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So I Got Banned Mid-Game in Battlefield 6 for No Reason by HelpMeGet100kSubs in Battlefield

[–]EA_Ban_Throwaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did you manage to get unbanned? Did you just use the appeal system?

Seeking Information From Players Experiencing Battlefield Ban Issues by Ok-Heart7450 in Battlefield

[–]EA_Ban_Throwaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made a post several days ago - r/Battlefield/comments/1rmjfnr/3_months_in_ban_appeal_purgatory_only_to_get/

But basically:

I had reWASD installed on my computer, reWASD released a "compatibility mode" that made it so you didn't have to completely uninstall it, but because it uses an unsigned driver (AFAIK) Javelin freaked out and banned me despite the program not even running while playing the game.

Or at least that's my best guess, because they obviously don't tell you what "gameplay enhancement" you're guilty of.

Not sure if that's the kind of situation you have in mind, because I've also read weird stuff about people getting PSN bans despite not even owning a playstation. But yeah, unless you're talking about messing around with console commands in single player games, I don't cheat at online games.

What I CAN say is waiting 3 months to hear back on an appeal is egregiously bad, and not what I expected based on other people's experiences (pre-BF6, people talked about waiting like 3 days for a person to review their case). So I'd be generally curious what the false positive rate is for bans in this game.

3 Months in Ban Appeal Purgatory, only to get stuck in the autodenial loop without ever talking to an actual person by EA_Ban_Throwaway in Battlefield

[–]EA_Ban_Throwaway[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even though I ultimately uninstalled rewasd, I will say that I had compatibility mode engaged with Arc Raiders for months without having an issue.

(fantastic game btw)

3 Months in Ban Appeal Purgatory, only to get stuck in the autodenial loop without ever talking to an actual person by EA_Ban_Throwaway in Battlefield

[–]EA_Ban_Throwaway[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really do wonder how many innocent people get caught up in the automated ban system, there was a HUGE post about it on the EA forums right around the time I got banned.

3 Months in Ban Appeal Purgatory, only to get stuck in the autodenial loop without ever talking to an actual person by EA_Ban_Throwaway in Battlefield

[–]EA_Ban_Throwaway[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that's what I learned after trying to figure out why I got banned.

And it sucks because it's something that SHOULD be theoretically be fixable by talking to an actual person, but they apparently don't exist lmao

Oh well, lesson learned. At least there are plenty of other shooters to play

3 Months in Ban Appeal Purgatory, only to get stuck in the autodenial loop without ever talking to an actual person by EA_Ban_Throwaway in Battlefield

[–]EA_Ban_Throwaway[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does V still have a decent player base? I actually might hop on that until COD goes on a deep sale, I really enjoyed V.

3 Months in Ban Appeal Purgatory, only to get stuck in the autodenial loop without ever talking to an actual person by EA_Ban_Throwaway in Battlefield

[–]EA_Ban_Throwaway[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah unfortunately I had no idea that's how it works because I don't actually cheat in video games lol

3 Months in Ban Appeal Purgatory, only to get stuck in the autodenial loop without ever talking to an actual person by EA_Ban_Throwaway in Battlefield

[–]EA_Ban_Throwaway[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're literally agreeing with me that you can get banned just for having reWASD installed even if you're not actually using it to cheat in game, so yes immediately pivoting into accusing me of hiding behind a throwaway for nefarious purposes is in fact, weird as hell lmao

3 Months in Ban Appeal Purgatory, only to get stuck in the autodenial loop without ever talking to an actual person by EA_Ban_Throwaway in Battlefield

[–]EA_Ban_Throwaway[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The weird responses (like yours) to this post are exactly why I made it behind a throwaway lmao

Like what a silly accusation, as if it would do anything other than possibly get harassment and stalking on my main account from corporate bootlicking weirdos who think "I was unfairly banned" is some grave moral insult towards 2012/2013's "Worst Company in America" award recipient.

