This Is How You Treat Long-Time Players? I'm Done.

This is my first (of the year) —and without a doubt, my last—post on this forum.

I’ve been playing this game for nearly a decade. Ten goddamn years. And today, out of nowhere, I receive a ban for supposedly using third-party software?

Are you serious?

I have never—and I mean never—used any kind of illegal software. Not now, not ever. I’m a casual, free-to-play player who just enjoys the game after work. That’s it. And this is how you repay your long-time players?

Given the laughable incompetence you’ve shown lately with engineering issues and half-baked updates, it wouldn’t surprise me if this is just another one of your epic screw-ups. Maybe your broken system flagged a regular app or, who knows, just owning a OnePlus phone is a bannable offense now? I've been using the same damn phone brand for eight years. Suddenly that's a crime?

This whole situation is beyond idiotic. You ban loyal players like me while cheaters and exploiters roam free. It’s insulting, infuriating, and just plain stupid. If this is how you handle your community, then congratulations—this might be the final straw. I’m done putting time and trust into a game that clearly doesn’t give a damn.

What the actual hell is wrong with you people?

Comments

HuskerCool

ReyAlemán

So what?

Zalak_t

First of this year i guess!

Average_Desi

It's not the phone. I'm on a oneplus myself. Are you from china by any chance?

Zalak_t

Focusing on the wrong things! Go hug a tree.. do u also correct grammar?

willrun4adonut

Focusing on the wrong things! Go hug a tree.. do u also correct grammar?

Nah, it's just that if you're lying about this being your first post, which it isn't, then why would we believe you about not using third party software?

Zalak_t

It's not the phone. I'm on a oneplus myself. Are you from china by any chance?

Nope! in USA

Zalak_t

Focusing on the wrong things! Go hug a tree.. do u also correct grammar?
Nah, it's just that if you're lying about this being your first post, which it isn't, then why would we believe you about not using third party software?

Once again focusing on the wrong things.. Its been years since that post!

willrun4adonut

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/396539/anti-cheating-update-for-june-2025#latest

Zalak_t

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/396539/anti-cheating-update-for-june-2025#latest

Yup read that.. I have downloaded it from Google Play Store

HuskerCool

Since you’re clearly willing to continue posting, despite what you wrote in the original post, I suggest waiting a few days to see if Kabam has a reply for the many threads from people stating they’ve been banned in error

Zalak_t

Comment is not a new discussion post?

Zalak_t

But, I get it.. will go do something else! Have a great weekend

BringPopcorn

But, I get it.. will go do something else! Have a great weekend

So 2 things and I am not making fun of you.
1- Go do something else for the time being, if its a mistake its on them and you will be made right. Yes it sucks, nothing you can do on your end other than wait.
2- If this is really a mistake, threatening to quit is not really the right path to take. Makes it sound like throwing a fit other than asking for a solution

JediJones77

There's a red flag in Kabam's announcement to me. They said that, when they ran this software against all people they've discovered were cheaters before, it detects most of them. However, that doesn't prove the inverse, that most people the software picks up will be cheaters. That's a logical fallacy, like saying since most murderers are men, that most men are murderers. I just wonder if they have a sense of how many "false positives" the software could potentially pick up.

Bayouem

I believe they are saying that when they ran the people who were banned before against this new way a lot of them were positive. If anyone was banned wrongfully that’s unfortunate but if they manage to close the loophole that was allowing the mod fiesta that was battlegrounds last season I see that as a positive for the community.

JediJones77

Again, even if everybody who cheated before was a match on this software, you can't just flip that logic around and say that anyone else matched by this software is a cheater. You'd need to analyze those accounts more to make sure it doesn't produce false positives.

To me, it sounds like this software should be used as stage 1 to look for cheaters. They should then take more time to look at those 10,000 accounts for precise evidence of cheating.

Bayouem

Did they all get permanently banned? I have seen the forums lit up like a Christmas this evening but have not seen what the time length is on this bans. They don’t hand out permanent bans without good reason. If these are seven day bans then the message got sent, download the game the right way or else.

JediJones77

Some people said 7, others said 30.

Bayouem

That alone right there tells me that they didn’t just lump them all together. If someone got a thirty day ban this was not the first time they have been reprimanded.

willrun4adonut

To me, it sounds like this software should be used as stage 1 to look for cheaters. They should then take more time to look at those 10,000 accounts for precise evidence of cheating.

This software is not looking for cheating, it's looking for illegal downloads. Though there very well could be a high correlation.

Mr_Nandan

Illogical ban system for finding cheaters and modders. Kabam, Do u guys have any proof that we're no it's me, i'm actually using any kind of 3rd party software? Hagh.....? If u have show me the proof.

Abspain101

Illogical ban system for finding cheaters and modders. Kabam, Do u guys have any proof that we're no it's me, i'm actually using any kind of 3rd party software? Hagh.....? If u have show me the proof.

They dont have to cause if they did then those ppl would try to find work arounds to circumvent those detections thats why they only say you violated tos and used 3rd party but dont say and they will not say the third party system that was used

Zalak_t

To me, it sounds like this software should be used as stage 1 to look for cheaters. They should then take more time to look at those 10,000 accounts for precise evidence of cheating.
This software is not looking for cheating, it's looking for illegal downloads. Though there very well could be a high correlation.

As I said earlier, I downloaded from Google Play Store. Don't even know how else to download this app.

willrun4adonut

To me, it sounds like this software should be used as stage 1 to look for cheaters. They should then take more time to look at those 10,000 accounts for precise evidence of cheating.
This software is not looking for cheating, it's looking for illegal downloads. Though there very well could be a high correlation.

As I said earlier, I downloaded from Google Play Store. Don't even know how else to download this app.

Was referring to JediJones comment and why it was quoted.

青山关

对中国玩家就很不友好啊，我必须使用加速器才能登陆游戏，结果因为这个说我使用第三方软件登陆进行封禁就很离谱啊

Mr_Nandan

Illogical ban system for finding cheaters and modders. Kabam, Do u guys have any proof that we're no it's me, i'm actually using any kind of 3rd party software? Hagh.....? If u have show me the proof.
They dont have to cause if they did then those ppl would try to find work arounds to circumvent those detections thats why they only say you violated tos and used 3rd party but dont say and they will not say the third party system that was used

Kabam hampered my entire progression. I know kabam's rules/terms. I downloaded and updated it from only Play store. Not using VPN, even no need to playing this game using VPN. So how and why they suspended my account?

smdam38

Whats the phone,

EgyptOverseer

I think every person affected needs to look carefully at any application that may be running at the same time as MCOC and interacting with it. Honesty will be key here.

The only app in my phone that runs and interacts with all games is the Samsung game thing, and I am not banned or received a suspension. I suspect it's about apps that directly inject code in MCOC, which will always be a red flag.

Zalak_t

I am on OnePlus 11. I have no extra apps. Before this I had OnePlus 6. Been a OnePlus user since I started playing the game