Falsely banned - Innocent players are getting "Overwatch" banned

[𝕸𝖆𝖑𝖝𝖊𝖗]

As the title says. I have 4k hours in CSGO and have never cheated.
I woke up today to a game ban.
For further context, Im just a casual and havent touched competitive nor premier since before CS2 was announced.
So I just play casual.
And today I woke up to an "Overwatch" ban which, by the way, doesnt even exist in CS2.

By reading multiple threads and another one I made earlier that was locked by a moderator I've seen multiple other people experiencing the same exact issue.
So my guess is that this is a ban wave triggering false positives over innocent players.
Maybe it's a command on the autoexec that triggers it like what happened with m_yaw false bans.
We can only contact support and wait and pray for the innocent gamers to get unbanned.
This is beyond sad and pathetic, that innocent players get banned while cheaters still ruin the game.
All of this could be avoided with an anticheat like Valorant, but noooo, let's ♥♥♥♥ all of our customers over surely that will bring good will among our customers.
Anyways. Share your experience if this has happened to you today too. I've seen a lot of people complaining so I know I'm not alone.

Let's hope Valve fixes this soon.

Update: My account got unbanned!
Valve is slowly unbanning all false positives.
https://x.com/CounterStrike/status/1732111185804394746?s=20
I'm still praying for y'all. Hoping Valve fixes this fast!

[GURTEK420]

gegegege lähetti viestin:

I got a game ban just today. What the ♥♥♥♥? I've never cheated in this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game, ever. Does this mean that somebody actually looked at my demos and DECIDED I CHEATED? HOW BAD ARE VALVE EMPLOYEES AT CS?

Got same situation if someone see my demo and decided that i'm on aim or wallhack must be crazy or never before play that game coz this is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ joke

[C-Men❤⃝⚡ʕ ᵔᴥᵔ ʔ]

Today I have received a VAC-BAN no reason attached, funny how the actual cheaters are still not banned with intact accounts but players who are not using 3rd party software just get the sharp end of the stick. Imagine abiding by their rules and policy and one day you get prosecuted for it, meanwhile cheaters are laughing in the background. Thank you VALVE 500 hours wasted on your product some skins but mostly the time can not be refunded.

[GURTEK420]

M-A-X-E ™ lähetti viestin:

If you have cheated against me, then you know why you got your ban !

Dont say I didnt warn you, because I put alot of energy into telling you guys to behave and stop cheating in the game when I can clearly see that you are cheating !

Do you guys a big favor, stop cheating on yourself by using cheats in the game !
Then enjoy the gameplay and behave ..

Then for god sake, stop calling people for noobs and be nice to the players that arent as great as you !

Thanks in advance

Maxe

If i was using cheats you are a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ dragon with butterflay wings xddd

[wolf狼]

i got a ban for no reason and im a cs player and ffs i have a lot of skins with 2 knifes why VAlve would do this to me and on christmas i have never did any illigal stuff (idk if in some games i was a little toxic to players is something bannable but i did not do any illigal stuff)

[GURTEK420]

Alufolie lähetti viestin:

Woke up and were banned, I have this acount since 7 years and paid for cs why would i cheat in my last matches i was last or second last so wtf. it was also overwatch ban. hope this ♥♥♥♥ gets fixed

same

[GURTEK420]

45™ 𝚂𝙺𝚈𝚆𝙰𝙻𝙺𝙴𝚁 "🆓PS" lähetti viestin:

14yo natty lähetti viestin:

you guys are getting well banned , cheatears

i hope you get falsely banned too

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[EDUUUUUU]

hello,
To this day, I have never used cheats in any game. I am a low level person who likes to play with my friends. Most people call me a noob in the game. The most number of men I have shot in a game has not exceeded 20. My frags are always - . After the update I was banned from the game. Thank you cs2 team. be proud of your amazing game

[GURTEK420]

M-A-X-E ™ lähetti viestin:

CofRAx lähetti viestin:

Finally valve doing something about the cheating problem it's been too much of a problem for too long :csgogun:

I hear that all the time and we are punished by the rage of the cheaters afterwards !

The vac wave is pointless if free accounts aint get a control that demands some more personal informations from the users !

Vac is pointless and a waste of time for as long the cheaters just can create a new account or buy one allready created on Ebay or Amazon or where ever their selling the steam accounts ! :steamdeadpan:

yea and that ♥♥♥♥ buy account and play againg but normal people have to fight for their account's even when don't do anything... crazy

[grkn]

I am banned as well

[RELAX]

nvidia 546.17, I have never used any cheats and also got banned :(((((((

[brittany beverly]

Not banned but for anyone who’s claiming everyone here is a liar, the manager of G2 got banned, as well as a large Portuguese streamer

https://m.twitch.tv/micael__almeida_/home

https://steamcommunity.com/id/pecagg

[RELAX]

Its says that the overwatch got me banned and therefore I can't even contact with the support. Almost 1,6k hours, never used any kind of cheats and now this........ Valve what are you doing?

[captain cobblecock]

Valve is honestly pathetic at this point. We should start a petition to get their entire staff fired, none of their leaders and devs have any idea of what they are doing, everything theyve done till this point is for money only.
They are non stop banning the legit good players, and not banning a single cheater.

[Nairobi ॐ]

Recebi mensagem de que fui banido. Eu nunca instalei nenhum tipo de sotware ou algo que pudesse se quer ser confundido com este tipo de coisa, sempre participei ajudando os forums e denunciando comunicações abusivas ou de racismo para melhorar a comunidade. Sempre desprezei quem usava algo que desse qualquer vantagem no jogo. Tenho o jogo a mais de 5 anos, muitas e muitas horas. Estou completamente decepcionado, como podem fazer isso por engano e ser irreversivel? Perdi minha conta de mais de mil horas e 5 anos em um jogo que sempre fiz questao de apoiar e participar de todas as formas. Voces me baniram sem fiscalizar o meu historico no jogo, não faz sentido. Não posso acreditar nisto.

[flp]

it's absurd, you'll find a lot of new account players using cheats in the game, and I, who have my account for 20 years and have never used a program, have this problem.