(Rollback of December and January bans)

(Rollback of November and December bans)

(Rollback of November and December bans)

（October and earlier, they are still waiting）

People who ♥♥♥♥ around with high-DPI are getting instantly game banned. This post is solely to keep awareness and visibility going so Valve can eventually address the issue.

I'm advocating for my own situation but primarily the hundreds of other players in the same boat. Aside from DPI bans, there are bans for people getting flagged for lagging during gameplay, and using console commands. All of which are unwarranted and should be verbally addressed at the VERY least, no matter how you look at it.

If you do a quick Youtube, Google, Reddit, or CS2 Steam discussion forum search you'll see all the proof and individual accounts which'll remove any doubt that this is a genuine problem heavily affecting rule-abiding players.

Please don't share your dog-water takes on how these bans are justified. This is pretty black and white, and has never been a problem before VacNet was implemented.


1. Remediation of the bans via reversal in the same manner done for Windows 7, AMD Anti-lag, and other misc bans.

2. Awareness of the bans and how imperative it is that these players get their situations addressed. We need to keep talking about this, as Valve has made mistakes with content, netcode, and gameplay, but you can't pretend that false bans is a minor issue no matter how low the amount of people being affected is.

3. Accountability for Valve to fix it's anticheat and admit there is an issue with VacNet. As well as a transparent effort to combat false bans and real cheaters.

If you're affected by this, know you aren't alone and don't get gaslit into thinking you deserved this. Put yourself in our shoes, and consider how little means are available to get Valve's attention and reach a solution in a timely manner. There are players who were incorrectly banned in the CLOSED BETA who have yet to be assisted or even acknowledged.

by JCHegman, Reddit

I obtained access to CS2 testing on September 28th

I have been playing CS2 from September 28th to October 14th and during that period, everything was normal


On 10/14 in the middle of the night, I discovered that my main account had received a GAME BAN.

But i have another account(XX), which I use exclusively for CS1, as I didn't join CS2. This account remained unaffected and didn't receive a GAME BAN.


I initially wondered if perhaps I had been reported by teammates or strangers during my matches the day before, but I felt my performance was quite average.

Therefore, on 10/16, I sent two emails to Valve. One was addressed to the CSGO Team Feedback regarding trust factor at CS2Team [at] valvesoftware [dot] com. The other email was sent through Steam Support.But Steam support but didn't get any useful respon. They only told me that the information has been handed over to the responsible team.


On the day of the ban, on October 14th, during my warm-up time in leisure mode, I used my mouse to raise the DPI and rotate it, When I returned from dinner, I received a game ban.


Because my main account has been banned, I decided to use another account (XY) to play. This account (XY) is a friend's account and has not played CS1 or CS2 before. Then, using high DPI rotation, playing a few CS2 games ended. Surprisingly, the account (xy) was quickly banned from the game.

https://youtu.be/WY64biZoRnA?si=qMyVUuyoccgA6ZHc


The blogger tested this bug：
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jj0qT9QmJ8
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhIBqqggnXA
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adr7Ky2CzIs

A youtuber who reproduced this bug:
https://youtu.be/tU3e8TNtTzw

CS2 False Vac Ban Reproducible Bug:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiGarzzt9dQ

My “one shot to the end” video reproducing this bug:
https://youtu.be/nSuZvl5iJ8k

I'm not sure if this issue is the cause of the BAN, but I have shared the details with you.


Only a few players are using high DPI rotation and have been reported as OverWatch, but CS2 has not yet had an OverWatch. This group is quite small, and that's precisely why we are speaking out.


(1). https://steamoss.com/app/730/discussions/0/3881597531968050338/
(2). https://steamoss.com/app/730/discussions/0/3881596897254303112/
(3). https://steamoss.com/app/730/discussions/0/3884977551672229814/


https://steamoss.com/groups/HighDPIRotation/discussions/0/3934517363290791794/


(1).Their accounts are mostly old accounts, with over 5 years of history.
(2).Their playtime ranges from approximately 500 to 2000 hours, and even more.
(3).Around September 28th to present, some of them started receiving GAME BANs.

These signs make it seem like perhaps cheaters during this period went a bit wild? They chose to use cheats on their old accounts? Or maybe Valve's anti-cheat system had some issues?


Lastly, I want to reiterate that I've invested a lot of time and effort into this account. I love the Steam platform and enjoy playing games like CSGO, APEX, Dota 2, Battlefleld 2042, and more. I have never considered cheating to solve any problems, which is why my playtime is high. While I don't like to bring this up, my inventory does have some value. No one would risk using an account of such value for cheating, and I hope Valve can see this.

To be honest, we've tried various ways to appeal this issue, but Valve's lack of response or action is something we cannot accept. So, we are speaking out to defend ourselves.

We have submitted complaints through several channels, but none have received a response:

1.STEAM support center.

2.Vacreview[at] valvesoftware [dot] com

3.cs2team [at] valvesoftware [dot] com

4.Gaben [at] valvesoftware [dot] com

5.Counter-Strike: Global Offensive discussions. (These discussions are often locked by moderators, preventing us from gathering more people to voice our concerns.)

6.Reddit

We earnestly request the moderators not to delete our posts. Please listen to our thoughts. We don't want to argue about who among us might have cheated or not. We just want the truth.

If possible, we need more players with similar cases to come forward and ask VALVE to investigate and fix this bug.
So we can get justice.

Thank you to everyone on this board.

If anyone can get in touch with Valve staff, please let me know. Thank you.

I've also created a Steam group. If there are individuals with similar experiences, please feel free to apply for membership directly.

https://steamoss.com/groups/HighDPIRotation

If your Steam profile is set to private, or if your account age is too low and your gameplay hours are too short, you will not be allowed to join.

The above article template is sourced from Win7 banned author NorthWinD