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Subject: Current Verbal Abuse on Xbox live

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This really has nothing to do with Halo, though.

Xbox Live, along with recess at school, politics, and NFL, all contain verbal abuse.

The advantages of Xbox Live? You just mute them. It's really so simple it makes me cry when I see threads like this. Just mute them, and move on. Honestly.

[Edited on 12.06.2007 1:56 PM PST]

  • 12.06.2007 1:56 PM PDT

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Although we have been seeing a lot more of these threads recently. I wonder if things really have gotten worse on Halo/XBL recently? I haven't had much time to play, so I feel like I'm out of the loop.

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  • 12.06.2007 2:01 PM PDT

Posted by: SS_Zag1It's really so simple it makes me cry when I see threads like this.

shh, shh, don't you cry Zaggy, turn that frown upside down!

OP, yes people do get banned for offensive language, usually a couple day ban for first offense, then the supreme banzorz if they keep it up. The problem I see is that most people either don't take the time to leave feedback (so it takes longer for the idiot to get banned) or they start screaming obscenities right back.

IMO, the greatest feature of H3 has nothing to do with the game itself, it's the absense of proximity voice and the ease it now takes to mute someone making my ears bleed in the pre game lobby.

  • 12.06.2007 2:02 PM PDT
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Posted by: atomic weggie
IMO, the greatest feature of H3 has nothing to do with the game itself, it's the absense of proximity voice and the ease it now takes to mute someone making my ears bleed in the pre game lobby.

I'm quite glad bungie put that feature in. Now all those muted people can do is scream at their tv's.

  • 12.06.2007 2:10 PM PDT
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Id love proximity voice back, but it seems it never will be unless people learn how to mute and move on.

  • 12.06.2007 2:37 PM PDT

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Posted by: Gendo
Id love proximity voice back, but it seems it never will be unless people learn how to mute and move on.

I don't think fear of trash-talk is related to that particular feature. Still, mute them is so easy. If I get into a social game, for example, and some guy immediately starts throwing cuss words around, and/or screaming into his mic, I just go to his name, press A, right trigger, A.

>_> It's like the new BXR. To combat trash-talkers.

  • 12.06.2007 2:39 PM PDT

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Posted by: SS_Zag1
This really has nothing to do with Halo, though.

Xbox Live, along with recess at school, politics, and NFL, all contain verbal abuse.

The advantages of Xbox Live? You just mute them. It's really so simple it makes me cry when I see threads like this. Just mute them, and move on. Honestly.

As easy as it is to mute them, its not so easy to destroy team communication. If you mute the annoying kid, then you can't coordinate your efforts anymore.

  • 12.06.2007 3:02 PM PDT
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Posted by: UL7IM4 G33K
As easy as it is to mute them, its not so easy to destroy team communication. If you mute the annoying kid, then you can't coordinate your efforts anymore.

Agreed. Its bad when someone on the other team is being annoying, but worse when he's on your team and you have to chose between solitude or team co-ordination

  • 12.06.2007 3:04 PM PDT
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Posted by: UL7IM4 G33K
If you mute the annoying kid, then you can't coordinate your efforts anymore.

Like he'd listen to you in the first place. He might as well be cannon fodder for the other team.

  • 12.06.2007 3:04 PM PDT

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Posted by: UL7IM4 G33K
If you mute the annoying kid, then you can't coordinate your efforts anymore.

Like he'd listen to you in the first place. He might as well be cannon fodder for the other team.

Which is why I like to be able to tell him that he has a treat over at the enemy base :P

  • 12.06.2007 3:06 PM PDT
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This is an Xbox Live thing, not really anything to do with Halo 3 though I feel for you and know how annoying it can be.

  • 12.07.2007 5:08 AM PDT

Posted by: atomic weggie
IMO, the greatest feature of H3 has nothing to do with the game itself, it's the absense of proximity voice and the ease it now takes to mute someone making my ears bleed in the pre game lobby.

Definitely. It's a great plus.

Some whippersnapper was squealing his hairless nuts off in a BTB lobby, and I gave him some smug reply about how I was muting him. Peaceful bliss to my ears, but not nearly as funny as hearing my team-mates crack into hysterics as they did their best to explain to the mutee how his attempts to abuse me for muting him were really, really not working.....

