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"It's just a target on me.”
A leading WWE 2K24 content creator with nearly 90k fans, known as 'WhatsTheStatus,' has reportedly been banned indefinitely by 2K Games, causing the gaming community to put 2K Games under fire.
WhatsTheStatus, known for making typically inaccessible content available to players, announced on Twitter on April 22 that all of his uploads had been removed from the game without any prior warning. Yesterday, he claimed he had been permanently banned from playing WWE 2K24 online, which resulted in the loss of access to community creation features, with no place for appeal.
Image Credit: Visual Concepts, WWE 2K24
Upon logging into the game, WhatsTheStatus was allegedly presented with a message stating that the ban was due to "inappropriate content" associated with his account, which violated the End User License Agreement.
Video Games Chronicle reached out to 2K regarding the ban, and a spokesperson replied:
“The player in question has received an indefinite ban due to violations of terms.
“Mods which negatively impact the game experience for other players violate our terms. Our primary concern is a positive WWE 2K24 experience for all players.”
However, it remains unclear which exact content led to the ban, whether it was "inappropriate content" or something that "negatively impacts the game experience."
Image Credit: Visual Concepts, WWE 2K24
In his conversation with VGC, WhatsTheStatus mentioned:
“There was no warning shot. It just happened. Usually, there’s a process: three strikes, a 24-hour ban, then two weeks, then a permanent ban. I didn’t even get an email stating the reason for the ban.”
Image Credit: Visual Concepts, WWE 2K24
He further expressed frustration, saying:
“When their official influencers are telling people where to download this stuff from other users other than myself nothing happens to anyone, WWEGames don’t pay attention to community creations, it’s just a target on me,”
In the wake of the ban, fans of WhatsTheStatus have expressed their anger at 2K. Many supporters are showing their solidarity with the creator using the trending hashtag #FreeStatus on Twitter.
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