A couple of days ago, we informed you about some GTA V bans that were supposedly caused by its fan-made multiplayer mod, FiveM. Today, Rockstar responded to those complaints, claiming that these bans came as a result of the FiveM mod, and that this mod violates their policies.
As Rockstar Games claimed:
“The FiveM project is an unauthorized alternate multiplayer service that contains code designed to facilitate piracy. Our policy on such violations of our terms of service are clear, and the individuals involved in its creation have had their Social Club accounts suspended.”
The big issue here is that some of those that were banned where not involved in FiveM’s creation. As we’ve already said, Qais Patankar was the mere moderator of FiveM’s sub-reddit and was banned too. Patankar did not violate any terms of services as he was not involved in this mod’s creation.
As we said back in our original story, it was to be expected to ban the creator of FiveM from GTA V and GTA Online. However, banning him or others that were not involved in FiveM’s creation from the entire Social Club – thus making them unable to actually play other titles that were legally bought – sounds a bit too harsh and anti-consumer-ish.
Thanks PCGamer
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Tons of people loved the free-form multiplayer of GTA IV, it really encapsulated everything that was great about the single player. Maybe if they gave people an option for private servers that were separate from GTA Online this wouldn’t be a problem. But nah, it’s far more important to deliver a multiplayer mode that’s riddled with microtransactions and hackers.
They wouldn’t have even had MP if it weren’t for modders.
Anti-piracy measures hurting the consumer, now where have I seen this before?
Somehow uplay is malicious, unwanted, but RGSC is totally fine? PC fegs continue to be hypocrites supporting all the wrong developers meanwhile I enjoy my ps4 exclusives.
haha,enjoy 30 fps with dips to slowmotion with top fidelity backwards.PC gamers have so much to enjoy you can’t even dream of with your even-weaker-than 4 years-pc ps4.
Haha, enjoy your intrusive drms and signing up to x number of services for different games where I have everything under psn. 60fps is something very cheap to give up in return. Did I mention I don’t have to deal with steam support?
“hypocrites supporting all the wrong developers”
“my ps4 exclusives”
“hypocrites”
Stop attacking my trolling. You are ruining the fun.
Apparently Cease & Desist Notices are for suckers & losers, eh?
Yeah, Premature Nuclear Strikes are so much better.
GG Rockstar.
So now the are actually forced to pirate the game if they want to play it right?
The FiveM mod isn’t really any different than what mods like Project Reality and DayZ did. Rockstar just doesn’t want you to enjoy multiplayer without being able to push micro-transactions on you.