commandochristian
Honda - The Power of Dreams
+293|6617|Michigan, USA

Hey all, so this is my story:
So I'm bored, can't fall asleep, so I figure I'll pull an all-nighter randomly and play some BF2 vanilla.  I log on, click multiplayer, click join internet, and then click favorites.  One of my favorites is the 24/7 - Sharqi Insomniac365 server (click for server info on game-monitor.com) since it's one of the few servers that a good buddy of mine can play on (something to do with his school's firewall only allowing certain ports).  Anyways, I click join, it starts to load, verifies, and the "Join Game" button appears.  I click it expecting another fun round of BF2 and instead all that pops up is a message saying that the server only allows people with un-modified game files to play.  So I figured since I was able to play before on the server it must be the mod I downloaded/installed today causing the trouble.  So I uninstall the mod, restart BF2, go through the process again until I am at the same screen I was at before and click "Join Game" again.  This time I get a message stating I was kicked "either by an admin or for excessive teamkilling or something else in-game related".  So I'm like "WTF?!" and click "Join Game" again and this time I'm BANNED!  SERIOUSLY, WTF?!  Anyone know of any way of contacting them asking why they banned me and if I can get unbanned?  I have never cheated/hacked/used exploits and play, imo, like a good player (good meaning in behavior not skill ).  I am really upset by this.  If it helps entice anyone to help me, any replies that help me in getting back into the server will get some karma... ..... all I ask is Why?  and can I get back into one of my few favorite servers out there?
commandochristian
Honda - The Power of Dreams
+293|6617|Michigan, USA

anyone?
commandochristian
Honda - The Power of Dreams
+293|6617|Michigan, USA

hmm, maybe I'll have better luck with getting an answer later on today....
=MCHD= arush5268d
Member
+46|6705|Houston, TX
Next time you try to load that server...see if they have a website or  a place you can dispute bans.  Also, totally uninstall BF2, and then reinstall and repatch.

Hope this helps!
joker3327
=IBF2=
+305|6802|Cheshire. UK
sounds like the MOD you installed has changed some files that Punkbuster watches so the system banned you ....try re installing the latest patch then update punkbuster http://www.evenbalance.com/
Then try logging into the same server again
commandochristian
Honda - The Power of Dreams
+293|6617|Michigan, USA

The only website I can find of theirs (since one is not listed) is this:
https://www.insomnia365.com/
And I'm not having a lot of luck finding any place to dispute my ban.  And do I absolutely need to do a complete reinstall?  I mean, that takes too much time with all boosters, the expansion pack, and then update to the current patch again... ARGH, I'm not reinstalling.  But if anyone knows of a place to dispute bans from the server aforementioned in the top post I'll gladly do that.

EDIT: okay, I'm fine with reinstalling just the latest patch and updating punkbuster.  I'll let you know how it goes.

Last edited by commandochristian (2006-12-13 04:28:46)

blademaster
I'm moving to Brazil
+2,075|6849
join a another server sucks that happened to u never had a problem like that, and I'm pulling an all niter too hooray
commandochristian
Honda - The Power of Dreams
+293|6617|Michigan, USA

hmm okay I've reinstalled patch 1.41 and I think I've updated punkbuster (two save web page into the pb folder)... I won't have time until later today to check it out to see if that did anything.  If I still am banned, screw it, I just won't play on it anymore then.  Anyone else have any other suggestions about a way to get unbanned, namely if insomnia365 has a dispute ban website?
(also I gave in on my all-nighter... fell asleep a little after 7am.)
Also the mod I was using that I think caused all this trouble was for single player: it supposedly let you play with 64 single player size maps, but I never figured out how to use it.
commandochristian
Honda - The Power of Dreams
+293|6617|Michigan, USA

Yay!  I finally got a chance to play, tried to join the same server that banned me, and SUCCESS!  Much thanks to joker3327 for the exact fix w/out having to do a complete reinstall.

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