Several "Dark Souls 2" players claimed they've been softbanned for using DS2fix mod, however the modder who created it wasn't sure he's at fault.
"Softban" is actually a banishment into a separate world of cheaters where softbanned players can continue to play, but their online interactions are only limited to other softbanned players, apparently a much smaller group of players than would normally be available, PC Gamer noted.
A softban makes it extremely difficult to summon another player for help or even engage in PvP.
That said, Kotaku reports that a growing number of players of "Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin" players are saying they have been softbanned for using the DS2fix mod.
Cheating and playing online is the typical reason why some is softbanned from Dark Souls 2 and this is a totally acceptable reason for From Software to push back, and in fact, they're being nice enough to allow players to keep playing the fame online with other players.
According to a running theory, using a fan-made patch called DS2fix that addresses numerous issues From Software has yet to address is the reason why players are being softbanned.
The mod's Nexus Mods description claims it will not trigger softbans. Mod creator, Alessanro De Micheli told Kotaku that unless the game itself has changed, he is confident that DS2fix is not the problem.
According to Alessanro De Micheli, "unless Fromsoft patches the game to recognize DS2Fix64, it cannot be detected (because the game doesn't know what to look for)." This implies that the only logical conclusion here is that the game is literally flagging any hook/injector. This implies that even by using x360ce, SweetFX, ReShade, DXTory or the Durazno Dead-zone fix for controllers will put players at risk of getting banned.
Since DS2Fix64 is the only 'SotFS-made' tool available, it is the most exposed one to allegations, as players would obviously feel DS2Fix is at fault rather than anything else they have been using for years.
Despite De Micheli's urging that it's not, PC Gamer notes that it's quite possible that DS2Fix is the problem, and in fact the number of complaints has motivated him to reach out to Bandai Namco for official confirmation.
