Originally posted by paulc061720:

Hi everyone,

I’m here to talk about a permanent Overwatch ban I recently received on my CS2 account. I’m honestly devastated and extremely frustrated, because I know I’ve done absolutely nothing wrong — and I feel like I’ve been judged unfairly by a system that can’t capture the full truth.

Let me be very clear: I have never cheated on CS2 or CS:GO. I’ve been playing Counter-Strike for over two years, with real dedication, effort, and love for the game. I’ve never used any external software, cheats, exploits, or even shady scripts. I’ve never shared my account. I’ve put hundreds of hours into learning maps, improving crosshair placement, callouts, rotations, timings, and teamplay.

About the match that triggered the ban:
I was streaming the game live on Discord, in front of five people who watched the full match.

I was communicating constantly with my teammates, sharing enemy positions, rotations, utility usage, and bomb plans.

I often play the role of in-game leader, giving out structured calls and tracking opponent behavior.

I had good stats in that match, yes — but it was the result of game sense, teamwork, and communication, not cheating.

The real issue? Prejudices and mass reports.
In CS2 and CS:GO, when someone performs above average, especially in solo queue, it’s very common to be accused of cheating. People get salty, toxic, or frustrated and instantly call you a cheater.

What happens next?

You get mass-reported by players who didn’t even watch your POV.

The case goes to Overwatch, and sometimes a few careless or biased reviewers can destroy years of effort with a single click.

There’s no way to explain yourself, to show evidence, or to appeal.

I am not just saying “I didn’t cheat” — I can prove it:
I have Discord stream recordings, voice chat logs, and multiple witnesses.

My teammates can confirm my calls were accurate because of communication, not wallhacks.

I can break down any suspicious moment in slow motion and show that it was based on logic, map knowledge, sound, and info from teammates — not ESP or aimbot.

Why I’m posting this:
I know Valve usually doesn’t reverse Overwatch bans, and that this forum might not change anything officially.
But I’m posting this here for two reasons:

To ask for any advice from players who’ve experienced something similar, or from people who know if a case can still be reviewed by a real human at Valve.

To raise awareness: the current system punishes good players too easily, just because they’re good. If enough people speak up, maybe something will eventually change.

Final words:
All I want is a fair and human review of my gameplay. I’m confident that anyone with integrity who watches my POV with full context will see the truth: I didn’t cheat — I just played well.

Thanks for reading. Feel free to comment or DM me if you’ve been in a similar situation or know how I could get this looked at.

Originally posted by yimko:

Originally posted by paulc061720:

Hi everyone,

I’m here to talk about a permanent Overwatch ban I recently received on my CS2 account. I’m honestly devastated and extremely frustrated, because I know I’ve done absolutely nothing wrong — and I feel like I’ve been judged unfairly by a system that can’t capture the full truth.

Let me be very clear: I have never cheated on CS2 or CS:GO. I’ve been playing Counter-Strike for over two years, with real dedication, effort, and love for the game. I’ve never used any external software, cheats, exploits, or even shady scripts. I’ve never shared my account. I’ve put hundreds of hours into learning maps, improving crosshair placement, callouts, rotations, timings, and teamplay.

About the match that triggered the ban:
I was streaming the game live on Discord, in front of five people who watched the full match.

I was communicating constantly with my teammates, sharing enemy positions, rotations, utility usage, and bomb plans.

I often play the role of in-game leader, giving out structured calls and tracking opponent behavior.

I had good stats in that match, yes — but it was the result of game sense, teamwork, and communication, not cheating.

The real issue? Prejudices and mass reports.
In CS2 and CS:GO, when someone performs above average, especially in solo queue, it’s very common to be accused of cheating. People get salty, toxic, or frustrated and instantly call you a cheater.

What happens next?

You get mass-reported by players who didn’t even watch your POV.

The case goes to Overwatch, and sometimes a few careless or biased reviewers can destroy years of effort with a single click.

There’s no way to explain yourself, to show evidence, or to appeal.

I am not just saying “I didn’t cheat” — I can prove it:
I have Discord stream recordings, voice chat logs, and multiple witnesses.

My teammates can confirm my calls were accurate because of communication, not wallhacks.

