Halo fan banned from Xbox Live until 10,000AD - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 10th Sep 2007, 12:59

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/09...ntil_10000ad/1

A Halo fan that got his hands on a test build of the new game has been banned from Xbox Live for 7,992 years.

MilkMan5 · 10th Sep 2007, 13:19

LOL – this is funny.

What happens if they just register under a different name?

If I were M$ / Bungie Studios, I would be more concerned about how this happened, rather than banning people.

Jack_Pepsi · 10th Sep 2007, 13:22

Why is it available on the Marketplace if they don't want people to play it? Seems rather stupid to me.

Andy Mc · 10th Sep 2007, 13:22

What an idiot.

What did he expect to happen? M$ to reward his ingenuity at getting hold of something that he should not have?

wuyanxu · 10th Sep 2007, 13:25

at least 10 others?

god, i won't even remotely excited if i can hack to get Crysis test build. why are those people so desperate?

ElThomsono · 10th Sep 2007, 13:26

Gotta admit, 10,000 AD was a nice touch

naokaji · 10th Sep 2007, 14:22

if you have something you shoudnt have you definitly deserve to get banned till the year 10000 if your dumb enough to show it off....

honestly... every little kid knows you usually hide what you shoudnt have.

chrisb2e9 · 10th Sep 2007, 14:26

hahahaha, what a great way to start my day.
10,000 ad! Its like when people goto jail for a number of years that they cant possibly survive. Why not just say "for life"?

dire_wolf · 10th Sep 2007, 14:27

So he left his xbox connected to his net connection while he was running the test build? Lol

What would be more interesting to find out is where they found out about the controller exploit

Bluephoenix · 10th Sep 2007, 14:29

that vid just makes my day

Spacecowboy92 · 10th Sep 2007, 15:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrisb2e9

hahahaha, what a great way to start my day.
10,000 ad! Its like when people goto jail for a number of years that they cant possibly survive. Why not just say "for life"?

Because in legal terms, Life means 15 years or there abouts.

mmorgue · 10th Sep 2007, 15:51

No sympathy here. Playing with something he shouldn't have had and used something called the "two-controller exploit" ?? Moron...

E.E.L. Ambiense · 10th Sep 2007, 15:51

What an idiot. This is like allowing pirated software to ping the makers' servers.

Not that I know anything about that.

Eh, 8K years should go by in a breeze if he's immortal.

Stuey · 10th Sep 2007, 16:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElThomsono

Gotta admit, 10,000 AD was a nice touch

LOL, funny stuff right there, had to turn the volume down a bit though.

zoom314 · 10th Sep 2007, 17:22

Of course now this person needs to find "the Time Machine" and go to the Year 10,001AD, That'll fix that, Of course by then Humans May be PCs and PCs might be human, In which case He'd be obsolete.

Vergil_117 · 10th Sep 2007, 17:27

If he was a halo fan he wouldn't be trying to exploit the system to play it. A real fan would wait for its release.

8igdave · 10th Sep 2007, 18:07

Hes blatantly some geek who thought he was soooooo cooool lol.

Tyinsar · 10th Sep 2007, 18:12

Well, at least it's not a permanent ban

EQC · 10th Sep 2007, 18:28

isn't XBox Live a paid service? How does banning work then, I wonder? Do you get your money back? Can you pay more money to open a new account with a new name? Is the only real affect that he loses his achievement points when he switches to a new name?

I can't imagine Microsoft would actually want to permanently banish *paying* customers of their XBox 360 and XBox Live system. If the ban really does stop a person from playing online, and they really liked doing that, then they'll probably sell their console (which'll effectively cost Microsoft a sale of a *new* console). Or is it the console itself that is banned from the service...hmmm. So buying a new one might be the cure?

sam.g.taylor · 10th Sep 2007, 18:40

This is more of a publicity stunt than anything else - seeing as how we haven't received any word from MS or Bungie, then maybe after the game comes out they'll let the offenders back in as a gesture of goodwill. These people actually haven't harmed MS or Bungie at all and the ludicrous ban period just draws more attention to Halo 3.

