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This is off topic and I apologize in advance. I like many others seem to be experiencing cheating now more than ever. Now I have read the articles abou the "ban hammer" cracking down, but it literally seems that everytime you go into a team slayer game and you are above the level 30, you either A) get standbyed (I know, you claim that this doesnt happen, but check my gamer tag for the game at warlock, my team just one [i went in by myself, i had nothing to do with it, i was negative 2 on purpose] because two stand byers used the 3 to 5 second window masterfully, i couldnt even kill myself to stop them) 2) Boosting... all the time, or 3, the new and most popular) Bridging. Now I understand that these losers have no life and that there rank doestn accurately reflect their true skill level, but they seem to be doing it regardless anyway. It seems that the only way to stop cheating all out would be either to start banning credit card numbers or IP address, or switch X Box live over to centralized servers. How is it possible that I can play SOCOM 3 on PS2 and have to log into there servers and not get cheated on, but Microsoft itself cant dish out the money to not only decrease what many complain to be "the host issue" (when the host is more accurate and often times more powerful}. Switching over to servers would prevent bridging, help you better detect modding, and get rid of the lag issues. I know that you as programmers already know these benefits, but why is it that Microsoft wont do it? Is it a financial issue? Cheating is seriosuly ruining the online experience and something needs to be done to stop this. I plead for microsoft to step in and take a more decisive action.

  • 12.19.2005 3:29 PM PDT
Subject: Suggestion for feedback system
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Don't know if it's possible to change the current feedback system, but if possible, it would nice to be able to do this:

1. Add "quitter" to feedback options. Or better yet, have the tag automatically applied anytime someone leaves the game before the end, regardless of how they left (yes that includes getting booted by another player for betrayals).
2. Add stats on quitters. High numbers mean this jerk quits games all the time.
3. Toggle for optimatch: "NO QUITTERS", will prevent matching with anyone with a quitting statistic higher than a certain number.
4. Bring the quitting statistic down a little every week, so the label isn't necessarily permanent, but may actually influence behavior.

Modding, of course, is the worst thing on Live, but quitters have got to be the next-to-worst. Last time I played I never had an evenly matched game because multiple morons quit each game within the first two minutes.

  • 12.19.2005 3:41 PM PDT
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i agree but there should be a point on the map that kills you if you super bounce or jump high with mods that way moders will have a slightly harder time killing you on big maps...


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  • 12.19.2005 4:00 PM PDT
Subject: Bungie Weekly Update!

Skin Cancer is the #1 killer of Halo players worldwide.

action sack should be ranked, that's fun as mess...

  • 12.19.2005 6:30 PM PDT

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Shcweet! A conservative in Washington! I hope they weren't too mean on you when they told you that you HAD to put Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas. Oh well.

Merry Christmas (just five more days, YAY!)

  • 12.19.2005 8:16 PM PDT
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Staying at The Overlook? Make sure to check that boiler, she creeps.

"All work and no play makes Frankie a dull boy.";);)

There should totally be a roque mallet in Master Chief's arsenal.

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  • 12.19.2005 8:52 PM PDT
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i was reading the ultimate power book way before this post

  • 12.19.2005 9:23 PM PDT
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hey Frank,
we have a flippin serious problem here. about 95% of the time i try to play TeamActionSack people quit out. the same goes for rumble, but there it is not as prevalent or a big of a deal. this is extremely frustrating and bothersome and i am not able to enjoy Halo as it should be. i play with my friends a lot and they are on guest accounts and of course they dont want to play when everyone quits out every game. what are you going to do about this? i suggest banning people who quit out more than 2 times an hour or 5 times a day. something like that. these people cannot continue to ruin our online experience simply because they dont want to play sentinel beams. why join matchmaking if youre going to quit? this is very perturbing and very obsequious.

  • 12.20.2005 12:33 AM PDT
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When you wish someone a happy holidays, what holidays are you speaking of? You do realize that 96 percent of the United States population celebrates CHRISTMAS don't you? How many celebrate Hanukka? 5 Percent. And Kwanza? 2 Percent. (The overlap is because some of those who celebrate Hanukka or Kwanza also celebrate Christmas.)

So come off your politically correct brainwashed response. You wouldnt even have a problem with the words "Merry Christmas" if you werent told you were supposed to. And since when is wishing a stranger a "Merry Christmas" imposing my beleifs upon them?
Next you'll curse at me when I say "God bless you" when you sneeze. How petty...
Try thinking for yourself for a change and forget what the ACLU or Bill O'Reilly says. And if hearing someone say "Merry Christmas" offends you, then you are more weak minded than you appear to be and truly need someone to shield you from the evil belief imposition that the cheerful greeting "Merry Christmas" can bring.

