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Perma-banned for 3rd party malicious software or custom skin programs

Kirbyparks··8 votes·17,712 views

So last night around 11:59 pm, i had just finished a game when i was prompted with a message stating that i was permanently suspended and that the client would close. I instantly panic and check my email, only to find an email that states the following:

Hello Summoner,

Your account: kirbyparks 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://na.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

Im not sure what I had gotten banned for as I had only used the following programs: Wooxy: Custom Skin installer MKLoL: Replay viewer and Jungle Timers i think. (which i had downloaded and rejected it because I was told you could get banned and it was confusing) Skin Preview: gave me the ability to download custom skins and riot skins to wear during the game, which only i could see and not other summoners. MOD Skin: Same thing as Skin preview but it had Spirit Guard Udyr on it which Skin Preview didn't have at the time. Skin Installer Ultimate: I only used this about 2 times and then stopped using it due to its buggyness and inconsistency.

If i log into my account right now, it says this:

This account has been permanently suspended. Please check the email address associated with your League of Legends account for additional details.

A couple thing to mention was that Trick2g, a famous Udyr player, released several in-depth guides for Udyr. I watched them and spammed Udyr till I went on about a 7 win streak. At the time while i was obsessed with Udyr, i wanted a Spirit Guard Udyr skin badly. So I managed to download Mod Skin, Skin Preview, and MKLOL to find a skin i could use (The end product of the skin ended up being some rip off with missing particles). In the process I got a .rar file of Spirit Guard Udyr and downloaded it through Skin Installer Ultimate. For some reason, while Skin Installer Ultimate didnt run, the default skin for Udyr was changed to the same missing particle Udyr skin. Im not sure if this couldve affected something with the game files, causing me to get banned.

I would like to know what caused my ban ( if it was one of the programs or the changing of udyrs default skin ), and if my ban could be uplifted once i removed the programs above and repaired my files to fix the Udyr default skin bug. Thank you, Kirbyparks

Links: http://mobaskins.com/?p=2297 (Skin Preview) http://s.modskinlolna.com/Lib/?name=download (MOD skin)

P.S beware of the Mod Skin link, it has very loud music in the website and you can mute tab before it starts.

28 Comments

Chewbacca Merkin3 votes

Some day people are going to get sick of league of legends White Knighting and when they do they'll realize league isn't as good as it's huge player base would suggest and that it's player base is in decline. League is popular because cheap low budget toasters can play it. That's it. Now they do stupid crap that has no impact on the game because they're so high and mighty.

KEJ666JEK1 votes

this one. Feels like they got so big (thanks to us basicly) and now they are in mindset that they dont give a duck and people will still play cause its funand addicting. some part of me wants to just boycott league and show Riot that we are the ones that made them what they are.

Telephone Booth1 votes

And the other part of you just wants to enjoy the game and not get involved in the time wasting, energy wasting bullshit drama huh? Just don't bother with it. I never think about it, I just live my life and play league. I recommend that!

Telephone Booth1 votes

Ya some people already are. Some people however, also like that League tries to stop people from modding and giving themselves an edge over those who just want to play the game. That's how it should be imo. I don't wanna go around websites downloading extra shit to be on the same level as everyone else. All you should need, is the game itself.

JlImm2 votes

Yes, I also got banned, and the only app I used was "skin preview". I am pretty sure that we, us players, are able to to use custom skins.

Kirbyparks2 votes

Yep only the player can see the skins. I was told from skin preview and from multiple youtube videos that it was a safe program and approved by riot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq94w2bR8PQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvWaTIwiEwc there are people commenting on these videos saying that they just got perma'd.

AeroWaffle5 votes

To be fair, skin preview is not Riot. Whatever they said is not representing Riot.

Riot has already made a statement that any and all 3rd party programs that interact with league (including skin programs) are to be used at your own risk.

Kirbyparks1 votes

{quoted}

To be fair, skin preview is not Riot. Whatever they said is not representing Riot.

Riot has already made a statement that any and all 3rd party programs that interact with league (including skin programs) are to be used at your own risk.

