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

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Everyone knows Master Chief can't drown!

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"Mom, hit the standby button again!!!"

Shishka said:
No, people aren't getting banned just because they play a lot with their friends. There's a difference between boosting and actually playing with friends, and we can tell the difference.


Wait, so if I boost an achievement like, 'Maybe next time, buddy' online by asking someone to take my ghost and then let me take it back, I can get banned??

Also, if I'm way off(I'm famous for missing things) would someone clarify for me?
Thanks.

  • 03.05.2009 5:05 PM PDT

Posted by: ISEEWEENER
Shishka said:
No, people aren't getting banned just because they play a lot with their friends. There's a difference between boosting and actually playing with friends, and we can tell the difference.


Wait, so if I boost an achievement like, 'Maybe next time, buddy' online by asking someone to take my ghost and then let me take it back, I can get banned??

Also, if I'm way off(I'm famous for missing things) would someone clarify for me?
Thanks.


Technically speaking it would be impossible for Bungie to know how you got achievements. Where people mess up in "achievement" boosting is when they make it look like exp boosting.

  • 03.05.2009 5:14 PM PDT

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weird. I never knew you could exp boost. what the blam is it exactly?

  • 03.05.2009 5:50 PM PDT
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this is the only thread i could find that had exp ban reasoning and i got banned for 2 weeks.
but i dont kno why.. i dont cheat. i have over a hundred Steaktaculars in slayer and every one of them is legit so if thats the case will you please check into this. also i see alot of ppl saying "boosting" and describing that its winning against guests. and i may be the last person in the world to kno this...
but i didnt kno i couldnt do that. that seems kind of a trivial thing to spend your time cracking down on.
its not like i hacked into my xbox and somehow became a super hero and cheated ppl out of their levels.
however disrespectful this comment sounds i assure you that i mean no harm by it. my apparent disrespect stems from a lack of understanding the reason for my banning. if in fact i was in the wrong then i suppose i have no ground to stand and argue by ban.
i appreciate your time in reading this and a reason for my exp ban would be greatly appreciated. my tag is II DeF DeMoN II

  • 03.05.2009 6:06 PM PDT

Posted by: II DeF DeMoN II
this is the only thread i could find that had exp ban reasoning and i got banned for 2 weeks.
but i dont kno why.. i dont cheat. i have over a hundred Steaktaculars in slayer and every one of them is legit so if thats the case will you please check into this. also i see alot of ppl saying "boosting" and describing that its winning against guests. and i may be the last person in the world to kno this...
but i didnt kno i couldnt do that. that seems kind of a trivial thing to spend your time cracking down on.
its not like i hacked into my xbox and somehow became a super hero and cheated ppl out of their levels.
however disrespectful this comment sounds i assure you that i mean no harm by it. my apparent disrespect stems from a lack of understanding the reason for my banning. if in fact i was in the wrong then i suppose i have no ground to stand and argue by ban.
i appreciate your time in reading this and a reason for my exp ban would be greatly appreciated. my tag is II DeF DeMoN II


First let me clarify that I am too lazy to scour your game history to check to see if you have any suspicious games. Anywho, it's not winning against guests that is what Bungie is "cracking down" on. It's people logging guests on to the game without actually having people play the guests and then going into the game and just killing or letting the other team kill the unused guests. That is what boosting is or at least the dominant form of boosting I have seen on these forums.

  • 03.05.2009 8:09 PM PDT

The other team you played with in grifball had all guest signed in. They didn't play or they quit.
This happened several times. Then you were banned! HA!

  • 03.05.2009 11:32 PM PDT

Shishka can i report other people for EXP boosting?

  • 03.06.2009 1:27 AM PDT

Where did that ban thread go...

Posted by: II DeF DeMoN II
i appreciate your time in reading this and a reason for my exp ban would be greatly appreciated. my tag is II DeF DeMoN II


A grifball booster, with 128 exp in the playlist, that's 64 games right?

If you want more proof, i'll come back and post the other 63 games.

  • 03.06.2009 2:46 AM PDT
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Posted by: WARPE
. . . Does Bungie actually have a list of what can get you banned? if so, it doesn't seem very promenent.
There's no complete, concrete list anywhere, but it's mostly common sense. As a general rule, if some is setting things up so that they know what the outcome of the game is going to be before it starts, they're boosting. I don't think that should be a new concept to anyone, since any sport is treated that way too.

  • 03.06.2009 4:49 AM PDT

I go for mongoose splatters XD

so my friends and I were messing around on griffball having fun and just letting the game be tied when we received our you've been banned for two weeks from earning exp. we laughed and just continued playing. its not like not gaining exp is the end of the world who cares it is just a game and having fun is the top priority at least we can still play matchmaking and put our skills to the test against other gamers. so if you get banned from earning exp go with the flow and continue playing even though you won't gain any exp you can still further your gaming skills and get your level up. and if getting banned from just earning exp upsets you maybe you should consider you actions before hand. so i will enjoy my two weeks without exp cause its not going to keep me from playing the game that i enjoy. :D

  • 03.06.2009 7:56 PM PDT

MLG and Swat.

