Anti-cheat reference library for ban appeal preparation
How the main anti-cheat systems work, what they look at and what that means for an appeal. Pick a system to see its restriction tiers, the evidence that helps and the games that use it.
- Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) User-mode EAC is the most widely deployed anti-cheat in PC gaming, owned by Epic Games. It runs as a user-mode service that launches alongside the protected title, builds a…
- VAC (Valve Anti-Cheat) User-mode VAC is signature-based and runs in user space. Valve states publicly that VAC bans are not appealable, but adjacent issues — Game Bans, Trade Bans, account-recovery…
Understand the system before you appeal
Anti-cheat bans are not all reviewed the same way. Vanguard, Easy Anti-Cheat, BattlEye, Ricochet, VAC, FACEIT, and platform-level enforcement each leave different signals in the notice, logs, support replies, and account timeline.
False-positive angles that can matter
We look for clean account history, hardware or peripheral changes, overlay and driver conflicts, compromised-login indicators, patch timing, and whether the wording points to software, conduct, account security, or device enforcement.
Build the evidence record first
Before sending another support ticket, preserve screenshots, launcher logs, email notices, support replies, purchase history, device timeline, and any clean reinstall notes.
Get an appeal written for your case
Send us the ban notice and what happened. You see the price and the waiting time before you pay.
