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Subject: Banned? Why?

Soooo... My friend and I were playing Reach for a few hours lastnight, and when we woke up the next morning for more Reach we got a popup saying that my console has been temporarily banned from earning credits. The only playlist we were playing was action sack and swat. Any ideas we we got banned?

  • 08.17.2011 9:39 AM PDT

Idle Boosting will usually result in a ban.

Hopefully you'll remember to play next time.

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/GameStats.aspx?gameid=75992 8191&player=lNFECTlOUS

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/GameStats.aspx?gameid=76033 6730&player=lNFECTlOUS

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/GameStats.aspx?gameid=75992 8191&player=lNFECTlOUS

[Edited on 08.17.2011 9:46 AM PDT]

  • 08.17.2011 9:41 AM PDT

Those links don't mean don't mean much to me... And I the only time I was gone was to take a shower?

  • 08.17.2011 10:00 AM PDT

They don't mean much to you but it makes the banhammer happy. You probably should have left the lobby before you went to take a shower.

Your friend was idle boosting as well, do you both take showers together?

[Edited on 08.17.2011 10:05 AM PDT]

  • 08.17.2011 10:03 AM PDT
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Posted by: almightypandas
Idle Boosting will usually result in a ban.

Hopefully you'll remember to play next time.

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/GameStats.aspx?gameid=75992 8191&player=lNFECTlOUS

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/GameStats.aspx?gameid=76033 6730&player=lNFECTlOUS

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/GameStats.aspx?gameid=75992 8191&player=lNFECTlOUS
He's got 10, 2, and 10 kills in those games respectively. That's pretty good for being idle, isn't it?

  • 08.17.2011 10:15 AM PDT

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Yah, you probably should have returned to the lobby before taking a shower. :)

  • 08.17.2011 10:17 AM PDT

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  • 08.17.2011 10:18 AM PDT

Posted by: L00
He's got 10, 2, and 10 kills in those games respectively. That's pretty good for being idle, isn't it?

Can't say the same about his friend unfortunately. It seems as though they were alternating the "suck" factor in their games.

[Edited on 08.17.2011 10:28 AM PDT]

  • 08.17.2011 10:27 AM PDT


Posted by: almightypandas
Posted by: L00
He's got 10, 2, and 10 kills in those games respectively. That's pretty good for being idle, isn't it?

Can't say the same about his friend unfortunately. It seems as though they were alternating the "suck" factor in their games.


In their games, or in the shower?

  • 08.17.2011 10:31 AM PDT
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Posted by: almightypandas
Posted by: L00
He's got 10, 2, and 10 kills in those games respectively. That's pretty good for being idle, isn't it?

Can't say the same about his friend unfortunately. It seems as though they were alternating the "suck" factor in their games.
. . . which proves what? Especially in a very host-dependent variant like Haloball? He says he left to take a shower, so there might be some, but the ones you linked definitely don't prove anything.

  • 08.17.2011 10:31 AM PDT

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Its pretty simple. If one or more accounts is doing nothing in games the banhammer comes down. If you don't want to get banned then play. If you have to take a shower or eat or drive to the store real quick then sign out.


That's all anyone has to do so they don't get banned for idle boosting.

  • 08.17.2011 11:22 AM PDT
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You AFK'd, you deserve your ban.

  • 08.17.2011 11:24 AM PDT