Microsoft bans up to 1 Million Xbox Live users. Wow

fostes · 12-11-2009, 12:49 AM

Microsoft bans up to 1 million Xbox Live users - Games - msnbc.com

RTWarner · 12-11-2009, 12:54 AM

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The timing of the statement coincides with the release this week of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," a highly anticipated Xbox 360 game. The game's release means big sales — but also sales of pirated copies, which are illegal.

LOL Sales of pirated copies? What a great example of how out of touch old media is.

Edit: It serves any pirate right that they get banned, and their arcade games get deleted.

Scantraxx · 12-11-2009, 12:59 AM

lol i was suspended for 2 days... for no reason...

flatfroggerx · 12-11-2009, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by SAN3L

lol i was suspended for 2 days... for no reason...

Some kid probably got his mates to file a complaint against you for some reason.

Abusive language/swearing/racism/etc in your profile or over headset can get you that. You should have an email telling you why, if not you can post on the forum below and ask.

BBC put the amount of consoles banned at 600k.

Theyve been banning accounts for playing games really early for a while, starting with ODST and pretty much every major title since.

If your copy is legit and you have a receipt then you can usually scan and it show it and they'll free you up.

Xbox.com | Xbox LIVE Help - Account Suspensions and Player Feedback

Take a look there, my current fav is on page 2, topic all in caps

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IllIIlIllIIIlIlI · 12-11-2009, 01:40 AM

lalalalala at those lallalalalallllllllaaaaaaaaaaaaaa's

FCastro_Ruz · 12-11-2009, 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by SAN3L

lol i was suspended for 2 days... for no reason...

Did you used Razor's copy lol. Just kidding.

KylieDog · 12-11-2009, 01:46 AM

They do this every year, right before christmas. Pretty sure is some tactic to inflate christmas sales and make themselves look more successful..

WDAOPTIMUS · 12-11-2009, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by RTWarner

LOL Sales of pirated copies? What a great example of how out of touch old media is.

Edit: It serves any pirate right that they get banned, and their arcade games get deleted.

Well according to IW PC players pirate at a 60% rate.

Although 360 has the most DL's according to some and it was the first to be pirated it just show's IW has no idea how to make a game nor there facts.

As for the banns heheh keep'em coming.

http://www.infinityward.com/forum/vi...65458#p2886862

FCastro_Ruz · 12-11-2009, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by fostes

Microsoft bans up to 1 million Xbox Live users - Games - msnbc.com

They got what they deserved. They tried so hard to avoid Modding. Who would have though that the linux code in Splinter Cell would backfire on them. They wanted the easy buck for offering backwards compatability with old XBOX games... well they got served.

Should have done what the PS3 did. Stop compatability with the older generation console games.

FCastro_Ruz · 12-11-2009, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by WDAOPTIMUS

Well according to IW PC players pirate at a 60% rate.

Although 360 has the most DL's according to some and it was the first to be pirated it just show's IW has no idea how to make a game nor there facts.

As for the banns heheh keep'em coming.

Infinity Ward

Any game can have a pirated copy, even Bad Company 2 lol. It seems you are not deep into the "pirate" world.

And I mean not for just the sake of a copy but for actually getting it to play.

I say give a copy of the Beta Client to one of the guys at Razor's group or other for a month or two and they will have patches or even keygens for the Beta Access.

These kids are not professional programmers but know how to get around.

redsoxlover · 12-11-2009, 01:52 AM

This is great. But honestly, XBOX needed to be taken down a notch. It gets way more publicity/media coverage than PS3. XBOX isnt bad, they just got too much attention.

flatfroggerx · 12-11-2009, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by WDAOPTIMUS

Well according to IW PC players pirate at a 60% rate.

Although 360 has the most DL's according to some and it was the first to be pirated it just show's IW has no idea how to make a game nor there facts.

As for the banns heheh keep'em coming.

Infinity Ward

Lets put it this way:

360 version has been on the net for like 3/4 weeks.

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Originally Posted by KylieDog

They do this every year, right before christmas. Pretty sure is some tactic to inflate christmas sales and make themselves look more successful..

Its usually around the time of a firmware update or large title. Making it out as a conspiracy is a bit of a stretch though, at least they don't have say their console isn't a console its a "media center".

Rumour says sony will be banning for early MW2 play as well.

jblackrupert · 12-11-2009, 01:58 AM

Console copies come out weeks before PC
The only console thats seems to be 'almost' immune is PS3.

PC being the haven of pirates is bunk

Banning for playing a legit copy early is pretty idiotic to say the least.

