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Posted by: snowboarder7891
but along with the new ban hammers what will come of the 2 month and credit card fraud


2 months are no longer in continuance. They also don't work anymore.

  • 04.06.2007 7:36 PM PDT
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12 months etc aswell

  • 04.06.2007 7:37 PM PDT
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Posted by: snowboarder7891
12 months etc aswell

There aren't too many modders with 12 month generators. They are very rare to even work. But even so, if bungie could let's say ban modders in 2 hours. Modding will be cut by a third. Imagine instead of being cheated every 5 games, 15! PAPAPAPWNAGE!

I think if they can even make it a matter of an hour or something, halo will shoot back to the top of the most played and will dominate the market once again.

  • 04.06.2007 7:39 PM PDT
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Don't you guys see? Our ranks mean jack to Bungie. So long as were are playing games. That's all that matters. You heard Achronos. The time to play a game is taking too long. Oh boo hoo. For what -blam!- game type? I'd like to know because I think you sound the like president:

(In a drunken slurry voice) I swerz to fuggin garsh. Those fuggin iraqis have got den some nukes. And dey gonna fug us up. I ment -blam!-. Sorry, you dumb american public AHAHA

Yeah. I never had any trouble getting a match in any gametype period. If anything it is too -blam!- fast. I go and get a drink and then the game is already on. I'm like damn, slow up a minute here.

And besides. 75% of people NOT on these forums are NOT 33+ so if you guys are having trouble getting a match, your too damn good. Be happy that no one else has you -blam!-en rank okay? HHAA.

[Edited on 04.06.2007 7:52 PM PDT]

  • 04.06.2007 7:47 PM PDT

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I was thinking.. With less cheaters, more easily detectable cheaters, a rank reset, and less players online, "all that time" you spent leveling up should go by much quicker.. Don't you think?

  • 04.06.2007 7:51 PM PDT
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posted by:Achronos
Less self-righteous posturing and ad hominem attacks will keep this thread open and its participants' posting privileges retained.

im sorry, but i find my self doubting bungies ability to stop cheating. i bet you they will find a way in less than a week, and it will have returned to the same way it was.

  • 04.06.2007 7:55 PM PDT

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Posted by: IIDWells55XII

This update is going to lead to an initial burst in cheating. At higher ranks, you see non-stop standbyers and bridgers out to ruin your game.

All this update means is that I'm going to have to deal with cheaters all over again. You can say what you will about this update, but people will keep cheating and the game will continuously be ruined. And now, with less people playing the game, it's going to be significantly more difficult to rank up to where you belong. It's going to mean I'll be cheated at all over again at even lower levels. You can't forget the kids who are going to come into your games and derank so they go and level up their friends.


Wait, so let me get this straight. Cheating happens all the time at higher ranks AND cheating happens all the time at lower ranks. So what does it matter what rank you are if you are going to get cheated at any rank?? You say that you are a high rank (a 40 in TS, even though you haven't played more than like 10 games of TS since 'Clanmatch' was still an option) but you can't play at a high rank because people cheat all the time. So they are going to make you a lower rank, and you're afraid that you might get cheated all the time??? What is the difference?? Oh wait, there is none. What does it matter if they reset ranks? You're just as likely to get cheated at any level, it just takes different forms.

I'll say this again, if you can't make it back to the ranks you held previously, you obviously don't deserve to have that rank in the first place.

~B.B.

  • 04.06.2007 7:57 PM PDT
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omg soo much for getting my 35 2 weeks after i got th account.....oh well,less cheaters.....more fun?

  • 04.06.2007 7:59 PM PDT
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Yea Icon will be gone!

  • 04.06.2007 8:02 PM PDT
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wait...does this mean all the banned accounts are going to be unbanned? due to the banhammer update?

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Posted by: xCritical v2
Yea Icon will be gone!


heh your sooo funny considering i quit cheating along time ago>.>

  • 04.06.2007 8:04 PM PDT
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haha if people are going to go emo just because your stupid number goes back to 1 than wow.

[Edited on 04.06.2007 8:07 PM PDT]

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I quit playing halo 2. With this new banhammer and more maps I'm going to return. I Think this is a smart move by bungie. I laugh at anyone hwo ever cheated to get a rank in this game. Now if only bungie will disable talking inbetween teams in Halo 3 so I don't get -blam!-ed at by 5 yr olds and grumpy teenagers.

