Microsoft to Punish gamerscore cheaters serverly!

[Chiefsfan881129]

they need to focas on other things like fixing the 360 problems then to worry about gamerscores i am glad i have a PS3 Cuz What a Disgrce Microsoft has become they Should be ashamed of themselves

this is just bad business and away to run off customers dont get me wrong the 360 is a vary good system so i am no ***** by any means

but this is a bad move by Microsoft and even though i dont play online vary much via my PS3 i feel for 360 users as i am sure some 360 users are the same way

so if they still have a gamerscore are they gonna punish those people who dont play online what a shame

microsoft has gone insane shame on microsoft anyway here the link to the story thanks

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/87620

Xbox cheaters get major smackdown
Tue Mar 25, 2008 12:15PM EDT
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Buzz up!on Yahoo!Video game cheating comes in many forms, the most notorious of which involves people who use dirty tricks to make themselves more effective (or invincible) in multiplayer combat games. The solution for people caught engaging in this form of cheating has long been permanent cancellation of the account and a lifetime of shame... at least until he or she gets a new account, that is.

But with the rise of Gamerscore and Achievements on Xbox Live, a new form of cheating has become popular: people who manipulate their save files and account information to artificially boost their Gamerscore by unlocking Achievements they didn't actually earn. Of course, neither Gamerscore nor Achievement unlocking will help you actually play a game better—both serve as mere bragging rights... and so they have become something that cheaters have begun to manipulate relentlessly.

Better watch out, says Xbox Live's Major Nelson, the well-known public face of Microsoft when it comes to all things Xbox. Starting today, Xbox is punishing Gamerscore cheaters with some pretty heavy penalties. If you've used a cheat on your account, better check it out to see if you've been affected. How will you know?

Well, your Gamerscore will be reset to zero. You won't be able to regain any Achievement you previously unlocked (legitimately or otherwise), though you will be able to gain new Achievements. And your account will be permanently labeled as a cheater account (see blurry pic above for an example). At least you still get to keep your account.

There you have it. It's like your mom always told you: Cheaters never win, and... well, you know the rest.

LINK: Gamerscore Correction

[JayBee74]

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Sounds like you are sympathetic to the cheaters. What does Microsoft's poorly designed 360 have to do with them cracking down on the scourge of the gaming community?

[FlyingFinn]

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Yeah, I say it is about time. However, I am bit bitter with the modding community because they wouldn't let me use the resigner to create legitimate gamesave editors for 360 sports fans but will allow people to cheat on gamerscore.

[Skyboxer]

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Sounds like you are sympathetic to the cheaters. What does Microsoft's poorly designed 360 have to do with them cracking down on the scourge of the gaming community?

I agree. I'm all for cracking down on cheaters.
And, for me anyways, the service I received after my one and only breakdown this past month(to my launch system) was very good.

[bkfount]

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I've given up on the 360 after having the rrod like the original poster mentioned, but even I see this as a nice move for a pay service like Live to make. They're going after the people who uses saves to get every achievement in games like crackdown or oblivion in a day.

[fishepa]

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Uh oh, watch out EG!

[JayBee74]

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I agree. I'm all for cracking down on cheaters.
And, for me anyways, the service I received after my one and only breakdown this past month(to my launch system) was very good.

The service has been very good. The 360's many meltdowns have not. After December of this year I will have to pay to get my 360 fixed and another breakdown is inevitable.
side note-I noticed my first replacement 360 was a refurbished original. Are the newly produced 360's built differently? I mean are they less susceptible to "hardware failure"?

[ThaGenecyst]

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I thought this thread was about gamerscores and achievements.

[MassNole]

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they need to focas on other things like fixing the 360 problems then to worry about gamerscores i am glad i have a PS3 Cuz What a Disgrce Microsoft has become they Should be ashamed of themselves

this is just bad business and away to run off customers dont get me wrong the 360 is a vary good system so i am no ***** by any means

but this is a bad move by Microsoft and even though i dont play online vary much via my PS3 i feel for 360 users as i am sure some 360 users are the same way

so if they still have a gamerscore are they gonna punish those people who dont play online what a shame

microsoft has gone insane shame on microsoft anyway here the link to the story thanks

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/87620

Xbox cheaters get major smackdown
Tue Mar 25, 2008 12:15PM EDT
See Comments (103)

Buzz up!on Yahoo!Video game cheating comes in many forms, the most notorious of which involves people who use dirty tricks to make themselves more effective (or invincible) in multiplayer combat games. The solution for people caught engaging in this form of cheating has long been permanent cancellation of the account and a lifetime of shame... at least until he or she gets a new account, that is.

But with the rise of Gamerscore and Achievements on Xbox Live, a new form of cheating has become popular: people who manipulate their save files and account information to artificially boost their Gamerscore by unlocking Achievements they didn't actually earn. Of course, neither Gamerscore nor Achievement unlocking will help you actually play a game better—both serve as mere bragging rights... and so they have become something that cheaters have begun to manipulate relentlessly.

Better watch out, says Xbox Live's Major Nelson, the well-known public face of Microsoft when it comes to all things Xbox. Starting today, Xbox is punishing Gamerscore cheaters with some pretty heavy penalties. If you've used a cheat on your account, better check it out to see if you've been affected. How will you know?

