more popularly known as WoWGlider or MMOGlider). Blizzard has alleged in legal filings that Warden prevents players from creating unauthorized copies of the game client, which was previously an unknown function. Blizzard makes no mention of its known function of collecting data on open programs. Furthermore, it is actually referred to as "Warden," the first time Blizzard has confirmed its name.<ref name="wg">[http://www.wowglider.com/Legal/Feb_16_2007/AnswerAndCounterclaims.pdf WoWGilder.com]</ref> |
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| + | Judge David Campbell ruled against MDY in July, and agreed with Blizzard’s infringement claims and stated the third party program [[wikipedia:tortious interference|tortiously interfered]] with World of Warcraft's sales and impacted Blizzard's relationship in a negative fashion with their customers. And now a US district court has awarded Blizzard US$6 million in damages against MDY Industries. |
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| − | Although PrOM does not proc off of spells that reduce the caster's HP such as [[Life Tap]], the damage blowback effect of [[Shadow Word: Death]] (when cast on a target it does not kill) will proc PrOM. Be sure to cast Shadow Word Death(SW:D) on a target that will not be killed (and remember that SW:D can crit) if you want to proc a PrOM buff you have. Also remember that you will be taking on a fairly large amount of threat with this tactic, both from the damage caused by SW:D and from the healing done by the PrOM. |
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| + | ==Legal Notices== |
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| − | Prayer of Mending also lends itself to group healing during mob grinds, particularly where the priest himself is capable of (albeit slowly) taking on a single mob at a time. Have each member of the party hold the [[aggro]] of separate mobs. As each person is hit, the PrOM will bounce from one to the other doing the sustained healing; allowing the priest to take a break from healbotting. Whenever a [[damage dealer]] in the party finishes their mob, they should target a new mob instead of coming back to assist the priest. The goal is to spread the damage, and thus the chance for PrOM to jump. |
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| + | Legal actions have been taken up against Blizzard's RAM scanning for privacy reasons as far back as its first implementation in the World of Warcraft alpha test to watch if users were breaking their confidentiality contract. Within days of the beta test new lines were added to World of Warcraft's EULA. |
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| + | ==References== |
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| − | The 4-piece bonus of [[Hallowed Raiment]] increases healing done by this spell by 100 per proc and the 2-piece bonus of the [[Heroes' Regalia of Faith]] (and Valorous) increases the number of charges that ProM has to a total of 6. |
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| − | == Patch changes == |
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| − | * {{patched|date=2009-08-08|bluenote=Prayer of Mending will now trigger [[Divine Aegis]] on the healed target and not the priest who cast Prayer of Mending.|link=http://blue.mmo-champion.com/23/19110152523-recent-ingame-fixes--august-2009.html}} |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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| + | * [http://www.rootkit.com/newsread_print.php?newsid=371 A tool for monitoring Warden's activity], with download link. (Called: The Governor) |
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| − | Repeat violations may result in a BAN. |
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Revision as of 13:55, 28 May 2011
Warden (also known as Warden Client) is an anti-cheating tool integrated in Blizzard Entertainment games such as Diablo II (since patch 1.11), StarCraft (patch 1.15), Warcraft III and most notably World of Warcraft. While the game is running, Warden uses API function calls to collect data on open programs on the user's computer and sends it back to Blizzard servers as hash values to be compared to those of known cheating programs.[1] Privacy advocates consider the program to be spyware.[2]
Malware protection
Included in Warden is a malware detector, that will detect a keylogger that watches the login screen. If a keylogger is detected, and Blizzard has definitions on file for the keylogger, the game will give a warning stating the user's system is infected, and will provide a link to the Blizzard Support pages, which will provide the name of the keylogger along with a list of programs which can remove that keylogger.
If a keylogger is proactive enough to attempt to shut down antimalware programs, it will shut down Warden, causing WoW to crash.
As of December 2010, Warden can also detect malicious rootkits which can hide keyloggers from antimalware products until the rootkit is removed.
Privacy Concerns
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and other groups have labeled Warden as spyware.[3] Blizzard has said that Warden does not gather any personally identifiable information about players other than the account being used.[citation needed] It also states that the data collected is only used for finding evidence of malicious programs and cheating.[citation needed]
"The Governor" is a third-party network monitoring tool created by Greg Hoglund that monitors a portion, but not all, of Warden's activity. Although it may conflict with the World of Warcraft EULA and ToU, there have been no reports of anyone being banned for using the Governor.
Moderation Bots
"Moderation Bots" are third-party game clients written to monitor, administer, or moderate in game chat channels. While they are not used for cheating, Warden still disables them. Blizzard's stand on moderation bots calls them "Third-Party Programs".
MDY Industries v. Blizzard Entertainment
Warden has been brought to light by Blizzard's lawsuit with MDY Industries, LLC., the creator of the gameplay automation software Glider (more popularly known as WoWGlider or MMOGlider). Blizzard has alleged in legal filings that Warden prevents players from creating unauthorized copies of the game client, which was previously an unknown function. Blizzard makes no mention of its known function of collecting data on open programs. Furthermore, it is actually referred to as "Warden," the first time Blizzard has confirmed its name.[4]
Judge David Campbell ruled against MDY in July, and agreed with Blizzard’s infringement claims and stated the third party program tortiously interfered with World of Warcraft's sales and impacted Blizzard's relationship in a negative fashion with their customers. And now a US district court has awarded Blizzard US$6 million in damages against MDY Industries.
Legal Notices
Legal actions have been taken up against Blizzard's RAM scanning for privacy reasons as far back as its first implementation in the World of Warcraft alpha test to watch if users were breaking their confidentiality contract. Within days of the beta test new lines were added to World of Warcraft's EULA.
References
- ^ Fulton III, Scott 2005-10-24. Does a "World of Warcraft" EULA compliance mechanism count as spyware?. TG Daily.
- ^ Ward, Mark 2005-10-31. Warcraft game maker in spying row. BBC News.
- ^ McSherry, Corynne 2005-10-20. A New Gaming Feature?Spyware. Electronic Frontier Foundation. Retrieved on 2007-11-27.
- ^ WoWGilder.com
External links
- A tool for monitoring Warden's activity, with download link. (Called: The Governor)