

Valve Anti-Cheat penalties only apply to the game that triggered them. VAC-banned accounts can still play the game in offline mode or on private servers. VAC bans prevent a player from entering Valve-protected servers. All we know for sure is that they live in Germany and really, really enjoy cheating in online video games. The closest thing to an explanation for such extreme ban-chasing is provided by the VAC_MAN Fan Group page description.Īs you can see, the account’s owner is very mysterious. It might be an insatiable need to have an unfair advantage over other players. Why does VAC_MAN do this? The goal is clearly to be the most-banned Steam account, but what’s the underlying cause? It could be an odd form of protest against online cheating standards.
