VAC Ban With No Clear Cause – Verification Needed

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n1nee. 19 hours ago

VAC Ban With No Clear Cause – Verification Needed

Hello,
I would like to kindly request a re-verification of the VAC ban placed on my account several years ago. At that time, I was much younger and did not fully understand how anti-cheat systems worked or what impact certain programs could have.

Back then, I remember having Cheat Engine running in the background for a completely different offline game. I never attempted to cheat in any multiplayer title, nor did I try to modify any VAC-protected game files. I now understand that tools like this can trigger automatic detection, but it was never my intention to violate the rules.

I am not trying to excuse my mistake — it has been a long time, and I fully understand the importance of fair play today. I would simply like to ask whether the ban was issued correctly, as this was a one-time incident from when I was inexperienced and unaware of the consequences.

I understand that VAC bans are generally permanent, but I am only requesting a verification to ensure that everything was applied correctly in this case.

Thank you for taking the time to read my message.

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Beardface31 19 hours ago

The account cheated or some sort of sharing has occurred. (account, library or phone number)

VAC bans are permanent.

JacquesPatat 17 hours ago

Originally posted by n1nee.:
Hello,
I would like to kindly request a re-verification of the VAC ban placed on my account several years ago. At that time, I was much younger and did not fully understand how anti-cheat systems worked or what impact certain programs could have.

Back then, I remember having Cheat Engine running in the background for a completely different offline game. I never attempted to cheat in any multiplayer title, nor did I try to modify any VAC-protected game files. I now understand that tools like this can trigger automatic detection, but it was never my intention to violate the rules.

I am not trying to excuse my mistake — it has been a long time, and I fully understand the importance of fair play today. I would simply like to ask whether the ban was issued correctly, as this was a one-time incident from when I was inexperienced and unaware of the consequences.

I understand that VAC bans are generally permanent, but I am only requesting a verification to ensure that everything was applied correctly in this case.

Thank you for taking the time to read my message.

1 VAC ban on record | Info
1755 day(s) since last ban

your age at the time is irrelevant, the account was caught cheating, after all this time, the ban is found to be correctly applied. Also chatgpt only makes you look quilty as hell.

Lufia 15 hours ago

Originally posted by n1nee.:
I would like to kindly request a re-verification of the VAC ban placed on my account

It has already been checked several times.

Originally posted by n1nee.:
At that time, I was much younger

Your age is completely irrelevant; besides, you must be at least 13 to create an account. This age is perfectly sufficient to understand what you've done.

Originally posted by n1nee.:
I now understand that tools like this can trigger automatic detection, but it was never my intention to violate the rules.

Then you should have informed yourself beforehand.

Originally posted by n1nee.:
I am not trying to excuse my mistake — it has been a long time, .

Ah, and yet you did exactly that, both before that statement about age and the engine, and immediately afterwards.

Originally posted by n1nee.:
I fully understand the importance of fair play today.

You understand it "today"? That makes your whole statement very strange.

Originally posted by n1nee.:
I would simply like to ask whether the ban was issued correctly.

As I said, it was checked multiple times, so yes, the ban is definitely correct.

Originally posted by n1nee.:
I understand that VAC bans are generally permanent, but

No, you don't understand, otherwise you wouldn't be asking.

Last edited by Lufia; 15 hours ago

A Clöckwork Orange 8 hours ago

ChatGPT drivel..

VaLiuM 8 hours ago

Cheat Engine running in the background isn't cheating and thus not bannable, never caused VAC bans.

You have to INJECT CE into the game in order for a ban to happen, due to CE being in protected memory.

Nice try tho.