CS2 VACNet: Entire Party Banned for 30 Days – Valve, Please Investigate

[Corcel 70]

Hello everyone,

I’m posting here to bring attention to a serious and repeated VACNet issue affecting my entire CS2 group.

After previous cooldowns of 20 hours, 7 days, and 6 days, we waited for the suspensions to expire and returned to playing together.

Unfortunately, our latest match was cancelled again with the message:

“VACNet detected irregular gameplay and cancelled the match.”

This time, every member of our party received a 30-day cooldown.

We have known each other and played together for a long time. We genuinely believe that nobody in our group is cheating, and we have not found any evidence that would explain these repeated detections.

I have recorded the incident and uploaded the video:

https://youtu.be/5pkPGiG84SU

We have already contacted Steam Support and are documenting every incident.

I understand the importance of anti-cheat protection, but repeated suspensions affecting an entire party deserve a clear explanation and investigation.

Has anyone experienced this same progression of VACNet cooldowns?

20 hours → 7 days → 6 days → 30 days

Has anyone found a confirmed explanation or received a meaningful resolution?

We are not asking to bypass VACNet. We are asking for a fair review and clarification.

Thank you for sharing your experiences and helping bring attention to this issue.



**ATUALIZAÇÃO EM PORTUGUÊS – SUSPENSÕES REPETIDAS DO VACNET NO CS2**

Olá, pessoal!

Estou compartilhando este caso também em português para que jogadores brasileiros possam entender o que está acontecendo com nosso grupo no CS2.

Após recebermos suspensões anteriores de 20 horas, 7 dias e 6 dias, aguardamos o término das penalidades e voltamos a jogar juntos.

Infelizmente, nossa última partida foi cancelada novamente pelo VACNet, com a mensagem:

“VACNet detectou jogabilidade irregular e cancelou a partida.”

Desta vez, todos os integrantes do nosso grupo receberam suspensão de 30 dias.

Conhecemos uns aos outros há bastante tempo e não acreditamos que alguém do nosso grupo esteja utilizando trapaças. Até o momento, não encontramos evidências que expliquem essas detecções repetidas.

Gravamos o ocorrido e disponibilizamos o vídeo:

https://youtu.be/5pkPGiG84SU

Já entramos em contato com o Steam Support e estamos documentando todos os incidentes.

Gostaríamos de saber:

- Alguém já passou por suspensões repetidas do VACNet?
- Algum grupo inteiro recebeu penalidades de 30 dias?
- Alguém conseguiu uma explicação ou solução para esse problema?

Não estamos buscando formas de contornar o sistema antitrapaça. Queremos apenas uma investigação justa e esclarecimentos.

Agradecemos a todos que puderem compartilhar suas experiências.

[Corcel 70]

**ATUALIZAÇÃO EM PORTUGUÊS – SUSPENSÕES REPETIDAS DO VACNET NO CS2**

Olá, pessoal!

Estou compartilhando este caso também em português para que jogadores brasileiros possam entender o que está acontecendo com nosso grupo no CS2.

Após recebermos suspensões anteriores de 20 horas, 7 dias e 6 dias, aguardamos o término das penalidades e voltamos a jogar juntos.

Infelizmente, nossa última partida foi cancelada novamente pelo VACNet, com a mensagem:

“VACNet detectou jogabilidade irregular e cancelou a partida.”

Desta vez, todos os integrantes do nosso grupo receberam suspensão de 30 dias.

Conhecemos uns aos outros há bastante tempo e não acreditamos que alguém do nosso grupo esteja utilizando trapaças. Até o momento, não encontramos evidências que expliquem essas detecções repetidas.

Gravamos o ocorrido e disponibilizamos o vídeo:

https://youtu.be/5pkPGiG84SU

Já entramos em contato com o Steam Support e estamos documentando todos os incidentes.

Gostaríamos de saber:

- Alguém já passou por suspensões repetidas do VACNet?
- Algum grupo inteiro recebeu penalidades de 30 dias?
- Alguém conseguiu uma explicação ou solução para esse problema?

Não estamos buscando formas de contornar o sistema antitrapaça. Queremos apenas uma investigação justa e esclarecimentos.

Agradecemos a todos que puderem compartilhar suas experiências.

[ATLAS]

hi mr 1 year account whats the story here one of your friends cheated in premier ?
we see this every day it's nothing special just try to figure out who it was and don't queue with him.
when you get another cooldown then it wasn't him.
rinse and repeat.

just by the way the game isn't actually intended to be played with friends or without cheats.
the party option is just there so boosting services can abuse deranked accounts to push their customers elo.

you sound like you actually wanna play a tactical first person shooter which is why i recommend checking something like that out.
the market in 2026 is quite bleak tho so the only serious option is valorant. (free download, free matchmaking, free 128 tick servers, free anti cheat)

[Corcel 70]

Originally posted by ATLAS:

hi mr 1 year account whats the story here one of your friends cheated in premier ?
we see this every day it's nothing special just try to figure out who it was and don't queue with him.
when you get another cooldown then it wasn't him.
rinse and repeat.

just by the way the game isn't actually intended to be played with friends or without cheats.
the party option is just there so boosting services can abuse deranked accounts to push their customers elo.

you sound like you actually wanna play a tactical first person shooter which is why i recommend checking something like that out.
the market in 2026 is quite bleak tho so the only serious option is valorant. (free download, free matchmaking, free 128 tick servers, free anti cheat)

None of my friends cheats. We have known each other and played together for years, and we trust each other.

We are not boosting accounts, using cheats, or doing anything against the rules. We simply want to play CS2 together as a group.

I understand that you see these situations every day, but assuming that someone in our group is cheating without any evidence is unfair.

We have already received multiple VACNet cooldowns, and now the entire group has been hit with 30-day cooldowns. We are trying to understand what is happening and get Valve to investigate.

If you have any actual evidence, feel free to share it. Otherwise, please don’t accuse my friends without proof.

[Reyk]

Originally posted by ATLAS:

hi mr 1 year account whats the story here one of your friends cheated in premier ?
we see this every day it's nothing special just try to figure out who it was and don't queue with him.
when you get another cooldown then it wasn't him.
rinse and repeat.

just by the way the game isn't actually intended to be played with friends or without cheats.
the party option is just there so boosting services can abuse deranked accounts to push their customers elo.

you sound like you actually wanna play a tactical first person shooter which is why i recommend checking something like that out.
the market in 2026 is quite bleak tho so the only serious option is valorant. (free download, free matchmaking, free 128 tick servers, free anti cheat)

What u can say about me known aka "mr 13 years account". I have 20 hours ban for good playing too~.