me personally think they should be banned 30 days for a first offense then after that a perm ban. Im been playing the game for over 4yrs now, paragon etc and did this arena and missed the first 7 hours and did get 102mil. I struggled staying up to do that and to have people using bots and mods cheat while im wasting sleep and resources to try and get atleast a 6star is crazy. I think personally kabam should try a tier based system, where its by milestones you get a award. Like 50mil you get a 5star, 100mil the 6star. Then like 120mil you get the 6 star a awaken gem and some sig stones. !40mil all that and a rank up gem 1-2, then top prize all that rank up to 4 and 100 sig stones. Then every new champ that comes in the game give a option for paragon players to pay 100 for a 6star version of that champ, and only 1. That way kabam can get their revenue still, because now the monthly crystals for new champs you may rarley get a 6star version since not only theres 3 and 4 star champs in there, but there are so many champs now its almost impossible to get. Just my idea of it may help.
me personally think they should be banned 30 days for a first offense then after that a perm ban. Im been playing the game for over 4yrs now, paragon etc and did this arena and missed the first 7 hours and did get 102mil. I struggled staying up to do that and to have people using bots and mods cheat while im wasting sleep and resources to try and get atleast a 6star is crazy. I think personally kabam should try a tier based system, where its by milestones you get a award. Like 50mil you get a 5star, 100mil the 6star. Then like 120mil you get the 6 star a awaken gem and some sig stones. !40mil all that and a rank up gem 1-2, then top prize all that rank up to 4 and 100 sig stones. Then every new champ that comes in the game give a option for paragon players to pay 100 for a 6star version of that champ, and only 1. That way kabam can get their revenue still, because now the monthly crystals for new champs you may rarley get a 6star version since not only theres 3 and 4 star champs in there, but there are so many champs now its almost impossible to get. Just my idea of it may help.
i agrre with that man i grind with only 3 or 4 hours sleep and this is not fair
me personally think they should be banned 30 days for a first offense then after that a perm ban. Im been playing the game for over 4yrs now, paragon etc and did this arena and missed the first 7 hours and did get 102mil. I struggled staying up to do that and to have people using bots and mods cheat while im wasting sleep and resources to try and get atleast a 6star is crazy. I think personally kabam should try a tier based system, where its by milestones you get a award. Like 50mil you get a 5star, 100mil the 6star. Then like 120mil you get the 6 star a awaken gem and some sig stones. !40mil all that and a rank up gem 1-2, then top prize all that rank up to 4 and 100 sig stones. Then every new champ that comes in the game give a option for paragon players to pay 100 for a 6star version of that champ, and only 1. That way kabam can get their revenue still, because now the monthly crystals for new champs you may rarley get a 6star version since not only theres 3 and 4 star champs in there, but there are so many champs now its almost impossible to get. Just my idea of it may help.
i agrre with that man i grind with only 3 or 4 hours sleep and this is not fair
exactly def deflates you alot, because you grind and get nothing from it kills your momentum to even play the game. Fingers crossed they do something long term to stop this nonsense.
I really hate to see someone lose their account, but modding and botting are capital offences in this game because it shrinks the value of this game down to zero. What's to stop temp-banned players from doing it again when they update their modding tools as they usually do?
they will get caught and banned again. This isnt a one and done deal.
They've been getting 7 day vacations for years. Is there a new standard going forward?
In the past, players have generally been given three strikes based on reports from players who were banned. Although I keep hearing about players who supposedly just get banned for seven days repeatedly, I haven't seen any actual proof of this.
I would love to see actual proof of this.
I can't give actual proof, but they're still around after all these years and on leaderboards almost every arena. Some with 1.5-2.5m+ PVPs from obvious bot farming alliances, others from whale alliances who've been mercing and getting merced since Act 6 legends runs and earlier.
These whales used to get piloted, now it's obvious modding because only a fool would pay a merc to go for champ they verifiably already have and at max sig. Surprised they weren't banned long ago...actually I'm not, it would be silly to bite the hand that feeds you. These players spend a ton of money and if I was Kabam I might only temp ban them too, it's business suicide otherwise. No shade thrown at Kabam, these are their spenders and they'd be hurting if they weren't around.
A lot of this stuff seems extremely unlikely, but not even Judge Dredd will execute a perp on 99%.
What do you mean by a lot of this stuff is extremely unlikely? What's unlikely?
Bot farming existed. Bot farming teams existed. Team filled with accounts with similar rating and summoner level, all on at the same time, and with ridiculously high PVP stats. Botting was so bad that they removed gifting. Why do you want proof of something that we know already exists?
Look at the top 20 teams. Filled with 20hr+ no-shows, assuming they haven't been kicked already, and they're the same group of players that have been placing top 100 in every arena and multiple concurrent arenas for years straight and the same group of players who've always cheated in AW, gifting, arena mercing schemes, and legends runs for 4+ years including BGs.
