MDY Industries, LLC v. Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. et al

Filing 10

ANSWER to Amended Complaint, THIRD PARTY COMPLAINT against Michael Donnelly, COUNTERCLAIM against MDY Industries, LLC by Vivendi Games, Inc., Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit Exhibit B# 3 Exhibit Exhibit C# 4 Exhibit Exhibit D)(Stein, Scott)

Frequently Asked Questions about WoW Glider

Frequently Asked Questions
Last update: Jan 8, 2007. New/updated questions marked with *.

General
How does Glider work? Can I cheat with Glider? Is it a hack? Is using Glider cause for suspension/ban? * Is Glider detectable? * Is Glider easy to set up? Does Glider modify my game files? * Doesn't it defeat the purpose of the game? How much does it cost? *

Gameplay
How does Glider actually find and kill things? Can it quest or gain reputation? Can Glider kill other players? What about loot, skinning, mining, etc? * Will Glider automatically resurrect? What about eating, buffs, conjured items, etc?

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How about soul shards for warlocks? * Why do I keep dying? * Will it fish?

Operation
What are the system requirements? * Can it crash the game? Can I type while it's playing? * Can I move the camera while it's playing? *

Glider Elite
What is Glider Elite? * Do I need to upgrade to Elite? * Will you keep updating Glider for regular customers? * Can I get Glider Elite without subscribing to a monthly fee? *

Miscellaneous
Who are you guys? How do I know you won't steal my password? What's in written in? Can I get the source?? * When are you guys going to put in good PvP? * Why shouldn't I just use XYZ Free Robot or make my own?

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General
Q: How does Glider work? A: Glider works a lot like a regular player. It looks at your h energy, etc. It moves the mouse around and pushes key keyboard. You tell it about your character, where you wa things, and what to kill. Then it kills for you, automatical do something else, like eat dinner or go to a movie, and return, you'll have a lot more experience and loot. Q: Can I cheat with Glider? Is it a hack? A: No. It will not show you things that you cannot normally game and it does not control the game other than keyst mouse movements. It's not a teleport hack, speed hack, hack, or anything along those lines. Q: Is using Glider cause for suspension/ban? * A: Yes, Glider is against the Terms of Service as provided b World of Warcraft. If you are detected using Glider, your be suspended for 72 hours and very likely banned comp Glider does not violate any of the terms listed under Bliz "Client/Server Manipulation Policy", it is still a third-party and their Terms of Service are very open in what falls un definition, meaning they can find you in violation for pre anything they want. Glider provides a number of features to help lower the r detection - for more information, see the next topic. Bottom line: use at your own risk.

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Q: Is Glider detectable? * A: There are two methods of detection for Glider or any oth third-party tool: 1) The game itself detects the software by searching me hard drive, window titles, or some other means. The cur of Glider (1.1.2 Dec 12, 2006) is not detected by these m However, it is technically possible for Blizzard to change detection scheme, if they come up with a new way to de This risk cannot be avoided, as the game client can upda You can help lower your risk by following the suggested posted in the Announcements forum and upgrading to G provide better control of and reaction to changes in the detection software. 2) You can also be detected by a human observing you a repeated patrols, robotic behavior, etc. This can largely by always staying near your computer while gliding. Glid number of features built-in, such as detection of whisper players following you. Be careful to avoid areas with lots obstructions and follow the tips in the help file when set profiles. Unattended automated play is always risky and should n in busy areas for a long time. Q: Is Glider easy to set up? A: Pretty simple. Create a folder, download the launchpad, rest is done automatically. In order for it to work properly, you have to configure tw bars in the game (5 and 6) with shortcuts to the differen skills it wants to use. Each class has a section in the help explanation of its options and the action bars, so getting

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running takes mere minutes. Q: Does Glider modify my game files? A: Definitely not. Glider does not use a UI mod or make an the game, either on disk or in memory. Q: Doesn't it defeat the purpose of the game? A: If you use it to bypass content, definitely. World of Warc great game and you'd be doing yourself a huge disservic various quests and instances and new areas as you leve up to 60. If you want to start out the game at 60, just b account or talk to someone who can convince you not to the biggest and best part of the game design is just silly Glider is intended for people who want to quickly level u alternate character or glide through the last few levels to priest just quit your guild, but got no good recruits? Wan if you should have picked a mage instead of a warlock, b want to spend all that hard the game time again? Want rogue-riffic revenge on those guys sneaking up on you in Battlegrounds? Those are the problems that the Glider s Using Glider with an alternate character is particularly ef because you can supply the character with the money n food/water/supplies that Glider will most definitely use u Q: How much does it cost? A: By default, Glider runs in a demonstration mode. While i mode, it will stop automatic play after a few minutes, re to restart Glider if you want to evaluate it further. Aside limit, the demo is fully functional, so we recommend you before registering to make sure you're happy with it.