Punish the stores for selling it searly , not the customer who bought it possibly not even knowing it's not supposed to be sold yet.

RTWarner · 12-11-2009, 01:59 AM

What I was getting at is that MSNBC seems to think pirated copies of games are being sold. Kind of silly.

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Originally Posted by jblackrupert

Console copies come out weeks before PC
The only console thats seems to be 'almost' immune is PS3.

PC being the haven of pirates is bunk

Umm... you don't have to modify a PC in any way whatsoever to rip off software on it. So, yes. It is the best platform to steal software on, if one was so inclined.

The PS3 has yet to be exploited... so it's not 'almost' immune, it is 100%, so far.

jblackrupert · 12-11-2009, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by RTWarner

What I was getting at is that MSNBC seems to think pirated copies of games are being sold. Kind of silly.

They are being sold.

In my city stores in Chinatown sell console games OPENLY on shelves

Same goes for Flea markets, Craigslist, even Ebay.

Theres even a video store that sells both console games and Bu-ray copies on BD-R's in a mall. Openly with copies on display in their window.

Actually making copies of console games is just a matter of the colour dye of the disks being used and having a modded console
which in some places is actually cheaper then buying a new console
in a store.

PC requires cracks that sometimes require a lot of copy/pasting
mumbo jumbo that inexperienced users can't follow let alone figure
out how to open an NFO with notepad. + The majority of PC games
use keys for online play so even if you learn to apply cracks
you'll still have to figure out how to use things like hamachi
and find a server that isn't a lagfest from heck.

Console copies and modded consoles are a phone call way
the user doesn't have to do anything, just pay some dude
to do it for you.

flatfroggerx · 12-11-2009, 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by RTWarner

Umm... you don't have to modify a PC in any way whatsoever to rip off software on it. So, yes. It is the best platform to steal software on, if one was so inclined.

The PS3 has yet to be exploited... so it's not 'almost' immune, it is 100%, so far.

Oh yes it has, theres been a couple of proof of concept usb loaders, "gamesharing" is also rampant and expected to worsen when sony increases the focus on PSN.

IMO the very fact sony killed yellowdog on slims is a questionable choice but if you ask me i suspect there was/were exploits to be had there, no-one discovered them yet.

RTWarner · 12-11-2009, 02:27 AM

Lol whatever you say boys.

flatfroggerx · 12-11-2009, 02:31 AM

Whether you want to admit the fact or not is one thing, typical fanboy to not acknowledge it.

Piracy is everywhere and more people who shift to PS3's the higher chance its likely to be targeted anyway. Copies of games are sold and if PS3's become the top console they will be targeted more because thats where the money is.

My point in case is the PC is not the platform to experience piracy as many companies, atari, activision, etc make out it is and its about time stuff like this makes headlines to show its not a single platform issue.

jblackrupert · 12-11-2009, 02:32 AM

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The PS3 has yet to be exploited... so it's not 'almost' immune, it is 100%, so far.

I can show you screens of console torrent sites saying otherwise.

Xbox and Wii are first and second in terms of piracy. PC is 3rd in availability of games.

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Lol whatever you say boys

You're living in fantasy land if you think consoles don't have rampant piracy..... 600,000 bans this year alone says your wrong.

IF I wanted to I could have a modded console and hot off the burner copy of COD6 DELIVERED to my house like a pizza.

I'm not in some city in Asia where copies of everything is rampant
I'm on the west coast of Canada in a major city.

A few clicks on Craigslist it's done....

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Thats just a simple quicky search of "modded" in my city.
Prices ARE negotiable and delivery is available for many.

A good chunk of modded console posts are flagged for removal
by readers and other sellers. So the actual number of available
units is higher then what appears at any given moment.

Here's a console cheat
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flatfroggerx · 12-11-2009, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by jblackrupert

Xbox and Wii are first and second in terms of piracy. PC is 3rd in availability of games.

Don't forget PSP/ds/dsi/iphone/ipod touch.

RTWarner · 12-11-2009, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by jblackrupert

You're living in fantasy land if you think consoles don't have rampant piracy..... 600,000 bans this year alone says your wrong.

That's absolutely not what I'm saying. At no point did I say that. What I said was the PC requires no modification to enable piracy, and that the PS3 has yet to be exploited; screenshots of torrent sites are pretty meaningless since it's dead simple to make a gigantic empty file and upload it.

The two of you are living in fantasy land if you believe that the problem of piracy is greater on consoles than it is on PC; many many people are less willing to risk the consequences of voiding their warranty or getting their machine banned than there are people willing to steal a PC game from a torrent site. And get a grip, if someone can figure out a torrent they can figure out where to copy a hacked exe file.

