There are no shadow bans

[Lowbei]

I see a lot of talk about ‘shadow bans’ with no proof of such things. The game will let you know if youre banned.

Nobody is getting false perma bans either. All permabans are checked by a real person and only handed out when 100% sure of cheating, and thus they wont be overturned.

Ricochet anticheat seems to be doing a pretty decent job at removing them from what I have seen.

Edit : People seem to be confusing “limited matchmaking” with shadowbans. These are by definition not the same thing.

[Water]

Being shadow banned is a thing but one only knows by checking their status on the activision website. I dont have the link but it would look something like "limited matchmaking" or something like that.

My understanding is the only people who go there, are the ones who are reported consistently throughout several games. It's a place where the account sits until a person reviews the matches like being held in detention awaiting trial.

Some accounts come out of there without an issue after review and some get banned. Some get banned before ever going to the shadow pool if they're reported enough in a short period of time or got flagged for anomolies a bunch of times - those usually go to the front of the queue where they investigate accounts

[Lowbei]

Originally posted by Water:

Being shadow banned is a thing but one only knows by checking their status on the activision website. I dont have the link but it would look something like "limited matchmaking" or something like that.

My understanding is the only people who go there, are the ones who are reported consistently throughout several games. It's a place where the account sits until a person reviews the matches like being held in detention awaiting trial.

Some accounts come out of there without an issue after review and some get banned. Some get banned before ever going to the shadow pool if they're reported enough in a short period of time or got flagged for anomolies a bunch of times - those usually go to the front of the queue where they investigate accounts

Nope. There are no shadow bans.

[MERQUIS]

0/10 trolling.

[Lowbei]

Me personally, I also find the concept of coming up with conspiracy theories about the matchmaking to be fun, but not founded in reality.

The devs have been quite clear on the matchmaking, and there are no shadowbans.

People simply are looking for excuses for losing matches (a common human trait) and claiming that they are in some cheater-only lobby due to a shadowban is something they read on the forum and can use whenever things arent going well ingame.

Its very common, but incorrect. There are no shadowbans in CoD.

[Schizophrenia Gaming]

It's not called shadow ban officially, the term Activision uses for it is Limited Matchmaking.
It does exist, and it's actually full of bad actors, and accounts under review. (For more than just cheating too)
It's very easy to check and see if you're in this state, the main ban appeal site tells you if you're in limited matchmaking.
https://support.activision.com/articles/call-of-duty-security-and-enforcement-policy
Near the top of the page you'll see a paragraph explaining this.

##
Definitions
Account in a limited matchmaking state:  If a player is suspected of violating this policy, their account may be put into a limited matchmaking state.

Accounts in this state may be matched with other accounts in a similar state.
Members of a player's party may also experience limited matchmaking while partied with a player in this state.
At any time, the account may be returned to normal matchmaking, placed in a limited matchmaking state again, or it may receive a temporary or permanent ban.
A minor offense is one in which no quantifiable damage has been done to another player or the game community at large.

Temporary suspensions can range from 48 hours to two weeks or longer, depending on the severity of the infraction.

Permanent suspensions are lasting and final, and can apply across titles, including past, present, or future titles in the Call of Duty franchise. In some cases, players with a permanent suspension on their account may also be unable to purchase Call of Duty games.

An extreme offense is one in which a player has caused detriment to other players or has organized large groups of players to commit additional offenses. ##

That was straight copy pasted off the support site.
The fact that you come here and start drama over something this easy to research is astonishing.

[Angelus]

I'm afraid OP is wrong, shadow bans or limited matchmaking or whatever you wanna call it - those DO exist. However you don't have to worry about anything as long as you're not breaking the game's rules.
Don't cheat. Don't use exploits. Don't be toxic via text/voice chat. It's as simple as that.

[Blink]

Originally posted by Lowbei:

I see a lot of talk about ‘shadow bans’ with no proof of such things. The game will let you know if youre banned.

Nobody is getting false perma bans either. All permabans are checked by a real person and only handed out when 100% sure of cheating, and thus they wont be overturned.

