Global Bans for legit players?

[D3nty 114]

Well the only thing i am doing without any risk of being banned is watching someone play DayZ on TwitchTV XD

[Wutangrza 7]

Server admins have no control over Battleye bans, and they can't take Battleye off or their servers will get blacklisted and disconnected from the offical hive.

Just wanted to say, if you were both a hacker and a server admin (a real hacker, not some script kiddie), you could feasibly do all kinds of bad things with BE. I've not seen any evidence for that happening, but it certainly sounds plausible. A server owner could definitely hack the BE process on their server to make it so they could cheat on their own server without being banned, though they would have to have full control over the server, not just one of those deals where you pay for hosting and can restart the arma server. (We're talking full RDP access and everything).

[zq7 67]

Just wanted to say, if you were both a hacker and a server admin (a real hacker, not some script kiddie), you could feasibly do all kinds of bad things with BE. I've not seen any evidence for that happening, but it certainly sounds plausible. A server owner could definitely hack the BE process on their server to make it so they could cheat on their own server without being banned, though they would have to have full control over the server, not just one of those deals where you pay for hosting and can restart the arma server. (We're talking full RDP access and everything).

Sadly, there is a thing just like what you described already out there.

[Wutangrza 7]

Sadly, there is a thing just like what you described already out there.

Bummer. The one bit of solace is that this is reserved solely to server admins. I guess stick only to servers you trust.

[rekrul 91]

Just wanted to say, if you were both a hacker and a server admin (a real hacker, not some script kiddie), you could feasibly do all kinds of bad things with BE. I've not seen any evidence for that happening, but it certainly sounds plausible. A server owner could definitely hack the BE process on their server to make it so they could cheat on their own server without being banned, though they would have to have full control over the server, not just one of those deals where you pay for hosting and can restart the arma server. (We're talking full RDP access and everything).

The communication with the server and client is encrypted, or heavily encrypted as they say, wouldn't that make the process of spoofing the communication quite hard?

[rinsa 24]

C'mon I wanna play, I want to run in the forest, smell the pines, poppin zombies heads with my axe ._.

[Noise (DayZ) 40]

No, a hacker can not spoof as your guid,getting your cd key banned

no

next bullshit pls

Yes, they can spoof your GUID. A google search does wonders.

[WeOwnYourCat 18]

C'mon I wanna play, I want to run in the forest, smell the pines, poppin zombies heads with my axe ._.

I do too. Fuck this 95777 bullshit.

[Timmymachine109 (DayZ) 235]

Surely with all these reports of false bans BI and BE has got to do something about it...it's not like just one person has said it! A load of people have!!! Hope I'm not banned when I come back from a week away from my pc!!!

[j_babs 1]

Has anyone heard anything from battleye about the situation? another 95777 ban victim here.

[WeOwnYourCat 18]

Surely with all these reports of false bans BI and BE has got to do something about it...it's not like just one person has said it! A load of people have!!! Hope I'm not banned when I come back from a week away from my pc!!!

You probably will since Battleye doesn't have a decent service.

[WeOwnYourCat 18]

Has anyone heard anything from battleye about the situation? another 95777 ban victim here.

No, I sent a email to battleye about the ban and I still havn't gotten a reply yet..

[D3nty 114]

As far as i know Battleye have not released any official statement nor has any other people about the false Global bans.

[zq7 67]

The communication with the server and client is encrypted, or heavily encrypted as they say, wouldn't that make the process of spoofing the communication quite hard?

They are modifying the BattlEye .dll file so they can white list their own GUID.

Edited August 9, 2012 by zq7

[Noise (DayZ) 40]

I was playing Arma 2 multiplayer for a bit yesterday before I learned of these ban problems. I refuse to play unless this is resolved.

I don't like being falsely banned, of course.

