Metin2 HWID Ban: What Gameforge's Terms Say (2026)

Metin2 bans can reach your hardware and your IP address as well as your account. As of November 2026, Gameforge 4D, the game's European publisher, enforces the rules under General Terms of Use dated March 2023 and a privacy policy dated 12 March 2025. That privacy policy lets Gameforge collect hardware information and IP addresses, and block connected accounts together. A block can be temporary or, for a significant violation, permanent. Once banned, you cannot register a new account without Gameforge's prior consent.

Does Metin2 HWID ban?

Metin2 has no rule that uses the term HWID ban, but Gameforge's privacy policy allows the data such a ban depends on. Section 3.12.2 lists enforcement measures that include "the collection of IP addresses, hardware information" and the blocking of connected Gameforge accounts. Put those two together and Gameforge can link accounts that share a PC or a connection, then block them as a group.

If you want the background, our explainer on what a hardware ban is and which identifiers it reads covers the mechanics, and our breakdown of the hardware IDs on a Windows PC shows where those identifiers live.

How does Metin2 detect cheats?

Metin2 detects cheats with software that runs alongside the game and checks game-related processes and the integrity of the game files while you play. Gameforge describes it in the same section of its privacy policy. It is a publisher-run setup, which makes it a different animal from the licensed kernel drivers in our comparison of the major anti-cheat systems, and different again from the way Warframe deals with cheaters.

The system has a public history. After a ban wave on 27 March 2020, Metin2's product manager answered player questions on the official board and said the Cheat Blocker did not ban accounts automatically at that point. That answer is more than six years old and we found no newer statement from Gameforge, so read it as history, not current policy.

What gets you banned in Metin2?

Metin2 bans follow breaches of Gameforge's General Terms of Use, and the terms spell out the behavior that counts. The main triggers are:

• Using cheats, mods, hacks or bots (section 6.4(a)).
• Disguising your real IP address (section 6.2).
• Registering a new account after a ban without permission (section 7.3).

Gameforge can answer any of these with a block under section 7.1(c).

How long is a Metin2 ban?

A Metin2 ban is either temporary or permanent. Section 7.1(c) of the Gameforge General Terms of Use lets Gameforge block an account for a period of time, or for good when the violation is significant.

There is no published table of offenses and lengths. You will not know ahead of time which side of that line a given case lands on, and Gameforge does not have to tell you before it decides. Other publisher-run games set their own terms; our Forza Horizon 5 ban guide is one comparison.

Does a Metin2 ban affect your other Gameforge accounts?

A Metin2 ban can spread to connected Gameforge accounts. The privacy policy names blocking of connected accounts as an enforcement measure, right next to the collection of hardware information and IP addresses. Gameforge does not define connected in that passage. Given the data it collects, a shared PC or a shared IP address is the obvious link.

Can you make a new Metin2 account after a ban?

You cannot make a new Metin2 account after a ban unless Gameforge agrees first. Section 7.3 of the terms says a banned user "may not register a new user account without the prior consent of Gameforge". Gameforge publishes no form for asking, so the only route is a Support ticket, made before you register anything.

Can you use a VPN to get back into Metin2?

Using a VPN to get back into Metin2 breaks the terms on its own. Section 6.2 is blunt about it: "Actions to disguise the true IP address of the user shall not be taken." A VPN or proxy used to slip past a block is exactly that, and it stacks a second breach on top of the first.

Rules against ban evasion like this are common across online games, and our list of games that issue hardware bans shows how many publishers go further and lock out the device itself.

How do you appeal a Metin2 ban?

You dispute a Metin2 ban through Gameforge Support, which Gameforge's Digital Services Act terms of 19 February 2024 name as the single point of contact. Those terms also set out a formal complaint right. It covers content moderation decisions, though, not cheating bans.

Gameforge publishes no appeal steps or time limits for Metin2. When you write in:

1. Open the ticket while signed in with the banned account.
2. Give the account name, the server and the date the block appeared.
3. Explain in one plain message why you think the ban is wrong.

Our FAQ on ban lengths and appeals covers what helps a case in any game. Path of Exile 2 has the same gap, with no formal appeal process, and how Grinding Gear Games handles Path of Exile 2 bans walks through its support route.

Metin2 ban FAQ

Does Metin2 ban your IP address?

Metin2's publisher can collect IP addresses for enforcement and forbids hiding your IP. Gameforge does not describe an IP ban as a separate penalty.

Are Metin2 bans permanent?

Metin2 bans can be permanent for significant violations under section 7.1(c) of Gameforge's General Terms of Use. Lesser violations lead to a temporary block.

Does the Metin2 Cheat Blocker ban automatically?

In 2020, Metin2's product manager said the Cheat Blocker did not ban accounts automatically. Gameforge has not published a newer statement.

Who handles Metin2 bans in Europe?

Gameforge 4D GmbH, Metin2's European publisher, issues the bans and takes disputes through Gameforge Support.

Sources

• Gameforge General Terms of Use (version March 2023)
• Gameforge privacy policy (12 March 2025)
• Gameforge Digital Services Act terms (19 February 2024)
• Metin2 board: FAQ about the ban wave of 27 March 2020

Rules change. Check the publisher's official pages before you act on anything here.