-Edit- This is MLG Mark Btw. I always log into the wrong account XD

Posted by: buttons buster
This was not very well thought out.
Lots of people that were once loyal fans are going to leave bungie by the wayside.
This will also lead to an increase in cheating.
This plan was not very well thought out, and i was wondering what was the reasoning behind it?
Thanks.


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Posted by: MLG Dragon
Posted by: xCritical v2
Yea Icon will be gone!


heh your sooo funny considering i quit cheating along time ago>.>


Once a cheater, always a cheater.

  • 04.06.2007 8:08 PM PDT
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2 weeks until the maps are maditory for MM. Or that's what Seldon says. Great. Bungie, I -blam!- hate you. Everything was going good, too. I was THIS -blam!- CLOSE || to getting a 31, do you know how good that would have felt? When I just started playing Halo 2, this 31 played me and told me a was the worst Halo 2 player he ever met, and I'd never break 30 in rank.

Well, I was SOO close to proving him wrong, but now I won't get the chance. I don't have a credit card, can't get the new maps, and apparently can't play MM. There it goes. All out the -blam!- window. Damn you to heaven. NOT being funny. I hope Jesus pulls a Michael Jackson on your ass.

  • 04.06.2007 8:09 PM PDT
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I actually think some of those kid's don't cheat for their rank. Getting standbyed at rank 14 makes me think he just hates losing way too darn much. That or he's addicted to cheating in Halo 2?

  • 04.06.2007 8:09 PM PDT

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Posted by: Rellik09
Don't you guys see? Our ranks mean jack to Bungie. So long as were are playing games. That's all that matters. You heard Achronos. The time to play a game is taking too long. Oh boo hoo. For what -blam!- game type? I'd like to know because I think you sound the like president:

(In a drunken slurry voice) I swerz to fuggin garsh. Those fuggin iraqis have got den some nukes. And dey gonna fug us up. I ment -blam!-. Sorry, you dumb american public AHAHA

Bush-bashing solves all problems. [/you're-an-idiot tone]

The rank reset will actually probably raise the activity on Halo 2; the people who legitimately got their level 24's will all flock back and try to re-obtain those ranks. It's genious. If only I had thought of it first....

  • 04.06.2007 8:09 PM PDT

Posted by: SS_Zag1
I was thinking.. With less cheaters, more easily detectable cheaters, a rank reset, and less players online, "all that time" you spent leveling up should go by much quicker.. Don't you think?


Bingo! I was thinking the same thing ;)

  • 04.06.2007 8:11 PM PDT
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Republican. That should be harsh enough. On your way Basilisk...go play with Michael Jackson some more, I know he misses you.

And yes, Basilisk, I know that I'm funny.

  • 04.06.2007 8:11 PM PDT

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Posted by: Rellik09
Republican. That should be harsh enough. On your way Basilisk...go play with Michael Jackson some more, I know he misses you.

And yes, Basilisk, I know that I'm funny.

If you're done soiling your name any further, we can get to actually discuss the rank reset.

Bungie suggested a way to get the maps and *not* have a credit card. Walk to Wal-Mart and pick up one of those $5 Visa cards. Simple.

[Edited on 04.06.2007 8:17 PM PDT]

  • 04.06.2007 8:15 PM PDT

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Posted by: Achronos
There is a reason I am user ID 1 and my account creation date is before this site came online.

Posted by: Rellik09
2 weeks until the maps are maditory for MM. Or that's what Seldon says. Great. Bungie, I -blam!- hate you. Everything was going good, too. I was THIS -blam!- CLOSE || to getting a 31, do you know how good that would have felt? When I just started playing Halo 2, this 31 played me and told me a was the worst Halo 2 player he ever met, and I'd never break 30 in rank.

Well, I was SOO close to proving him wrong, but now I won't get the chance. I don't have a credit card, can't get the new maps, and apparently can't play MM. There it goes. All out the -blam!- window. Damn you to heaven. NOT being funny. I hope Jesus pulls a Michael Jackson on your ass.


Wow, kid...take it easy. Sounds like you need to take a few breathes and calm *way* down. Your logic confuses me. You play a game because of another person? A person on XBL was mean to you??? I can't believe that, I'm sure that's never happened to anyone else. So, being a 30 means you're a crap player but being a 31 means you aren't? How does that make sense? Why does it matter what the other guy said anyways, you shouldn't be playing a game to prove someone wrong, you should play it because you want to and you enjoy it. Rank means nothing, and it has never been more clear that it means nothing then when they reset them.

