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Subject: Do you think Banhammer has gone mad with power?

Poll: Do you think Banhammer has gone mad with power?  [closed]
Yes, I have been banned.:  21%
(5 Votes)
Yes, I have not been Banned:  12%
(3 Votes)
No, I have been banned:  8%
(2 Votes)
No, I have not been Banned:  58%
(14 Votes)
Total Votes: 24

I have just experenced my second ban from Halo Reach. I don't know what I am doing wrong. I dont mod or cheat the game or do anything to ruin other peoples experence. The only reason I can think of is, as I play for an extended period of time I might have to set the controller down and take care of a quick issue back here in the real world. So, my research tells me I may be considered Idiling, but, It's never for a long time(minute or 2) and why would that be a problem anyway. I've noticed that most of the time if I miss the end of a game it sends me back to the lobby. Why can't that be the practice. Rather than lock me out of a game that I baught just add a feature that sences that somebody hasn't pressed any buttons for awhile and send them to the lobby. It seams to me that if people do find ways to exploit the game for credits that dont mean anything but to unlock aesthetics that it doesn't really matter.

I've emailed Bungie twice and have recieved no reply. I'm not really sure that this brief idiling was the cause of my ban. I am under the empressin that although I own every halo title and DLC that Bungie doesn't care about their customers. This having never happend before leads me to believe that since Bingie is done with the Halo series that they no longer need us. So, if I can get no resolution to this problem, I will have no choice but to avoid products that are made by a company that has over restrictive rules with over harsh aesthetics for playing them.

  • 01.23.2011 12:55 PM PDT

Here's your answer

You should really stop AFK'ing

I counted at least 5-7 AFK matches, I'm simply not listing them all. You deserve your bans. This is also the Halo 3 Forum.

The Banhammer doesn't make mistakes. I personally would ban you for a week just for Lying and wasting my time to look up your game history, and for AFK'ing.

[Edited on 01.23.2011 1:05 PM PST]

  • 01.23.2011 1:00 PM PDT

1st had to look up what AFK ment.

The topic was about how Banhammer is too sensitive. You can get banned for not playing a match or banned for quitting a match. There are better ways to inforce this policy, as I stated earlier just kick them to the lobby. You may find me AFK for a match but you wont see them all in a row meaning that I may be boosting but also more likely simply away from the controller for reasons that are not the business of Bungie.

  • 01.23.2011 1:12 PM PDT


Posted by: Billed My Speer
1st had to look up what AFK ment.

The topic was about how Banhammer is too sensitive. You can get banned for not playing a match or banned for quitting a match. There are better ways to inforce this policy, as I stated earlier just kick them to the lobby. You may find me AFK for a match but you wont see them all in a row meaning that I may be boosting but also more likely simply away from the controller for reasons that are not the business of Bungie.


The fact that you do it multiple times is what stands out.

  • 01.23.2011 1:29 PM PDT

i think you should have to it more than 7 times 2 get banned especially if they are not in a row. i undersdtand if you have something 2 do

  • 01.28.2011 7:10 AM PDT
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also the ban hammer is fine, stop going afk, and if you cant help it, just quit.

Like you said its not all in a row so quitting one game wont do anything

  • 01.28.2011 4:30 PM PDT
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Why the hell is this in the H3 forum. If you were dumb enough to post this wall of text in the wrong place you deserve to be more thsn banned.

[Edited on 01.28.2011 6:35 PM PST]

  • 01.28.2011 4:33 PM PDT

Wrong Forum.

Banhammer is fine, AFK'ing is one of the most irritating things, especially in Firefight, that place is filled with people who do it. Simply put, don't do it and you won't be here complaining.

  • 01.28.2011 5:59 PM PDT

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Posted by: Seven
Why the hell is this in the H3 forum. If you where dumb enough to post this wall of text in the wrong place you deserve to be more thsn bsnned.

  • 01.28.2011 6:26 PM PDT

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  • 01.29.2011 7:35 AM PDT