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PBBans applies bans to pbguid's that have been used to cheat. PBGUID 79c3422edb9c082e23b56b2d80238a2d was definitely used to cheat with. The cheat file was detected via a routine PBBans MD5 scan (exact match in our cheat database) ESL is not one of our supported leagues so your issue with them, is nothing to do with us. However, although the dirty pbguid has been used exclusively by a player, or players, in Germany from 2 different ISP's, there is a chance that the cd key /pbguid was stolen or maybe shared with a "friend" at some stage, so you have been set as a registered forum member with a full member forum account because it was not your IP/ISP that raised the cheat violation. The ban was raised by someone with a totally different IP and using a different ISP than you. You appealed the ban using the IP / ISP your posting from on here. The issued ban will remain on our Master Ban Index (MBI) What ESL choose to make of it all is their affair.

I am well aware that alpha testing is more for stress testing the new product. What concerns me more than anything is that the server files have already been leaked despite the low number of alpha participants that had acess to those server files. Anyone with an inkling of anti cheat knows what happens when server files are leaked and who profits most from said leaks. I dont think I have to spell it out to anyone .... well, I take that back ... maybe EA need it spelling out to them, and it should also be pointed out how important it is to at least get trusted anti cheat representatives access to the server files prior to retail release so some preventive measures can be taken immediately the game goes "live". The beta stage will soon be upon us for ironing out glitches and bugs, I just wish I was part of the pre retail release stages so I would have some input on the game itself. I will be buying it come what may because even if it was like a polished, smooth running bfbc2 game, that sounds like nirvana to me :P

My point is that the "trusted providers" leak like a sieve and anti cheat sites like PBBans are not "trusted" at all. At least get a PBBans representative in the loop so some things can be addressed prior to retail release day.

Well ... on a more serious subject re the BF3 Alpha Trial, the server files have already been leaked Given that there were very few "RSP's" involved in the alpha trial maybe EA/DICE should look to tightening their own security prior to BF3 retail release date, or we can expect to see cheats released for BF3 very shortly after retail release of the game or maybe on the same day :blink: It's when things like this happen that the resolve of people who profess to "taking cheating very seriously" is tested. I for one will be observing what, if anything, is done by EA/DICE to plug the leak and will take particular interest in how soon cheats are released for the game after retail release. Can someone remind me again the reasoning behind locking down server files :scratchchin: EA/DICE need to get their act together and compile a list of "TACR's" (Trusted Anti Cheat Representatives) so we can at least have a fighting chance of; [A] Making sure streaming works as it should do from day 1 Being able to compile preventative MD5 scans from day 1 [C] Being able to ensure that anti cheat features work flawlessly from day1.

For future reference. If you have an issue re anything PBBans related, especially anything of a more "sensitive" nature. It's always best practise to use one of our private forum sections or PM a staff member, a staff response will always be posted in the forum section it originated in. If a topic has been originated in a general discussions section of our forums, then the final response will be posted there too after everything in the middle is pruned. It does not matter what I did with your "last post" it was only visible to you and PBBans staff members whereas your original post was in the general discussions forum section (open to google) and its only right and proper that those self same google users have the same option to view the reply.

As I posted in the private forum section, PBBans runs an open door policy on anything raised in our forums, because you elected to post the original query in the general discussions area of our forums, thats were the reply shall be posted, as per our policy. The results of our internal investigation follow. 3 staff members and myself have carried out a thourough investigation of your claims and it is left to me to collate the findings of all 4 independent investigations. The admin that streams his servers via PBBans has been the victim of somone else using his alias and raising a ban violation ; http://www.pbbans.com/mbi-viewban-cf09e744-vb226738.html The IP of the player that raised the cheat violation leads directly to [hrT]Q-TiP- whom I believe was a clan member of yours some time in the past. The Q-TIP guy is a restricted user on PBBans forums because of cheat related activity and is registered with an alias of havoctimes; http://www.pbbans.com/forums/havoctimes-m152187.html Q-TIP's bans: http://www.pbbans.com/mbi-viewban-3cab3ed3-vb140258.html http://www.pbbans.com/mbi-viewban-10025e61-vb160857.html There are various xfire screenshots that show your own clan members, as per your website roster Playing with Q-Tip and using both [hrT] and [DI] tags; http://screenshot.xfire.com/s/114948495-4.jpg Your clan roster link; http://hrtclan.guildlaunch.com/roster.php?roster_mode=members&gid=217175 Conclusion: A known cheater used an alias of an admin that streams servers via PBBans and raised a cheat violation. The known cheater has played with the current members of the [hrT] clan as well as members of [DI] clan using the relevant clantags for each occasion. Summary: Its obvious you guys have had an acrimonious parting of the ways somewhere along the line and wether this was a deliberate attempt to besmirch someones character / gaming reputation is anyones guess. I hope you have the good grace to point out on other forums that you have posted on/ replied to, a link to this topic which is now moved back to the general discussions forum section now that the internal investigations are complete. I must stress that even if your original complaint had been proven, the same procedure would have been followed, the results of the internal investigations would have been posted in the genral discussions forum section (same forum area the original query was raised) and a team account suspension would have been invoked.

