The modder who created DS2fix, Alessandro De Micheli, isn’t so sure he’s at fault.
“It has lead to a lot of pointing fingers but since so many of us swear to not using other mods it speaks for itself.”
“This has been a hot topic on reddit since there is no real way to prove any of us didn’t install other mods,” said Damon. Everyone claims they’re only using DS2fix, and no other mods.
Other Kotaku readers relayed similar experiences, and I’ve seen the same story on reddit. The decisions for these restrictions/limitations on your account are ultimately handled by the Dark Souls II server team (FROMSOFTWARE) in Japan that is monitoring the servers and we would have no control or ability to change their decisions (we can only provide information regarding whether or not restrictions have been placed on an account). However, players will still be able to play in “online” mode, but the restrictions will limit the online interactions with other players. The Dark Souls II server team (FROMSOFTWARE) has specifically stated that any players found in violation of the End User Licence Agreement (EULA - which a player is forced to agree to follow before being able to play the game in “online mode”) WILL NOT have these restrictions/limitations lifted from their account. Hacking, modifying, or exploiting the game (game data, character, souls, Soul Memory, etc.) with external files/mods or trainers. We have looked into this issue further with the Dark Souls 2 server team for the profile you provided and it appears that you have had restrictions/limitations placed on your account for Dark Souls 2: SOTFS, due to one of the following reasons at the time the violation was found:
He asked Bandai Namco to look into it and got this response: One reader, Damon, made it through most of the game before finally wondering why he hadn’t seen many summon signs. But it also might be causing people to get softbanned from the game. In other words, it’s very useful, and what you expect from the passionate Souls community.
It also prevents griefers from naming themselves a certain way and triggering crashes in other player’s games, and automatically removes corrupted items that could invalidate your save.
Since DS2Fi圆4 is the only 'SotFS-made' tool available, it is the most exposed one to allegations, as players would obviously feel DS2Fix is at fault rather than anything else they have been using for years.ĭespite De Micheli's urging that it's not, PC Gamer notes that it's quite possible that DS2Fix is the problem, and in fact the number of complaints has motivated him to reach out to Bandai Namco for official confirmation.Chiefly, it fixes the annoying durability bug that’s been part of Dark Souls 2 since it was released in early 2014, a glitch that From Software has only recently decided to address in a patch. This implies that even by using x360ce, SweetFX, ReShade, DXTory or the Durazno Dead-zone fix for controllers will put players at risk of getting banned.
Mod creator, Alessanro De Micheli told Kotaku that unless the game itself has changed, he is confident that DS2fix is not the problem.Īccording to Alessanro De Micheli, "unless Fromsoft patches the game to recognize DS2Fi圆4, it cannot be detected (because the game doesn't know what to look for)." This implies that the only logical conclusion here is that the game is literally flagging any hook/injector. The mod's Nexus Mods description claims it will not trigger softbans.
That said, Kotaku reports that a growing number of players of " Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin" players are saying they have been softbanned for using the DS2fix mod.Ĭheating and playing online is the typical reason why some is softbanned from Dark Souls 2 and this is a totally acceptable reason for From Software to push back, and in fact, they're being nice enough to allow players to keep playing the fame online with other players.Īccording to a running theory, using a fan-made patch called DS2fix that addresses numerous issues From Software has yet to address is the reason why players are being softbanned. "Softban" is actually a banishment into a separate world of cheaters where softbanned players can continue to play, but their online interactions are only limited to other softbanned players, apparently a much smaller group of players than would normally be available, PC Gamer noted.Ī softban makes it extremely difficult to summon another player for help or even engage in PvP. Several "Dark Souls 2" players claimed they've been softbanned for using DS2fix mod, however the modder who created it wasn't sure he's at fault.