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Applaws29
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11 hours ago
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EA suspends you if you kill bots with sniper

I’m a relatively new player, around level 50( low k/d), and I’ve been trying to level up my sniper . To do that, I played several casual Breakthrough matches, many of them involving bots, since it's an easier environment to practice and level up weapons. Most of these matches were on Blackwell Fields and Liberation Peak, which are very favorable maps for sniping—especially if you find a good position where bots tend to push from predictable directions. Because of this, my recent stats—especially kills and headshots—were significantly higher than usual. However, this was simply due to playing against AI opponents in favorable conditions, not because of any cheats or unfair advantages. After these matches, I was suddenly disconnected, and when I checked my EA penalty history, I saw that I had been suspended for 3 days for “gameplay enhancement.”I submitted an appeal, but it was rejected within a few hours. I then submitted another appeal, and now it has already been over a day and a half without any resolution. At this rate, the suspension will likely expire before the case is even properly reviewed.From what I’ve seen, other new players may have experienced similar situations, which raises concerns about how these cases are being detected and handled. Also, according to EA’s policies, actual cheating usually results in permanent bans rather than temporary suspensions, which makes this situation even more confusing.It also makes me wonder if the anti-cheat system relies heavily on automated detection based on stats and gameplay patterns. If that’s the case, it should be able to distinguish between different contexts—such as playing against bots versus real players. High headshot rates with a sniper rifle, especially against AI opponents, shouldn’t automatically be treated as suspicious behavior.I find it concerning that performance in bot-heavy matches can lead to a suspension, especially for newer players who are still learning and using these modes to improve.Has anyone else experienced something similar?It feels like the system might not be properly distinguishing between bot matches and real player performance.

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  • Painknight's avatar
    Painknight
    Seasoned Veteran
    2 hours ago

    A suspension for gameplay enhancement is odd.  Either that means that EA isn't really punishing people who break their ToS and cheat, or they didn't have you on anything solid and were just... I have no idea. 

    Now if you had been banned for it, I would have called you a liar.  If it was really "gameplay enchancement" and not "Code of conduct" (being naughty in chat) then I don't know.

    I don't think it was you getting a lot of kills or high KDA.  I have played with people who went 100+ kills and single digit deaths, infantry only on Hagental, and EA won't ban them for their obvious BS.

    Ah, maybe you were using something to modify your inputs?  Like a cronus or something that isn't obvious to the anti-cheat but can still be seen  by observing in-human input speeds.  

  • Krion84's avatar
    Krion84
    Seasoned Rookie
    1 hour ago

    Im permanently banned since december for gameplay enhancement and dont have a clue what i did to deserve this and other people on the forum have the same issue, it seams like the anti-cheat is broken and the appeal system even more broken.I wish you a better luck than mine with your appeal.

  • Krion84's avatar
    Krion84
    Seasoned Rookie
    1 hour ago

    its really odd and they dont give any explanation on the reason behind the ban so its really frustrating

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