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I use waterfox + flash = problem averted :P (flash was the pits on ff)

What you have been given is a full and comprehensive reason as to why server admins prefer not to allow you to play on their servers. I can see no animosity, abuse or sarcasm, so I would hardly use the phrase; Seeing as you are well aware of everything I would say that's topic closed.

Let's try a little timeline here. It's safe to post the full IPs in a general forum section because yours is dynamic, and has changed since the time we are about to look at. I will concentrate on the link that you have admitted to between yourself, Sychokillz and SureViolence, and ignore the 2 other linked bans. By your own admission Sychokillz is your brother and resides at the same household as you. Sychokillz has a clean pbguid and an active Origin account dating back to November 2011. In early October, 20012 the IP of Sychokillz and SureViolence was 74.73.15.115 (yahoozie had never been seen) The global ban issued by Even Balance sometime in October was on pbguid d977a688c54745cd74c4e56c791e1104 that belonged to a player (SureViolence) from your household (IP 74.73.15.115) Sychokillz played on a server with a clean pbguid that was seen before and after the global ban was issued, so that puts him out of the timeline. SureViolence had created an Origin account on October 3, 2012 SureViolence pbguid received a globalguid ban, issued by Even Balance, some time in October 2012. SureViolence tried to join a PBBans streaming server on October 17, 2012 with an IP of 74.73.15.115 and the globalguid ban then showed on the PBBans MBi. Recipients of globalguid bans have only one option if they want to play again, that is to create a new Origin account and purchase a new BF3 game key. yahoozie created an Origin account on October 18, 2012 (the day after Sureviolence was last seen) yahoozie first seen on a streaming server October 18, 2012 (the day after Sureviolence was last seen, and both had the same IP 74.73.15.115) Conclusions: Someone in your household created an Origin account on October 3, 2012 specifically to cheat with and their pbguid got detected and globally banned before the month was out ..... or ..... Sureviolence and yahoozie are the same person. Because there is the tiniest sliver of doubt that Sureviolence and yahoozie are one and the same person, and maybe because it's the season of goodwill toward all men :) in my role as PBBans accounts manager, I have decided to allow your forum account to remain as a member account as opposed to restricted user. What there is absolutely no doubt about is that someone in your household is a cheater and anyone with the right access levels here at PBBans can see that connection in an instant. Like I stated earlier, a server admin can ban anyone off a server that he pays for and is under no obligation to provide a reason. Now you are in full receipt of the facts you can appreciate why server admins elect to adopt a "better safe than sorry" approach to allowing you to play on servers that they pay for. Just for info: The other 2 banned pbguids that are linked to you by IP 74.73.15.115 http://www.pbbans.com/mbi-viewban-4372529f-vb271920.html Alias - Skynord Created an Origin account on August 16, 2012 Raised a cheat violation (VIOLATION (GAMEHACK) 80762) August 17, 2012 The ban was issued by PBBans and has never been appealed. http://www.pbbans.com/mbi-viewban-d52897d8-vb275779.html Alias - HarmattanWind Created an Origin account on August 21, 2012 Globally banned by Even Balance October, 2012 All in all a good advert for how effective PunkBuster™ software really is :)

pbguid 66aad0bccff506630087eecad334e0c3 - globally banned by Even Balance. It's been used by players in; United States Dominican Republic Spain Ecuador Venezuela Argentina If it's any consolation to you, I declare that you are not a cheater :)

pbguid 66aad0bccff506630087eecad334e0c3 has been globally banned by Even Balance. pbguid 66aad0bccff506630087eecad334e0c3 is derived from a leaked game key and has been used in many different countries by a lot of different people. You share a common IP with one of those people. The common IP you share was only used on a PBBans protected server for 1 day (March 18, 2012) so everything your saying rings true. We have no facility to edit information on our systems, the data we receive is "live" streamed log data .. nothing more and nothing less.

