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albinextdoor
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22 days ago

False Ban After Compromised Account – Hoping to Reach a Developer

I’m trying my luck and hoping someone can forward my message to a developer. On January 19th, I was hacked, but I was able to recover my account very quickly through live support. After that, I checked my login logs and saw the following countries had successfully logged into my EA account, even though 2FA was enabled: Mexico, London, Egypt, and France. I’m from Germany, so somehow my account was accessed by four different people in one single day.

 

After I got my account back, I decided to play a round of Apex on PC. I’m actually an Xbox player, and 99% of my games are on Xbox, but I wanted to try it out on PC. In the middle of the game, I suddenly got kicked and received the message: “The client’s account has been banned.” At first, I was completely shocked, but then I calmed down because I had just been hacked, and I mainly play on Xbox (1.1 KD). I did not cheat. Here is the clip: https://youtu.be/2--KC-yB2DE

 

I believe I have submitted over 20 appeals with all the necessary evidence, and all of them have been rejected. 

 

I really hope this message can be forwarded to a developer who can help me.

[Superuser edit: Removed screenshot as it contained personal information]

2 Replies

  • I also want to mention that I received a HWID ban, and as a result, other completely innocent accounts were banned as well. I had my Windows fully checked, and everything was clean — no cheats, no unknown drivers, nothing suspicious installed on my system.

  • If you search for recent incidents of wrongful bans, you'll find a growing number of players complaining about being mistakenly banned.

    Since EA updated its anti-cheat detection model at the end of last year, wrongful bans have become increasingly frequent. Furthermore, it's been observed that EA's TOS department is practically at a standstill, with numerous player appeals and evidence being rejected in bulk by automated tools without human review. While many players are complaining online about their experiences, EA has offered no explanation.

    Until a couple of days ago, someone on Twitter discovered that Logitech's new GPX2 mouse could trigger wrongful bans, perhaps due to pressure from Logitech. EA seems to have begun investigating the issue; an EA community manager on Reddit acknowledged problems with the anti-cheat detection, stating that they have adjusted the detection logic and are gradually tracing historical ban records.

    However, I remain skeptical. I haven't seen anyone come forward claiming their wrongful bans have been lifted. And just yesterday, after they announced an update to the detection logic, even more people posted about being wrongfully banned.

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