The official Halo 5 "Why was I banned?" thread

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> Just received a 7 hour ban for finishing a match and the game crashing in the post game stats… I thought it was 7 minutes at first, but it has been 20+ since the ban and i’m still unable to play Arena -.-

Because the game before that one (Paintball) was a DNF, which was what banned you, along with 5 other DNFs today and at least 1 DNF every day this week.

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> > Just received a 7 hour ban for finishing a match and the game crashing in the post game stats… I thought it was 7 minutes at first, but it has been 20+ since the ban and i’m still unable to play Arena -.-
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> Because the game before that one (Paintball) was a DNF, which was what banned you, along with 5 other DNFs today and at least 1 DNF every day this week.

You’re saying I got banned AFTER I completed a match? for leaving a match I didn’t wanna play before hand? what a load of tosh. Maybe if this game’s servers actually worked worth a damn and I didn’t disconnect all the time, these DNFs wouldn’t stack.

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> > > Just received a 7 hour ban for finishing a match and the game crashing in the post game stats… I thought it was 7 minutes at first, but it has been 20+ since the ban and i’m still unable to play Arena -.-
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> > Because the game before that one (Paintball) was a DNF, which was what banned you, along with 5 other DNFs today and at least 1 DNF every day this week.
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> You’re saying I got banned AFTER I completed a match? for leaving a match I didn’t wanna play before hand? what a load of tosh. Maybe if this game’s servers actually worked worth a damn and I didn’t disconnect all the time, these DNFs wouldn’t stack.

The banhammer simply took a full game to administer the ban to you. The game that you claim crashed at the post game stats didn’t do anything.

You said that you didn’t want to play it, but now it’s a server disconnect?

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> > > > Just received a 7 hour ban for finishing a match and the game crashing in the post game stats… I thought it was 7 minutes at first, but it has been 20+ since the ban and i’m still unable to play Arena -.-
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> > > Because the game before that one (Paintball) was a DNF, which was what banned you, along with 5 other DNFs today and at least 1 DNF every day this week.
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> > You’re saying I got banned AFTER I completed a match? for leaving a match I didn’t wanna play before hand? what a load of tosh. Maybe if this game’s servers actually worked worth a damn and I didn’t disconnect all the time, these DNFs wouldn’t stack.
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> The banhammer simply took a full game to administer the ban to you. The game that you claim crashed at the post game stats didn’t do anything.
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> You said that you didn’t want to play it, but now it’s a server disconnect?

No that last game I left, the rest are pretty much all disconnects. Servers on this game are -Yoink-.

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> > > > > Just received a 7 hour ban for finishing a match and the game crashing in the post game stats… I thought it was 7 minutes at first, but it has been 20+ since the ban and i’m still unable to play Arena -.-
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> > > > Because the game before that one (Paintball) was a DNF, which was what banned you, along with 5 other DNFs today and at least 1 DNF every day this week.
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> > > You’re saying I got banned AFTER I completed a match? for leaving a match I didn’t wanna play before hand? what a load of tosh. Maybe if this game’s servers actually worked worth a damn and I didn’t disconnect all the time, these DNFs wouldn’t stack.
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> > The banhammer simply took a full game to administer the ban to you. The game that you claim crashed at the post game stats didn’t do anything.
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> > You said that you didn’t want to play it, but now it’s a server disconnect?
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> No that last game I left, the rest are pretty much all disconnects. Servers on this game are -Yoink-.

I find it really hard to believe it’s a server disconnect when you were the only one disconnected in most of those games.

I got banned once for running over a teammate with a warthog. I mean it was an accident. I guess they didn’t see me…(But it was a Warthog lol)

This is actually super helpful. Thx

I got banned for quitting one game and I just got on my Xbox.