The only fail that I see is that you have confused PBBans with Even Balance (the creators and maintainers of PunkBuster™ software) PBBans is a privately run, third party streaming service and has no affiliation with Even Balance. The bans we issue are made within 3 seconds or less of detection. There is no facility for editing any of our systems data, it is what it is, "live" streamed log data. Just thinking out loud here .... what I don't get is .. if SureViolence and Sychokillz are both your brother, how come it was your pbguid /Origin account that first appeared the day after SureViolence got a global ban and Sychokillz still has his original clean pbguid that was first seen on a PBBans protected server on October 7, 20012, and last seen on October 22, 2012 (before and after the SureViolence global ban) and he still has his active Origin account first created November 30, 2011

We have only the PBBans Master Player index to base our information on and a pbguid caught cheating was last seen on a PBBans streaming server October 17, 2012 ... then your pbguid popped up with the same IP as the cheater October 18, 2012. Most people have a dynamic IP these days so unless the banned pbguid/IP overlapped with a clean pbguid/IP, as far as PBBans is concerned we tend to give the player the benefit of the doubt. You qualify for the benefit of the doubt by the skin of your teeth. Here is an example of an overlapped BF3 pbguid from the same household as you: Please remember that a server admin can ban anyone off a server that he pays for and is under no obligation to provide a reason. I suppose they see a cheater get caught and the very next day the same IP is used to create a new Origin account and has a shiny, new, clean pbguid, which is exactly what you have to do if your pbguid is globally banned by Even Balance. Quite a coincidence On another note, while running a few checks (we always do when someone makes a ban related query) I was quite surprised to read this on the battlelog forums; I have been with PBBans since March 2004 and I have never heard of you ... unless you used a BF3 alias of SureViolence at some point

http://www.pbbans.com/forums/battlerecorder-files-t144078.html

All none streaming issues are client side. The first thing to do when a server just stops streaming is to run the Automated Hub Setup again; http://www.pbbans.com/automated-streaming-setup.html If you are having to go through the setup procedure every time the server restarts, it's obvious that your server is on a "crontab" of sorts and the server is loading a default cfg that does not contain your streaming commands that you sent to it in the setup phase, or your streaming settings are being held in a file that is not loaded by default after a server restart. If you can not figure it out yourself, raise a ticket with your RSP and tell them what your issue is .. hopefully they can then sort it out for you :) The correct file system within your PB directory should be; pbsv.cfg - contains all your PB server settings (including your pbucon settings) pbsvuser.cfg - contains all the scans (MD5 etc) that a server admin wishes to run on his server. pbucon.use - is a file that is only needed to run pbucon and is best left blank. Forcing anything other than what's listed above is asking for trouble and judging by the amount of tickets and questions we see, certain RSP's are certainly getting it. Points to note for all the RSP "experts" who think putting PB server settings in a pbucon.use file is a good idea. pbsv.cfg is loaded by default after a server restart. pbsvuser.cfg is loaded by default after a server restart. pbucon.use is not loaded by default after a server restart .. PB only checks if this file is present or not and then does nothing.

There's an obvious answer to that but I'll leave you to work it out :)

Unfortunately true, but by following the advice outlined above, account hijacking is preventable. I can not see Even Balance lifting a global ban that has been issued on a pbguid that has been used to cheat with. Even Balance do not keep player details .. they deal only in pbguids and as stated above, pbguid 625d33ada1e0add51aa67bed146e51e1 has been compromised and used to cheat with. This means that Even Balances PunkBuster™ software did exactly what it is supposed to do by detecting cheat use and issuing a global ban.

PBBans have not banned you .. Even Balance have globally banned a pbguid that was used to cheat with. The only reason your pbguid appears on the PBBans ban list is because you tried to join a PBBans protected server after EB activated the global ban on your pbguid .. that's how we know your pbguid is globally banned and are able to pass on all we have re global bans issued by EB .. here it is; Other advice we offer to players in your situation is; 1. Use a strong password that is unique to Origin and not used on any other forum/blog etc 2. Do not allow windows to remember your usernames and passwords. 3. Do not click links you are unsure of (especially game and/or cheat related) 4. Do a full system scan for malware. 5. If you think EA is somehow culpable for allowing someone else to access your Origin account, ask them to provide you with a new game key. 6. If you think you are somehow culpable for allowing someone other than yourself to access your Origin account, buy a new game key. 7. pbguid 625d33ada1e0add51aa67bed146e51e1 has been compromised and the only fix is to get a new game cd key.

