{"id":41249,"date":"2023-01-15T09:01:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T09:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/review-bombing-bot-banning"},"modified":"2024-07-19T06:51:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T06:51:01","slug":"review-bombing-bot-banning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/lost-ark\/review-bombing-bot-banning","title":{"rendered":"Lost Ark Players Review Bomb Game Following Banning Incident"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amazon Games and Smilegate’s MMO game, Lost Ark, has done considerably well since its Western release in 2022<\/a> despite the hurdles it faced post-launch. From the lack of purchasable cosmetics to technical issues, the game continued to be a success within the MMO community, reflected in its Steam Chart stats.<\/p>\n

While the New Year started on a high note with the planned crossover with CD Projekt RED’s The Witcher<\/a> franchise begins later this month, the MMO game was again subjected to review bombings on Steam. This time, thousands of accounts were inexplicably banned for “inactivity”; however, the developer later addressed the main reason.<\/p>\n

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An overview of Lost Ark’s Steam Charts revealed a shocking decline in concurrent players in the last 30 days. (Picture: Steam Charts)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Two separate threads posted to the Lost Ark subreddit revealed an influx of game accounts that were banned due to inactivity<\/a>. Players had received a notification via Steam informing them of this sudden report, which many had reported online, including on social media platforms.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, these bans appear on your Steam account profile and are a blemish they wish to have for only a few players. While the game has previously encountered banning incidences dating back to March 2022<\/a>, the development team has made it a top priority to deal with issues relating to it in the following months.<\/p>\n

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This week, many players have noticed a drop off in the number of concurrent users displayed in Lost Ark’s Steam stats. This change is the direct result of a roll out of a significant number of bot account bans.<\/p>\n

Further details below🔨 https:\/\/t.co\/InXLmqcdok<\/a><\/p>\n

— Lost Ark (@playlostark) January 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n