I'm going to end every post with this: If you aren't good enough to get back to the rank you had before the reset, you don't deserve to be there in the first place.

~B.B.

  • 04.06.2007 8:16 PM PDT

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Posted by: Achronos
Just because you believe it doesn't make it true. The fact that your number next to your name is reduced is unfortunate, but it is a minor concern given the big picture.[/quote]

Ranks are primarily a tool for matchmaking - matching players of similar skill level to each other. Lately, that purpose is not being met due to declining populations, cheaters, and a few other things. Even though they've needed it for a while, we've resisted doing the reset for a while for obvious reasons. But this signifcant release of an auto update and new maps provides an appropriate opportunity to make sure matchmaking continues to function.

Here's where i disagree. If these numbers were just meant to help us match up, they would've never been made to look so fancy and so proudly displayed. The different color schemes, designs, difficulty in achieving them, etc. all point to them being trophies for players to show off. These ranks show your patience for Matchmaking, the time and effort you've put into it, and to some degree, your skill level. If they were solely for matching purposes, there'd be no need for all the fanciness and showing them big on your Friends List.

This update is going to lead to an initial burst in cheating. I understand you guys have some new Banhammer that magically fixes cheating, but haven't we been promised this before? Weren't we told before that the new update would stop people from modding and that standby would be a thing of the past? I hate to break it to you, but that wasn't true at all. At higher ranks, you see non-stop standbyers and bridgers out to ruin your game. The only difference was standby was the removal of secondary standby in objective games. Then there's the modding issue. Now modders only have 6 hours to mod. That's still plenty of time for them to ruin the game, after all, they're being provided with trial cards to rank up other people. And then there's the wonderful bridgers. Gotta love people forcing host to some 56K kid, or a standbyer, or some kid who will kick you out of the game.

All this update means is that I'm going to have to deal with cheaters all over again. You can say what you will about this update, but people will keep cheating and the game will continuously be ruined. And now, with less people playing the game, it's going to be significantly more difficult to rank up to where you belong. It's going to mean I'll be cheated at all over again at even lower levels. You can't forget the kids who are going to come into your games and derank so they go and level up their friends.

Face it, the new Banhammer is going to be like the old one where it doesn't stop cheating, only slightly changes the way its done. Although I will give you guys props for the last banhammer update - you guys sure did a fantastic job of locking out the harmless homebrew community - great job! Resetting the ranks is not going to help anything, just make people angry and situations worse.


actually, as far as having visible levels, i think it was needed so people could build parties with equally skilled players if they wanted. if they didnt have a visual level system i wouldn't know who i would like to play with or not.
as far as the rest of your post you can think what you want but im pretty sure that all complaining aside you and everyone else will continue to play halo 2 regardless.

  • 04.06.2007 8:21 PM PDT
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Thanks for the 1 vs 1 playlist bungie!!(NVM ITS REMOVED ALREADY)

NO I WILL NOT JOIN YOUR GROUP IF YOU ASK ME TO

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Posted by: xCritical v2
Yea Icon will be gone!


heh your sooo funny considering i quit cheating along time ago>.>


Once a cheater, always a cheater.


Not true at all. I use to cheat pretty much everyday when bridging first came out, even thought i knew i was good enough to be a 40+ legit. Cheating is fun because you know you are going to win, but it got old and i quit. Since then i have had 3 accounts to lvl 40+ and one in the symbols. And i only go in alone after i get past lvl 37. It feels much better to have a lvl that you know you deserve. and now i HATE cheaters. so once a cheater, always a cheater isn't always true

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Posted by: BerserkerBarage

I'm going to end every post with this: If you aren't good enough to get back to the rank you had before the reset, you don't deserve to be there in the first place.

~B.B.


99.9999% True. OH! I mean, The Tru7h.

Oh, and don't worry, I got a Brown Paper Bag. I'm good now. Just Seldon said that you have to have a CC to play MM (basically) and that's not coolio.

[Edited on 04.06.2007 8:26 PM PDT]

  • 04.06.2007 8:25 PM PDT

Well, this is just frustrating. I worked hard for my ranks, and they took forever to obtain. Is the rank reset definite? Or is it just a rumor?

  • 04.06.2007 8:37 PM PDT