I need some help here

YimcmGJ6FJ··1 votes·361 views

Dear riot and everyone who reads this, i play league of legends on a daily basis, about 3/4 games. i've spent over 300$ on this game because it's the game i play the most.

Now that i woke up this morning, i recieved an e-mail about that my account has been permanently banned:

Hello Summoner,

Your account: * was banned due to the use of malicious 3rd party programs or modifications to your League of Legends client. We believe that all players should play on equal footing in an effort to promote competitive sportsmanship. You should be aware that modifying your League of Legends client is against the Terms of Use: http://euw.leagueoflegends.com/en/legal/termsofuse. We hope you can see that it is unsatisfying to play against other players who are using a tool to gain an advantage over others.

If you wish to dispute the actions taken against your account, you may contact us via this link: http://support.riotgames.com

But the only 3rd party program i've used is elophant client to messure how much skins i owned, and i don't think thats a client that can help me win more games..

I hope that someone from riot will take the time to read this, i've made a support case but that takes 3 days and i will get an automatic response, so please someone help me cause i'd like to keep playing on my normal account and not have to start all over again..

Joost {Godverdomme}

5 Comments

Awkward Couch1 votes

Well, there are a number of programs that are considered permaban worthy by Riot, but they will also lump in account sharing in this category. Most people who post here with being banned because of 3rd party programs were actually banned for account sharing (for whatever reason this isn't its own category). Support ticket would be your best option, but I have yet to hear of Riot overturning a ban like this.

TrulyBland1 votes

Actually, all the cases I've seen on this forum were "mixed" cases, where the other person playing the account (usually for boosting reasons) was actually using "illegal" 3rd party programs or mods. I've never seen a case where somebody was banned only for account sharing. It's not recommended, because it's a safety risk and it's officially reason enough for a ban... but I remember a lot of redposts (albeit fairly old ones) where they essentially said they won't ban just because you share an account.

TrulyBland1 votes

All of these are clearly about scripts being used.

First link:

[...] in those 31 games, that player utilized a scripting application for a quick competitive advantage.

Second link:

[...] that secondary player regrettably utilized a scripting application for a competitive edge

Third link:

Your booster utilized a scripting application

The point is just this: Regardless of who uses your account, you're still responsible for the actions taken on it. That's why you shouldn't share your account. Your links also perfectly support what I was saying. Sharing your account is technically not allowed, but all Riot ever does is recommend not sharing your account with anybody; as long as you don't share your account for boosts/scams. Not sharing your account is a security guideline that is meant to protect you. If you can keep your account save without following that guideline, that's your choice.

First link:

I'd recommend not sharing your account for any reason.

Second link:

I'd like to take this moment to reiterate the importance of account security, and encourage you to review our guidelines

Third link:

I'd encourage you to review our security guidelines.

Edit: Thanks for the links though. Always nice to see someone support their arguments with sources :)

Awkward Couch1 votes

Well, I guess I didn't read the links well enough. Sorry about that.

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