As everyone knows, there was a recent enforcement ban wave, HOWEVER this was not the first bugged wave, frankly every ban till now has been a bug. What do I mean by this?
Enforcement bans check for IP, there is a big issue with that, it’s not undeniable proof that 2 accounts are associated, far from it
There are 2 major cases where you can get false banned
- You have been on public wi-fi/VPN, you will get banned
- Your ISP gave you the IP of another person who got banned or you are under NAT, leading your accounts to an enforcement ban, for those unaware there is a limited amount of IPs in the world, due to that the majority of people share an IP or get a new one randomy from the pool of IPs your ISP has purchased.
My 2 friends got false banned, one in the past and another in the current banwave is the reason I am making this post, I am at risk of a false ban myself due to one of my ISPs using NAT
Please change it so IP can not be used for association but can be used to confirm a ban
First Ex.
Account 1 is connected to Account 2, same HWID, 1 gets banned, 2 has the same IP and also gets banned
Second Ex.
Account 1 is NOT connected to Account 2(except IP), 1 gets banned, 2 has different HWID and not in account swapper, IP doesn’t matter because pre requisite not fulfilled
Third Ex.
Account 1 is connected to Account 2, same HWID and both in 1 PC’s account swapper/cookies at some point, Account 1 gets banned, however Account 2 has a different IP for the past week or more(played once at internet/gaming cafe or smth), no ban
Additional preventative false ban measures
Don’t enforcement ban accounts past a certain age(accounts older than a year)
Delay the ban and redo the check a week later before possibly banning the user, if IP changes do not ban them
The system should be used to ban blatant alts, not POSSIBLE rule breakers that have a high chance of being normal people