Yes yes... don't flame...

Whatever it is they want to do... mod or not... it's up to them... their business and so is ours...

I have people calling me "stupid" or "dumb a$$" because I don't mod my Playstation 1 and 2 and buy expensive U.S. Version games... I don't mind... just don't get too personal...

hehe my fren also surprise that i don buy modded...

hairyLGS: Is the only guy I know who plays only ORI PS1 and PS2 games. RESPECT to ya mate.. along with all your hills of DVDs.. ahahaahha

Shhhh... don't expose me... although hairy...

It was in Halo 2 and the guy said he was playing with his friends. That probably means he was playing a friendly organised game and Bungie keeps track of pretty much everything that happens in Halo 2/3. I don't think I can find a link for it cause it's been so long that I read it. Modders in Halo 2 usually go to where they alter some of the data so they can fire faster, stronger, or they can jump damn high.

I don't think playing matchmaking will get you in any trouble but I guess they keep track of your gaming records in organised games somehow. Maybe just Bungie getting commission from MS

Does this means, we'll see a lot of 2nd hand XBox360 on sale with attractive price soon?

go get a ps3 gogo2

I think that's probably you read it wrong.
He was ban from Halo 2 matchmaking but his xbox was not ban from Live.

Mobius, where are you? Need to do something before people kill him....

ok pj is on dont start those article thingy if theres any chance u could start haha

Dang... i was about to put rat poison all over...

Okay, only one liner from me on this thread.
Start with...

Lets move on peepz.

You've got some professional England for someone who lives in England

Then you've read it too... I don't mind matchmaking outside Halo but in Halo it's worth deleting accounts from FL.

so have you delete those people from your friendlist? or izzit mobius friendlist?

What are the consequences of Microsoft's crackdown?

With Microsoft using the latest Xbox Live service update to detect kernel mods and unauthorized hard disk upgrades and in turn to ban the player's Xbox 360s based on its console ID, rather than the player's Xbox Live account. With the possibility of players selling their banned 360's on ebay, this presents a big customer relation problem for Microsoft when the new owner can't get on live. Is banning an expensive way to go?

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Steve's Ban Circumvention strategy? (PlayNoEvil would, obviously not do anything so... evil)

So, what is going to happen:

1. Banned player sells banned Xbox 360 on Ebay.

2. New player signs up for the totally cool Xbox Live service that he heard so much about.

3. Gets bounced.

4. Calls Xbox Live Customer Service.

5. What will Microsoft do?

A. Reinstate the machine?
B. Tell the person "tough luck"?
C. Both, at random.

If they reinstate the box, this opens up the lazy circumvention strategy of skipping that whole "sell on eBay" thing and just try to get reinstated.

If they tell the person "tough luck"... Microsoft is going to have an UGLY CUSTOMER RELATIONS PROBLEM (followed by some nasty stories in the news) which should lead back to Answer A.

Even stupider option for Xbox Customer service - tell the naive purchasing person to "fix" their Xbox so that it isnt' hacked anymore.

I tend to argue strongly against banning. It is directly expensive and can have "highly entertaining" unforeseen consequences.

Also, if Microsoft hits "critical mass" with its banning activities, it may encourage the creation of a "guerrilla Xbox Live" that could spur further piracy.

What should Microsoft do?

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Added on May 22, 2007, 3:08 pmC4eva working on 'iXtreme' hacked firmware for Xbox 360 online
PrivateJohn : If their words can be taken seriously, there wouldn't be any ban in the first place!

SO WTF WITH M$????????TRYIN TO BE GUD?????NO WAY HACKERS ARE MUCH MORE BETTER THAN U AND THERE IS NO WAY U CAN STOP US

This post has been edited by PrivateJohn: May 22 2007, 06:57 PM

wow... hackers going for something again...

i think banning or delete the gamertag more efficient...
coz that make their gamer score to nothing... which is a hard hit!!!

ban or delete the GT???? hahahahah who cared about the gamertag and gamescore anyway....all is about gaming and push our machine to d limit though....

wtf?

huhu.. please dnt attack the gamerscore.. pleaseeeeeeee... don't... that will hurt the most..

Well..this is wat we call brain and technology. Hackers will always have a way. Neverending story. Your choice..

TRUE....ITS OUR CHOICE....CHOICE...CHOICE

Since Halo 2, but I'll explain that

Don't worry I control my account.

My account. I control it.

Let me clear this up as there seems to be a huge misunderstanding. Whoever said playing with modders will get you banned is an idiot. Microsoft has been banning modded consoles since the Xbox days. These bans are targeted at individual consoles which have mods installed. So basically as long as your console is original you're safe. If you do get banned, it's your box and not your Xbox Live account. I got my Xbox banned last time when I accidentally signed on with Modchip active, but as you can see I still retained my I MobiusVyper I account.

The only way you can get banned even though you don't have mods is if you play with a modder who is cheating. So far I think this only applies to Halo 2. Halo 2 has the biggest in-game modder population. These modders use modded versions of the game files to give themselves advantage over the rest. Includes things like super speed, super jump, auto aim, etc. Now if you were playing Halo 2 matchmaking and found out one of your teammates is a modder and he's cheating, you can get banned for cheating even if you dont know the modder and you had no intention to cheat. That's why its always best to quit out if you have a modder on your team. The opposing team won't know that you're not associated with the modder. He'll just assume you are and report you for cheating.

Now in the event that you do get banned, you will only be banned from Halo 2 matchmaking. Your console won't get banned since you have no mods.

I hope that's cleared some things up