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Subject: The only "omg I gut EXP banned for NO RAISON" thread

thx for letting me kno and not being a ahole

  • 10.01.2008 3:04 PM PDT
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I'm pretty sure that my Ban must have been a glitch because, as I said before, I boosted before the banhammer came out and stopped once I knew that it was not allowed, Then I get my message saying I was banned after I finished a soicial slayer match with 3 other friends, everyone else gets their message, after the match they boosted, that's why I think that the banhammer must have thought that my victory in socil slayer must have been a boost when in retrospect, we just kicked A.

  • 10.01.2008 3:08 PM PDT

Where did that ban thread go...

Evidence of the banhammer inplace before the update.

There’s an internal alias here at Bungie devoted specifically to the Banhammer and investigating issues that arise with players and naughty behavior. In addition to arbitration of cases and the metering of righteous and sweet justice, it becomes a thread where images (like the above) tend to show up. After months of pestering one of our Producers, Matt Priestley, I was finally allowed to be included on the festivities – but alas, I’m not actually allowed to ban anyone (Shishka did let me push the ban button once – it was amazing).

Sometimes chatter on various forums around the Internet inform discussion on the Banhammer alias and in exceptional instances – we’re actually discussing the fate of someone’s account at the exact moment they’ve inquired publicly as to why their account (or accounts) have been nuked from on high.


Bungie Weekly Update: 6/13/08

The Banhammer isn't designed to detect new accounts leveling quickly. What the Banhammer is designed to detect (and punish) are attempts to illicitly manipulate the network or matchmaking systems. However, we’ve seen some pretty questionable behavior involving people are leveling faster than they should be via chicanery that is affecting other players' experiences – and negatively affecting the others' experience is the high sign that the Banhammer should be pulled off of the shelf, like your Dad's favorite hunting rifle. We’re looking into these cases and if wrongs are being done, punishment will be swift and justice will be final.


Bungie Weekly Update: 5/23/08

ecently, we’ve seen a moderate influx of things appearing in File Shares that don’t belong there. Some this is just tweaked content from Halo 3 that has been uploaded in sundry and illegal fashions. In fewer cases, there have been a relatively small number of incidents of folks uploading inappropriate non-game content to the File Share.

Fair warning: Users who have modified content on their File Share - regardless of who created said content - will be subjected to the full power of the Banhammer’s thrust. This includes some never-before-unleashed technology that will effectively terminate your Halo multiplayer experience online in every imaginable facet. In fact, the ban is so thorough that simply calling it the Banhammer is a complete understatement. I just couldn’t come up with a more hyper-exaggerated term that had the same feel. Banplatform? Banpocalpyse? Banmageddnon? None of those did the trick.


Bungie Weekly Update: 7/03/08

I got bored from there

(sorry all for the long box)

  • 10.01.2008 3:26 PM PDT
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Wow, I don't remember those, oh well, The second one has nothing to do with the matter and for the first one, I must have missed that update, Sorry Bungie! Didn't know.

  • 10.01.2008 3:31 PM PDT

bungie owes me hundreds of hours of sleep that i will never get back
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ive been banned didt even realise at first, how long does this last?????

  • 10.01.2008 3:32 PM PDT
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I got banned but is there a way to see what caused you to get banned due to "boosting" i would like to know why i got banned so that i dont do it again (like an example: You were playing this level and did this in order to do this) and would quitting too often be considered boosting? I live in texas and when the hurricane hit it messed up some of my connections and i was forced to leave the game due to bad connections. Just wonderin if i could find out what caused me to get banned.

  • 10.01.2008 3:33 PM PDT
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To ultimately ensure though that people realize this before the banhammer goes up is to have a small not in game pop-up saing that we will be watching for boosting, a little note like the one that says your banned. This will get their message across and will allow people to have some chance before they are banned to know that what they are doing is wrong.

  • 10.01.2008 3:33 PM PDT

Where did that ban thread go...

Posted by: Davexxx
ive been banned didt even realise at first, how long does this last?????


If you recieved the message, you are banned (sorry for breaking the news if you didnt know)

The ban lasts for 2 weeks.

  • 10.01.2008 3:33 PM PDT

MONOCLE, ENGAGE!

Thanks Shiska, lets hope that these tards will actually read this instead of posting their sob story.

