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Hey everyone,
I wanted to share my frustrating experience with the Perpheads ban process. I know this isn’t meant as a shot at the admins, but I’ve been going through an incredibly frustrating situation that I hope others can understand.
I was permanently banned for 'cheating,' but I can assure you I never used cheats. I suspect that performance boosting code or programs I downloaded to fix issues with my Garry’s Mod and Perpheads setup triggered the anti-cheat system. My computer is old and slow, and I struggled to get the game running properly, so I made some changes—things like switching to x86 mode and removing certain folders. I didn’t cheat, but I think these tweaks caused the system to flag me.
After the ban, I made a ban dispute explaining everything and provided OBS recordings of my gameplay as evidence (including footage of the same day, 30 minutes before their system was flagged). In my dispute, I also offered to share demo files multiple times. The first time was in my original ban dispute: “I’m 100% down for hopping on a call, sharing more information, whatever you’d like me to do.” I also mentioned in a direct message to A1L, “Man, I really don’t cheat. You don’t want demos?” but was told by A1L that they couldn’t share specifics and didn’t seem interested in the demos at that point.
When I didn’t get a response from A1L, thought all hope was lost and even deleted Gmod, I reached out again through Discord to Sindarin as a final attempt. I was hopeful because Sindarin seemed open to investigating and actually asked me for demo files, which was exactly what I had wanted from the beginning. Unfortunately, by the time I was asked for the demos, I had already deleted Garry’s Mod and all the files, including the demos. I deleted the game thinking I wouldn’t need them after my ban appeal was dismissed and ignored. I regret this decision now, but it felt like I wasn’t going to be unbanned anyway.
I fully understand why Sindarin requested the demos, and I’m not frustrated with him at all. He was very helpful throughout the process. The frustrating part is that I offered the demos multiple times before my ban appeal was closed, but by the time someone actually wanted them, I no longer had the files. Sindarin let me know that it wasn’t enough and I’d have to wait out at least a year of my ban.
I genuinely enjoyed playing on Perpheads, and this whole process has been incredibly disheartening. I never cheated, and I did everything I could to provide evidence to clear up the misunderstanding. I just wish there had been more thorough communication earlier on, especially since I had already offered to share the demos multiple times.
Thanks for reading, and I hope this serves as a reminder to others about the importance of careful communication and consideration when dealing with bans. I really hope this can be resolved, but for now, it looks like I’m stuck. I shouldn't of deleted the demo's, but I honestly didn't think I'd be making another attempt. Sindarin's attention and dedication on the case got me hopeful that it would be resolved, making it more frustrating because I had the demo's... Ugh, what a shitshow.
I wanted to share my frustrating experience with the Perpheads ban process. I know this isn’t meant as a shot at the admins, but I’ve been going through an incredibly frustrating situation that I hope others can understand.
I was permanently banned for 'cheating,' but I can assure you I never used cheats. I suspect that performance boosting code or programs I downloaded to fix issues with my Garry’s Mod and Perpheads setup triggered the anti-cheat system. My computer is old and slow, and I struggled to get the game running properly, so I made some changes—things like switching to x86 mode and removing certain folders. I didn’t cheat, but I think these tweaks caused the system to flag me.
After the ban, I made a ban dispute explaining everything and provided OBS recordings of my gameplay as evidence (including footage of the same day, 30 minutes before their system was flagged). In my dispute, I also offered to share demo files multiple times. The first time was in my original ban dispute: “I’m 100% down for hopping on a call, sharing more information, whatever you’d like me to do.” I also mentioned in a direct message to A1L, “Man, I really don’t cheat. You don’t want demos?” but was told by A1L that they couldn’t share specifics and didn’t seem interested in the demos at that point.
When I didn’t get a response from A1L, thought all hope was lost and even deleted Gmod, I reached out again through Discord to Sindarin as a final attempt. I was hopeful because Sindarin seemed open to investigating and actually asked me for demo files, which was exactly what I had wanted from the beginning. Unfortunately, by the time I was asked for the demos, I had already deleted Garry’s Mod and all the files, including the demos. I deleted the game thinking I wouldn’t need them after my ban appeal was dismissed and ignored. I regret this decision now, but it felt like I wasn’t going to be unbanned anyway.
I fully understand why Sindarin requested the demos, and I’m not frustrated with him at all. He was very helpful throughout the process. The frustrating part is that I offered the demos multiple times before my ban appeal was closed, but by the time someone actually wanted them, I no longer had the files. Sindarin let me know that it wasn’t enough and I’d have to wait out at least a year of my ban.
I genuinely enjoyed playing on Perpheads, and this whole process has been incredibly disheartening. I never cheated, and I did everything I could to provide evidence to clear up the misunderstanding. I just wish there had been more thorough communication earlier on, especially since I had already offered to share the demos multiple times.
Thanks for reading, and I hope this serves as a reminder to others about the importance of careful communication and consideration when dealing with bans. I really hope this can be resolved, but for now, it looks like I’m stuck. I shouldn't of deleted the demo's, but I honestly didn't think I'd be making another attempt. Sindarin's attention and dedication on the case got me hopeful that it would be resolved, making it more frustrating because I had the demo's... Ugh, what a shitshow.
