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I was going to post this earlier under one of my other accounts, but I figured I'd take my medicine and wait for the Ban from the forums to expire.
I'm probably gonna get a Ban again for this post but i am going for it anyway. And yes, i read the updates, every word. and have also read the posts before mine, I'm aware of the terms of use...etc.
This is a direct quote from the weekly what's update
If Memory Serves me Well…
I have recently tried to play matchmaking after a 6 month hiatus. However, they said that I cannot play matchmaking because I am suspended. I have never re-called cheating ever, with the exception of my friend using stand-by on my account. I would like to know what's going on.
Have your "friend" buy you a new account.
Particulary this bothers many of the adults playing this game who pay for their accounts with their own money, not their parents money. They are not spending their own money, therefore will never have the respect for your game that the honest gamers do. Sadly, these people are not permanantly banned from Xbox live. Your Answer to this kids Plea has told him that..... "Have your "friend" buy you a new account".
Sadly, It wont be his friend that buys him a new account, It will be his mommy or daddy who probably have no idea why this kid needs a new account anyway. That being said, Xbox live keeps the $50.00 bucks that was paid for on his old account, the terms of use clearly state that you can be Banned from Xbox live for apparently no reason at all and you will not be given a refund in anyway shape or form. So this kid "buys" a new account and just cheats again again and again against innocent players, and Xbox live actually produces more income because of this, and here we are, the innocence spending half our time getting cheated on. making our $50.00 account worth $25.00. not to mention the time wasted and meaningless defacing of an incredible game.
These cheaters are getting exactly what they want, and that's attention. the more you tell them "NO" the more they want to do it.....It's a common fact in juvenile delinquency. And kids basically want to do what adults or mature people do, so thats why they beg and plea mommy and daddy to buy them a Mature Rated game. It's Obvious you are only banning accounts and not the source of the accounts. A letter of some sort should be written to the credit card holder or the credit card should be banned, then maybe you will get the parents attention like you asked (" i hope some parents are reading this....." also in the update.)on this website reading what their children are up to. until you do that, the parents will never ever know and the problem of cheating only gets worse. now all they want to do is stick it in your face to prove they can still cheat. It's the snowball effect and It is getting worse, not better. It's funny that a game rated "M" for mature only shows attention to the immature people who are not even supposed to play it. But then again. I could be wrong.
I probably will be banned from these forums once again... and that well, is up to Bungie. If thats what they decide, then thats fine with me. All I'm asking is for you guys to put your feet in my shoes for 1 minute and think of what we have to go through day in and day out playing one of the greatest games ever made. Your work of art is being destroyed by children, and eventually thats all you will have playing your game are children who cheat, why...because they can. Sory, if this post offends you, however it is tied directly to the weekly updates, I have not cursed or yelled in anyway, and It is right on topic. So Immediately after banning me, please send a reason why in a message along with the ban. this will save us all some time. thanks again for listening if you are, and if not then i guess that's okay also. See ya in seven days folks.
[Edited on 7/3/2006]