  • 10.01.2008 3:34 PM PDT

bungie owes me hundreds of hours of sleep that i will never get back
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i didt get any msg at all like i said ive been playing and only just realised im not getting any exp so i have no idea as to when the ban starts or finishes is there any way for me to find out the details?

no exp no ranking this sucks

  • 10.01.2008 3:37 PM PDT
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the banhammer only disables you from getting xp not rank so if you did not get a message then you are not banned, live is just a little fricked these past few days

  • 10.01.2008 3:40 PM PDT

Where did that ban thread go...

Posted by: Davexxx
i didt get any msg at all like i said ive been playing and only just realised im not getting any exp so i have no idea as to when the ban starts or finishes is there any way for me to find out the details?

no exp no ranking this sucks


If you didnt recieve a message then your not banned, you are recieving no exp due to the systems currently down, bungie are fixing it.

  • 10.01.2008 3:43 PM PDT

bungie owes me hundreds of hours of sleep that i will never get back
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gr8.....sigh i think im just going to give up halo 3 now im not earning any exp or rank i dont like most of the new update, oh well fable 2 gears 2 not long now we all know that bungie are bring out new maps and campain levels to try an keep ppl playing when gears 2 takes over lol. thanks for your help

  • 10.01.2008 3:44 PM PDT

For the last 3 days i have not gotten any EXP at all and my rank hasnt changed in anything, even when I lose a game or have to quit I lose nothing. I never recieved any type of message saying I've been banned so what gives?!

  • 10.01.2008 3:46 PM PDT

your garbage

  • 10.01.2008 3:47 PM PDT
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yah fable 2 and gears 2 are going to be great but don't forget bionic command, once those games come up, I won't be on halo much. Especially since I can't get xp for 2 weeks. Download the bionic commando trailers from the marketplace, it looks awesome. Since this new update for halo, i'm beginning to loose interest, as anyone else notcied that they are ruining the game with each new update. The game was best when it was first released in my opinion.

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  • 10.01.2008 3:47 PM PDT

Where did that ban thread go...

Posted by: fuZzibun
For the last 3 days i have not gotten any EXP at all and my rank hasnt changed in anything, even when I lose a game or have to quit I lose nothing. I never recieved any type of message saying I've been banned so what gives?!


Your not banned, dont worry. The exp system is currently down, bungie a fixing this problem.

  • 10.01.2008 3:49 PM PDT

bungie owes me hundreds of hours of sleep that i will never get back
>_<

lol they better be fixing it! or im not playing anymore! shock shock horror!

  • 10.01.2008 3:51 PM PDT

Where did that ban thread go...

Posted by: Davexxx
lol they better be fixing it! or im not playing anymore! shock shock horror!


Hey! thats my line :(

They will be fixing this problem, dont worry.

  • 10.01.2008 3:52 PM PDT

Ok I feel better but is bungie going to compensate for all the exp and rank I shouldve got?

  • 10.01.2008 3:53 PM PDT

Play to win. and remember dude just chillax its a game

yeah i got banned,but i didnt know that you couldnt play rumble pit and win 18 games in a row and get banned so... if you could explain a little better that would be great. and also how long will i be blacklisted

  • 10.01.2008 3:58 PM PDT

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raisons are yummy

  • 10.01.2008 4:00 PM PDT
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If i have been banned will it be permit or is it only temporary i mean i wouldn’t have my entire 360 permanently banned i have learned my lesson so that the point but will the ban ever be lifted or what?

  • 10.01.2008 4:01 PM PDT

Where did that ban thread go...

Posted by: xXIronSmokeXx
yeah i got banned,but i didnt know that you couldnt play rumble pit and win 18 games in a row and get banned so... if you could explain a little better that would be great. and also how long will i be blacklisted


Common sense should be applied while playing a game wouldnt you think?
Ban lasts for 2 weeks.
Playwith with guests for kills/medals/exp is boosting.

P.s im going to bed for tonight, its midnight im tired, wait 7-10 hrs for a reply if your desperate.

  • 10.01.2008 4:01 PM PDT

Where did that ban thread go...

Posted by: TitaniumTyrantx
If i have been banned will it be permit or is it only temporary i mean i wouldn’t have my entire 360 permanently banned i have learned my lesson so that the point but will the ban ever be lifted or what?


Of course, all the bans will be lifted... in two weeks :)

  • 10.01.2008 4:02 PM PDT