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6 years ago

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Will using WTFast to improve latency get me banned on Apex Legends?

Hello,

I'd like to improve my ping when playing Apex Legends, and came across https://www.wtfast.com/en/. While I'm highly skeptical it will work, there is a free trial and I'm quite curious to give it a shot, but only if I'm 100% sure it won't get my account or PC hardware banned or suspended. I love this game, have invested a lot on my account, and have zero interest in putting it at risk.

Their website says it works with Apex Legends but I'm not going to just take their word for it. Has anyone used the WTFast service before, and or can confirm it can be used without risk of getting suspended or banned? Ideally if an EA mod could please clarify for me and future forum members who are curious, that would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

K0RS41R

discussion

EA_David
6 years ago
Hey, as far as I'm aware we don't have a specific official stance on this service, but I don't see there being an issue with it. Many players use VPNs and don't have issues (I hop between my own network and my work VPN constantly), and anti-cheat protections would be focused on cheats rather than efforts taken to optimise their connection.

I've seen players discuss using it here in the past, and as far as I'm aware there haven't been any account actions taken in relation to this.

Hypothetically use of a VPN may lead to an account being blocked if it looked like an account has been compromised, but I can't see that being a factor here.

6 Replies

EA_David
Community Admin
6 years ago
Hey, as far as I'm aware we don't have a specific official stance on this service, but I don't see there being an issue with it. Many players use VPNs and don't have issues (I hop between my own network and my work VPN constantly), and anti-cheat protections would be focused on cheats rather than efforts taken to optimise their connection.

I've seen players discuss using it here in the past, and as far as I'm aware there haven't been any account actions taken in relation to this.

Hypothetically use of a VPN may lead to an account being blocked if it looked like an account has been compromised, but I can't see that being a factor here.
K0RS41R
6 years ago
Thank you kindly for the prompt response! I will give WTFast a shot and hopefully it reduces my ping. Very glad to hear it will not put my account at risk.
Cheers,
K0RS41R
MandatoryIDtag
6 years ago
@K0RS41R You could always direct your query straight at EAC if you want to be real safe about it?
K0RS41R
6 years ago
Good idea and thanks for the suggestion, however based on EA's feedback that it was okay to use, I actually tested WTFast last night and unfortunately it made my latency worse, so I've canceled my trial and uninstalled.
apostolateofDOO
6 years ago
@K0RS41RLet us know here if you get banned so we can all jump on @EA_David. 😉
VultureX3
4 years ago
Thanks for the feed back about WTFast, I was looking into as well. Had the same results, guess depends on your internet - good provider don't need VPN although a VPN is more secure from attacks, but at higher latency, I'll pass as you did.