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Subject: Booting in Competitive?


Posted by: ICanHasRofl

Posted by: Plunderfuq

Posted by: MLG Bea Arthur
IP Flooding. They had FeAr in their names because they were cool or something.

They booted their randoms and one of my team-mates.
How does one know they are booted?


If you lose connection for no explainable reason at a suspicious point in a game, you were probably DDoSed and should check your router's diagnostic logs to be sure.

If you don't lose connection to Xbox Live however are kicked out of the game, it's quite possible you were hostbooted.

Note: Both of the above scenarios happen a lot to people with garbage internet connections who then jump up and down saying 'OMFG DDOSER', so you can't blame hostbooters/cheaters always.


Or if they send bots and you have a 300 jitter and a 0.1 download speed from 5 mb/s lol. Big indicater right there.

  • 10.31.2011 6:09 AM PDT

I've only been hit out a dozen or so times in Arena, but I've been standby'd in doubles once by fearic and ilurkfacebook. Those kids were super nerds.

  • 10.31.2011 6:39 AM PDT

Also IP flooding is not an exact science. People boot others accidentally all the time and if you flood the host there's a good chance someone with a weaker connection will split off from the game. I think one of them was able to bridge host and they were from the Netherlands so it wasn't pretty.

Plus they camped the entire time in the bathroom while my teammates in private chat rushed them again and again. But that's another story all together. It was the smart thing for the opposing team to do though. But they seemed to care way too much about what is essentially the social playlist of Reach. It was a little sad.

I know how to boot and I've played enough Halo 3 to know what it is to be booted and that is what happened in that game.

A word to the wise though? Do not put your country of origin in your profile. That only helps booters narrow down your IP.

Oh and by the way, my internet connection is immaculate. I used to be a net admin so I have some idea what is up.


[Edited on 10.31.2011 4:05 PM PDT]

  • 10.31.2011 4:03 PM PDT

Lol I get booted all the time. Usually to piss off little kids who are trolling around.

  • 10.31.2011 4:05 PM PDT

Save your booting for a playlist that matters. :)

You will get caught if you boot too much. Trust meh. It's addictive.

I used to hit Mexicans off all the time. All it takes is one shell to destroy their internet. Loltacos.

I see a Mexican flag in Commview with tons of outgoing traffic; get out of my GAME.

I know, I'm bad. But I'm not mad.

[Edited on 10.31.2011 4:10 PM PDT]

  • 10.31.2011 4:07 PM PDT

R.I.P. Halo 2 <33333333
Do not play halo much anymore. Barely ever come on here.


Posted by: All rights
Host booting?
You know what they say, TSGH.

  • 10.31.2011 4:09 PM PDT

I connect through a VPN. So try me.

I say what I want.

Only one person has been able to boot me since I've taken the proper precautions and it went to black screen 30 times (no joke) before I got hit out. It was sad. And we were 1v1 on Guardian after the guy hit EVERY other person in the game. Dude was tenacious.

[Edited on 10.31.2011 4:14 PM PDT]

  • 10.31.2011 4:11 PM PDT

R.I.P. Halo 2 <33333333
Do not play halo much anymore. Barely ever come on here.


Posted by: MLG Bea Arthur
I connect through a VPN. So try me.

I say what I want.
lawl ima fry ur modem! /sarcasm.

  • 10.31.2011 4:13 PM PDT

Ha. I wasn't issuing a challenge. I'd like for everyone to just play fair and have decent connections to each other. But that is far from the reality so I do what I have to do.

I knew you were being sarcastic. <3

[Edited on 10.31.2011 4:18 PM PDT]

  • 10.31.2011 4:15 PM PDT

R.I.P. Halo 2 <33333333
Do not play halo much anymore. Barely ever come on here.


Posted by: MLG Bea Arthur
Ha. I wasn't issuing a challenge. I'd like for everyone to just play fair and have decent connections to each other. But that is far from the reality so I do what I have to do.
Lol true, and i was messing around. I had a friend that DDOS'd a bungie employee back in halo 3 and all you hear is "Hey guys, i think my internet hit a brick wal- *offline*", and he and all his friends in the game were perma banned from every halo game after that, funny stuff. But since Bungie gave up the rights to Halo now, they are all un-banned? :)

  • 10.31.2011 4:19 PM PDT

I got banned for a week until a figured out a good rhythm. I just like to get de-rankers off my team. It's no fun.

  • 10.31.2011 4:21 PM PDT

R.I.P. Halo 2 <33333333
Do not play halo much anymore. Barely ever come on here.


Posted by: MLG Bea Arthur
I got banned for a week until a figured out a good rhythm. I just like to get de-rankers off my team. It's no fun.
True. I am more of a dick though lol, we would go into matchmaking and play the Barbie song and anyone who would complain would get hit lolol.

  • 10.31.2011 4:26 PM PDT

You get style points. That's for sure. :D That's hilarious.

  • 10.31.2011 4:28 PM PDT

R.I.P. Halo 2 <33333333
Do not play halo much anymore. Barely ever come on here.


Posted by: MLG Bea Arthur
You get style points. That's for sure. :D That's hilarious.
Lol thanks.

[Edited on 10.31.2011 4:50 PM PDT]

  • 10.31.2011 4:33 PM PDT

Wow looks like I'm talking to myself. That's pretty cool.

  • 10.31.2011 7:22 PM PDT

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