Apparently, people who are VAC banned are now able to play DS2 online

[eXtonix]

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Just encountered this ♥♥♥♥ in Heide's Tower as a lvl 30 NG character. And the funny thing is, that this guy is VAC banned!!

He was in FULL havels and was casting all sorts of "high lvl" sorcery spells. I'd probably say that he edited his SM with a trainer so that he's able to invade low lvl players in starter areas.

Got any official confirmation that FROM just removed the VAC filter for their servers?

[Nobody]

They are fixing VAC api for DS2, so they took it down few days ago.

Also name shaming isn't appropiate, even if someone is a cheater.

[Panic Fire]

First people with vac bans were always supposed to be allowed to play, just not people with vac bans for dark souls 2, (which there are none at the moment)

Vac has been temp disabled while the from devs help figure out what prameteres vac should look for when banning.

[[ReAp]Mr K]

That guy was VAC banned 13 days ago, Wow I wonder which game it was.

[eXtonix]

Originally posted by Panic Fire:

First people with vac bans were always supposed to be allowed to play, just not people with vac bans for dark souls 2, (which there are none at the moment)

Of course they were able to play DS2, but in offline mode.
Anyway, thanks for the info about the temporarily VAC removal.

[Echoic]

Originally posted by Nobody:

They are fixing VAC api for DS2, so they took it down few days ago.

Also name shaming isn't appropiate, even if someone is a cheater.

You say they're "fixing the API" but are you certain that's what is actually happening?

It's not like FROM would never have heard of these cheats. They were very widespread and sophisticated in DS1. I feel like if they were going to do anything about it they would have already. Perhaps those that want a cheat free multiplayer experience will have better luck in Demon's Souls II.

It seems more likely that they are just opening up the multiplayer to people who bought the game but couldn't play because they had a bad VAC record. Probably because they sold the game without listing it as being VAC secured. But, I'm just speculating here, too.