Heyo Guys!
So I had my Origin account hijacked and sold on some russian site a couple years ago.
When I got my account back, I had a couple new games on it, which is nice but was also permanently banned on Battlefield 3. Unfortunately it was a cross game ban for aimbotting, which didnt let me play on specific Battlefield 4 servers aswell. All my tries on getting this resolved during the next 3 years failed. None of the anti cheat services are willing to remove my ban (or at least the cross game ban) and EA cannot provide proof that my account was accessed by some other IP.
Since Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 use the same PunkBuster GUID, i have been kicked from many servers in Battlefield 4 aswell, and I wished I would’ve just made a new account before I bought Battlefield 4.
So since my issue with that ban is probably never gonna be resolved (which im okay with by now), and the launch of Battlefield 1 is coming up - I really need to know if Battlefield 1 will use the same PunkBuster GUID aswell. If so I will need to make a new account for Battlefield 1 so I can fully enjoy it.
Would be nice to get some information on that in advance!
I believe the GUID from PB is hashed from part(s) of the CD Key (plus some hardware stuff) so as mentioned above new account might fix this but I can’t say for sure.
PB GUIDS are unique game to game and do use hardware markers and global account ID info. Thus why I suggested a new account. It may not help fully in the end, but it is your best option.
Well I didnt have this issue at all when playing Hardline, It would be nice of course if i could use this account for BF1, any ideas where i could get an official confirmation for this? i guess i should ask punkbuster/even balance themselves
The GUIDs from BF3 and BF 4 are shared. Hardline gets a different GUID with the same Origin account, thats why you can play Hardline. If you create a brand new Origin Account and buy the Game(s) new, this will give you a new GUID for every Game (BF3 and 4 are still shared) and it makes it possible to play.
So IF BF1 will come out with Punkbuster (crossing fingers) and it is sharing your GUID with 3 and 4, you have a Problem, if not, all is good.
BTW, not all Anti Cheat sites are offering Crossbans.
Thanks for clarifying once again!
I kind of already figured out which anti cheat service got me cross game banned by now.
All i need to know is if BF1 will share BF3/4’s GUID. I’ve already sent a support ticket to EvenBalance - any other ideas where to ask if that doesnt work out?
This Game will be released in OCTOBER… It is May.
I would wait for official statements about the engine, dedicated server, punkbuster, etc.
Be patient, the prices for the pre sale won’t change so fast
So I messaged EvenBalance
Im gonna leave out the first two messages since they wont really matter but this is what I’ve got:
*05/09/2016 19:06:32 - “David”
Note #3: So first of all: I am NOT trying to get this ban resolved. Because of the circumstances of this case it will unfortunately never happen.
But I can of course get you the information you asked for. The kick message is:
Game disconnected: you were kicked by an admin. Stated reason: metabans.com: SUSPECTED CHEATING IReFL3xI #PBBANSBF3#GGCBF3#PBGLOBALBF3http://247FairPlay.com/CheatDetector/IReFL3xI
My GUID is: [i]REMOVED-Red Spider/i
Current Playername: N_GHTMVRE
But there is not much point in bothering with this case, since it is pointless, because i can not prove anything.
All i actually want to know is:
Will Battlefield 1 share Battlefield 3’s and Battlefield 4’s GUID?
I really want to preorder Battlefield 1, but if the GUID will be shared, I will need to make a new Origin account so I can fully enjoy the game - because i don’t want to get kicked because of the cross game ban.
I would be very happy to get some information on that, there isn’t really any point of investigating my violation. (I actually contacted Even Balance 4 times already, I’m stuck in a gap in the ruleset, which im “OK” with by now)
Sincerely,
David*
His answer:
*05/11/2016 09:07:28 - “Alex J”
Note #4: This Even Balance ban applies to BF3. Even Balance does not “cross game” ban.
However, since the GUID is the same between games on an account, your account may be banned by server administrators and third-party ban sites. You will need to contact the server administrators and third-party ban sites directly regarding this as we have no control over these “Cross Game” bans.*
Well, they are right. And belive me… They are using templates to answer on tickets
You provided Kick message is from a private server which streams to 247 FairPlay.
You are banned by GGC in BF3 and NOT in BF4. As you can see here: https://www.ggc-stream.net/search/server/guid/gid/8C3987C3 (Chose BF4) Your ban is only for BF3 (by GGC).
The Server which kicked you is obviously streaming to 24/7 FairPlay which are offering CrossBans. So you have to deal with these guys instead of Even Balance
BTW: You should remove your full GUID, since some bad guys could do bad things with it.
Well I don’t want to get this ban removed anyways, kind of figured it will never happen, so I thought EvenBalance would be the number one source to know if BF1 will share GUIDs.
I’m pretty sure its not in 24/7 FairPlays hands to choose if BF1 will share BF3/4’s GUID, but if it does the cross game ban will expand over to BF1 anyways.
I’ll try to contact FairPlay, although I doubt they’ll already have informations about PB GUID on the upcoming battlefield game.
Might aswell try to get in touch with dice via twitter or something.
And yeah I can’t edit that post anymore, but my guid is doomed anyways o:)
If I recall the PB GUID is based off the origin account. In Hardline they likely modified the same data used in BF3 / BF4 to give the player a new GUID.
As for BF1 I previously posted the following concerning PunkBuster:
Not saying BF1 will not use PunkBuster for sure but the odds are not good.