Your server appears to be running "cracked" server binaries. PBBans does not support "cracked" servers in any shape or form and has an automated process in place to weed "cracked" and "home" servers out of our systems. Your server was flagged up as running cracked server binaries on one of the automated sweeps. There are other anti cheat sites that seem more focused on numbers rather than quality of service and run no validation checks what so ever on the servers and admins that use their services. Thats why they are hit on a regular basis with spoofed/fake bans and have a corrupt banlist at the very least. If you want to retain the use of PBBans services you will have to contact your GSP and have them do a fresh install of your server using the correct server binaries.

You're welcome.

DVD copy of the game for us :) Normally cheaper from a retail outlet. Even if I was considering a digital download from EA's Origin store this clause would definitely mean no DICE :P

Just as a point of information. Its not just GV that gets hit with fake bans on a regular basis. Any anti cheat site that just requires forum registration to stream servers is going to have problems with fake bans, and thats why we have mandatory streaming requirements in place here, vetting of everything, including forum accounts, and a strict policy of none streaming for cracked or home servers. PBBans can live with the reduced streaming numbers as long as we are doing all we can to maintain banlist integrity

I'm sure GGC will answer your queries when you use their appeals system.

Those are questions for http://www.evenbalance.com not PBBans :)

Only you can fix a none streaming issue. All none streaming issues are client side. Because the 2 servers have already been added to your team account, once you get the streaming initiation commands correct, streaming will kick in instantly. Try this; http://www.pbbans.com/automated-streaming-setup.html or http://www.pbbans.com/info-center-hubguide.html#ftp or http://www.pbbans.com/info-center-hubguide.html#rcon or http://www.pbbans.com/info-center-hubguide.html#hlsw

:blink: the one and only reason that BFBC2 PB issues were resolved as quickly as they were was Kalms, a very rare commodity these days .... a game dev that gives a f*** and took the time to learn about streaming, what it does, and how important it is to server admins. EA/DICE need to get their act together and instead of spouting the usual "we take ingame cheating very seriously" blurb, they need to actually show how serious they are by creating a list of trusted anti cheat sites (or trusted anti cheat site representatives) and getting those all important server files thouroughly tested prior to the game release, rather than "on the fly" troubleshooting that we have had to employ on the recent EA releases. The time for prodding those faceless EA suits is now ........... community representatives please take note.

There is one basic ingredient needed before anyone can offer any advice or support on these forums re your issue, and that comes in the shape of a ban link or the last 8 digits of your PBGUID. Your topic can be moved (on request) to a totally private forum section that is only viewable to you and PBBans staff members, so you can post whatever information you think is relevant to your particular issue. Already you seem to have confused PunkBuster™ with PBBans. As Surfy has already stated, PunkBuster™ software is made and maintained by these guys http://www.evenbalance.com PBBans is a third party anti cheat site that is not affiliated with PunkBuster™ in any way. If you have raised a MULTIHACK cheat violation somewhere along the line and a ban has been issued on your PBGUID, if you think a mistake has been made, you need to raise a troubleticket with EvenBalance. Trouble Ticket Link Here is the process we have in place here at PBBans; I have absolutely no idea of any "legal reason" why someone would withhold their online alias, but thats your choice I guess. So ... over to you, shall we have a nice open to google and the world debate right here re your issue ... or do want to debate in private. Personally I prefer the first option, it will give everyone with a similar issue to yours an insight into exactly how we deal with things at PBBans.

Very good actually. The team account application process weeds out those who would be better off streaming to someone who does not care who or what uses their services. As suggested in your latest application, please find another streaming partner, PBBans is not for you; http://www.pbbans.com/forums/kaskad-team-kteam-t144224.html

I do not see an original COD4 cd key / pbguid associated with you, just banned leaked keys, so as far as we are concerned your issue revolves around a downloaded game from a warez / torrent site and we do not offer advice/support in any shape or form to users of warez / torrents. Thread locked.

Just be careful when using the demo analyzer tool to view battlerecorder files and make sure you restart your PC after using it. Why? Because its a type of cheat in itself and you dont want any traces of it left in the memory. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VcpyoUSFaM

Just one simple answer :) no We only accept demo's from games that have a record facility built in to the game and can provide us with streamed information to guarantee that the recorded file has not been tampered with.

Is every one of those listed a clan member, or are they the registered users of your forums ? The reason I ask is because if just one listed clan member on a roster is detected with a cheat, it could lead to the team account being suspended, so its in your own interest to get things right to save any complications in the future.

I dont know why a reason for denial was not posted by PBBansBot (something I will look into) I have just taken a quick peek at your website and the only thing that stands out to me is the lack of a viewable roster. The only other thing that would raise an eyebrow, is that you registered on the PBBans forums with one IP, posted your first query from another IP and your last post is from yet another IP (probably your works IP) A roster is a list of every member that represents your group by wearing your tags. If you re-apply just place a direct link to your viewable roster in the comments box of the application form.

Electronic Arts senior vice president he might be, but if Patrick Soderlund makes an obvious PR blunder as to come up with such a "lame" excuse as that, maybe he should leave the PR to more competent liars :P

They are wrong. If you are banned from 1 server only it is a locally applied ban by one of the server admins.

and all I hope for is a seamless intergration of PB thats fully functional and working with all its "bells and whistles" from day1 of release :P

Based on the IP's of people who posted in this thread, I take it you created a duplicate forum account. Our rules are quite simple ..1 forum account per person and 1 team account per group. The forum account Gabor Soos will now be deleted. Please do not create any more duplicate forum accounts, it could lead to a full forum ban and a permanent team account suspension.