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Subject: Team Doubles, Restarting The Search

My roommate and I, have been playing doubles since halo 3 was released, now when we attempt to play, players are found, but the search instantly restarts, not allowing for the game to load and continue. It only happens with our accounts, I can play with any other account, (this all happens split-screen by the way), we can play on two seperate xbox's, but not together on a single one, and I can play with another account on the same xbox.

Here's the kicker, we can play any other playlist, and it works flawlessly.

Insight...?

  • 08.31.2010 6:56 PM PDT

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THE GAME doesn't like you guys

  • 08.31.2010 6:58 PM PDT

The xbox you are attempting to play on split screen is host-banned, and there has to be one possible host per team.

The reason you can play other playlists, is because there are more players per team, and the other players you match on your team will be the 'possible hosts' on your team.

[Edited on 08.31.2010 7:06 PM PDT]

  • 08.31.2010 7:04 PM PDT

That helped, thanks.

  • 08.31.2010 7:05 PM PDT

So essentially what your saying is, there's nothing that i can do about it? What doesn't make sense is;

i can't play The Symphonyy + M0NG00SE2 on the same screen but i can play, The Symphonyy + FataleChaos on the same screen and it works perfect.

  • 08.31.2010 7:07 PM PDT

Is it possible that his account is banned from playing split screen team doubles, but not single person on an xbox, team doubles?

  • 08.31.2010 7:09 PM PDT


Posted by: The Symphonyy
So essentially what your saying is, there's nothing that i can do about it? What doesn't make sense is;

i can't play The Symphonyy + M0NG00SE2 on the same screen but i can play, The Symphonyy + FataleChaos on the same screen and it works perfect.


On the same xbox, you can't play with symphonyy, and mongoose, but you can play with symphonyy, and fatalechaos? if so, disregard what i said earlier, i was wrong.

I now have no idea why this would be happening.

  • 08.31.2010 7:10 PM PDT

As far as host bans go, when they are applied, they are applied to the console, as well as the accounts that were playing when the host ban occured.

All host bans are permanent.

[Edited on 08.31.2010 7:11 PM PDT]

  • 08.31.2010 7:10 PM PDT


Posted by: not a tryhard

Posted by: The Symphonyy
So essentially what your saying is, there's nothing that i can do about it? What doesn't make sense is;

i can't play The Symphonyy + M0NG00SE2 on the same screen but i can play, The Symphonyy + FataleChaos on the same screen and it works perfect.


On the same xbox, you can't play with symphonyy, and mongoose, but you can play with symphonyy, and fatalechaos? if so, disregard what i said earlier, i was wrong.

I now have no idea why this would be happening.


yea, thats the case, i can't play with Symphonyy and Mongoose, but i can with Symphonyy and FataleChaos.

Thanks anyways.

  • 08.31.2010 7:11 PM PDT


Posted by: The Symphonyy

Posted by: not a tryhard

Posted by: The Symphonyy
So essentially what your saying is, there's nothing that i can do about it? What doesn't make sense is;

i can't play The Symphonyy + M0NG00SE2 on the same screen but i can play, The Symphonyy + FataleChaos on the same screen and it works perfect.


On the same xbox, you can't play with symphonyy, and mongoose, but you can play with symphonyy, and fatalechaos? if so, disregard what i said earlier, i was wrong.

I now have no idea why this would be happening.


yea, thats the case, i can't play with Symphonyy and Mongoose, but i can with Symphonyy and FataleChaos.

Thanks anyways.


Is it possible that it has something to do with your NAT?

  • 08.31.2010 7:12 PM PDT

host banned??

  • 08.31.2010 7:13 PM PDT


Posted by: not a tryhard

Posted by: The Symphonyy

Posted by: not a tryhard

Posted by: The Symphonyy
So essentially what your saying is, there's nothing that i can do about it? What doesn't make sense is;

i can't play The Symphonyy + M0NG00SE2 on the same screen but i can play, The Symphonyy + FataleChaos on the same screen and it works perfect.


On the same xbox, you can't play with symphonyy, and mongoose, but you can play with symphonyy, and fatalechaos? if so, disregard what i said earlier, i was wrong.

I now have no idea why this would be happening.


yea, thats the case, i can't play with Symphonyy and Mongoose, but i can with Symphonyy and FataleChaos.

Thanks anyways.


Is it possible that it has something to do with your NAT?


My NAT is open, theres no indication of a problem, only when we find players, it restarts the search immediately.

  • 08.31.2010 7:13 PM PDT

If you think Reach is bad... chances are, you're bad at it.

Simple Solution: BUY ANOTHER XBOX.

  • 08.31.2010 7:14 PM PDT


Posted by: Surplex
host banned??


Nope, he can play doubles alone, and any other playlist.

On that xbox, my account can play anything, without problems.

Only problem is when we use both accounts in team doubles on the same screen.

  • 08.31.2010 7:15 PM PDT


Posted by: The Symphonyy

Posted by: not a tryhard

Posted by: The Symphonyy
So essentially what your saying is, there's nothing that i can do about it? What doesn't make sense is;

i can't play The Symphonyy + M0NG00SE2 on the same screen but i can play, The Symphonyy + FataleChaos on the same screen and it works perfect.


On the same xbox, you can't play with symphonyy, and mongoose, but you can play with symphonyy, and fatalechaos? if so, disregard what i said earlier, i was wrong.

I now have no idea why this would be happening.


yea, thats the case, i can't play with Symphonyy and Mongoose, but i can with Symphonyy and FataleChaos.

Thanks anyways.
Then we are forced to conclude that host bans are account-based.

  • 08.31.2010 7:15 PM PDT


Posted by: Vintage_RuNz_BTB
Simple Solution: BUY ANOTHER XBOX.


Simple Answer: I shouldnt have to

  • 08.31.2010 7:15 PM PDT


Posted by: Mutoid Log

Posted by: The Symphonyy

Posted by: not a tryhard

Posted by: The Symphonyy
So essentially what your saying is, there's nothing that i can do about it? What doesn't make sense is;

i can't play The Symphonyy + M0NG00SE2 on the same screen but i can play, The Symphonyy + FataleChaos on the same screen and it works perfect.


On the same xbox, you can't play with symphonyy, and mongoose, but you can play with symphonyy, and fatalechaos? if so, disregard what i said earlier, i was wrong.

I now have no idea why this would be happening.


yea, thats the case, i can't play with Symphonyy and Mongoose, but i can with Symphonyy and FataleChaos.

Thanks anyways.
Then we are forced to conclude that host bans are account-based.


If an account Host ban was achieved, then wouldn't there have been a message or alert telling me the account got banned? and obviously, theres no appealing a host ban right?

If this account was experience banned for cheating in a double experience playlist, im sure this could somehow affect this, correct?

[Edited on 08.31.2010 7:20 PM PDT]

  • 08.31.2010 7:18 PM PDT
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how do you get host banned anyway?

seems rather unfair if you ask me no wonder i never get host =/

  • 08.31.2010 7:30 PM PDT


Posted by: B 0 X
how do you get host banned anyway?

seems rather unfair if you ask me no wonder i never get host =/


Apparently you can get host banned from experience cheating, which was a two week exp ban.. somehow that affects host ban's too. Because at no other point was this account banned or warned even.

  • 08.31.2010 7:40 PM PDT

Your playing some pretty intense host booters. So if i was you i would stop searching.

  • 08.31.2010 11:08 PM PDT