Summary
A recent ban wave levied by Rockstar Games against cheaters inGTA Onlinehas apparently affected a lot of innocent players as well. For several years,GTA Onlinehas faced issues with cheaters, modders, and hackers spoiling the experience for regular players.
Rockstar has continually tried to ridGTA Onlineof cheaters in various ways, such as targeting websites that sell/distribute cheat menus, initiating ban waves, and adding anti-cheat systems. However, ban waves are particularly contentious within the game’s community, as they oftenmistakenly ban legitimateGTA Onlineplayerswho don’t take advantage of any hacks or glitches. Many innocent players end up losing years worth of progress at times, which is extremely unfair, even more so when cheaters continue to exist inGTA Online.
Six months after the March 2024 ban wave that targeted high-levelGTA Onlineplayers using the account duplication glitch, Rockstar has started another ban wave against players attempting to circumventGTA Online’s recently added Battleye anti-cheat system. Unfortunately, though, this wave has seemingly repeated the pattern of accidentally banning innocent accounts. Droves ofGTA Onlineplayers recently took to social media and forums to report false positive bans, even though they apparently played the game legitimately.
Many GTA Online Players Receive Bans Despite Being Offline for Weeks
The situation is undoubtedly disappointing, especially for the players whoinvested hundreds of hours inGTA Online, only to be unjustly banned out of the blue. For those who found theirGTA Onlineaccounts banned and feel like they didn’t deserve it, the only course of action right now is toappeal the ban on Rockstar’s official support siteand hope for a swift resolution. Rockstar has yet to officially take note of the false bans, but if all goes well,GTA Onlineplayers should regain access to their accounts sooner rather than later.
GTA Onlinehas needed an anti-cheat watchdog for some time, so the addition of Battleye was welcome at first. After just one week, though, the anti-cheat software’s implementation has clearly not been the smoothest, with it evenbreakingGTA Online’s compatibility for Steam Deck users. ConsideringGTA 5is among the top 10 most played Steam Deck games, the sudden loss of its entire online component has displeased a lot of players on the handheld gaming platform. Hopefully, Rockstar is working towards reversing the false flag bans, as well as restoring access toGTA Onlinefor Steam Deck users.
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