Ruben Camacho Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Do a quick google search and you'll see people getting banned left and right from speaking in Halo 4. You'll also see most of these bans are unwarranted as people across the board are saying they are not raging, cursing or yelling. Some have speculated that many mutes cause the ban, I don't know all I know is that a generic message of a week long ban without any specifics is pretty damn ridiculous. We paid good money for this game AND for xbox live I would assume week LONG bans a last resort for repeat offenders not what it currently is, a zero tolerance agenda. Can I get some input on this matter. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AN JUSTICE4 ALL Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 "Some have speculated that many mutes cause the ban" If a bunch of kids all decide to go around muting people for no reason - then guess what you get banned - kid are never wrong ... right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruben Camacho Posted November 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 I can't tell if this is a legit post or an attempt at sarcasm. The point is the Mute button is there to Mute. it shouldn't matter how MANY mute you a BAN should not be the result . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Ackbar Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 Do a quick google search and you'll see people getting banned left and right from speaking in Halo 4. You'll also see most of these bans are unwarranted as people across the board are saying they are not raging, cursing or yelling. Some have speculated that many mutes cause the ban, I don't know all I know is that a generic message of a week long ban without any specifics is pretty damn ridiculous. We paid good money for this game AND for xbox live I would assume week LONG bans a last resort for repeat offenders not what it currently is, a zero tolerance agenda. Can I get some input on this matter. Repeat mutes are usually done because of three reasons: 1) Music. So many people just play music through their mic and it's obnoxious. 2) Echo. A lot of times the mic is too close to the speakers and you hear everything twice. It's annoying really 3) Obnoxious. Kids getting on yelling and cursing will usually be muted. Those are the reasons I mute people. If you're worried about being muted too many times and eventually banned for a week, do what I do. I only use my mic when in a Xbox Live party with my friends. When not in a party I don't usually plug my mic in. You still get the same gaming experience. Very rarely do I have a mic in when I'm not in Xbox Live party. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmans_Dad Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 People barely talk on Halo 4 as it is... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cortar Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Hmm must be the same as Reach, the had a similar system and ended up with most people being mute banned because everyone muted everyone else all of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaKenMadRaj Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Its pretty dumb to ban folks for talking.. after all there is a mute button... And Batmans_dad is right.. it's very silent during gameplay.. often im in a party with friends just to have some entertainment... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halogeek99 Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Bat; yeah and that's a problem really. Gameplay shines as people starts to cooperate. In Halo3 days everybody used the Mic. People need to get this. Thread; I can tell u for sure people are not getting baned for chatting in a lobby. The game let's u ffs. If u get banned its probably from what u are saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Ackbar Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 I've noticed that too. In Halo 3 the majority of the people had the mics. Everyone was using them. And granted a lot of the time they were used inappropriately but there were the players who used them to help the team. With Halo 4 very rarely do you see people with mics in an open chat, most of them are in a private chat with their friends. If you get voice chat banned odds are people are reporting you for a violation of some sort. Check to make sure your mic isn't creating feedback, try not to curse, and use it for strategic purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolmenade Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 343 stated before H4's release that they would be banning people who used too much vulgar language, racial slurs, etc. I'm assuming the mute feature is how they determine if someone gets a ban for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheResponder Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Repeat mutes are usually done because of three reasons: 1) Music. So many people just play music through their mic and it's obnoxious. 2) Echo. A lot of times the mic is too close to the speakers and you hear everything twice. It's annoying really 3) Obnoxious. Kids getting on yelling and cursing will usually be muted. Those are the reasons I mute people. If you're worried about being muted too many times and eventually banned for a week, do what I do. I only use my mic when in a Xbox Live party with my friends. When not in a party I don't usually plug my mic in. You still get the same gaming experience. Very rarely do I have a mic in when I'm not in Xbox Live party. I wish I would stop reading posts like these... Posts where people in authority tell people with problems to basiclly go away. I mean, MR Ackbar did you ignore the portion of the posts that said people with no mics are getting mic banned? This can only mean that people are being allowed to make baseless and false accusations that result in harming others. People (children ) are being taken at their word with no proof at all, in one of the most trolled games on the market. Why? To have a ban for a lie, told by a troll ,just for the lols.... It's wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TornadoFlame Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 343 stated before H4's release that they would be banning people who used too much vulgar language, racial slurs, etc. I'm assuming the mute feature is how they determine if someone gets a ban for it. no one talks in this game as is. theres 0 social interaction.. If you were able to do like halo 3 and Other games then we'd have more people talking. It's funny the good things from other games 343 decides not to mimic those features -.- anyways muted for lang is just silly. but i don't play halo 4 anymore because i feel like every person i play is a bot since i can't conversate with the other team. before or after games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hansen Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 I absolutely can't stand people who are not playing with a headset and the game blares through the mic at volume 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin James M Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 I agree that banning people from talking is a little extreme. When I mute people, I dont expect that my decision to mute gets logged anywhere... I presumed that it simply silenced the player. Had no idea I was simultaniously voting to ban. Most of the time, its an overly talkative kid with a high-pitched voice that has to say something every time he hits the jump button. Other times its people playing music, people yelling and fighting, or some kindly black fellow yelling "AWWWW YEAAAAAA M$@##%#" over and over again. In these instances, ease of muting is my favourite feature. Wish it worked so well in COD and Battlefield. Personally, I don't talk on the mic unless I'm playing Full House Poker or Rainbow Six. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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