SadPotatoX If you believe the ban was false, you have to appeal it.
If your appeal was denied, then that does mean that the ban will be upheld.
I think I have figured out the reason for the recent gameplay enhancement bans - It is pretty simple, you were too good at the game or got too good in a short amount of time.
Here is an update explaining the whole thing. So anti cheat detects your behaviour, analises/comb through gameplay patterns and then decides that you cheated and most of us who got the gameplay enhancement ban were affected by the same system. I think they've recently changed these parameters to target XIM and other devices people are using to aim snap but it also means this system has a huge potential for false bans.
As far as I'm aware of, when a player gets a "gameplay advantage" ban, it means they were using scripts, macros, software, and/or hardware to gain an unfair advantage against other players, (so if you were playing legitimately, then you will need to appeal the ban).
Also, (from your own screenshots), if the mouse wasn't allowed, then there would be ban waves across games that uses EAC:
Going back to the part about gameplay advantages, Respawn has been cracking down on hardware devices, including, (but not limited to):
So, if you were/are using any of those to play the game, then ban is permanent and it cannot be appealed.
COMPETITIVE INTEGRITY UPDATE: THIRD-PARTY DEVICE ENFORCEMENT
Recently, we posted ban numbers in alignment with a ban wave that hit accounts using XIM and Titan peripherals. We want our community to feel confident that addressing this issue is a central focus for us. As a result, we will be abundantly clear about our position on third-party hardware devices used to gain an unfair advantage in Apex Legends:
Devices such as Strikepacks, Cronus, XIM, and similar hardware that manipulate input behavior undermine competitive integrity and negatively impact the experience for legitimate players—particularly within console and controller ecosystems. Their use to automate actions, modify recoil, alter input behavior, or simulate unintended control schemes to gain an unfair advantage is cheating. Full stop.
We understand how widespread these devices have become and the frustration they cause within the community. This initiative is one of the highest priorities for the Apex Anti-Cheat team and represents the next major front in our efforts to protect fair play across all platforms. Work is already in progress and has been for a period of time. We'll continue to release updates as we expand our detection capabilities across all platforms to remove these cheaters from the game.
Our teams are actively developing detection improvements that will feature a multi-layered detection system specifically designed to identify the use of input-manipulating hardware with a high degree of confidence. This system is being built to differentiate between legitimate accessibility tools and hardware used to cheat.
On detection, enforcement will be immediate. Accounts confirmed to be using these devices to cheat will receive permanent bans after being removed from matches. We will not entertain appeals for leniency on accounts confirmed cheating.
We are committed to preserving competitive integrity in Apex Legends. If you choose to use hardware to gain an unfair advantage, you are choosing to lose your account permanently.
I personally hope that players who were falsely banned are able to return back to the game while the cheaters are kept banned.
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