Don't look surprised, EA and DICE would've seen this coming. Having a trial-version or BETA-versions hacked is just as common as wiping dust off your table. Electronic Arts and DICE, seemingly outraged has lifted their banhammer and threatens to suspend any EA accounts and all associated games if you play on the hacked server of Battlefield 3. Details after the break.
The Beta version of Battlefield 3 was released exclusively in the US not long ago. The thing is, hackers had discovered a way to tweak the player cap on Operation Metro (one of the maps in beta which was showcased in E3 previously), raising it from 32 to 128. Now, DICE has acknowledged the hacking of the Beta version and has now issued a warning to all users currently still attempting or already managed to uncap the limitation.
If you were and are part of the hackers or even users alike, the risk of your EA account and all games and services associated to it will be suspended regardless of being legit or not. DICE rep has voiced that players should avoid the "temptation" and remain within official servers to prevent their accounts from compromised.
Now truth to be told, I'm of the opinion that this may be a little too overreacted. If hackers can get within the boundaries of modifying the game, that means certain exploitation has been found and hence could pretty well serve a bug discovery for EA. After all, Beta's were meant to be a trial designed to dig out any bugs, weren't it? I wouldn't want to explore a Beta only within specific limitations if I were you.
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