Thanks~

Ok, i just found out i got banned, but i wasn't even playing. my profile is on the my stupid cousins profile, he decided that is would be cool to join a party with a whole bunch of people to get achievements, he then found out that he was temporarily banned for two weeks. this person is LtMartinez21. When he found out he was banned, my profile on the his hardrive was banned aswell, i just dont understand that, i wasn't even playing on his xbox, i at a highschool track meet. and when i came over to his house he told me the bad news. i just want to know how come whatever he did wrong, why do i have to suffer.

  • 03.07.2009 4:40 PM PDT
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My gamertag is "iL Basic Li" about two months ago i received a message on my xbox saying that this xbox 360 console has been banned from playing matchmaking on xbox live for one week. And the message has still yet to go away. I havent been unbanned yet and i havent been able to play matchmaking on my xbox for two months now yet the message still says its only a one week ban. Can you please help me i have emailed bungie several times and am still waiting for a reply. I have called 18004myxbox and havent had any help from them either i purchased the game because i have been a halo 1 fan since i was 8 and enjoy playing halo 3 online against other people but havent had that opportunity anymore due to a glitch i think.

  • 03.07.2009 4:53 PM PDT

i just got banned from earning xp for 2 weeks and i dont know why i was playing a custom map that i found on someones fileshare in matchmakeing with a friend on a guest account and i got a notice saying i was banned for 2 weeks can you please help me with what happened?

  • 03.07.2009 6:23 PM PDT
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Nvm ok so guests have to be active. good to know,

[Edited on 03.07.2009 8:34 PM PST]

  • 03.07.2009 8:22 PM PDT
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yo.... im not one to quit games or cheat the system but ive won 96 out of 100 f'n games and my hieghest skill is only 15... this makes peopel have to cheat the system... its a damn joke

  • 03.07.2009 8:45 PM PDT

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Lol, I got exp banned because I was helping my friend get achievements on the Mythic maps. At first I thought it was permanent so I was like oh nooooos, what have you done?????? but thank god its only two weeks. I can live with that and have learned my lesson. But bungie, still kinda harsh since i wasnt exp boosting.. :'( sadface

BTW, does Bungie even read these or is it just to control spam???

Also, can you still get Recon for getting the Vidmaster Challenges if you got banned for trying to get one friggen achievement?

[Edited on 03.07.2009 9:16 PM PST]

  • 03.07.2009 9:04 PM PDT
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Earlier today my brother decided to boost with his friends on grifball using spare controllers to make guests. I am so mad at him now >.< because of his stupidity the whole console got EXP banned. Now i can't get exp either, and i didnt do anything.

  • 03.07.2009 9:29 PM PDT

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:'(

[Edited on 03.07.2009 9:48 PM PST]

  • 03.07.2009 9:38 PM PDT

I have a question for everyone here. I was playing two games of Griffball and my ISP farted out and I lagged everyone else out. First time I thought it was just a freak thing but second time I knew it was me...I just want to know how I can make sure Bungie knows I was not doing this on purpose and not modding? I fear "teh hammzers"

  • 03.07.2009 11:58 PM PDT

Posted by: Xelyk
I have a question for everyone here. I was playing two games of Griffball and my ISP farted out and I lagged everyone else out. First time I thought it was just a freak thing but second time I knew it was me...I just want to know how I can make sure Bungie knows I was not doing this on purpose and not modding? I fear "teh hammzers"


Short of finding a more reliable ISP the only thing you can really do is pick and choose your times playing. If your ISP starts going out quit playing Halo for a bit....

EDIT: For the record one or two games aren't going to get any attention for a ban and supposedly Bungie has the tech to discern between a faulty connection and bannable behavior.

[Edited on 03.08.2009 1:04 AM PST]

  • 03.08.2009 1:00 AM PDT

Where did that ban thread go...

Posted by: basicinhd1
My gamertag is "iL Basic Li" about two months ago i received a message on my xbox saying that this xbox 360 console has been banned from playing matchmaking on xbox live for one week.


Are you sure that's the right message?
I've never seen a one week ban, the first offense is a 2 week minimum.

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My account was hacked and when i finally got it back it was banned.
Bungie helped me get it unbanned.

Nobody can say they dont care, if your really inocent they will know.
If your not,then your gonna stay banned.

  • 03.08.2009 6:39 AM PDT

Thanks Jaxson, it was just two matches and I am not banned yet so I believe I am safe....rep got killed though @_@

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Posted by: TheAmgine25
Is there a way to tell if you've been EXP banned, other than winning a game and not getting EXP?


Yeah, a message pops up on the main menu.

I got EXP. Banned, I was playing with friends in Grifball, and my friends suck, so I guess they call that a form of cheating.

it doesn't bother me though as long as I can still play the game.

  • 03.08.2009 1:06 PM PDT
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Posted by: NS Loco
Posted by: TheAmgine25
Is there a way to tell if you've been EXP banned, other than winning a game and not getting EXP?


Yeah, a message pops up on the main menu.

I got EXP. Banned, I was playing with friends in Grifball, and my friends suck, so I guess they call that a form of cheating.

it doesn't bother me though as long as I can still play the game.


Lies

Bad excuse

You do know we can see your games right?

Signing in guests and other accounts who aren't playing is boosting.

[Edited on 03.08.2009 1:51 PM PDT]

  • 03.08.2009 1:50 PM PDT