How long is my son banned from matchmaking?

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My son was banned from matchmaking. He said it was because he was killing too many of his own team by accident.
He is only 8 years old and he just got the game yesterday so he is probably too inexperienced to be playing in matchmaking for now.
Can he be re-instated after a period of time in which he gains more experience?
How can I find out why he was banned?
Are there any matchmaking areas for beginners?
Are there games only accessible by beginners, moderates, and experts or by achievement levels?
Thank you.

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I’ve never been banned, but if they banned him because they thought he was griefing his teammates, I suspect there should either be a message on his xbox live account or a message to the associated email.

The game attempts to match people of similar skill levels, but many times the population doesn’t support that, especially for people the extreme upper and lower ends of the ratings. The “Infinity Slayer” play lists are typically the most populated, so he will probably find more accurate skill groupings in those. They also have the added advantage of having friendly fire turned off.

I don’t know what the length of the ban is, but I would imagine a week would be the absolute top end of the possibilities.

Also, I believe the “support” forum would be where you could expect to find help with this from an official source.

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Thanks RavensHa10.

I will have him look at the Infinity Slayer play list.

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> Thanks RavensHa10.
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> I will have him look at the Infinity Slayer play list.

Action Sack is a fun play list for your son as well. The population isn’t nearly as big compared to the Infinity Slayer play lists, but it’s not nearly as serious, especially if Slayer Pro is picked during the voting.

Also, I can’t exactly remember if this is true or not, but I think Friendly Fire is enabled in Slayer Pro. If so, it may help if your son leaves that game if Slayer Pro is voted.

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Since he has only been playing since yesterday, I have to assume this is a quit-ban (which can also be a result of being booted from a game too). Should only be an hour the first time.

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> Since he has only been playing since yesterday, I have to assume this is a quit-ban (which can also be a result of being booted from a game too). Should only be an hour the first time.

A few things to keep in mind:

  • There are playlists like Big Team Infinity Slayer where friendly fire is switched off – so, no chance of accidentally hurting a teammate.

  • As mentioned, Action Sack is a playlist intentionally meant to be fun and a bit crazy. I think friendly fire is switched off in this playlist as well.

  • Remember that the game is rated M for Mature. Matchmaking may not be the best place for his Halo 4 experience. Try helping him find kids who enjoy playing Custom Games – most of those are fun and lighthearted as well, and there’s no competitive/aggressive aspect to them.

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10 points for originality on the excuse for the ban

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> Thanks RavensHa10.
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> I will have him look at the Infinity Slayer play list.

From the way you worded your OP, your son probably received a 1-hour quit ban. You stated he was accidentally betraying, which leads me to believe he was getting booted from games. These are considered quits as well and too many within a small timeframe results in a temporary 1-hour ban.

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Hi, I think our members covered your concerns quite well. Please note there is a HALO 4 BAN Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) thread devoted to bans pinned at the top of this matchmaking forum.

In light of the great responses here and a pinned topic already this thread is now locked. If you have further questions please feel free to private message me or reply in the pinned thread.

I hope you and your son are enjoying Halo!