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Subject: Console Ban from Matchmaking

MADDOG3358 - He Conquers by Fortitude

I have a question about how people get banned. I played a few games this afternoon and later in the evening I received a message saying that my console has been banned from matchmaking for one month. I go by strict moral values when I play video games, I have never cheated in any form and I keep my behavior at a respectable manner. The first game I played today was in Team Mythic and two of my team-mates quit early and my other team-mate and I managed to win 50 to 49. I played another game game where my three team members quit, but the way I play I will never quit a game if I can help it so I stayed in the game and tried my best, but still lost. I played a couple more games and one in Action Sack. If someone could give me some insight into why this has happened and what I can do about it your help will be greatly appreciated.

  • 08.10.2010 8:02 PM PDT

I looked at your matchmaking history and unlike most people who say they got banned for no reason, I can't really find a reason except for maybe this. Sorry, bud. That really sucks.

  • 08.10.2010 8:07 PM PDT
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I'm not sure. Your account looks legit. I did see a few games where people quit out but not enough to justify a one month ban.

  • 08.10.2010 8:08 PM PDT

MADDOG3358 - He Conquers by Fortitude

I don't know what happened that game. I got kicked out before the game started and I looked at the other players that were going to be in the game and saw they were in the lobby and I assumed they got kicked out of the game too.

  • 08.10.2010 8:10 PM PDT
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Any second accounts by chance?
You're the first person too look like they actually got banned for no reason.
Other then the fact you boosted RR, but that wouldn't take this long to ban you.

[Edited on 08.10.2010 8:12 PM PDT]

  • 08.10.2010 8:11 PM PDT

MADDOG3358 - He Conquers by Fortitude

No, I don't own any other account, I don't see the point in having any other. I have never boosted Rocket Race. I am in a Rocket Race clan and I am just really good at it and I get matched with other people who are good and it turns into a close game, but I have never, and I mean NEVER, boosted any game at all. I always play RR weekend with a max party size of two people.

[Edited on 08.10.2010 10:19 PM PDT]

  • 08.10.2010 8:13 PM PDT

Have you played with any account that has alot of negative EXP or something?

  • 08.10.2010 8:13 PM PDT

MADDOG3358 - He Conquers by Fortitude

To my knowledge I have not played with any other person with a lot of negative exp.

  • 08.10.2010 8:17 PM PDT
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I highly doubt he boost in Rocket Race. He is in W.A.R.R.

[Edited on 08.10.2010 8:19 PM PDT]

  • 08.10.2010 8:18 PM PDT
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Posted by: Vaporeons
Have you played with any account that has alot of negative EXP or something?

That can't get you banned, i don't know how people have come to believe that. You will never be banned for playing with a Neg player nor a booster. The only way the booster can get banned is by deranking and the only way the Neg player can get banned is quiting, but you won't be banned for playing with them.

  • 08.10.2010 8:20 PM PDT
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Posted by: PNut d kidnaper
I highly doubt he boost in Rocket Race. He is in W.A.R.R.

Just like grifball, takes no skill but people still find a way to make it competitive.

  • 08.10.2010 8:21 PM PDT
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Posted by: i iz bored

Posted by: PNut d kidnaper
I highly doubt he boost in Rocket Race. He is in W.A.R.R.

Just like grifball, takes no skill but people still find a way to make it competitive.


What? People are not banned for boosting Rocket Race. Known fact. Anything else?

  • 08.10.2010 8:24 PM PDT
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Posted by: PNut d kidnaper

Posted by: i iz bored

Posted by: PNut d kidnaper
I highly doubt he boost in Rocket Race. He is in W.A.R.R.

Just like grifball, takes no skill but people still find a way to make it competitive.


What? People are not banned for boosting Rocket Race. Known fact. Anything else?

Yea i know, but people who are retarded and get kills every game and appear on line, they'll get banned.They don't try to ban all, like grifball, they only ban retards.

  • 08.10.2010 8:25 PM PDT
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On topic, your Bungie profile looks clean and your xbox live profile looks fine. Looks like they banned you for no reason. I hope a Bungie employee finds their way to this thread to comment.

  • 08.10.2010 8:26 PM PDT

RIP Logan ~B.B.

My first guess would be modded/racist content in your file share, unless you just left a few random spots unfilled.

My second guess would be another account other than the one linked on your console up to no good.

Are either of those possible?

  • 08.10.2010 8:29 PM PDT

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haha warned by a -blam!-ot mod for making a thread that singles out an individual. I'm a GANGSTA now!

Geez. The mods on here have a twitchy lock finger don't they?

