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Subject: why is it illegal to mod the xbox version?

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i heard it was illegal but a haven't done it is it really illegal?

  • 10.30.2010 9:08 AM PDT

It was never illegal to mod your box. It was illegal to go online with a modded box. If MS servers detect a modded box even now you will still be banned, whether or not you use the mods.

[Edited on 10.30.2010 9:20 AM PDT]

  • 10.30.2010 9:20 AM PDT
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Posted by: Grumpy1
It was never illegal to mod your box. It was illegal to go online with a modded box. If MS servers detect a modded box even now you will still be banned, whether or not you use the mods.


Very true, but if you play on xbox connect or xlink kai you see people with decent halo 2 mods hosting servers.

  • 10.30.2010 10:52 AM PDT

"No Mission Too Difficult, No Sacrifice Too Great—Duty First!" - The fighting first's motto.

Losing internet 9/7/2012 until i don't know when. See you starside folks.


Fada beo Halo 2!

i meant mod the game not the box, they say because you have to make a modded copy of the game, its illegal, but i'm wondering if i don't sell it and only me or my brother plays it, how is it illegal?

  • 10.30.2010 11:33 AM PDT

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It's not illegal.
It's Microsoft who does not condone modding, they have rules to protect the safety of others in the online community.

Modding, or modded consoles can disrupt normal gameplay, that is why they will ban the console from playing on Live.

So enjoy modding on Xbconnect/Xlink Kai.

Modded copies of games will never work, because no one outside of
[insert company name here] would be able to make such a game work "normally", because they can't resign/rehash such files, a way around this is they disable xbe/xex checks performed by the console device.

[Edited on 10.30.2010 12:00 PM PDT]

  • 10.30.2010 11:56 AM PDT