How long is each ban in Knight Online?
Each row's penalties escalate from left to right: the first offense gets the first penalty, repeats get the next one. "Permanent" means the account is closed for good.
| Offense | Penalty (as repeats pile up) |
|---|---|
| Chat spam | 15 days → 30 days → permanent chat ban |
| Swearing, insults, threats (forums and support tickets too) | 15 days → 30 days → permanent chat ban; account closure depending on the act |
| Abusing war commander or king announcements | 3 → 7 → 15 → 30 days → permanent account closure |
| Inappropriate character, pet or clan name | Permanent closure or a forced name change at GM discretion |
| Scamming players | Timed or permanent account closure |
| Exploiting game or service bugs | 30 days → permanent; PUS exploits are permanent at once and the items are deleted |
| Killing monsters from spots they can't hit | 3 → 7 days → permanent |
| AFK in events, Genie in JR/BDW, teaming in Knight Royale | 3 → 7 → 15 → 30 days → permanent |
| Deliberately pulling monsters in safe zones | 7 → 15 → 30 days + Discipline Dungeon → permanent |
| Deliberate NP farming or transfers, killing yourself for quests | NP wiped + Discipline Dungeon |
| Donating rule-breaking NP to a clan | Clan disbanded, linked accounts closed permanently |
| Modifying game files, third-party programs, making or advertising cheats | Permanent account closure |
| Macro software or hardware | Discipline Dungeon and extra timed bans → permanent |
| Accessing someone else's account, holding stolen items | Permanent account closure |
| Loading NPoints with someone else's card or charging back a payment | Permanent account closure |
| Using a foreign phone number for verification | Every account on that number closed permanently |
| Leaking personal data, contacting staff outside official channels | Permanent account closure |
| Spreading unverified info to cause chaos, damaging reputation | 30 days → 90 days → permanent |
The rules end with a note: in exceptional cases, game masters can change any rule or penalty length, raising or lowering it.
What gets you banned most often?
Two things stand out. First, there's no warning step for cheating: an account that modifies game files or uses a third-party program is closed on the first offense, and the September 23, 2026 ban wave on Zero was based on exactly that rule. Second, the penalty isn't limited to one account: accounts that share an IP, phone number or computer ID with a closed account can be punished too.
The Discipline Dungeon, which players call prison, mostly comes into play for macro and NP offenses. If you see "You will be sent to jail due to 3rd party tool usage." in game, that's why your character is being sent there.
Can you get banned for a macro mouse?
Yes, if you use it in the game. The rules say you can install keyboard and mouse software on your PC, but using their macros in Knight Online will get you punished. Binding a single skill to a key and pressing it yourself is fine; turning that key into a macro that fires on its own is not.
When the game suspects a macro, it shows a question and waits 5 minutes for your answer. Close the game without answering and your character is sent to prison.
Can you get banned for using Genie?
Genie is a built-in feature and fine for normal farming. Using it in events is what's banned: the rules count Genie in events like JR and BDW as bad-faith play, with escalating bans starting at 3 days. For setup, see the Knight Genie guide.
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