Hacking Discussion What gets you banned and how fast it can happen.

[maruuu07]

Ok some questions here
I have already a plenty of games bought from the eshop, now that im waiting my sx pro to arrive i wanna know something
Do i need Internet connection to make it work? To run the games?
This affects playing online with the games that i already bought?

No, you can activate your license using your computer, you should never go online with the SXOS activated since you are going to get banned. Playing your legit games online should be done without going in to the SXOS, just boot the console normally.

 

[AydenTheKilla]

Just went out of sx os and updated all of my games. went on the eshop before and after i was done. and redownloaded fortnite just to see if i could. Fortnite worked and so did online.

 

[LucioDragon]

No, you can activate your license using your computer, you should never go online with the SXOS activated since you are going to get banned. Playing your legit games online should be done without going in to the SXOS, just boot the console normally.

How do i boot my switch normally once the sx cfw is installed? Or its the sx pro that needs to be enabled every time its turned on?

 

[maruuu07]

How do i boot my switch normally once the sx cfw is installed? Or its the sx pro that needs to be enabled every time its turned on?

the sx pro needs to be enabled every time its turned on

 

[LucioDragon]

the sx pro needs to be enabled every time its turned on

Oh nice so its like gateway for 3ds, perfect
Thank you so much

 

[maruuu07]

Oh nice so its like gateway for 3ds, perfect
Thank you so much

no problem, friend

 

[Raikkonen94]

the sx pro needs to be enabled every time its turned on

And how do you get your Switch back to OFW, if I may ask? Can you just completely turn your Switch off in AutoRCM mode/when running SX CFW to reset it to the original firmware (so that you can safely go online?)

 

[pLaYeR^^]

And how do you get your Switch back to OFW, if I may ask? Can you just completely turn your Switch off in AutoRCM mode/when running SX CFW to reset it to the original firmware (so that you can safely go online?)

If you install AutoRCM, your console always boots in RCM at startup. To switch to OFW you need to choose the "Boot original FW" in the SX OS boot menu or deinstall AutoRCM.

 

[SabinReneFigaroRandom]

Installing updates with Horizon is a risk?

 

[pLaYeR^^]

Installing updates with Horizon is a risk?

Maybe, we don't know yet for sure.

 

[andre1891]

Is there a difference when you put out the SD with the Backups in it when you Boot into OFW and goes online then? Maybe Nintendo detect the Backups on SD?

 

[pLaYeR^^]

Is there a difference when you put out the SD with the Backups in it when you Boot into OFW and goes online then? Maybe Nintendo detect the Backups on SD?

Probably Nintendo also stores some information in the internal storage. That's why only switching the micro sd card might not be enough to be safe.

 

[V-Temp]

This is such a waste of gen one switches as Mariko looms. It won't even tell us anything because they're likely all going to get hit.

The first banwave will probably snipe even the smallest infractions to scorch the earth.

 

[Batpeter]

So, account bans are useless (unless you have funds and purchases on there), you just make a new account. Has anyone encountered a device ban yet? That's the most important ban we need to be preventing.

 

[AydenTheKilla]

Account bans might lead to system bans. Especially if they are saving up for a "mass banwave"

 

[chrisrlink]

so far only my DOOM backup was insta cert banned (even if the cert was scrubbed) still could access eshop and fortnite

 

[V-Temp]

Account bans might lead to system bans. Especially if they are saving up for a "mass banwave"

The bans so far have all come in sets. Scires' and Shiny were banned at the same time, the Splat bans were at the same time with varying degrees of severity to a wide range people and infractions. The next will come in due time.

 

[subcon959]

I'm guessing there will be some major spring cleaning just prior to paid online launch.

 

[RHOPKINS13]

The bans so far have all come in sets. Scires' and Shiny were banned at the same time, the Splat bans were at the same time with varying degrees of severity to a wide range people and infractions. The next will come in due time.

This is why I'm staying away from piracy. Some time (maybe within a month?) after Pokemon Let's Go and Smash Bros. Ultimate are released I'm expecting big banwaves from Nintendo, like the banwaves that were from Pokemon Sun and Moon being played early on the 3DS. By that time hopefully we'll have a better idea of what's safe and what's not to avoid bans.

 

[binkinator]

I know im late but I need to know if I could get banned from this:

My friend allowed me to download games from his eshop onto my account and I was wondering if that's considered some form of piracy that could get me banned?
I'm a bit scared to open up any games I downloaded from there

did you pay real money for them? If you went through Ninty‘s front door and paid at the checkout it’s impossible to commit piracy. You’re a fine upstanding customer. Go about your day.