And remember, every American has a right to "Free Speech" and can speak about any religious beliefes he or she may have in public.

Cover your eyes now if words can hurt you...

Merry Christmas!

Don

  • 12.20.2005 2:00 AM PDT
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wolf mechanicks,
I know what you mean. Me and my friend always play team slayer together and it is a VERY rare game where nobody quits. I don't think they will ban people because they keep quitting though. I think with the advent of XBOX 360 Halo 2 is dying. Many people want to play it because they remember the good times they had playing before but they are actually getting bored with it now. Halo 2 is still the best 1st person shooter on ANY console but it's getting to be the "same old, same old" to many people. Some only want to play their favorite maps with their favorite weapons and quit out if its something cheesy like sentinal beams. I wish they had a way to select which map you want to play on and which Weapon set you want and it will search for 7 other people who are asking for the same thing. But I'm afraid they won't do this since that would require a MAJOR rewrite and they wouldnt devote that much time to rewrite a dying game.


Don

  • 12.20.2005 9:50 AM PDT
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TruCarnage,
I hate cheaters too. I even hate those who use the superjump spots. Whenever I see a team mate getting up some incredibly high place using a superjump I keep shooting at them until they lose their shields (and keep losing their zoom) and an enemy sees where I'm shooting and kills him. (I admit I do occasionally betray those who use such stupid methods, accidently of course- but cest la vie).

Don

  • 12.20.2005 10:03 AM PDT
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You talk in circles and I find it hard to understand you. Can you speak in plain english so that those of us who are not some super-know-it-all can understand you? Also couple of quick questions. What is "standbying"?

  • 12.20.2005 12:49 PM PDT
Subject: Whoa!
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I cant wait for the new Halo 2 music. Im listening to one of the songs.

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  • 12.20.2005 1:55 PM PDT

Hahaha that midi of 'Big Pimpin'' on the Ninja site is badass.

And as a Microsoft employee isn't it incorrect that Frankie publicly declares owning and having interest in playing Sony and Nintendo games and consoles?

I hope Bill spanks you for that :)

  • 12.20.2005 2:36 PM PDT


Staying at The Overlook? Make sure to check that boiler, she creeps.

"All work and no play makes Frankie a dull boy.";);)

There should totally be a roque mallet in Master Chief's arsenal.

[Edited on 12/19/2005]


lol, the shining.

maybe spartan 458s 'victory dance' could be the corpse-hump!

  • 12.21.2005 2:54 AM PDT
Subject: Suggestion for feedback system
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Seriously, how do you become the host of an optimatch game? Are people only talking about custom matches?

Stop -blam!- whinning about peoples language online. Go up to someone in the mall and call them a jerk and hear what they have to say. Everyone has a filthy mouth now-a-days. I garrenty that the music you listen to has swear words in it. Sticks and stones. Honestly does it really hert your game play that bad? If yes just mute the prick like the guy said early in this forum.

I agree about the worthless players. Whether its modding, standbying, bridging, de-ranking or even quiters you should be able to blacklist that person so that when you play an optimatch game they won't be automatically selected. Think about it, it makes a lot of sense. If your could make your own personal band list for optimatch games you could even blacklist all of those people who swear or drop the n bomb (and lets not forget about 10 year olds and under).

  • 12.21.2005 5:43 AM PDT
Subject: Bungie Weekly Update!
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  • 12.21.2005 1:21 PM PDT
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I got BF2 and now Im hooked on something other than Halo 2 (yay)
BF2 is a great game. buy it now.
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  • 12.21.2005 1:23 PM PDT
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cool update

  • 12.21.2005 1:29 PM PDT
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wow
that video is really dumb
i almost laughed
but i didn't
so haha

  • 12.21.2005 1:37 PM PDT
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hmm i wonder what santa chief would look like...?

  • 12.21.2005 2:01 PM PDT
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i wonder how mister chief would kill bill o'rielly (it needs to be done sometime)

  • 12.21.2005 3:48 PM PDT
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that was one sleepy person...haha....i did that a couple of times in a costom game at four in the morning...

  • 12.21.2005 4:52 PM PDT
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I WANT CANDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 12.21.2005 9:24 PM PDT