GAME BAN Bugs With High DPI Rotation

[咸鱼]

GAME BAN, My $40000 skin account has ended due to high DPI rotation (played for 4000 hours) in CS2

2023/11/4 Update

Hello, everyone , Moderators

Until Valve clears our names, I don't care how you label us, whether it's as liars, cheaters. Arguing about these matters is meaningless.Of course, I can't vouch for whether any players other than myself have used cheats or if there is indeed a cheater among our team.

The occurrence of the incident

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

The occurrence of the ban

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.

Confused

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.

Suspecting the possibility

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.

Testing another account(XY)

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.

My Test Video：

【高DPI被封禁？CS2一分钟让绿色玩家成为作弊者】 https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV17Q4y187qm/?share_source=copy_web&vd_source=22d2e5ec2734ada73291d6fa319acaa0

Test reference videos

The anchor 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.

So why aren't there as many people affected by this recent wave of mistaken bans?

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.

Here are the current posts in the CSGO discussion board, and these people share similar experiences with me:

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

Users who are suspected to be affected

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

But we have discovered some common characteristics!

(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?

Self-declaration

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://steamcommunity.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

[咸鱼]

Originally posted by Sethioz:

Originally posted by 咸鱼:

If you haven't encountered the same situation as me, you can laugh at me. If your experience is similar to mine, you can share it with us！Your comment is helpful and will receive rewards

how many times are you going to spam this?
you was provoking the system and got banned for it

"play stupid games, win stupid prizes" there is NO reason for you to set your DPI so high as it would become unplayable, you was basically begging to get banned and now you complaining ... FACEPALM 1000x

I apologize

[Sethioz]

Originally posted by AzKat 🐔:

The "high dpi" bans are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

I've been testing the 26,000 dpi mouse I have on the max dpi setting (with a very small ingame sensitivity) while doing some tests on deathmatch servers, still no bans even now a month + later.

Long story short, high dpi mice do not get you banned, there's just no logic behind that.

nah you misunderstood, they set sensitivity to super high and spin like 100 times per second. as i said before ... they are provoking the system. setting super high DPI and low sensitivity is fine, but they are claiming that having super high sensitivity and spinning is what gets you banned.
99% sure it's nonsense, but not willing to risk it by testing myself.

Originally posted by Wehzy:

High DPI ban?

Thats the funniest lie/ excuse i have seen in a while.

i think there might be some truth to it, but i also think cheaters use this as an excuse on why they got banned.

i've heard it all "i borrowed my account to a friend" or like "i left my pc unlocked and my cat walked on keyboard and clicked on malware link" ... now it's just "i have high DPI mouse" ...

honestly it doesn't matter, because VAC saves logs and Steam / Valve is able to view those logs and determine the exact reason why VAC was triggered.
so if you are 100% sure you did not cheat, contact support and they will lift the ban if it was false positive.

[ＳＷＩＦＦＬＥＥ]

This is the third thread you've made.
Each one you find a different excuse for why you've been banned.

[咸鱼]

Originally posted by ☠Gator☠:

Why did you make another thread? And, ROFLMFAO, again. :sniperbrain:

Please forgive my carelessness.

[Ramzik]

lol, say bb your skins

[咸鱼]

Originally posted by Sethioz:

Originally posted by AzKat 🐔:

The "high dpi" bans are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

I've been testing the 26,000 dpi mouse I have on the max dpi setting (with a very small ingame sensitivity) while doing some tests on deathmatch servers, still no bans even now a month + later.

Long story short, high dpi mice do not get you banned, there's just no logic behind that.

nah you misunderstood, they set sensitivity to super high and spin like 100 times per second. as i said before ... they are provoking the system. setting super high DPI and low sensitivity is fine, but they are claiming that having super high sensitivity and spinning is what gets you banned.
99% sure it's nonsense, but not willing to risk it by testing myself.

Originally posted by Wehzy:

High DPI ban?

Thats the funniest lie/ excuse i have seen in a while.

i think there might be some truth to it, but i also think cheaters use this as an excuse on why they got banned.

i've heard it all "i borrowed my account to a friend" or like "i left my pc unlocked and my cat walked on keyboard and clicked on malware link" ... now it's just "i have high DPI mouse" ...

honestly it doesn't matter, because VAC saves logs and Steam / Valve is able to view those logs and determine the exact reason why VAC was triggered.
so if you are 100% sure you did not cheat, contact support and they will lift the ban if it was false positive.

I take your point.

[咸鱼]

Originally posted by SW1FLEE:

This is the third thread you've made.
Each one you find a different excuse for why you've been banned.

I'm awfully sorry.I didn't realize.

[lavie]

I hope your account will be unblocked. it is very sad to lose such inventory

[咸鱼]

Originally posted by Mr. Nice Guy:

Also you are not banned in csgo so not sure why you are posting here. I can still offer you trades…seems like you were banned by a developer in a different game

Perhaps I can receive the skin

[Mr. Nice Guy]

Originally posted by 咸鱼:

Originally posted by Mr. Nice Guy:

Also you are not banned in csgo so not sure why you are posting here. I can still offer you trades…seems like you were banned by a developer in a different game

Perhaps I can receive the skin

I’m sure you can since you’re not banned in cs2
But to let you know a permaban from the forums will also lock you out from the game and from being able to trade your skins.

[Pacovid19]

I use 30000 dpi lol mm710 have fun with bots

[Chair Athlete]

40 racks on mommas visa

[🐠🍑]

Originally posted by 咸鱼:

Originally posted by SW1FLEE:

This is the third thread you've made.
Each one you find a different excuse for why you've been banned.

I'm awfully sorry.I didn't realize.

Yes so this is what is called spam. So not only are you banned but you continue to break rules. I am noticing a trend here.

[MODYone]

Stop Cheating

[GoMango99]

What DPI and mouse settings were you using? I've only noticed the game bans being 10 or so days old from high DPI. I have 12800 DPI on a g502 and that triggered VAC. I trust that you didn't cheat because you'd actually be really stupid to with such a rare inventory, I hope Valve can sort the DPI situation out and unban players who haven't cheated