Some players out there have 2.5-3m PVPs. is that possible? Is 900+ fights a day since the game's launch not torture? Is it even mathematically possible when you account for refresh timers and roster limitations?
The end game has been dirty for so long and they still got a slap on the wrist. I'm don't know why it even took this long.
The more I think about it the more maddening it is. They can't go 2 seconds without turning a game mode or gifting event into a complete joke and who wouldn't want an arena bot??? You get to have every champ in the game and unlimited units without lifting a finger. Give me that! I want that! No more busted thumbs and hand pain.
If you've botted every arena for 2 years, a 7 day ban isn't enough. Take all their stolen champs away, give them negative units, and REMOVE ARENA access for 6 months.
So will there be any adjustment to other arenas outside of Warlock and Moondragon? Any adjustment for the last arena run, or current one running as some of these account might already have a high enough score to take someone rewards.
The more I think about it the more maddening it is. They can't go 2 seconds without turning a game mode or gifting event into a complete joke and who wouldn't want an arena bot??? You get to have every champ in the game and unlimited units without lifting a finger. Give me that! I want that! No more busted thumbs and hand pain.
If you've botted every arena for 2 years, a 7 day ban isn't enough. Take all their stolen champs away, give them negative units, and REMOVE ARENA access for 6 months.
While I agree, it would kill the game. This move is already a very risky move on Kabam's part. Most of the people cheering it on don't even spend anything on the game.
The more I think about it the more maddening it is. They can't go 2 seconds without turning a game mode or gifting event into a complete joke and who wouldn't want an arena bot??? You get to have every champ in the game and unlimited units without lifting a finger. Give me that! I want that! No more busted thumbs and hand pain.
If you've botted every arena for 2 years, a 7 day ban isn't enough. Take all their stolen champs away, give them negative units, and REMOVE ARENA access for 6 months.
what you fail to realize is that they took away these champs... ranked or not. Means rank up resources werent refunded. R5 s200 Moondragons and Adam Warlocks... gone. They lost t3a/t6b/sigstones/gold/iso. That is a massive investment... just gone.
The more I think about it the more maddening it is. They can't go 2 seconds without turning a game mode or gifting event into a complete joke and who wouldn't want an arena bot??? You get to have every champ in the game and unlimited units without lifting a finger. Give me that! I want that! No more busted thumbs and hand pain.
If you've botted every arena for 2 years, a 7 day ban isn't enough. Take all their stolen champs away, give them negative units, and REMOVE ARENA access for 6 months.
what you fail to realize is that they took away these champs... ranked or not. Means rank up resources werent refunded. R5 s200 Moondragons and Adam Warlocks... gone. They lost t3a/t6b/sigstones/gold/iso. That is a massive investment... just gone.
What about the 50 arenas before Adam Warlock? Do they lose those champs too and all the resources that came as a result of getting those ill-gotten champs (prestige, better war placement)? And what about the 200k units they got from botting the arenas 24/7?
It's sickening when you think about it. Thousands of regular players spending 15k units on a grind getting 4hrs sleep a night over 72hrs while botters get them for free without lifting a finger. Remember when Kabam gave 7 day bans for exploiting some measly rewards in a bugged sidequest? These botters stole a few hundred thousand units and dozens of featured champs that normally cost thousands of dollars EACH from crystals and they get the same punishment?!
These players made every game mode a joke. Imagine you robbed banks for 10 years and stole millions and you get the same slap on the wrist as someone who did petty theft. A 7 day ban is insane, their access to arena should be cut off outright, like this:
"This can include, but is not limited to, temporary or permanent bans from The Contest, removal of items or Champions gained through these means, loss of access to specific game modes, loss of points and rewards in events, exemption from leaderboards, and even actions taken against your Alliance."
The more I think about it the more maddening it is. They can't go 2 seconds without turning a game mode or gifting event into a complete joke and who wouldn't want an arena bot??? You get to have every champ in the game and unlimited units without lifting a finger. Give me that! I want that! No more busted thumbs and hand pain.
If you've botted every arena for 2 years, a 7 day ban isn't enough. Take all their stolen champs away, give them negative units, and REMOVE ARENA access for 6 months.
While I agree, it would kill the game. This move is already a very risky move on Kabam's part. Most of the people cheering it on don't even spend anything on the game.
I agree, they'd be foolish booting their spenders but we're almost stuck in a hostage situation. "Best let them cheat every resource in the game or else the game shuts down". What?!
The more I think about it the more maddening it is. They can't go 2 seconds without turning a game mode or gifting event into a complete joke and who wouldn't want an arena bot??? You get to have every champ in the game and unlimited units without lifting a finger. Give me that! I want that! No more busted thumbs and hand pain.
