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The server PB is up to date btw :) PB Index BF3 PB Version PunkBuster Server 1.850 | Client 2.317 | Client A 1386

My standard copy/paste response for queries of this nature :P Topic moved to the correct forum section

PBBans still provides a streaming service for W:ET :) We currently have 34/39 servers streaming at the moment. Take a read of this; http://www.pbbans.com/forums/pb-support-discontinued-for-enemy-territory-t147199.html Why run scripts when you can stream :P

You added a server to your team account that contains the wrong port. The server address also contains a typo in the firs octet of the IP address. You entered 65. when the actual octet is 66. I have added the correct server address to your team account and the server is streaming nicely. I have left the server address you submitted so you can see were you went wrong. Just delete the wrong server address once you have taken a peek :) Useful info: It is always the rcon/query port (default 47200) for setting up streaming. It is always the actual game/join port (default 25200) for adding a server to your team account. The port used when adding a server to a team account is the same one that appears on the battlelog browser. http://www.pbbans.com/forums/bf3-server-ports-t149169.html

Pity their security does not kick in until after 100's have been silently logged :P The first they know about it is when their users start getting globalguid bans directly from Even Balance. Let's face it ... they would not be selling much if they told the truth. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cheater

The only video evidence we will comment on is recorded evidence of games that have an ingame demo facility, and then only recordings made on a streaming server and submitted via the proper procedure by the server admin. This is because we are able to run various checks via streamed logs to guarantee authenticity of the recorded evidence. Without the accompanying streamed log data, everything just becomes hearsay. Sorry.

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There is no appeal pending re pbguid 5f5e7a50cfd67922a7419ab4b52c53f6 If the player concerned thinks there has been an error, please have him appeal the ban. I have watched the demo provided in slowmo and can not see anything that would convince me that an error had been made. Have you watched the demo ? http://www.pbbans.com/forums/5f5e7a50cfd67922a7419ab4b52c53f6-t162062.html

Why would we know anything about it, the appeal was not made via the PBBans appeal system. Take a look see; http://www.pbbans.com/mbi-viewban-b52c53f6-vb270333.html Although you can advise a player on his appeal ... it is always best practice for the player who is in receipt of the ban to make the actual appeal.

Why hijack someone elses topic ? Create a ticket and explain your issue in detail. http://www.pbbans.com/forums/index.php?app=tickets

On August 20 2012 you connected to a server streaming via PBBans with 2 different pbguids one of which was issued a ban back in June 2011. The server address was 193.192.58.92:55555 (COD2) The banned pbguid 766c2035e0c8dd64d30c6f9bc90c1d81 http://www.pbbans.com/mbi-viewban-c90c1d81-vb220540.html The clean pbguid 163c84f8 Solution: Just use the clean cd key/pbguid to play with

A recent appeal; http://www.pbbans.com/mbi-viewban-b69f10f7-vb271823.html

and cheat site staff :P

I have read a detailed tutorial on "how to whine successfully" to EA support on a cheat site .... it includes lots of smiley faces and some unbelievable frreebies that EA customer services threw in by way of apology .... no wonder it feels like an uphill battle most of the time.

You made it everyones business by posting this in our forums; What GOS_LEgiONary has posted is absolutely correct (I could not have said it better myself) Without being able to run checks via streamed log data to guarantee the authenticity of submitted demo evidence, it is all too easy to manipulate/edit video evidence to frame innocent players. That statement is based on past experience and not just invented to fob you off. Placing a ban on a pbguid is a big deal for everyone involved. The evidence supporting the ban must be irrefutable. Unless EA/DICE provide an ingame demo recording facility incorporated within their games, all videos posted on our forums will be removed from view due to what is stated above.

There is no "unofficial response" sorry. The only video evidence we will comment on is recorded evidence of games that have an ingame demo facility. This is because we are able to run various checks via streamed logs to guarantee authenticity of the recorded evidence. From what you have posted thus far there seems to be some friction between you and TWL admins .... that is something that PBBans is not going to get drawn into in any shape or form.

The only information we include on all ban details is if a pbguid is globally banned (cached data) or not globally banned whatever the case may be. pbguid 719b140ab5b81ea6210dc66f82bbd44e has never been globally banned. In February 2009 an American player was detected using a cheat. He offloaded the cd key/pbguid onto you and you then appealed the ban in September 2009. The appeal was denied because Even Balance confirmed that pbguid 719b140ab5b81ea6210dc66f82bbd44e was used to cheat with. Nothing has changed in the 3 year gap between the appeal being denied and you posting here. You do still have choices. Play on servers that do not use the PBBans ban list. Play on servers that have PB disabled. Buy a new game from a genuine retail outlet and move on. A confirmed valid ban will never be lifted.

