Understanding HWID ban/ shadow bans

[buster1121]

There is a lot of information here so pretty much I dunno what to do...

-Main account banned
-Created new account and instant shadowbanned

So pretty much im HWID Flagged or banned or whatever they are doing to me...

I work in a retailer/reseller computer parts so pretty much I just swap this from another computer.

Internet Modem, RAM, CPU, Mobo, HDD and also the Windows (got another OEM Key with new Windows Pro)

What is better for me to do? Im not going to log int with any shadowbans account with this "new" PC, a good friend of mine (who is not going to play again in warzone) is giving me his account (he plays in PS4)...

But I dont want to be instant shadowban again because im keeping the GPU...

What is the best thing to do..?

[GillNI]

Is there a difference between HWID being flagged and HWID being banned?

[bigscrappy]

Originally Posted by GillNI

Is there a difference between HWID being flagged and HWID being banned?

Yes, so if you get an account permabanned, your HWID will be flagged. Meaning any new account you try to play on will automatically be thrown into high ping cheater lobbies (shadowbanned). If your new profile shortly get's permabanned as well, then you're HWID banned. Meaning your HW is permanently flagged and you cannot run warzone without a spoofer.

From my understanding, it's very rare to get a flat out HWID ban, because ultimately that's a customer activision is losing. Typically after a ban, a 1-2 week shadowban will be issued in which any account running on your hw will automatically be thrown into cheater lobbies, after this time period, from my understanding, you're good as long as any new profile isn't getting banned.

[GrawPoint]

Originally Posted by slickricky

Can you log into your accounts and try run a game during this 2 week shadow ban to check the status? or will this continue to add more time to the shadow ban?

No it doesn't add time to your shadow ban, you can log in onto your account, but you can't find any games or just takes too long and will get you into hacker lobbies.

[DMUonaFFAR]

Originally Posted by slickricky

Can you log into your accounts and try run a game during this 2 week shadow ban to check the status? or will this continue to add more time to the shadow ban?

Pro Secret: There is a way to check SB status without logging into the game itself.

Originally Posted by bigscrappy

Yes, so if you get an account permabanned, your HWID will be flagged. Meaning any new account you try to play on will automatically be thrown into high ping cheater lobbies (shadowbanned). If your new profile shortly get's permabanned as well, then you're HWID banned. Meaning your HW is permanently flagged and you cannot run warzone without a spoofer.

From my understanding, it's very rare to get a flat out HWID ban, because ultimately that's a customer activision is losing. Typically after a ban, a 1-2 week shadowban will be issued in which any account running on your hw will automatically be thrown into cheater lobbies, after this time period, from my understanding, you're good as long as any new profile isn't getting banned.

This right here. The bolded part. Important. Because that's how they see it.

But they seem to be caring less and less these days about banning "customers".

Valorant literally HWID bans some people on first offense. Imagine if COD was like that?

[YINXWARE]

Is changing the Mobo stuff even enough anymore. Still shadowed after 1. game

[DMUonaFFAR]

Originally Posted by YINXWARE

Is changing the Mobo stuff even enough anymore. Still shadowed after 1. game

Nobody knows the exact combination of hardware that they take IDs from.

It is NOT just your motherboard.

[GrawPoint]

Originally Posted by YINXWARE

Is changing the Mobo stuff even enough anymore. Still shadowed after 1. game

It's unknown which part of your PC the HWID ban hits, so getting a new Motherboard may or may not fix the issue. You could he wasting money on a new one if it turns out a different part has been hit all along, because they will flag your new hardware too. Best is to use spoofers. The problem is they're targeting spoofers currently and it's risky.

[ForgeKid]

Bought a new account and launched cheese for the first time in 6 months and I'm already shadowbanned before I even got to play a game. I played warzone about a week ago on my main non cheese and had no issues. Also since I last used cheese I got two new ssd's and put them into raid 0. Am I still shadowbanned from 6 months ago. I'm confused.

[YINXWARE]

Do they really ban GPUS )NVIDIA and do I really have to buy a spoofer to get this stuff spoofed is there no other way?

[DMUonaFFAR]

Originally Posted by ForgeKid

Bought a new account and launched cheese for the first time in 6 months and I'm already shadowbanned before I even got to play a game. I played warzone about a week ago on my main non cheese and had no issues. Also since I last used cheese I got two new ssd's and put them into raid 0. Am I still shadowbanned from 6 months ago. I'm confused.

No, you cannot be shadowbanned for 6 months.

Originally Posted by YINXWARE

Do they really ban GPUS )NVIDIA and do I really have to buy a spoofer to get this stuff spoofed is there no other way?

If you are HWID banned yes a spoofer is the only way.

[ForgeKid]

Originally Posted by DMUonaFFAR

No, you cannot be shadowbanned for 6 months.

Ok weird. I'm using EO btw. Maybe I injected it incorrectly which instantly shadowbanned my account. It's still not perma banned either.

[GrawPoint]

Originally Posted by ForgeKid

Ok weird. I'm using EO btw. Maybe I injected it incorrectly which instantly shadowbanned my account. It's still not perma banned either.

I've used EO before, didn't face any injection problems.

[ForgeKid]

Originally Posted by GrawPoint

I've used EO before, didn't face any injection problems.

I have too, I'm just saying how I got shadowbanned instantly was probably because of something I did.

[DMUonaFFAR]

Originally Posted by ForgeKid

I have too, I'm just saying how I got shadowbanned instantly was probably because of something I did.

You're probably HWID tagged.