- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: DarcMetal
Please excuse my venting, but there is just something I want to share.
Well, I've been playing Halo 3 since about after the first week it came out. I never really played Halo 2, and I played about 15 minutes of the first Halo on my PC. So basically I don't have that much experience to begin with. Anyway, I have met a lot of nice people in matchmaking at first, mainly because I was a newer player, and I got teamed up mostly with newer players. As I gained more EXP points, I wound up in matches with better players. Over time, I would meet up with some people who are either Commanders, Brigadiers, Colonels and such. Some have been very nice, but in recent time, I had joined in with friends who are of a pretty high rank. So obviously, we get teamed or fight against higher ranks. Some, if not most, of the matches we go into, it's an all out flamefest. The kicker is that the ones who are the most brutal are Commanders, Brigadiers, etc. All I hear is insulting, making fun of others, sometimes going too far with some comments. This also goes on with teammates! Even in the match itself if you didn't do something right they will flame you. Needless to say, I don't say much until everyone had left. Yes, I do own a mic.
I come and play in Matchmaking to meet up with new people, have fun and enjoy myself and gain some experience in playing these type of games. I'm not saying all people with higher ranks are bad people, but I find more and more high ranking players arrogant and just rude to others. Maybe it's just the "luck of the draw" of guys I get teamed up with or fight against but I don't know. It just kind of discourages me to play much.
Anyway, I thought I'd share this. I don't really post much on forums. Thanks for reading anyway.Please understand that you will always come across people who are jerks and have to learn how to approach/handle the situation. The best way to go about this and enhancing your overall online experience with others is to simply use the Xbox guide features appropriately. You can select the player's name during the countdown or hold the back button and scrolling down with the right button in game; mute the player to avoid any further annoyance or disruption.
If the player or team chooses to take it a step further, do not talk back or make the issue worse. Go to your recent players list and select the player you are having confrontations with. Avoid the player by submitting a player review and then give the system feedback as to the reason why you avoided them. If the player is causing problems with other players and keeps getting avoided, their reputation will go down and they could possibly receive a suspension from playing online.
Just as a overview, don't get involved with gamers who are rude and disrespectful. By avoiding them, you are telling Xbox Live that you do not wish to play with them again and chances of matching up again are very unlikely. We at Bungie.net cannot do anything to solve this issue for you, but we can give you advice and suggestions to help you. I realize that you are not an active poster on the public forums, but to prevent future warnings and suspensions it is advisable to read the forum rules and review the guidelines for each forum. Every forum on Bungie.net is dedicated to a specific topic and making posts not related to that forum is considered off topic. If you are not sure about where you should post a topic, the off topic "The Flood" forum would most likely be the safest choice.
[Edited on 01.03.2008 11:33 PM PST]