justin@bukkithost.com

Because I don't consider myself to be morally corrupt. I got curious, and I accepted the consequences. I like to think that people accept others who are willing to admit their mistakes and use them as a learning experience.

Alright man, thanks for the answer, and many thanks for not being an asshole about it (I know that's a lot to ask considering I just admitting to hacking).

That's the idea, but I'm not BattlEye, I don't know how they actually ban. I'm just going off what I've heard from other people. I was hoping for a solid answer from someone who knows these things, for instance: Yes, you should be fine, or no you have to buy _____, etc.

Hello, So a couple months ago (before hacking was such a big problem like it is now), I got curious and decided to try out some scripts. I don't tend to think of myself as an asshole, so all I did was spawn a couple weapons, and kept to myself. Basically I was trying to keep what I was doing from affecting anyone else. Shortly later I was banned, and I accepted it because I know what I did was wrong. Long story short, I hacked, got banned, and accepted the punishment. Lately I've had the urge to play Dayz again, and I'd like to get back into it. I just have one question about how.. I've looked around and seen that you can get around a global ban by purchasing a new key, which is where my question lies. I originally bought Combined Operations on Steam. I've done some looking around, and everyone says it's only the OA key that matters, so I bought a new (non steam) OA key directly from BI. I'm currently in the painfully long process of redownloading the game so I can use my new key, etc. So basically my question is this: Will I be able to play again using my steam version of Arma 2, and my BI version of OA? Again, I was globally banned, so that's my concern. I'm expecting a shitstorm for admitting what I did, and expecting help for it, but I hope some of you are kind enough to help. After all, I'm only human, and we make mistakes. I've definitely learned my lesson. P.S: To anyone who's considering hacking, don't. It's really not that much fun, and it's not worth having to purchase the game again when you're banned. P.P.S Sorry if this is in the wrong section. I spend a good 5 minutes debating where to put this, and this is where I decided to go.

Yeah, that was me. Thanks for that, by the way. :P