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Subject: Farewell to Leaderboards
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  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

JUST BAN THE TOP 1000 FROM ALL THE OARDS AND YOU WOULD KILL 95%+ OF ALL THE CHEATING . OTHER THAN THAT NOW WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT BRIDGING
CREATE A FEEDBACK LOOP THAT CAUSES THEIR XBOX TO EXPLODE.
Posted by: SketchFactor
As we first mentioned two weeks ago, the Halo 2 Leaderboards are officially gone from Bungie.net. This is something we've discussed at length for quite a while and ultimately we feel that the Leaderboards are not worth keeping. Unfortunately the leaderboards ended up being a shrine for cheaters and hackers and for the most part did nothing but cause legitimate players pain.

We don't have the resources to manually investigate and monitor every single player on the Leaderboards nor do we feel that is warranted. That is time and energy better spent on creating new playlists and making the core online experience better for everyone. Keep in mind that only a tiny percentage of actual players are affected by the Leaderboards - only 1,000 of several hundred thousand ever make the list. The amount of work required to cater to this small minority compared to the overall return for the community just isn't worth it.

We sincerely apologize to the few players out there who have played hundreds of legitimate games to work your way up the leaderboards. You will still keep your rankings and your stats as a token of your l337 skillz. Unfortunately the reality is that the vast majority of people who do appear on the leaderboards have only got there through some form of cheating.

Your rankings and player stats will remain unchanged and there will be no noticeable difference in Halo 2 other than the absence of the "Top 1000" lists on the Bungie.net stats page.

  • 10.31.2005 3:18 PM PDT

Bungie is a JOKE!!! I submitted to them some cheaters who I know for a fact that they were cheating (they even admitted it) and Bungie still has done nothing!!!! Taking the leaderboard away is absolutely retarded! Does Bungie really think that's gonna solve the cheating problem? Talk about having a lack of vision! To add insult to injury, they took away my stats on the day their ranking system went screwy and now I get to get raped(my stats) by cheaters and Bungie!!! Thanks for dropping the ball!!!!!
Sincerely,
JoeMama420
a.k.a. a disgruntled halo player!

  • 11.11.2005 2:28 PM PDT
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i dno i liked the leader boards lol. if any of you played counter strike on xbox i think their ranking of players is better wer evry1 is on it nd you no xactly wer u are in the world :D

  • 11.12.2005 5:28 PM PDT