Caddys83
27th Jul 2010, 12:02 AM
And to think, people say VAC is better then PunkBuster. where they at???? At least they admit something happen. On a personal note; man, I was playing MW2 multiplayer on PC yesterday :roll:
Valve Reversing Accidental Steam Bans, Apologizing with Free Copy of Left 4 Dead 2 (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3180590)
Valve Reversing Accidental Steam Bans, Apologizing with Free Copy of Left 4 Dead 2
Modern Warfare 2 users who were banned due to a false positive from VAC getting free Left 4 Dead 2 for their trouble
If you own the PC version of Modern Warfare 2, you may have found yourself banned from Steam due to a technical glitch. Thousands of users were affected by the problem, which prompted Valve founder Gabe Newell to issue a formal apology.
In a message to those affected, Newell said that the glitch occurred due to a "combination of conditions" that occurred while Steam was updating the disk image of Modern Warfare 2.
The problem caused Valve's anti-cheat program to erroneously detect that a cheat was active, resulting in some 12,000 accidental bans over the course of two weeks.
The bans have now been reversed, and Valve has sent out free copies of Left 4 Dead 2 to those affected.
"This was our mistake," Newell wrote, "and I apologize for any frustration or angst it may have caused you."
Valve Bans Modern Warfare Players By Mistake, Apologizes With Free Left 4 Dead 2 (http://kotaku.com/5597038/valve-bans-modern-warfare-players-by-mistake-apologizes-with-free-left-4-dead-2)
Hello,
Recently, your Steam account was erroneously banned from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
This was our mistake, and I apologize for any frustration or angst it may have caused you.
The problem was that Steam would fail a signature check between the disk version of a DLL and a latent memory version. This was caused by a combination of conditions occurring while Steam was updating the disk image of a game. This wasn't a game-specific mistake. Steam allows us to manage and reverse these erroneous bans (about 12,000 erroneous bans over two weeks).
We have reversed the ban, restoring your access to the game. In addition, we have given you a free copy of Left 4 Dead 2 to give as a gift on Steam, plus a free copy for yourself if you didn't already own the game.
To share your extra copy of Left 4 Dead 2 with a friend, you can 'Manage Gifts and Guest Passes' from the 'Games' Menu in Steam, or visit this article on the Steam Support site for detailed instructions: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=4502-TPJL-2656.
To access your own copy of Left 4 Dead 2, visit your library of games in Steam. If you didn't already own the game, it will now be listed among your others there, and is available for download immediately.
Regards,
Gabe Newell
President, Valve
Valve Reversing Accidental Steam Bans, Apologizing with Free Copy of Left 4 Dead 2 (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3180590)
Valve Reversing Accidental Steam Bans, Apologizing with Free Copy of Left 4 Dead 2
Modern Warfare 2 users who were banned due to a false positive from VAC getting free Left 4 Dead 2 for their trouble
If you own the PC version of Modern Warfare 2, you may have found yourself banned from Steam due to a technical glitch. Thousands of users were affected by the problem, which prompted Valve founder Gabe Newell to issue a formal apology.
In a message to those affected, Newell said that the glitch occurred due to a "combination of conditions" that occurred while Steam was updating the disk image of Modern Warfare 2.
The problem caused Valve's anti-cheat program to erroneously detect that a cheat was active, resulting in some 12,000 accidental bans over the course of two weeks.
The bans have now been reversed, and Valve has sent out free copies of Left 4 Dead 2 to those affected.
"This was our mistake," Newell wrote, "and I apologize for any frustration or angst it may have caused you."
Valve Bans Modern Warfare Players By Mistake, Apologizes With Free Left 4 Dead 2 (http://kotaku.com/5597038/valve-bans-modern-warfare-players-by-mistake-apologizes-with-free-left-4-dead-2)
Hello,
Recently, your Steam account was erroneously banned from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
This was our mistake, and I apologize for any frustration or angst it may have caused you.
The problem was that Steam would fail a signature check between the disk version of a DLL and a latent memory version. This was caused by a combination of conditions occurring while Steam was updating the disk image of a game. This wasn't a game-specific mistake. Steam allows us to manage and reverse these erroneous bans (about 12,000 erroneous bans over two weeks).
We have reversed the ban, restoring your access to the game. In addition, we have given you a free copy of Left 4 Dead 2 to give as a gift on Steam, plus a free copy for yourself if you didn't already own the game.
To share your extra copy of Left 4 Dead 2 with a friend, you can 'Manage Gifts and Guest Passes' from the 'Games' Menu in Steam, or visit this article on the Steam Support site for detailed instructions: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=4502-TPJL-2656.
To access your own copy of Left 4 Dead 2, visit your library of games in Steam. If you didn't already own the game, it will now be listed among your others there, and is available for download immediately.
Regards,
Gabe Newell
President, Valve