Permanent Apex ban also removed access to my purchased Steam games. Has anyone successfully appealed after 27 months?
Hi everyone,
I'm looking for advice from anyone who has been in a similar situation.
My EA account was permanently banned from Apex Legends over 27 months ago (833 days) for "Hateful Conduct." I appealed several times through the official process, but every appeal was denied.
The biggest issue is that because my Steam account is linked to my EA account, I also permanently lost access to single-player games that I legally purchased, including Mass Effect Legendary Edition and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
I was never shown the specific message or evidence that resulted in the ban, so I still don't know exactly what triggered it. To the best of my memory, I never threatened anyone, encouraged violence, repeatedly harassed anyone, or intentionally promoted hatred toward any individual or group. I did have a heated argument with another player shortly before the ban, and if I crossed a line during that conversation, I genuinely regret it. However, I never intended to spread hate or target anyone because of who they are.
I fully understand that EA has the right to enforce its Terms of Service, and I'm not asking anyone to bypass those rules.
At this point, I'm simply trying to understand whether anyone has ever successfully received another manual review after such a long time, or if there is any way to regain access to the Steam games that are permanently locked because of the EA account ban.
I have over 150 games on Steam, and it's the platform where I keep my entire library. Because my EA account is permanently linked to my Steam account, I no longer feel comfortable buying additional EA games through Steam, even though there are several I'd genuinely like to play in the future.
Has anyone here experienced something similar or found a solution? Some specific questions I have:
- Has anyone ever had a permanent EA ban manually reviewed after a long period of time?
- Is there any way to regain access to Steam games linked to a permanently banned EA account?
- Has anyone successfully transferred their EA game entitlements to a new EA account?
- Has anyone successfully regained access to their EA account after a permanent ban that was originally upheld through multiple appeals?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!