Monday, February 23rd 2026

Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike Gets Players Banned from Apex Legends for "Cheating"

In a rather unfortunate throwback to the early days of the Hall effect gaming keyboard boom, it seems as though the new Haptic Inductive Trigger System in the Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike gaming mouse is resulting in players getting permanently banned from Apex Legends for cheating. This is according to a new post on X by Iaroslav Mamalat, who shared a screenshot of an Apex Legends ban report that claims the player used gameplay enhancements.

An email received by the same player reads: "We observed: Gameplay enhancement. This means using unauthorized methods to enhance in-game performance by removing gameplay constraints or improving in-game abilities (e.g. weapon, movement, or item enhancements)." This potentially refers to the use of rapid trigger technology in the Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike, but there are other reports in the replies to the X post that suggest it may simply have been a false ban, since similar has happened to other players who weren't using the new Logitech gaming mouse. Curiously, EA doesn't actually ordinarily ban rapid trigger keyboards in Apex Legends, but it isn't uncommon for game studios to ban SOCD, especially in competitive FPS games. Some theories online suggest that EA's anti-cheat may be using timing as a way to detect macro inputs, and that rapid trigger on the Superstrike may be resulting in click spamming that exceeds that timing threshold, resulting in a ban.

Update Feb 23rd: It has been confirmed by a Respawn team member in the r/apexlegends subreddit that this was a false ban, although it was seemingly still the result of the Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike triggering a minimum threshold.
Source: Iaroslav Mamalat on X
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10 Comments on Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike Gets Players Banned from Apex Legends for "Cheating"

#1
Grimling
The Professional Gaming Mouse, that gets the Professional Gamer banned for using it!
This could be a really useful Mouse for Players, who want to achieve new records in being banned!
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#2
Cheeseball
Not a Potato
Curiously, EA doesn't actually ordinarily ban rapid trigger keyboards in Apex Legends, but it isn't uncommon for game studios to ban SOCD, especially in competitive FPS games.
Most likely Easy Anti Cheat is looking at what G Hub is hooking in to and tagged it as a 3rd party modification. I use rapid trigger a lot and the only "penalty" I get is getting kicked from matches in CS2.
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#3
Chaitanya
Just like how AMD drivers got gamers banned for cheating. One of these days these stupid studios will ban users just for having audacity of purchasing the game.
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#4
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Mere Mortal
FYI - SOCD = Simultaneous Opposing Cardinal Directions
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#5
maxfly
$180 to get banned from games. Yep, that'll hurt the old ego a tiny bit.
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#6
ZoneDymo
ChaitanyaJust like how AMD drivers got gamers banned for cheating. One of these days these stupid studios will ban users just for having audacity of purchasing the game.
Wasnt AMD drivers but AMD's anti lag I believe that did it.
And dont be too quick with calling the studios stupid, they are trying to keep their games fair and fun for all and not overrun with cheaters because that absolutely kills games (which is their revenue).

I would sooner put the blame on AMD and in this case Logitech for not properly communicating with the game devs and their anti cheat systems and how they detect things.

Its all pretty much a mess anyway, because if we are really honest, having a 240hz Oled is a massive advantage over an old 60hz LCD yet that is not cheating.
Having a mouse with more buttons to map to it, just the option on its own, and a sensor with 10000+ dpi vs a standard run of the mill office mouse is also a massive advantage yet not cheating.
Having a capable gaming pc that can run the game comfortably at a stable 240+ fps is a massive advantage over one that just sporadically hits 60 fps is a massive advantage yet not cheating.
Etc etc etc.
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#7
Event Horizon
Elsewhere we have AI sound cards that detect and enhance footsteps and AI monitors that track and highlight hard to see enemies and mitigate flashbangs. Neither are detectable by games.
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#8
vigor
I was just looking for a new mouse :laugh:

Never heard of this version and $180! that's very expensive
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#9
Onasi
ZoneDymoI would sooner put the blame on AMD and in this case Logitech for not properly communicating with the game devs and their anti cheat systems and how they detect things.
In the case of AL2 and CS2 it was absolutely AMD fault. The way that implementation worked (before they actually collabed with Valve to get it working properly) was a dirty .dll injection that absolutely should have and had been caught by the anti-cheat. There is a good reason why NV provides Reflex as an SDK for engine level implementation and has always done it that way.
vigorNever heard of this version and $180! that's very expensive
May I interest you in a Zaunkoenig M3K? That one goes for, oh, 350-400 dollars… if you can even get one. Then again, that one is a made to order artisanal product. What excuse Logitech, the biggest peripherals manufacturer in the world, has I do not know. Even with the fancy new switches this mouse should probably be a hundred-ish tops.
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#10
Veseleil
Good for them. It'll save them time better spend elsewhere.
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