Welp that sucks that they straight up lied on the website framing riot and stating that: Mod Skin does not necessarily harm the turnover of the business. Our job is to make our players become happier when joining games. The custom tool from another individual or organization to act as a partner to help entice players to come to us more. From that perspective the ban players using skin mod is an extremely stupid thing

Powderkegg1 votes

{quoted}

Yes, I also got banned, and the only app I used was "skin preview". I am pretty sure that we, us players, are able to to use custom skins.

The TOS has a no-mod clause in it so you can be banned for using them but usually Riot doesn't have a problem with it. Idk why but it looks like they're banning mklol users this wave.

Edit:

"I can say for sure based on Rioters responses that MKJogo and MKLol are bannable (mainly due to the jungle timers) - and definitely advise against using them."

From Riot Embos

Firaku2 votes

I think we can just all agree that Riot does not want other players to have fun with creativity and enjoy a skin that you can only see. Riot really needs to recheck there rules and just make them a suspension and not a perma ban. i would delete my custom skin mods. but Riot is NO FUN ALLOWED. If you can not afford to buy and pay riots bills than you can just get banned is what they think and arguing with support does not get you anywhere. Like they have become so rectum tight that you can not play with friends who are lower and all this other load of noise. Who listens to us players anyways. they just want to find more ways to get money out of us.

Awkward Couch1 votes

MKLOL is not allowed

http://boards.eune.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/help-support-en/KoU9E7Kp-is-mk-lol-ok-can-a-rioter-help?comment=0003

Kirbyparks1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Awkward Couch,realm=NA,application-id=ZGEFLEUQ,discussion-id=oNFFeW8R,comment-id=0002,timestamp=2016-05-18T05:39:37.836+0000)

MKLOL is not allowed

http://boards.eune.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/help-support-en/KoU9E7Kp-is-mk-lol-ok-can-a-rioter-help?comment=0003

yeah, i had forgotten to completely remove that application from my PC and it ran in the backround resulting in the ban.

Kirbyparks1 votes

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yeah, i had forgotten to completely remove that application from my PC and it ran in the backround resulting in the ban.

as in i ran it one time and then thought just trashing one file would get rid of it but somehow it was detected by riot

ModWuks1 votes

As Couch mentioned, MK LoL is not a permitted application for use with League of Legends at this time. For a bit more information into what Riot has said previously about what is allowed and what isn't, check out this post:

http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/player-behavior-moderation/5dmkJinG-3rd-party-applicationsmodifications-whats-allowed-and-what-isnt

Love1ess1 votes

Yes, I also got banned. I just wondering could the ban be removed ?

Kirbyparks1 votes

{quoted}

Yes, I also got banned. I just wondering could the ban be removed ?

Yeah im pretty sure the reason was that i had mklol installed on my computer and that's what triggered the ban. I think it could be reasonable to lift the bad if you just had mklol installed but if you got banned for toxicity or trolling or scripting, theres no excuse for that. thats just a deserved ban.

MaQUiNitA1 votes

{quoted}

Yeah im pretty sure the reason was that i had mklol installed on my computer and that's what triggered the ban. I think it could be reasonable to lift the bad if you just had mklol installed but if you got banned for toxicity or trolling or scripting, theres no excuse for that. thats just a deserved ban.

What about not doing anything! Outregeous.

Kirbyparks1 votes

{quoted}

What about not doing anything! Outregeous.

well that's VERY rare. have you installed ANYTHING League related? Maybe you were hacked or you trolled in a game.

MaQUiNitA1 votes

{quoted}

well that's VERY rare. have you installed ANYTHING League related? Maybe you were hacked or you trolled in a game.

I didnt installed nothing. Last games played at U.R.F mode, almost 1 month ago. They keep saying I used 3 party or scripted or something like that, but they won't tell me what I did. I know from fact they are wrong because I have 2 accounts, using the other one and no ban. So how is that possible. If I had something i don't know, that should get it ban too.

[zombie-brand-mindblown]

Telephone Booth1 votes

I thought I read a while ago that jungle timers gives you kind of an unfair advantage or something and they don't approve of it. I think a certain program got rid of it to keep in line with Riots policies. This was about a year ago and I don't remember the details but I read it and remember thinking good thing I never used that.

