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Brandish
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States339 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-21 03:32:18
December 21 2011 03:12 GMT
#1
So here I am, just finished my first semester in junior year of college and ready for the holidays. I was ready to play StarCraft 2 and a lot of it. I log in and i play 10-15 games of ladder when suddenly I am disconnected from Battle.net and I am informed that my account has been "Suspended for Hacking".

At first I was angry, but then I remembered that I had another sc2 account that someone had gifted to me not knowing I had already purchased a copy for myself.

I try to log in, and BAM, my second account is also banned for the same reason. I haven't even played on this account for almost a month now?
http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/profile/2219214/1/Mercurial/matches
The suspension of my smurf account is probably the strangest thing of all. I haven't logged on in a month and its banned the same time that my main account is banned?


Now i'm upset and I don't get to play starcraft 2 for 14 days. blahhhhhhhhh this sucks.

I submitted a ticket on both accounts and now i'm waiting for a response.
What should I do for 14 days while I suffer from Starcraft 2 withdrawls?


edit: spelling

to clarify, I DID NOT HACK.
and I don't think its an IP ban because my roommates share the same router that I do and both of their accounts are not banned, I just asked them to check when somebody brought it up.

*
fatfail
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States386 Posts
December 21 2011 03:14 GMT
#2
Kpop, Brood War, study, exercise, and other stuff.
Kong fan... <3 Stork <3 Jangbi <3 Yellow <3 Fantasy
Arterial
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Australia1039 Posts
December 21 2011 03:16 GMT
#3
^I recommend all of that, minus the k-pop.
savior & jaedong
Jonoman92
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States9107 Posts
December 21 2011 03:18 GMT
#4
If indeed you were really banned illegitimately that sucks. Should try to determine the cause and see what they say. Also, wouldn't the two accounts have to be registered to 2 different e-mail addresses? If that's the case then how would they both be banned unless they were independently found to be violating the same rule? Perhaps some different mod besides hacking got them banned if indeed it's two separate bnet accounts.
Azzur
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Australia6260 Posts
December 21 2011 03:20 GMT
#5
You should call Blizzard tech support itself and this may help you resolve the situation faster
Brandish
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States339 Posts
December 21 2011 03:22 GMT
#6
Yeah, that's the part I am confused about. The accounts are on two different email addresses. In my tickets I asked what specific case they found me using "unauthorized programs", because I know for other suspensions they provide you with evidence as to what TOS you have violated
Superiorwolf
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
United States5509 Posts
December 21 2011 03:25 GMT
#7
I hope it was just a mistake and customer support can help you get your accounts back!
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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24756 Posts
December 21 2011 03:25 GMT
#8
It seems like in the OP you pointedly avoid claiming whether or not you ever did anything that would get you flagged as hacking. You should probably clarify on this issue.
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
Artifice
Profile Joined May 2010
United States523 Posts
December 21 2011 03:25 GMT
#9
PM me if you want a 14day/7hour guest pass, I have one left over from release day
3FFA
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States3931 Posts
December 21 2011 03:27 GMT
#10
On December 21 2011 12:18 Jonoman92 wrote:
If indeed you were really banned illegitimately that sucks. Should try to determine the cause and see what they say. Also, wouldn't the two accounts have to be registered to 2 different e-mail addresses? If that's the case then how would they both be banned unless they were independently found to be violating the same rule? Perhaps some different mod besides hacking got them banned if indeed it's two separate bnet accounts.

Well I think they were both banned because blizzard probably did an IP ban.
"As long as it comes from a pure place and from a honest place, you know, you can write whatever you want."
GinDo
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
3327 Posts
December 21 2011 03:27 GMT
#11
Maybe it has something to do with you IP. Any how there's always KPop. Drown yourself in it O_O.
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Brandish
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States339 Posts
December 21 2011 03:31 GMT
#12
On December 21 2011 12:27 3FFA wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 21 2011 12:18 Jonoman92 wrote:
If indeed you were really banned illegitimately that sucks. Should try to determine the cause and see what they say. Also, wouldn't the two accounts have to be registered to 2 different e-mail addresses? If that's the case then how would they both be banned unless they were independently found to be violating the same rule? Perhaps some different mod besides hacking got them banned if indeed it's two separate bnet accounts.

Well I think they were both banned because blizzard probably did an IP ban.