At least I would. Under strict contract conditions, of course.

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10th Sep 2007, 13:19	#2
MilkMan5 Yeah man... Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: On earth Posts: 183	LOL – this is funny. What happens if they just register under a different name? If I were M$ / Bungie Studios, I would be more concerned about how this happened, rather than banning people. __________________ Gigabyte Poseidon Case - GA-M59SLI-S5 - AMD Athlon64 4000+ - nVIDIA 8600GT 512MB - 4Gig DDR-II - Logitech Lazer Mouse I say "There are no problems, only solutions"

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wuyanxu quad fuelled, GTX200 powered Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: in a room near Soton Uni. UK Posts: 3,938	at least 10 others? god, i won't even remotely excited if i can hack to get Crysis test build. why are those people so desperate?

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chrisb2e9 Dont do that... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,068	hahahaha, what a great way to start my day. 10,000 ad! Its like when people goto jail for a number of years that they cant possibly survive. Why not just say "for life"? __________________ attack life, it's going to kill you anyway. Long-term relationships are like urban tomatoes: they only grow under special conditions. - Prestidigitweeze Don't hold on to the reigns once you've fallen off the horse, your just going to get dragged to death - SNiiPE_DoGG

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Bluephoenix Spoon? What spoon? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 936	that vid just makes my day

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mmorgue Supermodder Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mos Eisley, in the bar... Posts: 378	No sympathy here. Playing with something he shouldn't have had and used something called the "two-controller exploit" ?? Moron...

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E.E.L. Ambiense Acrylic Heretic Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Malabar, FL Posts: 2,726	What an idiot. This is like allowing pirated software to ping the makers' servers. Not that I know anything about that. Eh, 8K years should go by in a breeze if he's immortal. __________________ Latest Builds: "Movie Sign!" • CheckMate - MotM May '09 ~~Nominee~~ Loser! • BluBawx I • Lumière Noire - MotM Apr. '08 ~~Nominee~~ Loser! • Razzle Dazzle • CMC Field Server • "Building Better Worlds" - MotM Feb. '08 ~~Nominee~~ Loser! • Biohazard • MicroSuperFly

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zoom314 Multimodder Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Yermo, CA, USA Posts: 174	Of course now this person needs to find "the Time Machine" and go to the Year 10,001AD, That'll fix that, Of course by then Humans May be PCs and PCs might be human, In which case He'd be obsolete.

10th Sep 2007, 17:27	#16
Vergil_117 Multimodder Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 71	If he was a halo fan he wouldn't be trying to exploit the system to play it. A real fan would wait for its release.

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Tyinsar 6 screens / 1 card Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: AB.CA Posts: 2,005	Well, at least it's not a permanent ban __________________ It's not about how life treats you, it's about how you treat life.

10th Sep 2007, 18:28	#19
EQC Multimodder Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CA Posts: 220	isn't XBox Live a paid service? How does banning work then, I wonder? Do you get your money back? Can you pay more money to open a new account with a new name? Is the only real affect that he loses his achievement points when he switches to a new name? I can't imagine Microsoft would actually want to permanently banish paying customers of their XBox 360 and XBox Live system. If the ban really does stop a person from playing online, and they really liked doing that, then they'll probably sell their console (which'll effectively cost Microsoft a sale of a new console). Or is it the console itself that is banned from the service...hmmm. So buying a new one might be the cure?

10th Sep 2007, 18:40	#20
sam.g.taylor Apparently I'm Greg Kinnear Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 378	This is more of a publicity stunt than anything else - seeing as how we haven't received any word from MS or Bungie, then maybe after the game comes out they'll let the offenders back in as a gesture of goodwill. These people actually haven't harmed MS or Bungie at all and the ludicrous ban period just draws more attention to Halo 3. At least I would. Under strict contract conditions, of course. __________________ In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.