Well, your Gamerscore will be reset to zero. You won't be able to regain any Achievement you previously unlocked (legitimately or otherwise), though you will be able to gain new Achievements. And your account will be permanently labeled as a cheater account (see blurry pic above for an example). At least you still get to keep your account.

There you have it. It's like your mom always told you: Cheaters never win, and... well, you know the rest.

LINK: Gamerscore Correction

How hard is it to use something that resembles proper grammar?
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As for Microsoft's decision, kudos to them. Now if they would just start banning people who cheese in online sports games online play will be enjoyable. Better yet, start immediately banning all children who feel the need to do their best impression of Andrew Dice Clay at a KKK convention.

[ManiacMatt1782]

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This is bull**** for people who want to share achievements in APF2k8 to make 5 ability players. Some people dont want to go through the cheese of having to play and win 50 ranked games. I haven't done it but i know people who have. i couldn't care less about achievements to be totally honest. microsoft is too worried about a gamerscore, that does absolutely nothing except show that you have too much money to buy all these games, and too much time to obtain all these achievements. gamerscore means nothing. and microsoft is too worried about this trivial matter. someone boosting their gamerscore doesnt affect multiplayer games 1 way or the other. If it was a real cheating issue I could understand. but there are too many problems with the 360 right now for this to be a major concern. I am now on my 3rd 360, and my friend is on his 6th. microsoft needs to fix the 3 red lights problem, before worrying about people boosting a useless gamerscore. If someone was flying and shooting in a tactical shooter like rainbow six vegas, then I could see putting a stop to the cheating because thats something that is hindering other peoples enjoyment of the product. but this is pointless and a waste of resources that could be put to much better use.

PS
You can check my gamerscore. I don't boost my achievements, so don't say this is a boosters rant.

[mgoblue]

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This is bull**** for people who want to share achievements in APF2k8 to make 5 ability players. Some people dont want to go through the cheese of having to play and win 50 ranked games. I haven't done it but i know people who have. i couldn't care less about achievements to be totally honest. microsoft is too worried about a gamerscore, that does absolutely nothing except show that you have too much money to buy all these games, and too much time to obtain all these achievements. gamerscore means nothing. and microsoft is too worried about this trivial matter. someone boosting their gamerscore doesnt affect multiplayer games 1 way or the other. If it was a real cheating issue I could understand. but there are too many problems with the 360 right now for this to be a major concern. I am now on my 3rd 360, and my friend is on his 6th. microsoft needs to fix the 3 red lights problem, before worrying about people boosting a useless gamerscore. If someone was flying and shooting in a tactical shooter like rainbow six vegas, then I could see putting a stop to the cheating because thats something that is hindering other peoples enjoyment of the product. but this is pointless and a waste of resources that could be put to much better use.

PS
You can check my gamerscore. I don't boost my achievements, so don't say this is a boosters rant.

If I were you I wouldn't bitch about MS cracking down on cheaters, I'd bitch at 2k about making you jump through major hoops to unlock that feature. I'm glad MS is cracking down on this, cheating is dumb.

[ManiacMatt1782]

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My actual point was they do very little to crack down about actual cheating. you know in game cheating. its a waste of resourses to crackdown on gamerscore boosters when gamerscore has absolutely nothing to do with peoples enjoyment of an online game. If anything online achievements have become the downfall of games like rainbow six because someone blows up half of their own team because they are desperate to get the "kill 3 players with 1 explosive device with atleast 6 gamertags in the room" achievement. People have stopped playing the game for the game and only play for the achievements and it is ruining online gaming. It's a little score and has nothing to do with how good you actually are at these games. It angers me to see that microsoft wastes it resources on stuff like this, rather than say its 3 red lights problems, or cracking down on real cheating in multiplayer online games.

[Altimus]

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Honestly, this is the stupidest thing they could do. If it doesn't affect other people, why reset or ban accounts? I don't care that someone has a higher GS score than me. Hell, more than half the leader board has cheaters on there. If they want to cheat, it is their problem.

Lets not forget how glitchy the system is for old games. For example, my friend came over and while playing co-op, he got all the previous Marvel achievements I got. He got this just because of one level.

Another example of MS forcing people over to the PS3. If people are cheating in online games than I'm all for it but for pointless achievements, who really cares.

I still think this is a threat from MS just like last year when Major Nelson said they will do the same thing.

http://www.mygamercard.net/leaderboard.php

The day this happens is the day this leader board is cleaned up.

Now if they were to remove achievements that were cheated, that would be fair.

[eDotd]

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http://www.mygamercard.net/leaderboard.php

Jesus Christ! 200,000 achievement points?! That is just insane dude. I haven't even cracked 7,000 yet.

Nobody should be against the punishment of these dudes. There's no way having a 200,000 gamer score can be healthy. Microsoft is just concerned with the well-being of their customers..:wink:

And lmao at the top player's Zone being Recreation. That guy is a certified pro.

[Altimus]

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Wow this was no joke this time.

The two biggest hackers/cheaters on XBL got owned already.

http://live.xbox.com/en-US/profile/profile.aspx?pp=0&GamerTag=sufoor

http://live.xbox.com/en-US/profile/profile.aspx?pp=0&GamerTag=stripclubdj