Watchdog typically bans 2k people in a 24 hours - many of you have noted today it has spiked to 8k. I want to provide some context & clarity around it.



Any automation of gameplay is not acceptable on the Hypixel network, even if you play with it "not turned on".



This also includes any mod & client functionality which automatically places blocks to create bridges.



There was a new detection method discovered & deployed with 100% reliability. As always we will not provide specifics on how this operates - but suffice to say - quite a lot of people have been caught using these cheats.



This has resulted in the 24 hour average being higher than normal - due to watchdog "catching up" with players who had been previously uncaught.



We understand that such movement techniques such as "breezily bridging" (a legitimate technique with a high skill requirement) are very popular right now. Many of these mods attempts to replicate these in a "humanly achievable" way in an effort to obscure their usage - the reality is - it's still automation. It's still a cheat. If your friend suddenly complains that he was banned for this - then this is most likely what they are referring to.



We are aware that some users are claiming their ban is unfair due to them using things such as modpacks & clients that are advertised as "Hypixel Safe." - and that the client did things without their knowledge.



Hypixel has endorsed none of these - you are responsible for your own account & client security. Usage of such mods has always been at your own risk.



If your ban reason contains "BRIDGE-#######" - then this was why you were banned. The bans with this information in the reason are not valid for appeals - they will be rejected. Please do not waste your own time & our ban appeals time on submitting an appeal.



Play fair folks. Learn your skills - don't download them.



Footnote RE: Breezily Bridging since I saw a comment about it. - The legitimate manual way of doing it is perfectly ok and is not bannable. Using a mod to do it, is not.