Can you play games on another account if you get VAC banned?

Additionally, VAC-banned games cannot be shared between accounts. We recommend you only authorize Steam Accounts and computers you know to be secure, and as always, never give out your password to anyone or share your account.
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Does VAC ban affect other accounts?

VAC bans are applied to all accounts sharing a phone number at the time of the infraction.
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Can you make a new account if you get VAC banned?

There's nothing you can do once you're vac banned. All your skins, prime status and the ability to play csgo is gone on your main account. You could create a new account, Just don't cheat.
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Can Steam ban alt accounts?

steam will automatically apply a game/vac ban to all accounts with the same phone number should any of them get caught cheating. some games ban YOU, not just the account. so making alt accounts is viewed as bypassing a ban and will earn a ban if they identify the account as belonging to YOU.
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Can you still play games if you get banned on Steam?

The effects of the game ban are determined by the developer, and must be consistent with a VAC ban, such as being prevented from playing online with other players and/or trading items for that game. It cannot prevent the user from launching and playing the game offline. It cannot prevent the user from using Steam.
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I joined a CSGO TEAM while CHEATING..

Do VAC bans go away after 7 years?

VAC bans are permanent, non-negotiable, and cannot be removed by Steam Support. If a VAC ban is determined to have been issued incorrectly, it will automatically be removed.
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How long does VAC ban last?

VAC bans are permanent. You're only banned from the game you cheated in, though.
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Is it against Steam rules to have 2 accounts?

Yes, you can access different Steam accounts from one computer. However, you may only access one account at a time. The accounts will share the core files for any games the accounts have in common, but each account will maintain its own custom content and configuration files.
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How many VAC bans can you get?

Technically there is no limit on how much VAC bans you can have on your Steam Account however if you one of those People who likes to collect "VAC bans", they may terminate your Community Profile/Steam Account.
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Is VAC ban worse than game ban?

The difference is that with a game ban you can still play casual games, but with a VAC ban you can only play with bots.
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What is the oldest VAC ban account?

Permanent bans were first used in 2005. the oldest ban would be about 14, nearly 15 years old now... that's a LOT of days.
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How do I remove a VAC ban from my account?

Many games on Steam utilize the Valve Anti-Cheat System (VAC) or third party anti-cheat technology that can result in cheaters being banned from secure servers for multi-player games. VAC bans are permanent and cannot be removed from an account.
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Does VAC ban mean IP ban?

is vac ban ip ? ip bans are useless. VAC only bans account.
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Does a VAC ban ban your IP?

No it does not ban by IP, it bans the account only. Banning by IP, or hardware is useless due to how easily they can be spoof from user end, which why it's pointless banning that way.
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Are VAC bans instant?

When the software detects a cheat on a player's system, it will ban them in the future, possibly days or weeks after the original detection. It may kick players from the game if it detects errors in their system's memory or hardware.
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How bad is a VAC ban?

Some people may harass you even if it is a VAC ban for an older infraction or for a game not that popular, and some private servers may not allow you to join if your account has ANY bans. Other that the obvious issuse of not being able to play that game on VAC servers from this account, not much really.
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How accurate are VAC bans?

VAC is accurate 99.9999% of the time, there has only been 2 REAL false positives, one on mw2 and one on csgo, everyone affected was unbanned. VAC has also been coded in a way where false positives are almost impossible and if they do happen its noticable..
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Is VAC anti-cheat good?

On the other hand, the fact that VAC bans the cheater not immediately but after some time (this is a good solution in the long run), cheaters can come across and ruin games for regular players. VAC does not guarantee that you will play an absolutely fair match where all players do not use cheats.
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Are shared Steam accounts legal?

Sharing purchased games is actually not allowed; however, one special function enables legal account sharing: the Steam Family Library. This feature lets you not only play games on Steam, but also lets you gives others access to them.
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Can 2 people play the same Steam game on the same account?

In summary, while Steam Family Sharing allows multiple users to access and play games from a shared library, only one user can play a specific game at a time. To play the same game simultaneously, each person would need their own copy of the game.
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Can I use the same phone number for 2 Steam accounts?

Please note that only one phone number can be associated with a Steam account at a time.
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What happens after VAC ban?

After being VAC banned, you are banned from using “game share”, i.e. the Steam family sharing feature with any VAC protected games. Hence, your new profile cannot share VAC protected games with the old profile, nor can you play those games from the old profile with your new profile.
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How do you know if someone is VAC banned?

VacList allows you to view and track Steam accounts and their ban status. You can search for accounts by their SteamID, community URL, or vanity name. Logging in through Steam allows you to track accounts and view their ban status over time. VAC is supported in over one hundred games.
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What games can you get VAC banned on?

If you receive a VAC ban in Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, or all Source games, all your items will be removed from your Team Fortress 2 inventory. Steam Support is unable to restore these items. Additionally, you will no longer have access to the TF2 Store or receive item drops.
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