FCastro_Ruz · 12-11-2009, 02:42 AM

Lol like said before in my statement and in other statements. No console is safe... instead they have all been modded... every single one of them. I know none that havent been modded. My PS2 was modded... I actually did it myself lol... I messed up my first XBOX trying to mod it. So decided to go legit but my bud has both a modded 360 and PS3. Not much I am attracted too, I only play two or three games, all FPS... can live without piracy... back in the days it was just for the thrill, I though I could even set my own Piracy Store hehehe.

Spent too much time downloading games, patches, keeping my PC without viruses.

FCastro_Ruz · 12-11-2009, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by RTWarner

That's absolutely not what I'm saying. At no point did I say that. What I said was the PC requires no modification to enable piracy, and that the PS3 has yet to be exploited; screenshots of torrent sites are pretty meaningless since it's dead simple to make a gigantic empty file and upload it.

The two of you are living in fantasy land if you believe that the problem of piracy is greater on consoles than it is on PC; many many people are less willing to risk the consequences of voiding their warranty or getting their machine banned than there are people willing to steal a PC game from a torrent site. And get a grip, if someone can figure out a torrent they can figure out where to copy a hacked exe file.

Ohhh you're certainly right.... Piracy is certainly 1000% more severe in PC's than in Consoles...

I myself took that approach....Nonetheless it can be done... YESSSSS!

Give me the Frostbite engine.. I'll mod it.. I'll make Bad Company 3 in two months... trust me.. DICE is owned and of course, I'll share. Rapidshare, Megaupload, Deposit file, MegaHTP. 1 link no password.

HEHHEHEHHEHEHHE

Hacked .exe aka C.R.A.C.K

RTWarner · 12-11-2009, 02:54 AM

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Originally Posted by jblackrupert

Look at me! I can't make a coherent well thought out response, so I'll edit my post several times after the fact so it seems like I can! Yaaaaay!!!!

^^^^ this.

jblackrupert · 12-11-2009, 03:00 AM

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That's absolutely not what I'm saying. At no point did I say that. What I said was the PC requires no modification to enable piracy,

Copying a crack over or picking up the phone and calling a modded console seller
and having it delivered to your house. No major difference.

You don't need to be an electronics engineer and lots of software exists
to make copies of your buddies copy is available online with a complete
list of DVDR brands to use.

The risk of getting a hadware ban is greater of course then PC. Punkbuster
isn't doing that anywhere near Microsofts level. So long as you don't screw
with PB's software you won't get a hardware ban.

Fact of the matter is modden consoles and copies are sold OPENLY like everything else. Find a PC game with a crack takes a little bit of knowhow. with console
all you need is CASH, Credit card or Paypal.

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jblackrupert Banned Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Canada Age: 42 Posts: 2,281	Console copies come out weeks before PC The only console thats seems to be 'almost' immune is PS3. PC being the haven of pirates is bunk Banning for playing a legit copy early is pretty idiotic to say the least. Punish the stores for selling it searly , not the customer who bought it possibly not even knowing it's not supposed to be sold yet. Last edited by jblackrupert; 12-11-2009 at 02:03 AM.

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Scantraxx Banned Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: British Columbia Age: 22 Posts: 2,117	lol i was suspended for 2 days... for no reason...

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KylieDog Forum Guru Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,627	They do this every year, right before christmas. Pretty sure is some tactic to inflate christmas sales and make themselves look more successful..

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RTWarner Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 514	Lol whatever you say boys.

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flatfroggerx Elite Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,183	Whether you want to admit the fact or not is one thing, typical fanboy to not acknowledge it. Piracy is everywhere and more people who shift to PS3's the higher chance its likely to be targeted anyway. Copies of games are sold and if PS3's become the top console they will be targeted more because thats where the money is. My point in case is the PC is not the platform to experience piracy as many companies, atari, activision, etc make out it is and its about time stuff like this makes headlines to show its not a single platform issue.

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FCastro_Ruz Banned Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,858	Lol like said before in my statement and in other statements. No console is safe... instead they have all been modded... every single one of them. I know none that havent been modded. My PS2 was modded... I actually did it myself lol... I messed up my first XBOX trying to mod it. So decided to go legit but my bud has both a modded 360 and PS3. Not much I am attracted too, I only play two or three games, all FPS... can live without piracy... back in the days it was just for the thrill, I though I could even set my own Piracy Store hehehe. Spent too much time downloading games, patches, keeping my PC without viruses.