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question about this...

the COD games.

even if i play disk copy of COD i can still get banned for doing that?
 

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question about this...

the COD games.

even if i play disk copy of COD i can still get banned for doing that?
The CoD games are really notorious. They scan the HDD, looking for files that indicate the console is modded, such as common homebrew apps, the presence of the GAMES / ISOs directories etc. If it determines that the console is modded it reports it to both Sony and Activision as soon as you try to enter a multiplayer game, so no, it doesn't matter whether you play it from ISO or from the original disc. Even reverting to OFW will not necessarily save you, because there might be leftover files. If you want to play them safely you have to both revert to OFW (or DB, that also works) and do a factory wipe to remove all possible traces of mods.

Now, BO2 specifically has an "Anti-Ban" EBOOT, a patched executable that is supposed to remove those checks, allowing you to play it on modded systems. You can try searching for it online. The thing is, I have never tried it myself, nor do I know anyone who has, so I can't really comment on how effective it is, or in other words, if you use it and it turns out that it's no good and you get banned anyway then don't blame me. Also, an Anti-Ban EBOOT does not protect you from getting banned if you cheat, since those are checks on the server side.
Later COD games (BO3, Ghosts etc.) unfortunately don't have working Anti-Ban EBOOTs. The ones posted online are either outdated or fake. You can't play them on modded systems.

BTW this is all only related to multiplayer. COD can only report on you if you're logged in to PSN when running it. If you just want to play single player then just make sure you're not logged in to PSN when you run COD. It's perfectly safe. It's also OK if the console is connected to the Internet as long as it's not logged in to PSN.
 

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I've been playing Black Ops 2 on my PS3 just fine. Granted, I spend most my time playing on PC because I suck with a controller and theres this bug that causes random util to throw when I don't want to (my controller is not broken). But I've had it for more than a couple of months now and aside from the instability, no issues. I don't use a patched eboot.

It's worth noting that the only homebrew I have installed on the system are webman, pkgi and a very crude file manager. Using Evilnat 4.91. I run the CoD games off of disc backups but most of my library are PSN purchases.

I spend the majority of my time on my PS3 either playing WipEout HD or watching Prime Video so if there's a threshold before BO2 seeks to ban you, I haven't hit it yet.
 

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I've been playing Black Ops 2 on my PS3 just fine. Granted, I spend most my time playing on PC because I suck with a controller and theres this bug that causes random util to throw when I don't want to (my controller is not broken). But I've had it for more than a couple of months now and aside from the instability, no issues. I don't use a patched eboot.

It's worth noting that the only homebrew I have installed on the system are webman, pkgi and a very crude file manager. Using Evilnat 4.91. I run the CoD games off of disc backups but most of my library are PSN purchases.

I spend the majority of my time on my PS3 either playing WipEout HD or watching Prime Video so if there's a threshold before BO2 seeks to ban you, I haven't hit it yet.
Yeah, not everyone who plays BO2 on modded systems gets banned, and it might indeed have to do with what homebrew you have installed. Probably if you have homebrew that was popular when BO2 was released it increases the risk.
That said, if people tell you that bans are completely a thing of the past then they're uninformed - There are posts on Reddit of people who've been banned after attempting to connect to BO2 lobby even without using any mods.
 
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