> Trying to find out why i got audio banned for a week. Havent been playing long and had my kinect voice on. Wasnt talking to anybody though. Whats going on?
If too many people mute you then you will get a mute ban that lasts for a week or two I think. The mute ban system is not perfect because people who aren’t mean or rude can get mute banned by other players muting them for no reason. Some people might see that you have a mic and just mute you in advance, therefore leading to your ban. I had a similar problem because I also had a Kinect mic on for a while, but luckily I wasn’t mute banned. Just wait out the ban, and disable your Kinect mic (or just turn off the Kinect).
Is there a way to get the ban reversed? I play with my 9 yr old son and his cousin over the voice chat. We play every day. My son was very sad when we couldnt chat yesterday.
> Is there a way to get the ban reversed? I play with my 9 yr old son and his cousin over the voice chat. We play every day. My son was very sad when we couldnt chat yesterday.
You can still enter party chat with friends and teammates can manually unmute you at the click of a button.
I always unmute my teammates that have a mute ban… But the moment they be one rude, loud or otherwise unpleasant I manually remute them… Possibly even extending their ban.
If you are using a kinect its very possible your kinect mic is too close to your speakers, blasting TV noise into the mic and into your teammates ears resulting in an inordinate amount of people muting you.
Bans will not be lifted. Bans are automated. If you hit the criteria that triggers a ban… Tough cookies, there is no one in charge of ban repeals. Just wait till your teammates unmute you, join your party or till your ban expires in a few days. I know these might sound like tough rules for a 9 year old but the game is rated M +17 years and up… He’s welcome to play but please remember you are putting him in a room where he is subject to the same rules of everyone else.
Hey i was banned from xbox live matchmaking on halo 4 for leaving too many games but i have not left any games. I recieved a message in game saying i will be banned for leaving too many games. As soon as the game ended i was unable to join any matchmaking lobby. Is this permanent? Im confused why it happened, i had a bit of a bad connection and i thought that might be the reason.
> Hey i was banned from xbox live matchmaking on halo 4 for leaving too many games but i have not left any games. I recieved a message in game saying i will be banned for leaving too many games. As soon as the game ended i was unable to join any matchmaking lobby. Is this permanent? Im confused why it happened, i had a bit of a bad connection and i thought that might be the reason.
DNF glitches. Go to Halo 4 forum section to learn more about it. No, not permanent. Yes, you connection is partly to blame. Your poor connection history constantly matches you up with a bad host and when that host quits, everybody involved gets a DNF on their record. Get a better connection and avoid quitting… All I could tell ya.
You might want to ask that in the section reserved for Halo 4 bans (either in halo 4, or matchmaking), sorry. I played halo 4 but not long enough to be familiar with their bans. I’ve also stopped playing halo 4… So no plans on ever learning their bans either.
My son (Zaryko2002) received a ban in Halo Reach matchmaking last evening. Based on reading this thread, I’m assuming it’s from too many disconnects/AFKs. In fact, I believe the ban came as the result of me making him come to dinner and he didn’t leave the match or log off.
1 - How long are “typical” bans for first time offenders?
2 - If one received a ban in Halo Reach, does that impact Halo 4 play? any other games?
3 - In the case of an Xbox Live “Family” plan, does this ban impact all 4 accounts?
For my own knowledge to educate my son, is there a way to leave Halo Reach matchmaking “properly”? If a player is in the middle of a match and is unable to finish the match what is the way to leave the match and not receive a penalty?
I understand standing idle (AFK) is a definite “no no” in online play. When he got called to dinner, I know he just put himself in a corner and came to eat. I will educate him that, that is not good “netiquette”.
If he finds himself in a matchmaking game with players being rude or disrespectful or has to leave a game before it’s finished, what is the proper way to leave?
> My son (Zaryko2002) received a ban in Halo Reach matchmaking last evening. Based on reading this thread, I’m assuming it’s from too many disconnects/AFKs. In fact, I believe the ban came as the result of me making him come to dinner and he didn’t leave the match or log off. <mark>unlikely</mark>
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> 1 - How long are “typical” bans for first time offenders? <mark>You haven’t mentioned if banned from earning credits or banned from actually playing</mark>
> 2 - If one received a ban in Halo Reach, does that impact Halo 4 play? any other games? <mark>no</mark>
> 3 - In the case of an Xbox Live “Family” plan, does this ban impact all 4 accounts? <mark>Repeat offenses usually do, especially if on the same unit. Won’t follow to halo 4 but may all accounts may be affected on Reach</mark>
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> For my own knowledge to educate my son, is there a way to leave Halo Reach matchmaking “properly”? If a player is in the middle of a match and is unable to finish the match what is the way to leave the match and not receive a penalty?<mark>be responsible and try not to start what can’t be finished, but if it happens rarely, shouldn’t be a problem</mark>
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> I understand standing idle (AFK) is a definite “no no” in online play. When he got called to dinner, I know he just put himself in a corner and came to eat. I will educate him that, that is not good “netiquette”. <mark>there is no ban that detects for lack of movement but yes, it’s still rude</mark>
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> If he finds himself in a matchmaking game with players being rude or disrespectful or has to leave a game before it’s finished, what is the proper way to leave?
