Banned for killing AFK bots in a TDM match

Got the same issue after getting into a TDM yesterday and got banned because I was killing bots..

First of all if killing bots is bannable and is considered "cheating" then disable the playlist and fix the bot problems first? 

I don't deserve a ban for wanting to play TDM then getting bots for enemies. 

IIISamuraiIII is my origin/EA name and I want a reverse on my ban.

Spent too much time and money since season 0 

I'd sent an appeal 3 times but still no reply.

Got multiple heirlooms and over 2k hours in the game.

Fix this stupid bot issues asap because your system is flagging innocent players and banning them without them violating Tos.

Just got a reply and they said they took the correct action and I was indeed "cheating" which is bogus.

Been playing since day 1 of this game and sent hundreds of not thousands of money on skins and heirlooms.

I queued into a tdm match with bots (there were 3 actual players on opponents side but tbh they were not good and might as well be considered as bots) 

Had 27 kills and nearly 8k dmg and while I was shooting this bot Bangalore with my flatline I got hit with the ban.

Saw similar cases in forums and reddit posts so I'm 100% not alone in this. 

The other possibilities are that anti cheat is flagging people who are getting high kills with bots and think we are win trading or somehow involved in the bots joining that specific lobby?

Background application such as vanguard? I had discord,steam,razer synapse and vanguard on my background when it happened.

The other possibility is my wifi.

I don't have cable and I use a wifi (USB connected) and it sometimes lag my games but during that specific TDM I wasn't lagging.

Maybe my USB was detected as some sort of software and triggered anti cheat? 

Literally lost on why I was banned here...

The only thing I got from EA is that they will not reverse my sanction.

Clearly they are not investigating the issues about this false ban involving mistape bots.

Worst part is someone else can get this undeserving ban and lose their account like many of us did.

uh oh, i have also seen afk bots in TDM on EU and Asia servers

i only killed them a few times though. It's probably auto-dectetion kicking in if you go like 50-0 in scores

I think it's crazy that you can be banned just because there are AFK account farmers in the lobby. I think Respawn should detect these bots very easily since they do no damage and just run to a spot and fire their Peacekeepers.

From Respawn's point of view they probably think you are "in on it" for some ridiculous reason. They probably think you are controlling the bots and then getting easy weapon mastery challenge completion

What are we supposed to do if there are bot accounts in our lobby Respawn!? Leave them alone or leave match? Deal with the bot problem instead of punishing regular players.

Imagine living near Singapore server and you want to play TDM. You'd have to play on EU or NA with 300ms ping just because the most basic bot AFK farmers are not dealt with. I report evey bot account for "inactive during match" but there's nothing more I can do

You banned people probably don't have much luck with getting ban removed but try anyway. Maybe live chat on EA's help website and explain situation.

I'm scared to play TDM now because AFK bots are having a field day

Do not play mixtape right now because it's unsafe. 

You literally get banned for trying to kill bots that you have no control of in any way.

It's not my choice if I get bots or players it's just matchmaking.

What the hell am I supposed to do? Leave the game and get 10min penalty and possibly getting suspended/banned for disruptive behavior due to leaving? Or kill the bots by myself and get banned anyways...

It's a lose lose scenario for the players that get these bot filled lobbies.

But like you said I think easy anti cheat thinks we're in on it for easy wins or something and can't tell that we're just trying to play a tdm game with real actual players.

This proves how their anti cheat has flaws and time and time again it proves that many people are getting false banned and most of them never get their accounts back.

I mean a few months ago people were getting banned for using Linux steamdeck..how does that even happen? Fix your anti cheat,fix your game and unban those who were caught in this mess.

It's crazy how you can get banned just because you want to play TDM but unfortunately get matched into a bot filled lobby. 

That's insane

Been playing this game since day 1 with the same background apps. Steam, discord,razer synapse and vanguard, never had any trouble till a few days ago...

First of all I'm running vanguard which is harsher than EAC from what I know and I never got banned in any riot games.

1. If I was cheating I wouldn't even be able to play anything related to riot because it should detect a cheat software or something but it hasn't 

Hi.

I have the same problem. I created topic on 6th may, it was closed. I sent 60+ emails with proofs, videos to support with no positive result though.

At one moment EA just declined my replies and all i got is only auto-reply:

Hello,

We received your latest message regarding the action taken on your account. We have performed all investigations possible on this issue and will not reverse the decision.

Please do not expect further responses on this matter.
Account still not unbanned, I created new one and got banned too, but unbanned after 1 email. I still hope that my account would get unbanned.

They haven't investigated anything which is why these false bans are still happening till this day. 

They haven't bothered to fix their mixtape bot problems too. 

Which has escalated to innocent people getting banned.

I just sent my 2nd appeal with 5000 letters and awaiting an actual investigation on the matter.

EAC is beyond broken at this point.

Months ago they bans were handed to innocent steamdeck players, that's insane and unacceptable

Why they haven't fixed their unreliable anti cheat and numerous bugs and glitches that can cause a false ban is beyond me.

I'm just devastated to have my apex account that I've been grinding since day 1, spent thousands of hours and money on get taken away without me breaking any TOS.