[selgald 11]

Yes, they can spoof your GUID. A google search does wonders.

yes its true, google it, sadly its possible.

but i dont think in that case its guid spoofing, if it was it, this ban unban ban unban thing wont happen

[redsh1rt 24]

BattlEye is so inadequate it's laughable. It may as well not be there. Hell, DayZ as a mod may as well be shut down too... we won't be getting many updates now that the focus is on the standalone game and the rampant cheating that's going on on every single server I visit (I'm not exaggerating, it's that bad) may end up putting people off purchasing the game.

[fish911503 136]

Has anyone tried completely uninstalling and reinstalling?

[WeOwnYourCat 18]

Is it just me or Battleye lost it's sense of giving a fuck?

[Noise (DayZ) 40]

No, I sent a email to battleye about the ban and I still havn't gotten a reply yet..

They won't reply. They have a bullet list saying they will not tell you why you're banned, nor will they unban you, they feel their bans are correct and just (all the time) and thus a permanent ban = permanent.

[mactic 92]

Oh look I was just using just small scripts and lesser hacks and bot banned. I will create a topic on forum pretending that I'm innocent.

Fcuk that bullshit. I'm playing legitimately and wasn't banned. Go figure. One does not get banned for no reason.

[fish911503 136]

They won't reply. They have a bullet list saying they will not tell you why you're banned, nor will they unban you, they feel their bans are correct and just (all the time) and thus a permanent ban = permanent.

It's true they say they won't tell you why...it's so hackers can't easily develop work arounds. Everything else in your post is made up shite.

[Noise (DayZ) 40]

It's true they say they won't tell you why...it's so hackers can't easily develop work arounds. Everything else in your post is made up shite.

! IMPORTANT WARNING REGARDING GLOBAL BANS !

If you are globally banned, read the following rules before sending in a support request. If you don't follow these rules your request/e-mail will be ignored! Otherwise your individual case will be carefully investigated.

• No one is banned for using non-hack programs (like Fraps, overlays, etc.), picking up or using hacked in-game items, weapons or vehicles, being on a server at the same time as a cheater, or other passive non-cheating activity. Therefore all requests mentioning these things as possible reasons for the global ban are ignored.
  
• A shared or stolen cd-key is no excuse. It's your own responsibility to ensure that no one else has access to it.
  
• Include your exact (!) global ban ID. The ID is shown in your global ban message ("Global Ban #ID"). If you don't include it your request will be ignored.
  
• Do not tell stories. Whatever you are saying about yourself or your situation won't matter. The only thing that matters is the evidence that is gathered for every global ban issued.
  
• Do not ask for the evidence behind your ban. No details about it will be revealed. Hackers would love to have access to this information.
  
• Do not beg for mercy. If you cheated you will have to live with the consequences. Global bans are permanent and no exceptions will be made.
  
• Questions regarding how exactly to get unbanned will be ignored. No support will be given on how to buy a new game or change your cd-key.
  

Again, if you don't follow these rules your request will be ignored!

Note that you will not receive a response if the evidence clearly indicates that you or someone else using your cd-key cheated. It doesn't matter if you only cheated on your own private server. Cheating on BE-enabled servers is forbidden, period.

[fish911503 136]

Oh look I was just using just small scripts and lesser hacks and bot banned. I will create a topic on forum pretending that I'm innocent.

Fcuk that bullshit. I'm playing legitimately and wasn't banned. Go figure. One does not get banned for no reason.

It's true no one gets banned for NO reason...but the reason could theoretically be illegitimate.

[WeOwnYourCat 18]

It's true they say they won't tell you why...it's so hackers can't easily develop work arounds. Everything else in your post is made up shite.

No its true, check their support page, you cant include a story, so you can support that you are innocent, you cant ask to be unbanned, mistake or not, if its a mistake its final and you are done. You can't say something inside your computer is messing it up, (fraps, anything on your pc) so you still cant support yourself.

Basically, you are fucked. I sent a email anyways to test my luck.

So I was right, Battleye gives no fucks about the community. People already paid for the game, and they get some profit off it. That's all they care about, plus, the rules they give, give players who want to play the game the chance to buy it again. Its a lose, lose situation for us, and a win-win situation for them.