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Major Nelson Tweets About Halo ODST Bans *Update: MS Detects Copies?*
« on: September 03, 2009, 05:59:00 PM »
Major Nelson Tweets About Halo ODST Bans *Update: MS Detects Copies?*
Posted by XanTium | September 3 19:59 EST | News Category: Xbox360
 
From Major Nelson's Twitter (via team-xecuter.com):
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Be careful folks! RT @Stepto Hrm. I spy with my little eye some *illegitimate* ODST players. No early play for you. Commencing permabans.

*Update* Seems like Microsoft claims they can detect illegitimate copies. Xbox Live Chief of Police Stephen Toulouse told kotaku.com:
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I can be clear however that this applies to illegitimate copies only, the ban covers the Xbox LIVE account and could possibly include their console depending on the results of our investigations (which are ongoing). We do this from time to time with titles to combat piracy.
If a user happens to purchase a legit copy of Halo 3: ODST early, then our problem is not with the user but the retailer who broke the street date. Those individuals will not be punished.




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InfernO8

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Major Nelson Tweets About Halo ODST Bans *Update: MS Detects Copies?*
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2009, 06:01:00 PM »
Remember back when playing games was about playing games. The good ol days.
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Dietrich

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Major Nelson Tweets About Halo ODST Bans *Update: MS Detects Copies?*
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2009, 06:20:00 PM »
Yeah, I won't touch it with a 10 foot pole.  I find it too convenient that it came out so early, I won't be part of the ban-wave.  I got banned during the halo 3 beta/crackdown ban-wave.  I don't want to lose another console.  I can wait.
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« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2009, 06:21:00 PM »
QUOTE(InfernO8 @ Sep 3 2009, 06:01 PM) View Post

Remember back when playing games was about playing paying for games. The good ol days.

Fixed it.
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Ranger72

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« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2009, 06:26:00 PM »
It was around this time last year when some (special) games was leaked early to catch people for the last ban wave last fall.

Don't want to get banned? Buy your own damn games when they come out in the store and rip them yourself.
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DARKFiB3R

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Major Nelson Tweets About Halo ODST Bans *Update: MS Detects Copies?*
« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2009, 06:45:00 PM »
Oh shut up Ranger72. I don't know how much money you've made from modding consoles, but who do you think most (if not all) of your customers are?
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Geen Rommel

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Major Nelson Tweets About Halo ODST Bans *Update: MS Detects Copies?*
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2009, 06:48:00 PM »
QUOTE(Xbox-Scene @ Sep 4 2009, 01:59 AM) *

Seems like Microsoft claims they can detect illegitimate copies.

Especially when those games are dumped by a p2p group.

Why is the xbox the only console with ppl being banned?

This post has been edited by Geen Rommel: Sep 4 2009, 01:53 AM
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« Reply #7 on: September 03, 2009, 06:52:00 PM »
QUOTE(Geen Rommel @ Sep 3 2009, 08:48 PM) View Post

Why is the xbox the only console with ppl being banned?


no people have been getting their wii consoles banned from playing modified games online as well such as mario cart for one ex. The xbox just is more main stream to bannings because more idiots dl pirated copies of games and playing them on live before the game is actually released that and bad backups  sleep.gif .

EDIT: I just had to add this in cause I don't want to double post but wtf:
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Xbox Live Chief of Police Stephen Toulouse told kotaku.com:


Wtf M$ also has their own police force? Wow what money can buy.
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eeboarder1984

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Major Nelson Tweets About Halo ODST Bans *Update: MS Detects Copies?*
« Reply #8 on: September 03, 2009, 06:58:00 PM »
I still haven't gone through with the last update.

Think it would be okay to play it, and just not go on Live until it is released?

QUOTE(Geen Rommel @ Sep 4 2009, 01:48 AM) *

Especially when those games are dumped by a p2p group.

Why is the xbox the only console with ppl being banned?



Wow. This dude looks like a tool.

http://www.stepto.com/default.aspx
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wulfie

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« Reply #9 on: September 03, 2009, 07:12:00 PM »
QUOTE(eeboarder1984 @ Sep 3 2009, 08:58 PM) View Post

I still haven't gone through with the last update.

Think it would be okay to play it, and just not go on Live until it is released?
Wow. This dude looks like a tool.

http://www.stepto.com/default.aspx



Even playing offline can get your 360 banned since it logs everything, even offline play.
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rastaman108037

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« Reply #10 on: September 03, 2009, 07:16:00 PM »
Guys, the reason there are ODST bans is simple. The person who obtained the original copy multi-rarred it, but left out a single rar file, leaving a broken, unstealthed copy. I don't know why it still actually plays, but it does. The original uploader was afraid of M$ litigation.

The copy has french audio but English subtitles. Modders should not be afraid; we always knew unstealthed games lead to bans.

I haven't tried it, nor do I want to.

This post has been edited by Reaper527: Sep 4 2009, 03:32 AM
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« Reply #11 on: September 03, 2009, 07:18:00 PM »
QUOTE(wulfie @ Sep 3 2009, 08:12 PM) View Post

Even playing offline can get your 360 banned since it logs everything, even offline play.


talk about a trojan horse type of deal :x i watch you even when not connected and when you do...boom i know your gaming life story. :x
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Geen Rommel

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« Reply #12 on: September 03, 2009, 07:19:00 PM »
QUOTE(eeboarder1984 @ Sep 4 2009, 02:58 AM) View Post

I still haven't gone through with the last update.

Think it would be okay to play it, and just not go on Live until it is released?

Why would you want to play an undersized non-stealth pre-release copy with French audio and English subtitles?
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Mr_Milenko

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« Reply #13 on: September 03, 2009, 07:34:00 PM »
Anyone playing this early, and not using the proper security measures (IE, play on a banned xbox or one you dont really care about.. like one that doesnt go online) Is a fucking moron.
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« Reply #14 on: September 03, 2009, 07:40:00 PM »
QUOTE(Geen Rommel @ Sep 4 2009, 02:19 AM) View Post

Why would you want to play an undersized non-stealth pre-release copy with French audio and English subtitles?



ROFL...
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