I can break down any suspicious moment in slow motion and show that it was based on logic, map knowledge, sound, and info from teammates — not ESP or aimbot.

Why I’m posting this:
I know Valve usually doesn’t reverse Overwatch bans, and that this forum might not change anything officially.
But I’m posting this here for two reasons:

To ask for any advice from players who’ve experienced something similar, or from people who know if a case can still be reviewed by a real human at Valve.

To raise awareness: the current system punishes good players too easily, just because they’re good. If enough people speak up, maybe something will eventually change.

Final words:
All I want is a fair and human review of my gameplay. I’m confident that anyone with integrity who watches my POV with full context will see the truth: I didn’t cheat — I just played well.

Thanks for reading. Feel free to comment or DM me if you’ve been in a similar situation or know how I could get this looked at.

Mass reports in game doesn't cause a VAC ban or a game ban, if someone gets reported that much their demos will be sent to OW. If you're clean you don't need to worry about your demo getting reviewed by the private investigators hired by Valve since you're clean, in your case it has been proven since you have a game ban, it is not a miracle that someone on the OW. team voted the majority if you're not using an illegal program, it is not a rocket science to figure such thing out, some of your demos is kinda shady since your timing is always 90% accurate minus the acting part.

Originally posted by yimko:

Originally posted by paulc061720:

Hi everyone,

I’m here to talk about a permanent Overwatch ban I recently received on my CS2 account. I’m honestly devastated and extremely frustrated, because I know I’ve done absolutely nothing wrong — and I feel like I’ve been judged unfairly by a system that can’t capture the full truth.

Let me be very clear: I have never cheated on CS2 or CS:GO. I’ve been playing Counter-Strike for over two years, with real dedication, effort, and love for the game. I’ve never used any external software, cheats, exploits, or even shady scripts. I’ve never shared my account. I’ve put hundreds of hours into learning maps, improving crosshair placement, callouts, rotations, timings, and teamplay.

About the match that triggered the ban:
I was streaming the game live on Discord, in front of five people who watched the full match.

I was communicating constantly with my teammates, sharing enemy positions, rotations, utility usage, and bomb plans.

I often play the role of in-game leader, giving out structured calls and tracking opponent behavior.

I had good stats in that match, yes — but it was the result of game sense, teamwork, and communication, not cheating.

The real issue? Prejudices and mass reports.
In CS2 and CS:GO, when someone performs above average, especially in solo queue, it’s very common to be accused of cheating. People get salty, toxic, or frustrated and instantly call you a cheater.

What happens next?

You get mass-reported by players who didn’t even watch your POV.

The case goes to Overwatch, and sometimes a few careless or biased reviewers can destroy years of effort with a single click.

There’s no way to explain yourself, to show evidence, or to appeal.

I am not just saying “I didn’t cheat” — I can prove it:
I have Discord stream recordings, voice chat logs, and multiple witnesses.

My teammates can confirm my calls were accurate because of communication, not wallhacks.

I can break down any suspicious moment in slow motion and show that it was based on logic, map knowledge, sound, and info from teammates — not ESP or aimbot.

Why I’m posting this:
I know Valve usually doesn’t reverse Overwatch bans, and that this forum might not change anything officially.
But I’m posting this here for two reasons:

To ask for any advice from players who’ve experienced something similar, or from people who know if a case can still be reviewed by a real human at Valve.

To raise awareness: the current system punishes good players too easily, just because they’re good. If enough people speak up, maybe something will eventually change.

Final words:
All I want is a fair and human review of my gameplay. I’m confident that anyone with integrity who watches my POV with full context will see the truth: I didn’t cheat — I just played well.

Thanks for reading. Feel free to comment or DM me if you’ve been in a similar situation or know how I could get this looked at.

Mass reports in game doesn't cause a VAC ban or a game ban, if someone gets reported that much their demos will be sent to OW. If you're clean you don't need to worry about your demo getting reviewed by the private investigators hired by Valve since you're clean, in your case it has been proven since you have a game ban, it is not a miracle that someone on the OW. team voted the majority if you're not using an illegal program, it is not a rocket science to figure such thing out, some of your demos is kinda shady since your timing is always 90% accurate minus the acting part.