More like a kick in the crutch if you get lucky with a killstreak :P

Anything PB related re this issue will have to be discussed with Even Balance staff via a troubleticket. PBBans is not affiliated to Even Balance in any way. EB staff have already stated; Now everyone who reads this topic knows as much as you do re the topic title, no one here can expound any further on an issue that may, or may not be, a problem, because no one here is in full receipt of all the relevant facts ...only the game developer/publisher is.

Read post #1 of this thread. @pipes1 .. not sure what ggc has to do with anything.

When you add a server to a team account it enters a queue, were it will sit till approved by a PBBans staff member. The wait time is in minutes as opposed to hours

Ubi's corporate hospitality must be really exceptional ... the game seems ok too :P http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-11-21-far-cry-3-review

For a well educated man in his 40's you sure have a unique way of expressing yourself. Congratulations are in order on 3 counts. 1. Complete and utter failure to grasp the fact that your pbguid has been compromised and can never be "uncompromised" 2. You have now managed to get closed the only avenue of information that was providing you with info on how to progress your issue with EA. 3. Your warning bar is now full and any further outbursts may well lead to a full forum ban. Apologies to the folks who contributed to this topic, if anyone feels the need for any further information re the topic title, I would suggest opening it in a Streaming Admin section of the forums :)

It's only as easy as the account creator makes it :)

Yes Origin did not allow anyone to hack an account .... the account creator did. The onus is always on the player to ensure a strong password that is unique to their Origin account is used. I know a fair few claim that their accounts have been hacked into and used to cheat with .... problem is that in 99.9% of cases we come across their pbguid has only been used from the same IP address (EB and EA do not track player details, the PBBans MPI does). I know of some that have a nice secure password on Origin, and also use the same nice secure password on forums/blogs etc that are a lot less security conscious than Origin. There are also the scenarios Benway posted earlier whereby keylogging malware is used to steal game cd keys and probably a whole lot more. Post a lovely youtube video of cheat use ... put a link to were you can get this undetectable wonder cheat ... hey presto, you get a load of fresh cd keys etc. Ever wonder were the cheat coders get their inexhaustible game keys from :P And lastly. Only if you fit one of the categories/scenarios listed above :)

The one thing to remember about any ban issued by PBBans, is that we ban pbguids that have been used to cheat with ... alias / ip / or anything else does not come into it. If EA have helped you recover an Origin account that has been hijacked by someone other than yourself, ask them for a new game cd key which will in turn generate a new, clean, pbguid, because the one you have now is "out in the wild" We do our best to help folk on here .. even those who use weak passwords for everything Origin related or use the same weak password on numerous other forums that are a lot less secure than Origin is. Being accused of an abuse of power ... excuse me .. what power :unsure: is a sure fire way to get a lot less support than what you are getting at the moment. Is anyone else offering advice ? Is anyone else responding to your queries ? Has anyone else explained anything in detail as to why your pbguid is banned ? A bit of advice, don't kill the messenger. Remember this; http://www.pbbans.com/forums/banned-from-bf3-t165908.html That sure looks like power abuse doesn't it.

No one takes much notice of friendlies here :)

You actually need a team account to stream servers via PBBans, your application is still processing :) Any anti cheat site that just requires forum registration and minutes later you can stream a server has, at the very least, a corrupt ban list.

That just means their corporate hospitality packages were about 8/10 on the kissass scale :P Zombie mode seems slower than BO Single player not too bad thus far. Multiplayer is just what you would expect from a COD series game only difference is weapons and maps.

Try it and see :P