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Brigadier_Gibbs
Seasoned Newcomer
1 month ago

Wrongfully Banned and Then Given The Run Around

December 31st, 2025, it's New Years Eve and I'm enjoying it with my favorite game NCAA College Football 26, except I'm not... I'm sent back to main menu with a big bold font message saying I've been permanently banned from online services. Utterly confused I go looking for answers, only to find none from EA support or the team, just me, myself, the ball drop and a permanent ban from my favorite game. Come to find out it's of no fault of my own and it's due to an AI bot thinking I'm cheating in your "The Big League" event. Luckily, January 6th, 2026, my account is unbanned seeing how I did nothing wrong to receive the ban, but an entire WEEK has passed, I had done missed out on a week's worth of content drops, a week's worth of time and effort I could've put into the game, had to back out of tournaments I was in and lastly all the momentum I had going for my stream on twitch was gone (as I was streaming NCAA 26 content with other streamers & playing in tournaments gaining a steady following.) 

Now I have reached out to EA support countless times to try to make this right and again received very little help, was eventually told to come here and make my post in hopes someone might see this and make it right?? I don't know, I've lost hope at this point that EA will ever make this right. I feel like I've been put at a disadvantage, not treated fairly (as I've seen people receive make-rights for far less), and just been completely wronged by this. 

So, in my last-ditch effort for hope. EA PLEASE MAKE THIS RIGHT, just give me a few decent packs and maybe a platinum pack or two and I won't feel so violated. I have case #'s if needed.

Thanks, 

Gavin (GibbsTheHokage)

8 Replies

  • Congratulations my brother for getting unbanned and I hope that they make crap right. I've been banned since the 4th of January and still can't get out of jail. What did you do to get unbanned??

  • I got banned january 5th and had my ban lifted january 19th but was just told i was banned again but ive never been able to get on again after ban was lifted? This is completely wrong and im done with ea sports!! I only played solo events so i have no clue what i did wrong

  • Brigadier_Gibbs's avatar
    Brigadier_Gibbs
    Seasoned Newcomer
    1 month ago

    Yeah the agent is full of it too, they messed up and can’t give people an honest answer. They lifted my ban but never said a word to me as to why it happened or an apology, I asked for make rights and the agent sent me here. Said EA support helps people all the time on this forum and I have yet to see a thing.

  • Claytonk04's avatar
    Claytonk04
    New Novice
    1 month ago

    Also is your appeal still pending or did they just lift it and never close your case or contact you

  • I was just in a chat with. guy that said he opened another case and got to speak to an agent and the agent said that most people got put on a 7 day suspension so i’m hoping mine gets lifted tonight

  • Brigadier_Gibbs's avatar
    Brigadier_Gibbs
    Seasoned Newcomer
    1 month ago

    I had to wait a week and believe I was in every inbox I knew of, I sent my appeal in 30 minutes after it happened and got the waiting on studio the whole time. I just happened to check it to notice the ban was lifted, they never said a word to me. 

  • Claytonk04's avatar
    Claytonk04
    New Novice
    1 month ago

    Same I’ve been banned since last Sunday as well. Very frustrating when i see all these other comments of people says they got unbanned in less than 3 days while im sitting here with my appeal “waiting on the studio”. I’m about to send in the letter of arbitration because this was my last week before university started back up and i missed a lot of content that dropped

  • Brozek16's avatar
    Brozek16
    Seasoned Rookie
    1 month ago

    I was banned for the new years event last Sunday night, sent in my appeal and nothing has happened. 
    At this point I’m just hoping I get my access back tonight, exactly 7 days since they false banned me due to the same AI **bleep**.