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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:57 pm
by Leisher
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.
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:46 pm
by TheCatt
Wow.
In a separate post, Microsoft said its judgments on whether a player had amassed their score by cheating are final. "The original gamerscore correction will remain permanent without any way to appeal," the company warned.
I sure hope they are right.
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:50 pm
by Malcolm
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.
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:32 pm
by Leisher
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.
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:52 pm
by Malcolm
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.
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:19 pm
by Leisher
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.
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:03 pm
by GORDON
I hate people who cheat in online games.
I hate companies with this "zero tolerance" policy, with no possibility of fixing a wrong.
So I'm torn.
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:43 pm
by Leisher
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.
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:31 pm
by Malcolm
Leisher wrote:That's why I tend to think Microsoft has a smoking gun for each peep.
If they could just explain & show me what it was, I'd be 100% on board for this.
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:32 pm
by TheCatt
I dont think they care what you think.
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:46 pm
by Malcolm
TheCatt wrote:I dont think they care what you think.
Then they'll earn slightly more of my ire than they already got.
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:21 pm
by TheCatt
Malcolm wrote:TheCatt wrote:I dont think they care what you think.
Then they'll earn slightly more of my ire than they already got.
Again....