I have no idea what grounds they had to do so, but I got banned for "cheating" after only two days. I'm, at best, a +2.0 KD player. That's well beyond the average, but by no means anything close to suspect on PC. And there's no way they could detect any sketchy third-party software, as I have to run nothing else in the background just so this game can have all of the resources it so desperately needs. Honestly, it's shocking how much they've dropped the ball on this one. The game feels like one big panic button, and they've been slamming their fist on it the entire time. If you can't distinguish the skill gap between players -- better yet, if players are going to abuse the "cheating" report and cause the system to pull the cord, no questions asked -- then you have a flawed system. ---- EDIT: Enough people have confirmed the same "cheating" ban here, so I made a post on the "Bug Reports" forums. Be sure to boost that one so this issue gets attention, and remember to specifically file a bug report at EA help -- bans can take months to appeal.

Agreed @emerson1975 ,All the conspiracy theories here are just plain silly..First off, I think we all should applaud that we actually see EA actively banning players off right from the get go! There have been years of moaning in the community that they didn't even think that cheats ever got banned ever. Well, now here is your proof that EA is active in this field.(and I will not judge if OP is guilty or not. That is his business with EA to determine and we have nothing reliable to base any opinion on this here in the forum anyway)Next, it is a myth that anyone is getting banned just because some small kiddoes got salty and couldn't take they got owned in the game. That is not how the process is executed on how EA review players if they are legit or not. It doesn't matter how many salty players report you or not. If there is no hard evidence to the EA investigators that you have indeed been cheating, well then you have absolutely nothing to fear, because you will of course not be banned then.Third, when we see this kind of language being used:Then the ban is not just because just some small silly boosting in the Portal took place.So no, the title of this thread is not at all representative of what has taken place here.Anyway, we are not allowed to discuss specifics about cheating here or the actual actions on a specific case. Suggest this thread is simply just closed and hopefullly can serve as warning to all the wanna-be cheaters out there not to get on to the BF2042 game with all their shenanigans.@EA_Atic

@Jesse165It would be a pretty scummy move by DICE/EA to release Portal with a "play how ever you want" message and then ban people for doing just that.Could it even be considered boosting? I mean they were playing within the rules set up by DICE, and werent using glitches or anything to earn that bot exp. It is a cheap and cheesy way to level up, but if it was against any rules, then why was it even possible to make lobbies like that in the first place.I have to admit that I do find the thought of people cheesing in a bot lobby only to get banned for it afterwards kind of funny though (But it is basically DICE/EA blaming others for their own shortcomings)

Alright, so...I'm going to boldly assume that not all of us are cheating. The likelihood that a bunch of cheaters decided to congregate within the official forum and admit their ban is pretty goddamn unlikely, so it seems we've uncovered a serious flaw in their moderation system.This is a BIG problem. Never mind the in-game hiccups; people are actively being stripped of what they paid for. No game. Nothing. You don't own it anymore.Like I've already stated, I was enjoying the game. I could look past some of its flaws. But this is unacceptable, and I'm confident in saying this will permanently tarnish my view toward EA.

@CyberDyme You're assuming EA actually knows what they're doing. Based on the current state of the game, they don't. While I agree that we should be careful who we trust, I don't think you should close the thread. That's pretty ridiculous to even suggest. While we aren't the judges, this should be public, especially if it's happening wrongfully to multiple people. Also taking into account that the "judge" is the one supposedly wrongfully banning people. I'm sure glad this didn't happen to me because I'd more more than upset if they did that... And I'd want others to know to show how terrible their system is.

@llOneEyedKingll Notice that one of the things considered cheating includes Boosting.That means if you used the XP farm servers it counts.Not saying you are guilty... But it's still possible you are not innocent either if you did abuse it before they disabled XP in Portal.

Apparently EA bans you for being above average at their game...

43 Replies

zakrocz
Seasoned Veteran
4 years ago
@llOneEyedKingll Can you appeal?
Because that's extremely worrying because it's so obvious that this report feature will be abused.
Skitzo_Sam
4 years ago
They should perma ban anyone with a better KD ratio than me because how dare anyone be better at a shooty shooty game than me
llOneEyedKingll
4 years ago
@zakrocz I submitted an appeal, but the fact that I even had to do so is just plain unacceptable.

And I think you have the right concern. This was likely a bunch of very low-skilled players (no offense to anyone) spamming the report feature and the system preemptively taking action...then someone on the inside can take a closer look at it.

Which is an utterly abysmal system, because now I'm unable to use a product I paid for.
Jesse165
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@llOneEyedKingll Notice that one of the things considered cheating includes Boosting.

That means if you used the XP farm servers it counts.

Not saying you are guilty... But it's still possible you are not innocent either if you did abuse it before they disabled XP in Portal.
evilstans
4 years ago
which is odd , because I haven't been in a game yet where there isn't cheats/hack being run by a bunch of players. I assmed there was no anticheat - yet again.
llOneEyedKingll
4 years ago
@Jesse165 I played one match of the BF3 Portal mode -- only one because the weapon attachments were bugged.

Though I did play a solo Breakthrough match against bots and got over 100 kills, so maybe that could be it? But...I mean, they're literal bots. They barely know their * from the barrel their rifle.
Skitzo_Sam
4 years ago
Anti-Cheat is just a myth you tell your kids
Synicle_Jester
4 years ago
IDK how the ban system works exactly, so I'll agree with it probably being a mass report.
Could it be because you just destroyed someone 6 times and they and their friends mass reported? Sure.
Though if they're new to battlefield they may have mistaken the netcode issues with you cheating. If they thought they were behind cover but yet you killed them from the otherside of the wall. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The ban is still stupid and shouldn't have happened but I'm gonna take a wild guess that it wasn't because of your 2.0 K/D and instead of other b.s.
ReyMero
4 years ago
I was banned for the same exact reason this morning.
The only other person I've found that is having the same issue is a small streamer named "Aimless Charlton" that posted a video about it on Youtube.
I sent an appeal, but it can take up to 30 days?
I got the Gold Edition for the Beta and early access and now we're wrongfully being punished for cheating 😬
Mr__H_A_P_P_Y_e
4 years ago
@llOneEyedKingll How do you even know what your k/d is in this game?