Bethesda sent out bans to players trying to make Fallout 76 more enjoyable by modding the game. The hilarious part is that Bethesda will undo the ban if the player writes them an essay apologizing.
https://hothardware.com/news/bethesda-bans-modders
"The bright spot here is that the bans that Bethesda is handing out aren't permanent; it lets players appeal the ban by writing an essay on why using third-party apps to cheat is bad. The issue the modding community has is that while some of the bans seem righteously handed out for players using mods to gain a competitive advantage, others who were banned were merely using a shader mod to improve graphics of the game. Bethesda seems to make no differentiation between mods for cheating and mods simply meant for customization."
Source: https://youtu.be/oQjsFVPkGQs
I'm not sure if this is nice of Bethesda or cruel of them.
Edit: Full quote from the support email:
"This account has violated the code of conduct and terms of service by cheating. The account was detected to be running a third-party application, which provides an unfair in-game advantage, while logged into Fallout 76.
If you would like to appeal this account closure, we would be willing to accept an essay on 'Why the use of third party cheat software is detrimental to an online game community' for our management team to review."
Official response from Bethesda:
Reddit thread on the topic
https://hothardware.com/news/bethesda-bans-modders
"The bright spot here is that the bans that Bethesda is handing out aren't permanent; it lets players appeal the ban by writing an essay on why using third-party apps to cheat is bad. The issue the modding community has is that while some of the bans seem righteously handed out for players using mods to gain a competitive advantage, others who were banned were merely using a shader mod to improve graphics of the game. Bethesda seems to make no differentiation between mods for cheating and mods simply meant for customization."
Source: https://youtu.be/oQjsFVPkGQs
I'm not sure if this is nice of Bethesda or cruel of them.
Edit: Full quote from the support email:
"This account has violated the code of conduct and terms of service by cheating. The account was detected to be running a third-party application, which provides an unfair in-game advantage, while logged into Fallout 76.
If you would like to appeal this account closure, we would be willing to accept an essay on 'Why the use of third party cheat software is detrimental to an online game community' for our management team to review."
Official response from Bethesda:
Reddit thread on the topic
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