My room-mates whom I a router with are not banned though, so I don't think it has to do with IP
ubreakubuy
Profile Joined January 2010
United States100 Posts
December 21 2011 03:31 GMT
#13
I just randomly got banned as well. I sent them a appeal and my accoutn was fixed a few hours later. If only the story ended there... Anyways I chat with my friends for a while about 45mins or so and i get disconnected and my account is suspended for hacking or something again! So i sent in a reply to my ticket @ blizz support. They said they upon further review they thought that i did indeed hack or osmething. I sent in another replying saying I dont use or touch any 3rd party software. Anyways its only 14 days but the problem is I dint do anything. Im worried that once i get back my account ill get suspended again randomly and it will be for a more severe sentence.
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Keyboard Warrior
Profile Joined December 2011
United States1178 Posts
December 21 2011 03:32 GMT
#14
KPop is the answer my friend :p cheers
Not your regular Keyboard Warrior ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
caradoc
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada3022 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-21 03:38:57
December 21 2011 03:36 GMT
#15
On December 21 2011 12:25 micronesia wrote:
It seems like in the OP you pointedly avoid claiming whether or not you ever did anything that would get you flagged as hacking. You should probably clarify on this issue.


My thoughts too...

updated OP:


On December 21 2011 12:12 Brandish wrote:
to clarify I DID NOT HACK. and I don't think its an IP ban because my roommates share the same router that I do and both of their accounts are not banned, I just asked them to check.



But something about the timeline seems less clear:


On December 21 2011 12:12 Brandish wrote:
So here I am, just finished my first semester in junior year of college and ready for the holidays. I was ready to play StarCraft 2 and a lot of it. I log in and i play 10-15 games of ladder when suddenly I am disconnected from Battle.net and I am informed that my account has been "Suspended for Hacking".



alright, this implies you were disconnected immediately during play, after 10-15 games.



At first I was angry, but then I remembered that I had another sc2 account that someone had gifted to me not knowing I had already purchased a copy for myself.

I try to log in, and BAM, my second account is also banned for the same reason. I haven't even played on this account for almost a month now?


This is ambiguous-- you saying 'BAM' suggests it was banned sometime after you logged in, but the 'BAM' could also be read as your surprise at finding your account had been banned before you tried to log in, and you just couldn't log in.



The suspension of my smurf account is probably the strangest thing of all. I haven't logged on in a month and its banned the same time that my main account is banned?

Now i'm upset and I don't get to play starcraft 2 for 14 days. blahhhhhhhhh this sucks.


I unno, either you're actually hacking, or someone who was using your computer was hacking and installed something or modified the client.

I think mods need to take manual action to ban someone, (could someone confirm?) I don't think their detection program actively bans accounts, but simply sends notifications so that mods can investigate and ban.

It's also altogether possible that your other account was banned earlier and you just didn't notice it.

I don't have a point, I'm just fleshing out the possibilities.
Salvation a la mode and a cup of tea...
Brandish
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States339 Posts
December 21 2011 03:44 GMT
#16
My main account was disconnected immediately during play. With the whole "Achievements have been disabled until further notice" thing.


My smurf account I find out is banned after "try[ing] to log in".
I'm not sure what is ambiguous about this statement as it clearly says after I TRIED to log in, I find out it is banned
zickoray
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States366 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-21 03:46:00
December 21 2011 03:45 GMT
#17
here just try doing this, giving them a picture ALWAYS seems to work


[image loading]
Edit: Credit to the [sfw] thread
ubreakubuy
Profile Joined January 2010
United States100 Posts
December 21 2011 03:51 GMT
#18
I was disconnected after my game was completed. I was in game and the achievement have been disabled notice thing showed up in game. Soon as i got out of the game i was disconnected and coudnt log back on. I have another account too but it wasnt banned.
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caradoc
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada3022 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-21 03:56:52
December 21 2011 03:51 GMT
#19
On December 21 2011 12:44 Brandish wrote:
My main account was disconnected immediately during play. With the whole "Achievements have been disabled until further notice" thing.


My smurf account I find out is banned after "try[ing] to log in".
I'm not sure what is ambiguous about this statement as it clearly says after I TRIED to log in, I find out it is banned



How come you 2v2 with your smurf account (Mercurial) and your main account (Brandish) on the same team?

http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/profile/2219214/1/Mercurial/ladder/


also, if you look at the main account:


http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/profile/2298192/1/BrandisH/ladder/


it shows you as playing 2v2s shortly before being banned, but that you were playing 2v2s on a team with 'mercurial', an account you say you forgot about for almost a month. No match points awarded for wins/losses though... so I'd assume any bans are related to this.

Not accusing you of anything, just looks like the things are related somehow, whether in a way you are aware of or not.
Salvation a la mode and a cup of tea...
brachester
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia1786 Posts
December 21 2011 03:52 GMT
#20
On December 21 2011 12:45 zickoray wrote:
here just try doing this, giving them a picture ALWAYS seems to work


[image loading]
Edit: Credit to the [sfw] thread

LOL? was it real?
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