FACEIT is once again at the center of attention — the community is buzzing about a new large-scale ban wave that has shaken the platform. Social media has been flooded with posts from players who lost their accounts or, conversely, received bonus ELO points after the “great purge.”
Massive FACEIT purge: over 14,000 accounts blocked in a single day
On November 10, 2025, FACEIT conducted its largest ban wave in recent months. According to official platform statistics, 14,478 accounts were blocked, with more than 11,000 of them banned for creating multiple accounts and smurfing. This became a record figure for FACEIT in 2025 and part of its systematic fight against unfair play on the platform.
The FACEIT anti-cheat system detects not only the use of third-party software but also identifies players who create multiple accounts to lower their ratings or boost others. Such violations distort the ELO system and make the game unfair for honest users, which is why the platform’s team continues to strengthen its fight against them.
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The biggest surge of bans in 2025
A chart of ban activity over the past 30 days clearly shows that November 10 marked a sharp spike — from the usual few hundred bans to nearly 15,000. Before this, the daily number of bans ranged between 100 and 300, indicating a massive update to the anti-cheat system.
It is likely that FACEIT integrated new algorithms for detecting linked accounts through IP addresses, behavioral patterns, and in-game activity. Such updates usually precede major “purges,” when the system automatically tracks suspicious connections between profiles and blocks them simultaneously.
Community reaction
The gaming community met the ban wave with a mix of excitement and skepticism. Many supported FACEIT’s actions, emphasizing that the platform had finally addressed the smurfing problem that had plagued competitive play for years. Players joked that now “ELO finally matters again,” since the number of fake accounts would significantly decrease.
However, some users believe that the wave may have affected a few innocent players — especially older accounts created several years ago. Others point out that while smurfs have been punished, boosters and toxic players remain an unresolved issue that FACEIT has yet to fully address.
On social media, commentators are actively comparing FACEIT’s efficiency with Valve’s, noting that the platform is doing more to clean up CS2 than the official VAC system.
FACEIT banned 11,000 accounts today for multi-accounts/smurfing ‼️ pic.twitter.com/zeyngIab5Y
— Thour (@ThourCS2) November 10, 2025
FACEIT sets course for full modernization
This is already the second major ban wave in the past month. In October, the platform removed more than 200 accounts for cheating, but the latest operation is unprecedented in scale. Experts suggest that FACEIT is preparing to implement a new anti-cheat system with machine learning elements, capable of identifying even “pseudo-legit” accounts that use VPNs or conceal their activity.
Such measures increase trust in the FACEIT ecosystem and reduce the gap between the amateur and professional scenes. In the future, players expect even stricter account verification and regular cleanups, which will help restore fairness to matchmaking.
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Bans in one day
More than 14,000 bans in one day send a clear message from FACEIT: the era of unchecked smurfs and multi-accounts is coming to an end. The platform is setting an example for the entire CS2 community, proving that the fight against unfair play is not just about words, but concrete action. If this trend continues, by 2026 FACEIT could become the cleanest competitive environment in Counter-Strike.