Ricochet anticheat seems to be doing a pretty decent job at removing them from what I have seen.

from what I have seen. well you seen it here first folks if its ok for him must be facts

[MERQUIS]

Originally posted by Angelus:

as long as you're not breaking the game's rules.
Don't cheat. Don't use exploits. Don't be toxic via text/voice chat. It's as simple as that.

Also, VPN usage can get you flagged - unless you're a streamer.

[onedudesmind]

Someone doesn't understand how they work and thinks they don't exist. Like with SBMM and EOMM I don't blame the players lol sheep are gonna get fleeced its their job.

[Lowbei]

Originally posted by Schizophrenia Gaming:

It's not called shadow ban officially, the term Activision uses for it is Limited Matchmaking.
It does exist, and it's actually full of bad actors, and accounts under review. (For more than just cheating too)
It's very easy to check and see if you're in this state, the main ban appeal site tells you if you're in limited matchmaking.
https://support.activision.com/articles/call-of-duty-security-and-enforcement-policy
Near the top of the page you'll see a paragraph explaining this.

##
Definitions
Account in a limited matchmaking state:  If a player is suspected of violating this policy, their account may be put into a limited matchmaking state.

Accounts in this state may be matched with other accounts in a similar state.
Members of a player's party may also experience limited matchmaking while partied with a player in this state.
At any time, the account may be returned to normal matchmaking, placed in a limited matchmaking state again, or it may receive a temporary or permanent ban.
A minor offense is one in which no quantifiable damage has been done to another player or the game community at large.

Temporary suspensions can range from 48 hours to two weeks or longer, depending on the severity of the infraction.

Permanent suspensions are lasting and final, and can apply across titles, including past, present, or future titles in the Call of Duty franchise. In some cases, players with a permanent suspension on their account may also be unable to purchase Call of Duty games.

An extreme offense is one in which a player has caused detriment to other players or has organized large groups of players to commit additional offenses. ##

That was straight copy pasted off the support site.
The fact that you come here and start drama over something this easy to research is astonishing.

Thats not what a “shadowban” is.

Thats limited matchmaking.

If you can go somewhere and SEE the status, that by definition isnt a shadowban.

There are no shadowbans.

[onedudesmind]

I really don't think he gets that being put into limited matchmaking and being shadowbanned are just two ways of saying the same thing lol.

[Lowbei]

Originally posted by onedudesmind:

I really don't think he gets that being put into limited matchmaking and being shadowbanned are just two ways of saying the same thing lol.

they are not the same thing by definition.

the game contains no shadowbans.

[Matt]

Originally posted by Lowbei:

Originally posted by onedudesmind:

I really don't think he gets that being put into limited matchmaking and being shadowbanned are just two ways of saying the same thing lol.

they are not the same thing by definition.

the game contains no shadowbans.

You sometimes aren't told when you are put into limited matchmaking, you feel that your lobbies are getting insane and it takes minutes to queue into one match. You have to go out of your way to find the Activision website to check your 'Ban Status' which tells you.

THAT is a shadowban, you are banned behind the scenes without an explicit message.

[onedudesmind]

Originally posted by Lowbei:

Originally posted by onedudesmind:

I really don't think he gets that being put into limited matchmaking and being shadowbanned are just two ways of saying the same thing lol.

they are not the same thing by definition.

the game contains no shadowbans.

If people call limited matchmaking a shadowban that's what it is lol. Someone calling you cool doesn't mean your cold, why because people use words all the time to mean things that the words don't actually mean. It's how language evolves, and why trolls are trolls.

[Lowbei]

Originally posted by onedudesmind:

Originally posted by Lowbei:

they are not the same thing by definition.

the game contains no shadowbans.

If people call limited matchmaking a shadowban that's what it is lol. Someone calling you cool doesn't mean your cold, why because people use words all the time to mean things that the words don't actually mean. It's how language evolves, and why trolls are trolls.

people are welcome to say the sky is blue if they want, but words have meanings, and the word shadowban means a ban with no documentation of it, which is not what is happening here.