Originally posted by yimko:

I watched some of your demos, how is that your timing is always perfect, it seems very weird to only peek when you know someone is coming into your direction even though you don't even have an info about them coming into your way, btw. there is no sound coming from them, they're slow walking, not running. Your ban is permanent, nothing you can do about it.

Originally posted by paulc061720:

Hi everyone,

I’m here to talk about a permanent Overwatch ban I recently received on my CS2 account. I’m honestly devastated and extremely frustrated, because I know I’ve done absolutely nothing wrong — and I feel like I’ve been judged unfairly by a system that can’t capture the full truth.

Let me be very clear: I have never cheated on CS2 or CS:GO. I’ve been playing Counter-Strike for over two years, with real dedication, effort, and love for the game. I’ve never used any external software, cheats, exploits, or even shady scripts. I’ve never shared my account. I’ve put hundreds of hours into learning maps, improving crosshair placement, callouts, rotations, timings, and teamplay.

About the match that triggered the ban:
I was streaming the game live on Discord, in front of five people who watched the full match.

I was communicating constantly with my teammates, sharing enemy positions, rotations, utility usage, and bomb plans.

I often play the role of in-game leader, giving out structured calls and tracking opponent behavior.

I had good stats in that match, yes — but it was the result of game sense, teamwork, and communication, not cheating.

The real issue? Prejudices and mass reports.
In CS2 and CS:GO, when someone performs above average, especially in solo queue, it’s very common to be accused of cheating. People get salty, toxic, or frustrated and instantly call you a cheater.

What happens next?

You get mass-reported by players who didn’t even watch your POV.

The case goes to Overwatch, and sometimes a few careless or biased reviewers can destroy years of effort with a single click.

There’s no way to explain yourself, to show evidence, or to appeal.

I am not just saying “I didn’t cheat” — I can prove it:
I have Discord stream recordings, voice chat logs, and multiple witnesses.

My teammates can confirm my calls were accurate because of communication, not wallhacks.

I can break down any suspicious moment in slow motion and show that it was based on logic, map knowledge, sound, and info from teammates — not ESP or aimbot.

Why I’m posting this:
I know Valve usually doesn’t reverse Overwatch bans, and that this forum might not change anything officially.
But I’m posting this here for two reasons:

To ask for any advice from players who’ve experienced something similar, or from people who know if a case can still be reviewed by a real human at Valve.

To raise awareness: the current system punishes good players too easily, just because they’re good. If enough people speak up, maybe something will eventually change.

Final words:
All I want is a fair and human review of my gameplay. I’m confident that anyone with integrity who watches my POV with full context will see the truth: I didn’t cheat — I just played well.

Thanks for reading. Feel free to comment or DM me if you’ve been in a similar situation or know how I could get this looked at.

Originally posted by paulc061720:

Originally posted by yimko:

I watched some of your demos, how is that your timing is always perfect, it seems very weird to only peek when you know someone is coming into your direction even though you don't even have an info about them coming into your way, btw. there is no sound coming from them, they're slow walking, not running. Your ban is permanent, nothing you can do about it.

Thanks for taking the time to watch the demos and share your thoughts.

I totally understand how, without the full context, some actions might look suspicious — especially in low quality GOTV demos where you don’t hear our team comms, don’t see the minimap, and can’t feel the pressure of the round. But that’s exactly why this is frustrating: Overwatch demos don't show the full reality of what happened during the game.

In that specific match:

I was on a live Discord call with 5 teammates, with constant callouts.

We were predicting enemy moves based on timings, common habits, and patterns we saw during the game.

I was not peeking randomly, I was following info like:
“He was short last round,” or “He’s probably lurking again,” or “No noise B, rotate A.”

I know you mentioned slow-walking — but in several rounds, we called that out too based on previous tendencies, timings, and even process of elimination.
It’s not impossible to predict where players are — especially in lower elo, where many players play very predictably.

I’ve been playing CS fairly for over 300 hours, and this was honestly one of the rare games where everything went right — good teammates, good calls, and good timing. I’ve never used cheats, and I wouldn’t risk my account and skins over a few rounds of lucky reads.

I know the ban won’t be lifted, but I just wanted to clarify my side.
Thanks again for the response.