> Huh, I am sorry, but this ban was ridiculous. Normally, I do fine on kills on Reach, however lately my fiance and her kids come over and I let her son play on my account. Being only 7 and never having played a shooting game before, he just isn’t currently very good. Well, as a present, my fiance bought me a second controller so I could play with him (also because he was destroying my kill death spread in multiplayer, so I needed to stop him from hurting me) and her 10 year old daughter, who normally does not play video games, actually took an interest and decided to play with him for a while. Well, needless to say, she was very bad, but was actually having a lot of fun in multiplayer, so in probably 3 or 4 games, I am betting she didn’t get any kills. She was moving around and trying, but hey, she was trying to learn and have fun with her brother. It would be NICE before a ban occurs, that a player is informed that their may be a credit ban if the player or their guests are not getting any kills, something I can’t seem to find in the game documentation or anywhere other than an internet forum (perhaps I just don’t know where to look), otherwise I would have not let them play under my account. But seriously, a credit ban because two little kids are playing the game and trying to learn? The sad part is, she got so excited about the game that she was asking me and her mom to buy them their own Xbox 360, Halo Reach game, and controllers, this from a little kid who didn’t care much for video games in the first place, especially when playing them with her brother! It would be APPRECIATED for the next game if 343 at LEAST put some documentation (unless I just didn’t find it, which is possible) in the game that informs the players that multiplayer games can lead to a credit ban if no kills are performed, this would help casual gamers with kids who are interested and want to learn be more cautious about letting them utilize their account or XBOX 360 in general in multiplayer UNTIL they are able to contribute. I don’t think that is an unreasonable request. Yes, Reach is also my first Halo and first person shooting game that I have actually taken an interest in, and although I do get annoyed when players don’t contribute, I disagree that a ban should occur if they are ACTUALLY trying!
I can see your frustration, but this ban system was already implemented and inherited by 343. It was also a late addition due to AFKers, thats why there aren’t any warnings and the such. If you want to avoid the banhammer, try putting them in offline firefight, or even matchmaking firefight, it’s much easier, and better for learning the controls.
> I understand the rules for halo but it should be on people who do it for big points. I got a point and console ban because I let my 5 year old niece play by herself. I don’t think she did well. I showed her how to get into firefight so she could have fun by herself and not affect anybody else. Oh well 24 hours of doing something else like going out side and playing.
Honestly for a 5 year old. Why not just go into custom firefight? A game that isn’t on matchmaking? She can still kill aliens, and doesn’t have to worry about getting you banned.