If you've botted every arena for 2 years, a 7 day ban isn't enough. Take all their stolen champs away, give them negative units, and REMOVE ARENA access for 6 months.
While I agree, it would kill the game. This move is already a very risky move on Kabam's part. Most of the people cheering it on don't even spend anything on the game.
I agree, they'd be foolish booting their spenders but we're almost stuck in a hostage situation. "Best let them cheat every resource in the game or else the game shuts down". What?!
Then support the game with what little you have so they aren’t reliant on the whales. Like I said before, Kabam doesn’t even put on ads for F2P for 7+ years. People have too little appreciation for what they get and what a big risk Kabam just took.
If you don’t want to be held hostage, you have to do some of the work.
So u pushed ban wave and after that realised most of the bans were top whales and reverted bans? And now calling those players “lucky”? Guessing can’t bite the hand that feeds…
So u pushed ban wave and after that realised most of the bans were top whales and reverted bans? And now calling those players “lucky”? Guessing can’t bite the hand that feeds…
This is completely unacceptable. The top habitual cheaters get a pass due to spending. If you can't beat em. Join them. Kabam just gave the green light to cheat and violate TOS as long as you spend.
The more I think about it the more maddening it is. They can't go 2 seconds without turning a game mode or gifting event into a complete joke and who wouldn't want an arena bot??? You get to have every champ in the game and unlimited units without lifting a finger. Give me that! I want that! No more busted thumbs and hand pain.
If you've botted every arena for 2 years, a 7 day ban isn't enough. Take all their stolen champs away, give them negative units, and REMOVE ARENA access for 6 months.
While I agree, it would kill the game. This move is already a very risky move on Kabam's part. Most of the people cheering it on don't even spend anything on the game.
I agree, they'd be foolish booting their spenders but we're almost stuck in a hostage situation. "Best let them cheat every resource in the game or else the game shuts down". What?!
Then support the game with what little you have so they aren’t reliant on the whales. Like I said before, Kabam doesn’t even put on ads for F2P for 7+ years. People have too little appreciation for what they get and what a big risk Kabam just took.
If you don’t want to be held hostage, you have to do some of the work.
This reads like a mob protection racket. "that's a nice game ya got there, it'd be a shame if something were to happen to it".
1. Bans are great. 2. Bans are not nearly long enough. They will be right back at it using different mods/bots. 3. It's amazing to me that it took Kabam 7.5 years to start taking this seriously.
Better late than never? I stopped trying for champs in arenas years ago, so nothing burger to me but someone I know who still grinds relentlessly did actually get promoted and received a 6* Moondragon because of this, so love to see it.
Good about time! I reckon the constant disconnects from game and my character being unplayable /unmovable has something to do with the scumbags. BG suffers the single most frequent network issues. It seems like a DDoS is happening whilst in lobby. It's very suspicious
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Bot farming existed. Bot farming teams existed. Team filled with accounts with similar rating and summoner level, all on at the same time, and with ridiculously high PVP stats. Botting was so bad that they removed gifting. Why do you want proof of something that we know already exists?
Look at the top 20 teams. Filled with 20hr+ no-shows, assuming they haven't been kicked already, and they're the same group of players that have been placing top 100 in every arena and multiple concurrent arenas for years straight and the same group of players who've always cheated in AW, gifting, arena mercing schemes, and legends runs for 4+ years including BGs.
Some players out there have 2.5-3m PVPs. is that possible? Is 900+ fights a day since the game's launch not torture? Is it even mathematically possible when you account for refresh timers and roster limitations?
The end game has been dirty for so long and they still got a slap on the wrist. I'm don't know why it even took this long.
If you've botted every arena for 2 years, a 7 day ban isn't enough. Take all their stolen champs away, give them negative units, and REMOVE ARENA access for 6 months.
This is false. About 50% of mobile game profits come from the top 1% or so called “whales”
It's sickening when you think about it. Thousands of regular players spending 15k units on a grind getting 4hrs sleep a night over 72hrs while botters get them for free without lifting a finger. Remember when Kabam gave 7 day bans for exploiting some measly rewards in a bugged sidequest? These botters stole a few hundred thousand units and dozens of featured champs that normally cost thousands of dollars EACH from crystals and they get the same punishment?!
These players made every game mode a joke. Imagine you robbed banks for 10 years and stole millions and you get the same slap on the wrist as someone who did petty theft. A 7 day ban is insane, their access to arena should be cut off outright, like this:
https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/63758/no-arenas-available
https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/47681/reminder-about-the-use-of-3rd-party-software#latest
"This can include, but is not limited to, temporary or permanent bans from The Contest, removal of items or Champions gained through these means, loss of access to specific game modes, loss of points and rewards in events, exemption from leaderboards, and even actions taken against your Alliance."
If you don’t want to be held hostage, you have to do some of the work.