However, reading the other replies in the thread, I would say that I don't think the presence of this feature makes discussion of the phenomenal rudeness on XBL a no-go topic. Just because we can shut them out, doesn't mean it's not happening in the first place and should not be talked about.

  • 12.07.2007 5:25 AM PDT
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Posted by: Gendo
Id love proximity voice back, but it seems it never will be unless people learn how to mute and move on.

I don't think fear of trash-talk is related to that particular feature. Still, mute them is so easy. If I get into a social game, for example, and some guy immediately starts throwing cuss words around, and/or screaming into his mic, I just go to his name, press A, right trigger, A.

>_> It's like the new BXR. To combat trash-talkers.
LOL

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  • 12.07.2007 5:36 AM PDT

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I used to notice this all the time. but since people have been talking about it in threads on here, I've been seeing it alot less. might be coincidence, but it seems like the standard protocol now is to be gratious. especially after the match. I never hear anything except "good game good game" It surprised me too. seems like right now its cool to be a good winner/loser. then again maybe there are mostly cool players on at 2am US central time.

  • 12.07.2007 11:34 AM PDT
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Think about it this way....

Have you ever laughed at an "angry gamer" video or something similar?
If we tone it down well.... there goes your fun at work/school.

But yes I do agree. I think that we should go back to the old days when people were helpful and nice.
It would make me want to play A LOT more Halo.

  • 12.07.2007 12:03 PM PDT
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Have you ever been in the pre-game lobby with your friends when some one from the other team or same team starts swearing or excessively cursing at you or your party members? I think we have all been in this situation before and that the most you can do is mute the player and file a complaint. My simple question is, does anyone know if those complaints go through and what actions are taken? I really have no care what anyone under 18 thinks, most of the time they are the ones cursing and swearing. I am an NCO in the USMC, if i wanted to talk some bull, well I can, ive been on two combat tours and have been through hell and back. I dont though out of respect to other gamers and that the game is to be played for fun. So to those about to make a negative comment towards what I said, grown ups dont go around swearing at each other all the time and those that do are not very good adults. So please curb your verbal abuse.

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I was wondering: If you mute someone, can they still hear you speak? Or does it mute both ways?

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  • 12.07.2007 12:44 PM PDT
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I think it mutes both ways.

I REALLY like the mute feature and I definitely report people when its warranted. The avoidance is used for annoying people but the "FIle Complaint" feature is reserved for excessive cursing and racial slurs.

I hear the worst examples of this in Big Team Battle. People dropping the "n-word" left and right, cussing, and general betrayal rudeness.

  • 12.09.2007 4:00 PM PDT

I remember when people thought I was black on xbox live, cause my voice was so deep.

  • 12.09.2007 4:02 PM PDT

Eh I report the abuse, that way the system will avoid the player for me. Or so it says.

  • 12.09.2007 4:05 PM PDT

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I remember when people thought I was black on xbox live, cause my voice was so deep.
That doesn't make you black. Just makes you sound like you were using a voice mask, or something.

  • 12.09.2007 4:07 PM PDT

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I wish Bungie had a way to put a voice sensor in the game that would instantly give a suicide if it detected and swear words.. That, would be sweet!
Kinda like the shock chip from south park that Cartman had implanted in his head.

  • 12.09.2007 4:23 PM PDT
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Posted by: TheMayaMC
I wish Bungie had a way to put a voice sensor in the game that would instantly give a suicide if it detected and swear words.. That, would be sweet!
Kinda like the shock chip from south park that Cartman had implanted in his head.

It would give me a reason to curse in-game!

  • 12.09.2007 4:24 PM PDT

Posted by: TheMayaMC
I wish Bungie had a way to put a voice sensor in the game that would instantly give a suicide if it detected and swear words.. That, would be sweet!
Kinda like the shock chip from south park that Cartman had implanted in his head.


Now that would be interesting. Although what if, just like in the South Park movie, the chip were to short out? Imagine if by swearing, everyone else commited suicide? Just like in the movie, right?

  • 12.09.2007 4:28 PM PDT

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