Banned -My Experience

[Monkey]

Hey everyone,

I wanted to share my experience with an unfair ban in Rust and see if anyone has faced a similar issue.

I have over 6000 hours in Rust, own multiple DLCs, and have invested in many skins. I have never used cheats or violated any rules. Despite this, I received a ban from Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) without being given any specific reason.

After investigating, I realized that the ban was likely triggered because I am a developer working on my own FiveM server. To test and improve my anti-cheat system, I used redENGINE, a cheat tool designed exclusively for FiveM. I have never used it in Rust or any other game. However, EAC seems to have detected it and banned me unfairly. My appeal was denied without any explanation.

I reached out to Facepunch Studios, but they directed me back to EAC. Unfortunately, EAC does not disclose ban reasons, leaving me with no way to defend myself. Facepunch Support is the only one who could review my case, but so far, they have refused to get involved.

Has anyone else experienced something similar? Is there any way to resolve this, or is the ban essentially permanent and non-reversible?

Any advice or shared experiences would be greatly appreciated.

[Monty Hall]

you own 2 dlc and all your skins are twitch drops you just got cought for ban evading

[Monkey]

Hi
I know about the Twitch drops, but I sold my skins before the ban. These drops are rare, sometimes only obtainable after 1-20 rounds, and I had skins worth over $400. I never intended to evade the ban, and I just want to clarify this point.

[Pilou64]

You agreed to the EAC rules, why break them on purpose and then say the ban is unfair ?

[Monkey]

Originally posted by Pilou64:

You agreed to the EAC rules, why break them on purpose and then say the ban is unfair ?

I understand and fully respect the EAC rules. I didn't use cheats to gain an advantage or harm any game—I only used redENGINE to test my own anti-cheat system on my private FiveM server. I never expected it to affect my Rust account. I now realize it was a mistake, but I genuinely never cheated in Rust itself. I’m just hoping for a second chance or at least a review of the situation.
PS(why i would cheat on this account)