What makes you think that your pbguid ban was lifted ? We do keep records so I can post all the salient facts and dates regarding your COD4 pbguid; The ban: http://www.pbbans.com/mbi-viewban-82bbd44e-vb113252.html The appeal: The Even Balance response to your troubleticket: So, here we are 3 years later :blink: and your asking why you get kicked from servers. Reason: You bought/obtained a COD4 cd key that had previously been used to cheat with. Solution: Buy a another copy of COD4 from a genuine retail outlet and move on.

The Lite streaming option, amongst other things, gives server admins a perfect opportunity to take a look see before committing to full streaming. We can give reticent admins a streaming option and at the same time keep the integrity of the MBI intact. Members at GGC can say what they want, but it's not PBBans that has been hit repeatedly with mass fake bans since 2008 is it. People in glass houses and all that .. and I have been around here a long time too btw :P

@DSPSyon I can not believe I am having to explain things to someone who has been around as long as you have but here goes. You have been streaming servers since April 2008 so you should be aware of just why the requirements for streaming were tightened up. Since the requirements were introduced in 2008 we have not been hit with mass faked bans again. The main thing we want to keep intact is banlist integrity .. having the requirements in place goes a long way to us achieving that. The Lite streaming catches go on an unofficial banlist that our admins have the choice of enforcing or not. So if ever a mass fake ban wave hits us through a Lite streaming server, the main MBI integrity is kept intact. If you think your being "punished" feel free to switch to Lite streaming. Here is some light reading for you; http://www.pbbans.com/forums/pbbans-recent-events-t64420.html http://www.pbbans.com/forums/streaming-requirements-t147669.html We think the Lite streaming option and the restrictions a Lite streaming admin has imposed, when compared to full streaming admins like yourself is a decent compromise

A Lite Streaming option has been available at PBBans since June 28 2012. The points raised by various server admins, who, for one reason or another, found it impossible to meet the PBBans mandatory requirements for streaming, were chewed over by the staff and we think the Lite streaming option is a satisfactory compromise. Read all about it here; http://www.pbbans.com/forums/pbbans-lite-streaming-now-available-t161764.html

I think you may be confusing PBBans with Even Balance (the creators of PunkBuster™ software) If you wish to offer advice or make a complaint to Even Balance, the only avenue is to create a troubleticket; http://www.evenbalance.com/troubleticket/ PBBans is a privately run, third party anti cheat site; http://www.pbbans.com/about-pbbans.html A simple google search of your forum name will give anyone who is interested the probable reason why you got a globalguid ban. No amount of posting on here is going to change anything one iota.

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It doesn't matter what your actual pbguid is, if you are receiving a global ban message there is nothing that PBBans can do for you. Any pbguid that is globally banned will be prevented from joining any PB enabled server of the same game genre,regardless if the server streams or not. Global GUID bans are issued and maintained, exclusively by Even Balance. Third party anti cheat sites such as PBBans have no input nor control what so ever re global GUID bans, so using the PBBans appeal system to appeal a globally banned GUID is useless for all parties involved. We (PBBans) will deny the appeal made through our systems due to the above reasons. A troubleticket with Even Balance is the only thing that can help you. Make sure to add any information to it that you think will help your cause (don't forget your GUID). Also make sure that you have told Even Balance that your ban is a global GUID ban. Quick info: 1. Global GUID bans are issued and maintained by Even Balance themselves. 2. Third party anti cheat sites have no input what so ever re global GUID bans. 3. Global GUID bans are normally issued by Even Balance after a period of "silent logging". 4. "silent logging" is when cheat use is detected and logged by PunkBuster software but no action is taken at the time. 5. When the "silent logging" phase is over, Even Balance issue a global GUID ban on every pbguid that was detected during the "silent logging" phase. 6. The only reason your pbguid appears on the PBBans ban list is because you joined a PBBans streaming server direcly after Even Balance activated the global GUID ban on your pbguid. 7. PBBans has actually done you a favour by letting you know that a global GUID ban has been issued on your pbguid by Even Balance, there will be a lot more players who have joined servers that do not stream and will be struggling to find out what happened. If you feel that you have recieved a global GUID or Hardware ban in error, you may submit a support ticket to Even Balance