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[Reaper527]

it won't make a difference. you are fine with them on your regular live profile. games leave retail shops all the time before the street date, wether its a manager taking it home, or a store breaking street date. if you make backups of your own games, the "when" aspect doesn't make a difference.

moral of the story: if you get a game before street date consider yourself lucky and back it up yourself.

[wertyxhts]

QUOTE(PUKUMIN @ Oct 20 2008, 11:31 AM)

Ok thanks, but that's not what I was asking. I do realise certain shops get the games  before the street date thus the "when" aspect doesn't make a difference.

See, from what I've heared, everything you do with your 360, is seen by Microsoft. Microsoft can detect backups that aren't stealth patch by matching their data to the original disc's data, and even if there's a slight difference between the two discs, they can know it's a backup and ban your console. That's why we patch ISOs with stealth and SS, to match the backup's data to the original's.

Now, let's say I have a backup that I forgot to stealth patch. Now, I create a new account that's not connect to XBOX Live at all, and play that backup only on that account, can Microsoft ban me?

Thanks.

GoW 2 huh?

[Reaper527]

QUOTE(PUKUMIN @ Oct 20 2008, 02:31 PM)

Ok thanks, but that's not what I was asking. I do realise certain shops get the games  before the street date thus the "when" aspect doesn't make a difference.

See, from what I've heared, everything you do with your 360, is seen by Microsoft. Microsoft can detect backups that aren't stealth patch by matching their data to the original disc's data, and even if there's a slight difference between the two discs, they can know it's a backup and ban your console. That's why we patch ISOs with stealth and SS, to match the backup's data to the original's.

Now, let's say I have a backup that I forgot to stealth patch. Now, I create a new account that's not connect to XBOX Live at all, and play that backup only on that account, can Microsoft ban me?

Thanks.

make your backup with XBC. it autopatches the image when it rips the disc, so you have nothing to worry about. there is no forgetting if you make your own backups

[sp1kez]

I want to put in my GoW 2 disc so bad but I'm afraid of getting banned, has there been any reports of bans lately?

[Chancer]

This not getting discussed on here