Despite heavy criticism, Fallout 76 captivates many players. Some apparently spend several hundred hours in the game. Particularly frustrating for these players is when they are seemingly banned without reason.
What happened? The player and Reddit user Glorf12 claims to have over 900 hours of playtime in Fallout 76. However, Bethesda has now banned him. The reason given was that he allegedly carries too many items.
Why was Glorf banned? In an email that the support team sent him regarding the ban, it states that he obtained more than 100,000 units of one or more rare items in a too short time. This concerns Ultracite ammunition, which is used for particularly powerful weapons in the game. Bethesda has long had plans to take action against Dupers.
Glorf himself claims that he legally crafted the ammunition and distributed it across his various storage and inventories using multiple characters and accounts.
He says he never duplicated items and is not aware of ever owning such a large quantity of items. He thinks the ban stems from other players who reported him on suspicion.
Who is the player? Glorf12 is a more or less well-known player in the community. Even before his ban, he shone with his playtime. In another thread, he presented his build, which he assembled after over 500 hours of playtime in Fallout 76 .
Shortly before his ban, he published a list of farming locations for certain items on Reddit, stating that due to an illness, he has so much time to play and shared his favorite “farm spots” with the community.
The response to the action was almost entirely positive. Many active players were happy to receive tips and wanted to emulate Glorf. Even a Bethesda employee got involved and congratulated him on his playtime, thanking him for the help he provided.
The community is divided
However, the frequent player also faced negative criticism. Some players deemed the amount of playtime calculated to be roughly 10 hours per day since the release of Fallout 76 as too much and “unhealthy.”
Others, however, doubted whether Glorf really invests that much playtime. They were particularly suspicious that he mentioned how much he had played shortly before his ban.
In a thread, Reddit user Fack_behaviourgames remarks that the post with the farming spots is just an alibi. Glorf wrote that to legitimize his “duping” and thus evade a ban.
The larger part of the community, however, does not doubt Glorf’s version. His post, in which he reports his ban, has now received over 12,000 views.
He has not yet received a corresponding response from Bethesda but is trying again. With the last patch 6 for Fallout 76 on February 19, he has not been able to play again.
As soon as Bethesda can resolve the issue, he should be unbanned. Until then, he wants to play Warframe.
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