Some clarification on the recent ban wave

Hi everyone. Obviously there is a lot of consternation and confusion right now over the recent bans. I just wanted to clarify a few things.
As the official post says, playing on a client distributed by anybody other than us or our official partners could get you flagged for a ban. Yes, this means if you sideloaded the game you were likely flagged. Our official partners are Apple, Google, Flexion and Steam. We distribute the game on PC through the downloader at https://playcontestofchampions.com/ Those are the only official channels to get the game, if you used any other means you were likely flagged.
We tested this algorithm against hundreds of known good accounts without any false positives. Having said that, in any action this big, there might be edge cases that couldn't be accounted for in advance. We are obviously taking these reports seriously and investigating these cases.
As the official post says, playing on a client distributed by anybody other than us or our official partners could get you flagged for a ban. Yes, this means if you sideloaded the game you were likely flagged. Our official partners are Apple, Google, Flexion and Steam. We distribute the game on PC through the downloader at https://playcontestofchampions.com/ Those are the only official channels to get the game, if you used any other means you were likely flagged.
We tested this algorithm against hundreds of known good accounts without any false positives. Having said that, in any action this big, there might be edge cases that couldn't be accounted for in advance. We are obviously taking these reports seriously and investigating these cases.
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Maybe the rules need to be clarified again? Maybe stupid question but it could prevent some of the genuine mistakes people made.
lol so get wrecked and banned.
I no longer feel that sick feeling in my stomach when I start a BG match.
Is it the case or is it still considered official partners @kabamcrashed ?
And I suggest you reconsider the range who would get banned. Many people can't get the official client directly and they didn't want to cheat at all. It will affect more people than you think before. For the reason that it will force many people around them will quit the game at the same time
That’s not how competitive games work, and you don’t get a pass just because you’ve been around a long time.
"Another couple thousand accounts have received warnings for potential infractions"
What was the warning?
1) 7 days bans
Or
2) a Msg you have been warn for potential infractions
every couple of years we get a new update about being able to detect cheats or accounts that modified, and yet there is no way to get any timeline that what was done to give suspicions for the ban in the first place, if actually valid
Sideloading the game from a website and not a official download location like the website APKPure.
Not saying it's definitive proof for using one of the official client distributors. I think emulators would still show this but might still be detected by Kabam.
Additionally, my phone (Asus ROG phone 6) has the option to create "Twin Apps" (clone/duplicate apps). My App Info looks like this:
Which doesn't show where it's installed from. I also haven't used this but I'd imagine it would get flagged for 3rd party client.
Also my phone has a "Game Genie" setting (built-in setting) that runs alongside the game as more of an overlay type system. It has the option to provide real-time info (cpu, gpu, etc.), block notifications, and other functions. Not sure if it's consider a "game/performance booster" but I haven't had any issues with bans or warnings. Just wanted to provide some insight.