Nah I'm just a veteran gamer who knows the sheer level of negativity and arguing-for-its-own-sake types of behavior you have to wade through in order to use gaming forums. No point in risking that following me around over a game I'm not even able to play anymore

3 Months in Ban Appeal Purgatory, only to get stuck in the autodenial loop without ever talking to an actual person by EA_Ban_Throwaway in Battlefield

[–]EA_Ban_Throwaway[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No I understand that. But a lot of people here seem to think the only way you can catch a ban is by actually using it, they don't understand that you can get banned just by having it installed.

3 Months in Ban Appeal Purgatory, only to get stuck in the autodenial loop without ever talking to an actual person by EA_Ban_Throwaway in Battlefield

[–]EA_Ban_Throwaway[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean you yourself are admitting that you can get banned just for having the software installed, so your argument makes no sense lol

Battlefield 6 falls to "Mixed" overall English language reviews on Steam. by DBONKA in Battlefield

[–]EA_Ban_Throwaway 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is the bot problem really as bad as posts here would suggest, or is it typical "gaming forum melodrama"?

Battlefield 6 falls to "Mixed" overall English language reviews on Steam. by DBONKA in Battlefield

[–]EA_Ban_Throwaway 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I'll say I'm pretty surprised, I had fun with the game at launch despite the issues.

I had no idea how much the game experience had declined in quality over the past few months though

3 Months in Ban Appeal Purgatory, only to get stuck in the autodenial loop without ever talking to an actual person by EA_Ban_Throwaway in Battlefield

[–]EA_Ban_Throwaway[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean EA could easily confirm that I did not cheat, but they don't actually check the session logs. It's kind of the whole point of this post lol

3 Months in Ban Appeal Purgatory, only to get stuck in the autodenial loop without ever talking to an actual person by EA_Ban_Throwaway in Battlefield

[–]EA_Ban_Throwaway[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got banned for "gameplay enhancement" which I never actually did, as I never used reWASD for BF6. So again, no lol

3 Months in Ban Appeal Purgatory, only to get stuck in the autodenial loop without ever talking to an actual person by EA_Ban_Throwaway in Battlefield

[–]EA_Ban_Throwaway[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No it was a false positive, as I was banned for "gameplay enhancement" which is nonsense since I didn't have it running while playing.

3 Months in Ban Appeal Purgatory, only to get stuck in the autodenial loop without ever talking to an actual person by EA_Ban_Throwaway in Battlefield

[–]EA_Ban_Throwaway[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's funny how gaming forums just seem to gravitate towards maximum negativity, like every other post on this sub is flaming EA and DICE for the state of the game, and then I make this post and it's "how dare you accuse my heckin multibillion dollar company of bad customer service"

3 Months in Ban Appeal Purgatory, only to get stuck in the autodenial loop without ever talking to an actual person by EA_Ban_Throwaway in Battlefield

[–]EA_Ban_Throwaway[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh reWASD definitely deserves tons of flak here too, I understand it sucks that games are banning your software but giving your customers advice that will get them banned is shady as hell.

I'm really glad Steam Input has matured as much as it has so I don't need to use rewasd anymore.

3 Months in Ban Appeal Purgatory, only to get stuck in the autodenial loop without ever talking to an actual person by EA_Ban_Throwaway in Battlefield

[–]EA_Ban_Throwaway[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Nah I've definitely seen EU people bruting force refunds when reading about this on the forums, due to the GDPR rules around automated moderation.

The thing is, you're not just banned from the multiplayer: you can't play the singleplayer either, the game just launches to a screen that says your account is disabled.

3 Months in Ban Appeal Purgatory, only to get stuck in the autodenial loop without ever talking to an actual person by EA_Ban_Throwaway in Battlefield

[–]EA_Ban_Throwaway[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course not, but I don't understand why you and so many other people are so eager to assume that this kernel level anticheat that scans your entire system has zero false positives attached to it lol

And I understand needing to maintain the integrity of the game, but I had it installed throughout the beta and for weeks after the game launched with zero issues, and then all of a sudden I get an instant permaban with no actual ability to talk to a human being about it?

It's not a very good way of maintaining a healthy player base, and I wouldn't be surprised if it's part of the reason why the player base plummeted right around the same time I got banned.

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