Sky: Children of the Light Players Banned Over Legal Coupons, Official Support Accused of 'Passing the Buck'

Recently, players on third-party Android storefronts (known in China as 'Channel Servers'—Android stores like Huawei, OPPO, and Xiaomi) for *Sky: Children of the Light* have been hit by a wave of bans. Players who used legitimate coupons provided by these stores for gifting were slapped with one-month suspensions and one-year device bans. Official support initially responded by claiming they support the 'reporting of players who use coupons.'

The community is outraged because these coupons were standard practice for two years without any prior warnings. Suddenly, the publisher labeled these storefronts as 'unauthorized' while providing no migration path for existing users. On social media (Weibo), comments have been heavily censored, and the official statement, claiming they are 'fighting scammers,' completely ignores the core issue regarding the validity of the coupons.

The situation is compounded by the fact that cheaters have historically run rampant in the game with little interference. Seeing the developer come down hard on coupon users while ignoring cheaters has sparked a 'retaliatory hacking' movement, where players are intentionally crashing servers to protest. Meanwhile, players seeking to appeal their 'wrongful bans' are caught in an endless cycle of being given the run-around by customer support.

Commenters in the community have pointed out that this is likely a dispute between the publisher and the storefronts over revenue sharing. Rather than negotiating with the partners, the publisher has opted to punish the players who used the provided perks, forcing them to bear the consequences.