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Im_Sam_SAMA
New Traveler
3 days ago

URGENT: Content Creator's GW2 Account Sabotaged by "Level 46" Hack. Help!

My Garden Warfare 2 account was subjected to a targeted hack that has left me unable to access multiplayer.

Starting around 23:50 Beijing Time on the 27th and continuing for about two hours until the end of my livestream, I returned from a multiplayer match to the Backyard only to find all my character levels had been abnormally reset to "46." Additionally, two unauthorized "313 Level Reward Sticker Packs" appeared in my Sticker Shop. Since then, I've been completely locked out of multiplayer.

During the session, I initially played on Asian servers but encountered a "lobby switcher" hack in the very first match (as seen in my stream recording BV1R4sSz5EaG). I then switched to the West Americas servers, where I played for about an hour and a half without noticeable issues—until returning to the Backyard around 01:16 Beijing Time on the 28th, when the damage became apparent.

The "Level 46" reset is a known unofficial method used by hackers as a form of retaliation or "account blocking," previously observed in community-led anti-cheat efforts. It is extremely unfortunate that I have now become a target of this malicious act.

If we choose to look away today, when disaster strikes us tomorrow, there will be no one left to speak up for us.

My channel on Bilibili (https://space.bilibili.com/39507722) has been dedicated to creating gameplay videos and reviews for the Plants vs. Zombies series since 2016, primarily focusing on the original PvZ and Garden Warfare 2. To date, my videos have accumulated over 4.366 million total views across the platform. My most popular Garden Warfare 2 reviews—featuring the Peashooter and Foot Soldier—have reached 162,000 and 124,000 views respectively.

Through my content, I've helped attract tens of thousands of new players to the game, and I’ve built a meaningful presence within the Chinese PvZ community. I've also contributed to the development of a well-known "PvZ1-2 hybrid Pak" mod in China—a project that many players recognize.

I have poured my heart into supporting this game and its community. It would be devastating if all these efforts were cut short by a malicious hack. I sincerely hope that EA does not overlook a dedicated creator like me.

This incident occurred in the early hours of October 28th, Beijing Time.

To support my case, I have included the live stream recording from that day. The video evidence clearly shows my account was functioning normally prior to the incident and can help identify the malicious activity. I strongly urge you to review it: 

(https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1R4sSz5EaG)

14 Replies

  • Skelajon's avatar
    Skelajon
    Rising Scout
    2 days ago

    If you haven't already, try support. The PvZ forums lack proper management & there's little to no communication/transparency on issues. You're unlikely to get any form of help from EA on the forums as a result which is depressing (Almost every single PvZ title is pretty much a mess rn and there's no communication on the matter from EA. If you look through the forums, you'll see a lot of unsolved & unanswered issues within the PvZ games).

    EA support is really the only option due to how these forums aren't really checked anymore but even then, from what I've heard EA support is not that great... but it is worth a shot I guess. Either that or you have to wait a while to be unbanned because I think(?) they still periodically unban people but I'm not sure.

  • lopasi's avatar
    lopasi
    New Traveler
    2 days ago

    Skelajon​ Thanks for the information. I have taken a look at some other posts and yes, apparently EA can help you to fix the bug. I am not sure if they still unban people periodically, because I know a player who got banned 2 or 3 months ago and is still banned. I don't know if he tried to contact with EA support. 

    I also have discovered that other players also got banned with the lvl 46 exploit in the same day, so it's likely that the cheater started blocking random people. 

    If I find more information, I will share it here!

  • jiaojiao_eve's avatar
    jiaojiao_eve
    Seasoned Newcomer
    2 days ago

    The cheater is detestable.I hope EA can take this incident seriously

  • Jluyou's avatar
    Jluyou
    Seasoned Newcomer
    2 days ago

    The potential of GW2 is huge,if you want to seek profit from this game,first step should clean up all cheaters!

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