Comments on: Microsoft Banning People Exploiting Glitches

By: Smab

Smab — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:18:02 +0000

24 hours really doesn’t seem like a big deal to me, just read a book(or a few small ones) or something.
24 days would be more of a deterrent, only 1 day isn’t much of a consequence.

By: ScottyGrayskull

ScottyGrayskull — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:11:05 +0000

[i]in a game the entire industry pretends is important[/i]

Wow dude, I thought the point of NG was to be above trolling for hits.

By: yAak

yAak — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:55:35 +0000

I think it would also be a good idea to put this information (namely that cheaters will be banned from the system) somewhere a bit more public that Twitter.

Like, say, in their Terms of Service for xbox live?

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/legal/LiveTOU.htm

I don’t know how long most of you have been gaming, but I’ve found it to be pretty standard for your account to get suspended temporarily when you repeatedly exploit a bug, whether you knew it was an exploit or not.

Microsoft isn’t exactly breaking new ground here, and their motivation is to improve the experience of the majority, as anyone with sense operating such a service would do…

Of course, if IW has any sense, they’ll patch it soon and you’ll forget about it in a week… well, after your ban expires anyway. hahaha

By: Corican

Corican — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:47:55 +0000

I don’t think I’ve even unlocked the stinger missile yet :(

By: player66

player66 — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:23:28 +0000

That first sentence was meant to end with a “?” btw.

By: player66

player66 — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:22:53 +0000

Isn’t it IW’s responsibility to identify and fix this glitch with Microsoft’s assistance with QA and a fast tracked approval of the patch. If it’s in the game, it’s absurd for Microsoft to ban or even punish players for exploiting the bug. IW could threaten to reset their experience and levels, that might make SOME sense, but this XBL ban is absurd.

By: ouched

ouched — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:53:50 +0000

While normally my response would be “fuck’em”, as we are talking about the denizens of X-Box Live, a certifiable petri dish of jack assery, this is pretty heavy handed. Its entirely possible for this to occur to someone who didn’t intend to, as its not an extremely elaborate set of circumstances that causes this with commonly used items, and then be temporarily banned for a service they paid for.

By: superd1984

superd1984 — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:32:39 +0000

haha,

Or if i were doing a crossword and you came in and stole my grandmothers replacement hip.

By: wardrox

wardrox — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:55:10 +0000

@Grasslunatic: That analogy is like if you were writing a book, and I came in and stole some cheese.

By: superd1984

superd1984 — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:52:39 +0000

@Grasslunatic

I concur.

By: Grasslunatic

Grasslunatic — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:36:34 +0000

That is one of the worst analogies I have ever read.

By: superd1984

superd1984 — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:02:46 +0000

How do you suspend someone from xbox live? That’s breaking down the 3rd wall right there ;P