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> > > > > Holy CRAP! 3 day ban just hit me… I was in game playing, and just completed one round, round 2 just started. One trolling NOOB seeks me out and betrayals me from a group of 3 in a party chat. I watch him get rightfully killed for camping. I go to messages and Thank him/her for the noob move, I come back to Halo screen, still killed…waiting for round three. NO Joke: System boots me!Screen goes black and returns to main menu, then the dreaded Banhammer screen showing I need a “Cool down for quitting” WTF? I got booted via the game system… Not of my own free choice. 3 day ban for receiving the betrayal from my own teammate. #GOTEAM
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> > > > > Hello 343!! I don’t see this listed in the reasons why one gets banned from Arena.
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> > > > 10 out of your last 60 matches are DNFS, literally 1 in 6. The system is automated. It doesn’t care why you didn’t finish a match, just that you didn’t finish it. If all of those are connection issues you may want to use the search bar at the top to find threads about improving your connection and reducing the chance of disconnects.
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> > > This post has nothing to do with my last ban. I got banned over the weekend for those… Sure… I come on today Fresh, I got System booted… I DID NOT QUIT MATCH> THE SYSTEM BOOTED ME! I get three day ban. Read the post before you jump to a concussion.
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> > I read your post. I also watched the match on fast forward.
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> Can you watch other people’s games?

Yes. I just watched your last two games.

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> I got banned for quitting one game and I just got on my Xbox.

I got banned from arena after playing a wz match after a week of vacation I feel your pain

I’ve been banned once every night this week… I haven’t quit one game… Why is the banhammer dropping randomly like that? These are happening in ranked arena games, diamond and onyx levels. Cmon man

I was banned for 9 hours just because i left a game because of lag and its ruining my experince with the game

Hello,

I get banned at least once a day and I do not disconnect or anything alike. In fact I played game after game in a party with a friend of mine for hours and I got banned twice during that time for “leaving the game early”. Of course I did not leave any of the games early. My internet is very stable and I do not lag.

The game wasn’t cheap, so please fix this bug or write me a PM regarding compensation because I can’t use the game I bought.

Last ban was yesterday evening; for the next three ours. Was fun watching my friends play.

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> Hello,
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> I get banned at least once a day and I do not disconnect or anything alike. In fact I played game after game in a party with a friend of mine for hours and I got banned twice during that time for “leaving the game early”. Of course I did not leave any of the games early. My internet is very stable and I do not lag.
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> The game wasn’t cheap, so please fix this bug or write me a PM regarding compensation because I can’t use the game I bought.
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> Last ban was yesterday evening; for the next three ours. Was fun watching my friends play.

3 out of your last 30 matches are DNFS so you are leaving some games one way or another.

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> I was banned for 9 hours just because i left a game because of lag and its ruining my experince with the game

and you leaving matches hurt the gaming experience of those you played with. Your last two matches were dnfs.

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> I’ve been banned once every night this week… I haven’t quit one game… Why is the banhammer dropping randomly like that? These are happening in ranked arena games, diamond and onyx levels. Cmon man

7 out of your last 70 are dnfs.

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> > I got banned for quitting one game and I just got on my Xbox.
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> I got banned from arena after playing a wz match after a week of vacation I feel your pain

4 out of your last 30.

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> I got banned once for running over a teammate with a warthog. I mean it was an accident. I guess they didn’t see me…(But it was a Warthog lol)

It takes more than one betrayal to get boot and the griefing ban that coincides.

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> > Hello,
> > I get banned at least once a day and I do not disconnect or anything alike. In fact I played game after game in a party with a friend of mine for hours and I got banned twice during that time for “leaving the game early”. Of course I did not leave any of the games early. My internet is very stable and I do not lag.
> > The game wasn’t cheap, so please fix this bug or write me a PM regarding compensation because I can’t use the game I bought.
> > Last ban was yesterday evening; for the next three ours. Was fun watching my friends play.
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> 3 out of your last 30 matches are DNFS so you are leaving some games one way or another.
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> > I was banned for 9 hours just because i left a game because of lag and its ruining my experince with the game
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> and you leaving matches hurt the gaming experience of those you played with. Your last two matches were dnfs.
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> > I’ve been banned once every night this week… I haven’t quit one game… Why is the banhammer dropping randomly like that? These are happening in ranked arena games, diamond and onyx levels. Cmon man
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> 7 out of your last 70 are dnfs.
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> > > I got banned for quitting one game and I just got on my Xbox.
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> > I got banned from arena after playing a wz match after a week of vacation I feel your pain
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> 4 out of your last 30.
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> > I got banned once for running over a teammate with a warthog. I mean it was an accident. I guess they didn’t see me…(But it was a Warthog lol)
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> It takes more than one betrayal to get boot and the griefing ban that coincides.

