Cheritz just axed loyal Mystic Messenger players in a fresh ban wave right before the 10th anniversary, nailing accounts sitting on 1,000+ Hourglasses for “abusive behavior” they never committed. These whales poured years and real cash into a game that’s been dead since 2019, stacking currency the honest way only to wake up banned overnight with zero new content to spend it on. The automated flag hit even folks with under 1,000 after six years of daily logins, forcing them to email receipts that Cheritz might or might not review while the anniversary hype dies in the water.

Players are screaming on Reddit and X that this feels like punishing the very dedication keeping the servers alive, especially after dropping hundreds on VIP packs and Believer bundles. The ban message is the same copy-paste lie for everyone, and Cheritz’s only answer is “prove you bought it” while ignoring how a dormant title naturally breeds massive hoards. Anniversary events and community nights are now dead air for the affected fans who actually kept the game trending without updates.

This ain’t about fair play, it’s a greedy sweep to stop hoarded Hourglasses from eating into potential anniversary revenue, same lazy move other live-service devs pull when they remember their old cash cows still exist. Loyal players with 3,000+ Hourglasses and 8,000 hearts are devastated, and the timing screams damage control before any surprise drops. Cheritz can enjoy the empty lobbies while the real fans migrate to better games that don’t bite the hand that feeds them.