But before we continue, for those of you that don’t know, Overfwolf is a tech platform for in-game overlay apps, empowering independent creators to build the apps they want for the games they love. Keep in mind that if you’re serious about gaming, certain servers will detect if you are pairing the software mentioned above and the result will not be to your liking at all.
Update
After publishing this article, Overwolf staff reached out to Windows Report with an important update. In order to prevent such accidents from happening again in the future, the Overwolf team released an update to their games list to change the way the Overwolf overlay works and will no longer trigger a ban from Activision while using Windows 11. Furthermore, in the 24 hours following this change, Overwolf reported that they haven’t had any new ban reports. They are also working closely with top-level personnel at Activision and promised to do whatever we can to help those whose accounts have been banned. While we are not responsible for the bans, Support Main is one of our core values and we immediately began to look into the issue to protect gameplay and our community. For background, Cold War has been supported on Overwolf for months without any bans or issues. Although Overwolf can’t make any promises, the fact that they are willing to get involved and try to get this whole situation sorted out is commendable.
Banned from COD for using Windows 11 and Overwolf
Remember when we said you should think twice about using these two together? We’re about to tell you why this isn’t in your best interest at all. Recently, a very displeased Activision client posted disconcerting information about how the company treated him because of the conflict their platform had with the above-mentioned software. Apparently, the anti-cheat security mechanisms that the Call of Duty servers have actually detected Overwolf as being an aimbot or wallhack. SPONSORED This automatically led to a permanent ban, because creators don’t even want to hear about such conduct breaches. And this is not the only case out there, as there are many other posts from people that are in the same situation because they simply upgraded to an Insider build of Windows 11. They are all related to Call of Duty, so if you are heavily invested in these games, we strongly advise you to do a bit of research or simply avoid putting yourself in the same situation. We weren’t able to find information about people that landed in similar scenarios while playing other games, but it’s better not to take any chances.
Overwolf creators says its not their software’s fault
In a post on their official support page, the people at Overwolf say that this is the first time they’ve ever heard of this and that their software has nothing to do with the bans. So, most likely it’s the combination between a Windows 11 Insider build and Overwolf, although, at first sight there this doesn’t seem to be such a volatile mix. However, as we said, if you are already a Windows Insider and are currently testing the new OS, while also using Overwolf, take care when accessing sites or platforms you don’t want to get banned from. Know that there is also a way you can disable the Overwolf overlay for certain games, which can actually prove useful. We will keep an open eye for any new information available on this story and we will keep you up to date as soon as we find something. What’s your opinion on this while matter? Share your thoughts with us in the comments section below.
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