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You can register Glider and instantly get a product key fo payable via PayPal. Once you have a product key, it will future versions of Glider to support new patches of the g new features that are added to Glider itself. Glider check updates on startup and notifies you when a new version for download. Note that the product key is used during the startup pro Glider to request memory locations of game information share your product key and we receive too many reques will be locked out. Optionally, you can upgrade to Glider Elite to get extra f such as background operation and additional protection detection software. Glider Elite is a subscription service f month and can also be purchased in 3-month or 6-mont without subscription at a discount.

Gameplay
Q: How does Glider actually find and kill things? A: You show Glider the area you want to clear by marking w the game. You go to a spot, click the "Add Waypoint" bu Previous Track on your keyboard). Then you go to the n it again, until you form a circle. You can also specify minimum/maximum levels of monsters to target as well which are like monster "teams". All that information is a "profile", which you can load and share). You start up Glider, load the profile, and it runs t area, clearing it out again and again. The actual mechan pulling and combat are specific to each class, so check t for your class.

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Q: Can it quest or gain reputation? A: Indirectly, for sure. Since it loots and kills, Glider is perfe automating the "kill xx monsters" or "collect xx items fro quests. In some areas, such as the Barrens and Burning you can simply go into town to pick up all the quests, gl for a few hours, and then turn them all in for very fast le Glider's harvesting options can be used to pick up quest ground for many quests as well. It's also very handy for gaining reputation, as it can kill f hours. It may true that you have to kill over a thousand Furbolgs to get exalted with the Timbermaw. It's also tru Glider can do it for you.

Q: Can Glider kill other players? A: Glider's PvP is very limited and it will not attack other pla it is attacked first. If configured improperly, Glider will ta players' pets, since they appear as monsters, but never owner. Since this normally results in said pet owner killin feel this is a good incentive to set up factions properly w If Glider is attacked by another player, it will try to fight not what most people would consider a very good PvPer Q: What about loot, skinning, mining, etc? A: Glider will loot bodies when it kills monsters. Glider will a automatically skin corpses, if you have that option enabl are gliding in an area with monsters that do not run, it ty loots/skins 95% of the monsters it kills. It can also be co skin other players' kills (ninja skin), but it will only appro corpses that have no players near them to avoid being r Glider will also automatically harvest mines, herbs, and c

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you. You can specify a limit of how many yards you're w to such items and Glider will go get them when it finds t have the appropriate gathering skill. You can also tell Gl up anything, which will let it gather quest items such as parts, wildkin feathers, etc. Q: Will Glider automatically resurrect? A: Yes. When setting up a profile for an area to kill, you ca list of ghost waypoints, which Glider uses to make it from graveyard to your area. It will then patrol your waypoint your corpse and resurrect. During resurrection, Glider at position itself in the safest possible spot relative to nearb Automatic resurrection can be controlled by specifying a number of times to resurrect, which helps prevent you f camped or resurrecting too many times in the middle of monsters. It can also be disabled completely, if necessar Q: What about eating, buffs, conjured items, etc? A: We've tried to make Glider as intelligent as possible to e strength of each class. For instance, it will conjure food when playing a Mage. It uses heal-over-time spells, sacr re-summons) demon pets, etc. If you have a suggestion playing a particular class, definitely let us know by subm the support page or starting a thread in the forum. For buffs, it always keeps the most appropriate class-spe going, re-casting them as necessary. Q: How about soul shards for warlocks? A: You simply tell Glider how many shards you want to kee and it will make sure you have that number at all times, new shards as necessary to replace dead/sacrificed dem

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healthstones, etc. It also has a "farm shards" mode for warlocks, which is topping off your shards. When gliding in "farm shards" m collect as many shards as you tell it during configuration that many, it will automatically use your hearthstone and Q: Why do I keep dying? A: Gliding is a bit different from a regular person playing. It smart as you when it comes to additional monsters piling runners, casters, obstacles in the way, or anything else t When setting up an area to glide, make sure you pick on the monsters are 2-6 levels below you to ensure it can h Keep an eye on while it's playing and if you see it doing stupid, then change your setup to disable it. There are p options in general configuration and class-specific setup to keep Glider on task. Most importantly, be sure to read the "Tips" section in th for a lot more information. Note: if you find yourself dying because other players a along and killing you, there's not much you can do abou it and fight back or find a quiet place to glide or switch t server. Rogues and druids in cat form survive much bett servers because they stealth while patrolling and can be to wait for enemy players to leave the area before attac monsters. Q: Will it fish? A: Yes, Glider has an option to create fishing profiles. At hig you can make more money by gliding areas with good d fishing is always an option. And it's a great way to raise

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in the mid-level ranges on a server with a well-develope

Operation
Q: What are the system requirements? * A: Glider requires a PC running Windows 2000, Windows X Windows XP Pro, or Windows Vista. Glider will not run o 95, 98, SE, or ME because they cannot be secured from Glider is not supported on 64-bit versions of Windows, a kernels are not as friendly to Glider's techniques for hidin process. There is currently no Mac version of Glider. Hardware-wise, if you have a PC and can run the game, Glider. The only piece of software it requires is the Micro Framework 2.0. There's a good chance you already have lot of software uses it now. You can check by looking for "Add/Remove Programs" section of your Control Panel. You can also download the framework directly from Win in the "Custom Install" section.

