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sTo0z
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Hah, Stephen Toulouse is tweeting about banning people for ODST. ;p
| Quote: | Hrm. I spy with my little eye some *illegitimate* ODST players. No early play for you. Commencing permabans.
about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck |
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| Posted: Thu, 3rd Sep 2009 21:04 Post subject: |
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could someone post mini review about the game itself?
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nouseforaname
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sTo0z
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| Posted: Thu, 3rd Sep 2009 21:28 Post subject: |
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Hence the exact use of the word illegitimate in his post. 
This was like TODAY, those articles are older than this guy's posts. And if you're wondering his authority on the matter:
| Quote: | | Bio Director of Policy and Enforcement for Xbox LIVE, writer, PR and political junkie, Rock Band video game rocker. Be pure. Be vigilant. Behave! |
I think he has a say in what's the latest. 
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| Posted: Thu, 3rd Sep 2009 21:35 Post subject: |
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I know it was today, which is what surprised me after MS had said - only a week ago - that they wouldn't be banning. However, the whole "illegitimate" part is right. Sorry, hadn't seen that >_<
I wonder what parameters he's using to find the legal players, etc. Hopefully it's not region-specific (ie; people in the UK are playing the French copy) as that would just be cruel. I'm thinking more along the lines of the people are used the hack-extract to get around the missing RAR file, while still being able to burn the disk --- that, at least, would fail security checking and show up on any scanners MS have.
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| Posted: Thu, 3rd Sep 2009 21:39 Post subject: |
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Yeah, I'm sure the release we have now is dodgy at best.
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| Posted: Thu, 3rd Sep 2009 22:04 Post subject: |
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| sabin1981 wrote: | I know it was today, which is what surprised me after MS had said - only a week ago - that they wouldn't be banning. However, the whole "illegitimate" part is right. Sorry, hadn't seen that >_<
I wonder what parameters he's using to find the legal players, etc. Hopefully it's not region-specific (ie; people in the UK are playing the French copy) as that would just be cruel. I'm thinking more along the lines of the people are used the hack-extract to get around the missing RAR file, while still being able to burn the disk --- that, at least, would fail security checking and show up on any scanners MS have. |
i think it's rather simple: MS checks who plays ODST, out of that list they check who has a firmware mod. banhammer slams down.
of course playing with a bad image and/or not residing in france may rise additional red flags, but the method above is foolproof anyway.
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| Posted: Thu, 3rd Sep 2009 22:06 Post subject: |
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Umm, how is it foolproof? If it was foolproof and that MS could detect FW mods ... then surely EVERY single person who has flashed their drive would be insta-banned, or at least they wouldn't escape the November banwave.
I think if it was that easy to detect, there would be nobody left on Live, if they had a firmware mod.
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| Posted: Thu, 3rd Sep 2009 22:19 Post subject: |
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it has been proven that MS can detect firmware mods, since even ppl who had an (up-to-date) ixtreme fw, but didn't play any verbs on them have been banned.
and just because they can detect you, doesn't mean they have to ban you. first of all, they would be diminishing their revenue from xbox live by simply banning everyone with a fw mod. secondly, it adds to the mystery of the banhammer.
it's the same with piracy in general: of course entertainment companies could go after every individual and punish them as they desire - but aside from the effort that would be needed, it's more effective overall to just scare potential customers away from piracy by metaphorically assraping a few, rather than punish al of them.
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| Posted: Thu, 3rd Sep 2009 23:22 Post subject: |
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Hah, I was supposed to burn and play this (online) today, but the store I went to didn't have any discs left.
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| Posted: Thu, 3rd Sep 2009 23:33 Post subject: |
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Why are these people playing online with this insecure copy? Some people are just idiots.
That is why i am waiting for a scene release.
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| Posted: Thu, 3rd Sep 2009 23:35 Post subject: |
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| rampart wrote: | Some people are just idiots.
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That's it right there.
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| Posted: Thu, 3rd Sep 2009 23:42 Post subject: |
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Well, I pretty much know my 360 is getting banned, so why not get the most out of it while I can?
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| Posted: Fri, 4th Sep 2009 00:05 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Fri, 4th Sep 2009 00:15 Post subject: |
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| sabin1981 wrote: | | dezztroy wrote: | | Well, I pretty much know my 360 is getting banned, so why not get the most out of it while I can? |
What makes you think that, bud?
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I haven't updated my firmware, so I just patch every wave3 game I get.
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| Posted: Fri, 4th Sep 2009 00:16 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Fri, 4th Sep 2009 00:29 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Fri, 4th Sep 2009 00:32 Post subject: |
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| AnimalMother wrote: |
Wouldn't it just be banning your account from Live, you should still be able to log in offline right?
So at least you'll still have access to your DLC and save games etc. |
Doh!
Good point, I hadn't thought of the offline account. I've been so caught up in the whole XBL thing, that I don't even think about "offline accounts" anymore ... >_<
| dezztroy wrote: |
I haven't updated my firmware, so I just patch every wave3 game I get. |
Ouch..
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| Posted: Fri, 4th Sep 2009 01:03 Post subject: |
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Banhammer started to strike. 8 poeple we know got all their account banned and 2 of them got their consoles banned on top of it.
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sTo0z
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| Posted: Fri, 4th Sep 2009 01:14 Post subject: |
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| Kommando wrote: | | Banhammer started to strike. 8 poeple we know got all their account banned and 2 of them got their consoles banned on top of it. |
Banned in general or banned for playing Halo: ODST? |
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| Posted: Fri, 4th Sep 2009 01:16 Post subject: |
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| sTo0z wrote: | | Kommando wrote: | | Banhammer started to strike. 8 poeple we know got all their account banned and 2 of them got their consoles banned on top of it. |
Banned in general or banned for playing Halo: ODST? |
For ODST. Either they got downgraded to Silver or completely ban their account
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JackQ
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| Posted: Fri, 4th Sep 2009 07:28 Post subject: |
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I have question,
if you playing Offline{with out any connection to the internet} pirated game that released early,
and then connect to live and not playing this game at all,
they still can Ban you?
"Fuck Denuvo"
Your personal opinions != the rest of the forum
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