Ouch.
Reset their gamer score to zero, removed all their achievements, and publicly label their accounts as cheaters.
It should be noted that this isn't aimed at in game cheating, but people who have hacked or cheated their accounts to get higher gamer scores or achievements they did actually earn.
Nice.
Microsoft plays hardball with cheaters
Yeah, that finality thing is the only mar in this action. If you're hacking your XBox Live stats, you are beyond pity & should be ruthlessly ostracized. I'm all for that. But Macroshaft acting like they're the one and only shining beacon of righteousness in this process, yeah, what a fucking shock.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Yeah, I saw that too and was a bit cautious, but this wasn't the only article I read on the subject. (Why must one read many articles from various sources to get the full story? That's quality journalism!)
Anyway, in the other article, which I would've posted, but lost the link, thus I used the yahoo one...they did say that Microsoft was only going after folks who hacked their profiles, NOT people who "cheated". Although, they do ban people whom they catch cheating.
So I believe that they probably have a smoking gun as I would assume hacking an account stored on their servers is probably pretty easy to catch.
Anyway, in the other article, which I would've posted, but lost the link, thus I used the yahoo one...they did say that Microsoft was only going after folks who hacked their profiles, NOT people who "cheated". Although, they do ban people whom they catch cheating.
So I believe that they probably have a smoking gun as I would assume hacking an account stored on their servers is probably pretty easy to catch.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
Yeah, but if they're going to use public ridicule as a weapon, then I should be able to ask for public verification of my cheating. Otherwise, I'm at their mercy.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Point, but again, if it's something that can't be refuted due to a "smoking gun", then cool.
If not, then Microsoft is making the wrong move.
If not, then Microsoft is making the wrong move.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
Again, these folks were hacking their X-Box Live gamer accounts, not cheating in games.
There is already a ban policy in place for in game cheaters.
That's why I tend to think Microsoft has a smoking gun for each peep.
There is already a ban policy in place for in game cheaters.
That's why I tend to think Microsoft has a smoking gun for each peep.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
If they could just explain & show me what it was, I'd be 100% on board for this.Leisher wrote:That's why I tend to think Microsoft has a smoking gun for each peep.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."