That’s when I’m getting banned (for no reason) smart guy, it’s happening mid game… When you wanna be the fun police, make sure you investigate correctly. Go back to your cave

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> > all these -Yoinking!- idiots saying you have quit so many in so many matches, nope my connection dropped, i think i quit mabie 2 of them because i had to go out, thanks for telling me that im only paying for the licence i wont be playing nor buying halo again, not being ripped off and getting -Yoink- all out of it
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> Paying for a license to play a game applies to every video game ever; it’s not something specific to Halo or 343i. Every game is owned by it’s developer and publisher; when you purchase a game, you purchase a license to use that property for yourself (with stipulations, of course, like don’t make copies of it to sell on your own). For single player games, all you need to run it is the software on the disk or download, so essentially those licenses last forever. But with games that have multiplayer, the license only lasts as long as the game companies let it. This includes temporarily/permanently banning players from multiplayer, and also includes when game devs inevitably shut down servers for those games.
> Example: I purchased Halo 2, but they shut the servers down on the original Halo 2 some time ago. Just because they took away my ability to play Halo 2 multiplayer doesn’t mean I can get a refund or sue them, because the multiplayer was never mine to begin with. I was just allowed to play it.
> Hope this clears up any misconceptions!

it does clear it up but its just the fact that they rub it in your face and its the big company punishing the users I just hate that, I don’t even see the point in banning people for quitting? Majority of people quitting are doing bad at the game so if they leave there’s a chance you would do better…

I just bought halo 5 3 days ago I’ve been playing Halo 5 pretty heavily with intentions to rank as high as I can in FFA, as I queue and match make, it wouldnt make sense to leave any match considering it would effect my rating. This is why I’m posting, I can’t find any reason why I would have been banned 5 times in 3 days for playing a game. I don’t believe I am doing anything wrong and I am extremely upset with bungie and their lack of support. If this issue isn’t resolved I am taking back the Xbox and the halo 5 it came with because this is definitely not what I paid for. Can anyone please let me know if there is anything I can do to permanently resolve this issue.

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> I just bought halo 5 3 days ago I’ve been playing Halo 5 pretty heavily with intentions to rank as high as I can in FFA, as I queue and match make, it wouldnt make sense to leave any match considering it would effect my rating. This is why I’m posting, I can’t find any reason why I would have been banned 5 times in 3 days for playing a game. I don’t believe I am doing anything wrong and I am extremely upset with bungie and their lack of support. If this issue isn’t resolved I am taking back the Xbox and the halo 5 it came with because this is definitely not what I paid for. Can anyone please let me know if there is anything I can do to permanently resolve this issue.

This will just be conclusions drawn from information in your game history, so take it with a grain of salt.
You don’t have that many DNFs among your total games played; 1 on 8/27, a few on 8/26, and so on. So I doubt leaving games too often is why you would be getting banned. However, inspecting individual games where you did not finish shows that your personal performance in those games was not too good (i.e. you were very negative). I compared that to FFA games that you did finish, both victories and defeats. What I noticed was that, even for FFA games where you finished but did not win, your KDA was not that negative, often positive. So what it seems like is that the DNFs on your record could be quits that you did purposefully because you were getting killed so much, you were worried about it negatively affecting your global K/D. And perhaps, the system picked up on that trend. This obviously isn’t for certain, but it is a trend I noticed. If those DNFs on your record are in fact purposeful quits, for any reason, I would suggest you stop quitting. If those DNFs are not intentional and were due to disconnects, I doubt they would have triggered a ban due to their low frequency, but you could always check your connection aspects to make sure everything is stable.

Also, FYI, Bungie doesn’t own or make Halo games anymore. This website is run by 343i, who are currently the developers of the Halo franchise.

Question:
The system makes an diffrent from an betraying ban and an griefing ban right?
So where is the diffrence between this two?
I excuse for posting this here but I dont want to make a whole thread for something simple.
And no I dont got banned,Im just wondering.