A gamer has made it his mission to be banned in games on Steam. He does not cheat to win, but rather collects game bans. To achieve his goal of 200 exclusions, he has already spent 3,200 euros.
Cheaters and hackers are today, as ever, a disruptive group in video games. They use unfair means to win. They do not know fair play and ruin the fun for other players.
Now a player on Steam has gained notoriety who belongs to the group of cheaters but pursues a completely different goal. The user Xeonir uses cheats to intentionally get caught.
In this way, he collects bans for games he has purchased on Valve’s platform. For his endeavor, he has already invested 3,200 euros in titles that he can no longer play.
Gamer spends 3,200 euros to be banned in games
What is the gamer doing? At first glance, the Steam user Xeonir does not differ from other players. He buys various titles on the platform and plays them. The big difference lies in his personal goal that he pursues.
He preferably plays first-person shooters and wants to force his blocking in the games by using cheats. Xeonir hopes to be caught by the anti-cheat systems of the game developers during his cheating.
For his special hobby, he has so far spent 3,200 euros. An attempt to get the money back or to achieve a reactivation of the purchased games through Steam support would likely be unsuccessful. In this case, he might directly contact Gabe Newell and ask for help.
Why is he doing this? While most cheaters cheat in games to win or ruin the fun for other players, Xeonir simply enjoys collecting game bans.
In an email interview on videogames.si.com, he said:
Collecting bans is just a form of entertainment for me and a kind of challenge.
His concrete goal is a total of 200 exclusions in games he has purchased on Steam. Xeonir differentiates between the type of ban. He wants to achieve 100 bans through Valve’s own anti-cheat system VAC.
Because VAC seems as reliable as the security system Steam Guard, which caused the Valve CEO some time ago to reveal his account details.
Another 100 bans are to be added through the individual systems of other manufacturers. According to his statement, it is more difficult to get banned here than in games that use VAC. Therefore, he regularly contacts the developers of the games and requests his blocking in the titles.
Has he been successful? Xeonir has been diligent in his efforts and has now reached his self-imposed target of 200 exclusions. He now stands undisputed in the worldwide leaderboard on steamladder.com at number 1 with the most (VAC) bans on Steam.
His path there was not easy. On his Steam profile and also from various developers, he received many derogatory reactions for his unusual hobby. Now that he has achieved his goal, he wants to look for something new in music that fulfills him.
After the 200 bans on Steam, Xeonir wants to find his joy in music. However, cooking might also be an option for him to pursue a less expensive hobby. Steam boss Gabe Newell shows how it is done: The boss of Steam endorses a kitchen device that costs 230 euros – Gabe Newell even stars in a commercial
