The streamer xGladd was banned from Anthem . Now, we also know why exactly. However, the penalty has already been reduced. The streamer initially struggled with the decision but is now remorseful.
What this incident was about: One of the most important streamers of Anthem, xGladd, was banned from the game for allegedly exploiting the game’s “economy”.
The streamer wasn’t quite sure why he was banned. He had done multiple things that could warrant a ban.
For instance, he had farmed chests in Anthem at the highest difficulty and quickly acquired strong gear. The incident went global.
So why was he banned? By now, xGladd has received an email explaining that he was banned for exploiting the Storm Ultimate. He explains this in a new YouTube video.
Due to a glitch, it was possible to use the Ultimate of the Javelin “Storm” indefinitely – normally, this is heavily regulated, and the Ultimate has to be built up before it can be activated.
In the video, xGladd portrayed it as if he had used the Ultimate “just for fun” and only for a short time – at a viewer’s request during the stream. He claimed to have received “minimal loot, if any at all”.
“They didn’t even know I was banned”
So how did xGladd react? In an initial video reacting to this explanation, xGladd was quite sassy. He explained that Anthem is a PvE game – in such games, he generally considers bans to be nonsensical.
He understands that he violated the terms of use, but he believes he didn’t gain any significant advantage. He doesn’t understand how he could have harmed anyone:
- If anything, he harmed himself because he has less content to play.
- Generally, it would be more helpful if he had the strong items, then he could help others.
- The Storm bug had already been noticed in beta.
- BioWare also has a communication problem – a dev only learned that xGladd was banned when he wrote him an email. They need to communicate better here.
This already suggests that preferential treatment was expected. Many players view it very critically when streamers are treated preferentially.
After the rather sassy video, xGladd tweeted again a few hours later and then showed remorse. He now accepts that his actions have an influence on others, who might do things he shows in the stream.
This is how the penalty looks: In the email, EA made it clear that they reviewed the case and reduced the penalty. xGladd’s permanent account ban became a “Two weeks” ban.
It has already expired, and xGladd can play again.
This is the delicate point: A delicate point in the video is certainly that xGladd emphasizes he wrote an email to a developer, and that developer didn’t know that the streamer was banned.
This already suggests that preferential treatment was expected. Many players view it very critically when streamers are treated preferentially.