Jesus loved weed1 votes

So did Riot support told you what specific program u got banned for after u sent them reply with all these programs u listed above.

Mecha Ridley1 votes

I just had the same 3days ago. Wrote to the support what they claim I did exactly, the answer was was always the same and not satisfying. Said "the system detected" the use of scripts and not allowed 3rd party software and exploits. I told them I got all my replays saved (maybe that's it?) and I did not do such a thing. When I asked for a detailed answer they said they can not give detailed answer, proof nor evidence since it could hurt future investigations and they do not discuss about it. Seriously, that's a joke. The ammount I spent for skins on my account is easily around 1k. It just sucks you got randomly banned, they do not give an exact reason why and act like 1st grade bullies.

Jesus loved weed1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Mecha Ridley,realm=EUW,application-id=ZGEFLEUQ,discussion-id=oNFFeW8R,comment-id=0007,timestamp=2016-08-14T08:01:30.318+0000)

I just had the same 3days ago. Wrote to the support what they claim I did exactly, the answer was was always the same and not satisfying. Said "the system detected" the use of scripts and not allowed 3rd party software and exploits. I told them I got all my replays saved (maybe that's it?) and I did not do such a thing. When I asked for a detailed answer they said they can not give detailed answer, proof nor evidence since it could hurt future investigations and they do not discuss about it. Seriously, that's a joke. The ammount I spent for skins on my account is easily around 1k. It just sucks you got randomly banned, they do not give an exact reason why and act like 1st grade bullies.

Damn man.. That's sad when u spend so much on a game and it just flies away... Were you using MK lol?

Geauxx1 votes

It's not really them but their automated systems that detected an alteration, and that alteration no matter what it was is still seen as an alteration to the client in some way even though it doesn't change gameplay, all the bot knew is that the client was changed by a 3rd party. that's why it's a use at your own risk type of thing.

Wolfess1 votes

Using game mods, addons, and other third party programs is ALWAYS A RISK and you use them AT YOUR OWN RISK. Especially ones that modify game files.

You were probably banned for trying to use a custom skin of an actual Riot skin. While they are generally lenient towards custom skin that are fan made and do not actually copy official skins, the fact that you were trying to copy a Riot skin is probably what got you banned. This is not allowed as people would just then use these programs to play as whatever skin they like, even if it only shows it to them alone and not anyone else in the match due to it cutting into their profits from actual skin/riot point sales.

and if anyone tries to argue about "omg riot so greedy they make so much money already" well yeah they make money from skins that have LITTLE TO NO IMPACT ON ACTUAL GAMEPLAY and are not needed at all to play the game. they make money from selling these cosmetic skins because people want them, not because they're a charity.

Chriskopel1 votes

You got banned for using mk. it offers quick chat and jungle timers that were bannable at the time

STEFANOS HIOS1 votes

This is just another proof of how stupid riot games are . While you clearly used programs that only affected your gameplay and not other players' riot permanly banned your account. On the other hand they do their best to relase broken skins (eg. headhunter nida,project ashe,iblitzcrank) with visuals that either affect the hitbox of the skillshots or are too distracting and confusing for a player to dodge or even make out which skill it is(see projects ashe's e and ult).Also this patch people are actually able to make graves have 0cd on e thus infinite ammo.Previous patch yasuo's ult bug had him one of the strongest champs.And lets not forget the 0cd blade active hack and the NUMEROUS drop hacks that are still relevant till today.Riot will ban you for using custom skins and view it as scripting(yes you are banned for scripting) but cheaters are more than welcome to ruin everyone's experience .And ok let's say that it is moraly wrong to use such apps. HOW ABOUT A FUCKING WARNING ?Lastly lets Look at those facts: *This post has been for 5 months..you rationally illustrated your points but no riot employee had the balls to state anything at all(because there is nothing to be said.Its just riot being afraid of losing money) *Riot states at the EULA that they can terminate your account at any given time(even if they have absolutely no reason to do so).Just another proof that they are douches who won't waste any opportunity eplxoiting your invested time and money(It is obvious that users of those programms don't affect riot's income at all.Even if you don't use those programms or even if you get banned i don't think you would remotely be close to waste any of your money to buy skins)

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