Q: Can it crash the game? * A: Since Glider only reads memory from the game, it is inc unlikely that it can cause the game to crash. Glider does "patch", "inject", or otherwise touch any part of the gam memory or on disk. It is 100% passive, working solely b memory in the game to see what's going on. Also, Glider checks the version of World of Warcraft you startup to determine memory locations of the data it nee extract. If it's not confident it can work with your version game, a popup will appear and you will be notified that incompatible. Typically, this is right after a patch, before

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the corresponding updates in our central database so th get the data it needs.

Q: Can I type while it's playing? A: If you have Glider Elite, you can use your computer for a task while gliding, such as reading your email, browsing, playing another game (if your computer is fast enough). For basic chat in the game, you can enter it while gliding Glider uses the keyboard to control your movement and keys are actually captured by Glider first. When you pres send your message, Glider queues until it is out of comb sends it all at once. To chat, tap Control twice and then while gliding. Glider's title bar will change to a cursor an enter your text there. Hit Escape to abort or Enter to sen message. In addition, Glider includes two other features chat: 1) Glider includes a semi-automatic "1-Kill" mode that go its combat progression on the monster you have current in the game, then stops. Not only is this good for testing setup, but you can use it as a relaxing way to grind whil between kills. Since it is semi-automatic, 1-Kill doesn't lo so do that yourself. 2) If you have a second computer or laptop handy, you Glider to send messages. If it sees a file named chat.tx folder, it will open it and send the contents of the file as then delete it. So you can simply use regular Microsoft n and notepad to save that file from another computer wh to chat. The file is checked at the end of each kill when Q: Can I move the camera while it's playing?

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A: As long as it isn't looting, yes. You can safely move the c around during combat to watch your back or otherwise j the view. Glider requires a default camera position when though, so be sure to put it back. Or just hover the poin corpse when you see Glider trying to click on the corpse

Glider Elite
Q: What is Glider Elite? A: Glider Elite is an optional subscription upgrade to Glider month. Upgrading to Glider Elite unlocks several feature not available in core Glider: Background gliding, allowing you to use your PC for while gliding. WardenNet integration from InnerSpace, providing i reaction to detection updates. Instant plug-in classes and class customization for co behavior.

Note: Glider Elite is still in development as of Jan 8, 200
available for purchase. Q: Do I need Glider Elite? A: As mentioned above, Glider Elite is an optional upgrade allowing the use of some key extra features. The core G hard to detect and as functional as we've kept it for the a half. Glider Elite is meant to be an upgrade, not a requ it's up to you to decide. Q: Will you keep updating Glider for regular customers? A: Absolutely. Core Glider will continue being updated with new feature as it's always been. However, large and com

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additions will be added as Glider Elite features. Such fea never be implemented in the first place without Glider E regular customers are not being shorted. We recognize the value of the $25-and-done Glider and fresh and updated. Q: Can I get Glider Elite without subscribing to a monthly fe A: Yes, we will be selling 3-month and 6-month "cards" tha used to add Glider Elite time to an existing key. These w discounted from the regularly monthly fee, tentatively pr for the 3-month card and $20 for the 6-month card.

Miscellaneous
Q: Who are you guys? A: We are fans of the game that want to try out a lot of dif things. Getting a bunch of characters to 60 is a pain. Ge to equip them is a pain. Doing big instances, Battlegroun and generally socializing in the game is fun. We use the skip the painful parts and have more fun. Someone suggested we sell it, so... Q: How do I know you won't steal my password? A: With any software installation, there's no way to be sure we'd go to all the trouble of building this application and easily-identified web site just to steal your password and Dreamfoil, then don't download it. Q: What's it written in? Can I get the source??

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A: Glider and Launchpad are written entirely in C#, with th .NET Framework 2.0. Glider's helper driver is written in r i386 assembly. And, no, you can't get the source. Handing out the sourc puts us out of business, as far as $25/copy goes. If you source bad enough that you think you can talk us into th make an offer via email. Q: When are you guys going to put in good PvP? A: Probably never. With the information in the game about activities, we could definitely make a one-versus-one rob would wreck any human player in a "fair" fight or duel. A defeating the purpose of the game, that would also hurt players' experience and draw Blizzard's ire. Glider's curre does not make a victim of any other player, with the pos exception of taking over a busy spot. But the various inmechanics (monster tagging, PvP) easily take care of tha For engaging in PvP, we think it's lame for a computer to person. If you're looking for a way to automate killing re Counter-Strike is out there and there are already a ton o you can work with/compete against. Q: Why shouldn't I just use XYZ Free robot or make my ow A: There's no reason not to. With enough time, you can tw out there to automate your character the way you want. you also have to debug it, keep it current with patches, do the coding yourself. If you find that kind of thing fun, people do, then go for it. It's a good learning experience challenging. If you don't find that stuff to be fun, Glider is cheap. For get all classes, excellent documentation, a polished user

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