Anyway. Your records clean. No reason for a ban. It has to human error on bungies part. -blam!- happens. You can only hope a bungie employee reads this post and looks into it.

  • 08.10.2010 8:32 PM PDT

MADDOG3358 - He Conquers by Fortitude

I just haven't added anything in the last two spots, but I looked at my file share again just now and so in the number one spot where I had a picture of a mongoose that was gold in color with a caption of " If your good at rocket race, put this in your fileshare. You deserve it." but that picture is now deleted and not by me. Would that one picture cause them to ban me from matchmaking for one month?

  • 08.10.2010 8:35 PM PDT

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haha warned by a -blam!-ot mod for making a thread that singles out an individual. I'm a GANGSTA now!

That's probably it. Back when modded pics were out and about, a one month ban from MM was a second offense punishment. I guess they cracked down on pics of mods now....

  • 08.10.2010 8:38 PM PDT


Posted by: Mad_dog_3358
I just haven't added anything in the last two spots, but I looked at my file share again just now and so in the number one spot where I had a picture of a mongoose that was gold in color with a caption of " If your good at rocket race, put this in your fileshare. You deserve it." but that picture is now deleted and not by me. Would that one picture cause them to ban me from matchmaking for one month?

How is that illegal?

  • 08.10.2010 8:40 PM PDT

Hanger one I just shredded with the SMGs until ammo was out and I just threw 'nades like a boss while BRing.

My experience playing Cairo Station on Legendary

Usually you would get a file share ban, and maybe a week to two week ban depending if this has happened before. The system may have thought you were boosting because maybe you won too much, and by too much, perhaps? Try and contact a forum ninja or something like that, they could send the word forward.

  • 08.10.2010 8:41 PM PDT


Posted by: Mad_dog_3358
I just haven't added anything in the last two spots, but I looked at my file share again just now and so in the number one spot where I had a picture of a mongoose that was gold in color with a caption of " If your good at rocket race, put this in your fileshare. You deserve it." but that picture is now deleted and not by me. Would that one picture cause them to ban me from matchmaking for one month?

Should just ban your fileshare since it is modded.
Actually, no, you would get banned. That is what the box in the MM screen says.

  • 08.10.2010 8:41 PM PDT

RIP Logan ~B.B.


Posted by: Mad_dog_3358
I just haven't added anything in the last two spots, but I looked at my file share again just now and so in the number one spot where I had a picture of a mongoose that was gold in color with a caption of " If your good at rocket race, put this in your fileshare. You deserve it." but that picture is now deleted and not by me. Would that one picture cause them to ban me from matchmaking for one month?

If it got auto-deleted, I'd assume that was it. Was the mongoose gold from a lighting effect, or was it a modded picture to make it look gold?

If you can no longer add anything to your file share, that is for sure the reason. There is a chance it was incorrectly identified as modded, or maybe you downloaded it without knowing it was. If it was a modded screenshot, you're not gonna have any luck with an appeal. If it was a legit effect mistaken as a modded file, you might be in luck.

PM Achronos or Urk about it.

  • 08.10.2010 8:41 PM PDT

I miss Halo. Maybe Halo 4 will change that.

Edit: Lol nope


Posted by: Mad_dog_3358
I just haven't added anything in the last two spots, but I looked at my file share again just now and so in the number one spot where I had a picture of a mongoose that was gold in color with a caption of " If your good at rocket race, put this in your fileshare. You deserve it." but that picture is now deleted and not by me. Would that one picture cause them to ban me from matchmaking for one month?


That would warrant a file share ban, nothing else as its a picture of modded content, but I to have seen others who have had that picture.

EDIT: The picture istself isnt modded, it is a picture of modded content, still shouldn't warrant a console ban. Also just wondering if you had a JTag, as you can get console bans for using them if your caught, im guessing you don't have one.

[Edited on 08.10.2010 8:45 PM PDT]

  • 08.10.2010 8:41 PM PDT

MADDOG3358 - He Conquers by Fortitude

I have had that picture for at least six months strait in my file share, and I never knew I was going against the rules by having it and I was never contacted for a first offense to remove it and if they had I would have removed it right away.

  • 08.10.2010 8:41 PM PDT


Posted by: Mad_dog_3358
I have had that picture for at least six months strait in my file share, and I never knew I was going against the rules by having it and I was never contacted for a first offense to remove it and if they had I would have removed it right away.

I guess Bungie operates like the US Government, ignorance isn't an excuse. I am sorry that happened.

  • 08.10.2010 8:43 PM PDT

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