Tuesday, March 25th 2008
Microsoft Strips Xbox Live Gamertags of Confirmed Cheaters
Xbox Live director of programming Larry "Major Nelson" Hyrb wrote on his blog today, that the Xbox Live Gamertags of confirmed cheaters have been corrected. He explained what his team is doing to the accounts of the most serious offenders:
Source:
Xbox Live's Major Nelson
- Resetting the entire Gamerscore for an account to zero
- The account will be unable to regain all previously obtained achievements and Gamerscore, however, the players will have the ability to gain future Achievements by earning them fairly, like the majority of the Xbox LIVE community does.
- The account will be clearly labeled as a cheater for the community to view on xbox.com. In dash, the personal view of the gamercard will be labeled as well.
10 Comments on Microsoft Strips Xbox Live Gamertags of Confirmed Cheaters
I agree, cheaters should be dealt with swiftly and severely.
Oh wait they only do that if you modify the hardware for personal use. Interfering with other's online experience just gets a slap on the wrist.
for example some people have outrageous gamerscore in the millions but you cant see what games they have played or what achievements they have
Its a good way to stop people cheating, one of the big things is that people think they are anonymous when cheating - now everyone knows.