Should I make a new Steam account if I get VAC banned?

In principle, you should not be VAC banned on the new account, unless you repeat the offense that caused the ban in the first place. However, if you are playing on the same computer and IP address, you might be watched more closely for suspicious behavior.

Does VAC ban affect other accounts?

VAC bans are applied to all accounts sharing a phone number at the time of the infraction. For this (and many other) reasons we do not recommend sharing your phone number or using another user's phone number on your Steam account.

How bad is a VAC ban on Steam?

VAC bans prevent you from playing on secured servers across all of Steam. Server administrators may issue a Server ban, but these are not as severe as a VAC ban. We cannot prevent Server bans at Valve; whoever runs the server can ban players for any reason they desire.

Can I get banned for having 2 Steam accounts?

No, they won't. Their steam account will not get banned if they have multiple accounts.

Is a VAC ban an account ban?

Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC) is an automated system designed to detect cheats installed on users' computers. If a user connects to a VAC-Secured server from a computer with identifiable cheats installed, the VAC system will ban the user from playing that game on VAC-Secured servers in the future.

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Can I make a second Steam account?

Can I use multiple Steam accounts on one computer? Yes, you can access different Steam accounts from one computer. However, you may only access one account at a time.

How to bypass VAC ban?

Is it fine to have 2 Steam accounts?

Steam doesn't care, they even encourage having seperate accounts if you want to run dedicated game server, it's AGS's ToS that forbids having more than one account per person.

Can Steam ban you for too many refunds?

yes you can be banned from steam for exploiting their refund system.

Does a Steam VAC ban go on IP?

VAC is not known to IP ban. It is highly unlikely that they do IP ban.

What is the oldest Steam VAC ban?

What was the earliest VAC ban? VAC's initial release was with Counter-Strike in 2002. During this initial release, the system only banned players for 24 hours.

Is VAC ban worse than game ban?

VAC bans are permanent and cannot be removed from an account. If a VAC ban has been issued incorrectly it will automatically be rolled back by the VAC team. You can learn more about Valve Anti-Cheat here. Game Bans are used by game developers to address malicious behavior that falls outside of VAC detection.

Does Steam ban all accounts?

Community Bans are issued to an account when the account is used in ways that violate Steam's Community Guidelines excessively. Most Community Bans will expire, but extended or even permanent bans may be issued if the prohibited activity continues or if the moderation team finds the activity egregious.

Can Steam ban you for sharing account?

Your Family Sharing privileges may be revoked and your account may also be VAC banned if a borrower cheats or commits fraud. In addition, not all VAC protected games are shareable. We recommend you only authorize familiar Steam Accounts and familiar computers you know to be secure.

How strict is Steam refund?

Valve will, upon request via help.steampowered.com, issue a refund for any title that is requested within 14 days of purchase and has been played for less than 2 hours. Even if you fall outside of the refund rules we've described, you can submit a request and we'll take a look at it.

Can you get banned for changing region Steam?

Games are unbelievably cheap in that region, but Steam doesn't like it when you take advantage. If you're caught attempting to switch to Russia from another country, your account will be disabled.

How many accounts can you have on Steam?

You may authorize Family Library Sharing on up to 10 devices at a given time, and for up to 5 accounts that may then use your game library on any of your authorized computers.

Can I have more than one Steam account per email?

Only one account may be created per email; for example, the email "[email protected]" may not be registered to two accounts at once.

Why do people have 2 Steam accounts?

People used to create multiple accounts to get event rewards. If you have been here long enough, you should remember the first few major sales. You complete tasks to get coals or other event items and trade them for games or in-game skins.

Has anyone ever had a VAC ban removed?

It's incredibly rare to get a VAC ban removed, but it has happened in very specific circumstances. Your ban won't be removed. It would have been done a long time ago if it was a mistake.

Can you sell with VAC banned account?

If a VAC Ban, cooldown or overwatch ban has been registered on your account, you will no longer have access to the CS:GO store, or be able to make trades for CS:GO items, and you will no longer receive item drops. Steam Support cannot remove a VAC ban.

Can a VPN bypass VAC ban?

Use of a VPN will not by itself result in VAC ban. VAC applies bans to accounts following the detection of "cheats" (as defined per agreement).

Can I make a new Steam account and keep my games?

Steam games, including Steam Store purchases and activated game codes, can only be played from the account they were originally purchased or activated with. Creating a new account will not allow you to access the games you've purchased or activated previously.

Can you have two Steam accounts on the same number?

Yes. You may use the same phone number on multiple accounts. Accounts with the same phone number may be treated as the same identity with respect to the Steam Subscriber Agreement, policies, or restrictions.