If players are being offensive via microphone you have the option to mute them. Hold the back button, select their name and hit “mute”
> For my own knowledge to educate my son, is there a way to leave Halo Reach matchmaking “properly”? If a player is in the middle of a match and is unable to finish the match what is the way to leave the match and not receive a penalty?
Sorry, there is no way to “properly” leave a game. If your son really has to leave a game, make sure he presses the “Start” button on his controller and selects “Leave Game” so he doesn’t AFK for multiple games in a row. Unfortunately, leaving the game will result in the unfinished game being recorded by the ban system, and if he racks up too many uncompleted games he might be temporarily banned from Halo Reach. And I don’t want to sound like a jerk here, but most online matches won’t last longer than 15 to 20 minutes, so maybe (again, I don’t want to sound like a jerk), just let your son finish his game so he doesn’t have to worry about bans.
I was playing a match of griffball in halo 4 when i got a message so i did not read it. i don’t understand why my account was banned from matchmaking when i haven’t done anything but play the game
I have gotten banned from earning credits. I had my wife playing match making with me as a guest (Halo Reach - Swat). While I scored well - she did really poorly, which is understandable given she never cared to play before. We played 3 games before she gave up. By the 3rd game I got the ban message. In my opinion the algorithm used to determine banning in this situation is flawed/buggy; 1) it was a guest account so credit gaming/cheating is not an issue, 2) after 2 games of poor play, you should not get banned - it is a discouragement to play the game (not sure why, if this was the cause, this would result in a credit ban anyway) 3) the system provides no indication of what the actual infraction was that caused the banning. Would it really have been that difficult to have coded some slightly more dynamic/data-driven error messages? As it is, I can only assume the cause of the banning is due to the poorly played games by the guest account. If I dont know what I did - How will I know what not to do going forward?
4) in this same vein, could you not give a warning meesage after the 1st game or so to indicate the issue and the pending punitive action approaching. Not sure what we could have/would have done but at least we would have had options prior to being penalized.
I will wait out the ban - but it’s very annoying expecially without any real information regarding the cause - but its just a game - and there are lots of them out there…
Can someone please find out for me why i got banned?? I’m new to the game and was playing with my son when the message appeared that I was banned fron earning SP??? What did I do?
> I think my son got our accounts blocked from earning credits for leaving games could anybody show me how to confirm this
Credit ban and quit ban are two separate issues dealt with in different ways
If players quit too much, they are temporarily banned from starting new matches. Do not start what cannot be finished. Temporary ban starts at 10-15 min. Repeat offenses result in longer bans.
AFK ban (AFK meaning Away From Keyboard) is given to players that are ESSENTIALLY away from the controller or playing in a manner that was as if they were absent (scoring 0 kills) - the credit ban that results isn’t even a punishment, rather its a system that doesn’t reward AFK players. Credits are currency, Spartan is your occupation and being lethal is your job description. If you kill 0 people you are not putting in work, do not expect to be paid.
> Can someone please find out for me why i got banned?? I’m new to the game and was playing with my son when the message appeared that I was banned fron earning SP??? What did I do?
You are in the forum for Halo Reach but I’ll save you some time.
Why isn’t there a notification box on each player’s waypoint profile to notify them of specific reasons why their account is being targeted for a ban against them? People deserve to know a reason especially if they have no idea of why they are being punished. People who pay for a game as well as pay for a subscription service in order to play that game deserve an explanation and a chance to defend themselves against false accusations. People who pay for something tend to not be happy when they don’t get what they pay for.
343 Studios, you guys need to create a team specifically to look into matters such as these and a program or widget on individual’s waypoint profiles to see reasons why this judgement has been passed on someone. The economy is in a bad state currently and creating more jobs only stimulates the economy. Better economy equals more sales and profit.
If people have guests logged on and they do poorly, the main account holder should not be punished hence that is the reason the player invited them to try the game out because they are infact guests. It is very counter productive to punish someone for advertising your game, because that just leaves a very bad first impression on players who are thinking about playing your game and investing money towards that end.