Xbox Live Internet Thugs

[bjoswald]

Damn, and I thought the WoW junkies were the most abusive! It's bad enough to deal with **** like that offline, only to log in and hear it again in a ****ing game!

[neoadorable]

ayepecks, sorry this happened to you. this is game rage, i get it too but i'm in my 30's so control is no longer an issue. i don't remember myself being like this 20 years ago, but then there wasn't any real MP back then.

this person, who i assume is very young, won't bother you again. ignore him. it was post-match dementia, brought on by the frustration of sitting out something you really wanted to win. it's natural, but like i said, the gist of civilization is to control these urges.

this ain't an Xbox or Halo or Gears problem, so let's not go implying it is. it may happen with every game, but thankfully is quite rare. what he did is over the top, though.

ayepecks, you could actually report this to the cops and your local FBI office since he's probably not from your state, too. threatening to kill someone is a crime, albeit typically nothing comes of it cause the threat isn't real.

EDIT: and the notion that we're anonymous online is not entirely accurate. someone has this guy's entire information on record, it's just a matter of getting there, correct?

[Hoffnungstod]

ayepecks, you could actually report this to the cops and your local FBI office since he's probably not from your state, too. threatening to kill someone is a crime, albeit typically nothing comes of it cause the threat isn't real.

wow.

[DigitalE]

Precisely why I very much enjoy playing with the sound off and no headset. Unfortunately, many people feel it is necessary to boot me from games just because I don't want to socialize with everyone.

[Skulltrail-old]

Something similar happened to me on CS:S. I've always sucked at CS:S though, so I left the server. Never saw him again.

[darksunpr]

Lately I've been playing without a mic because of all the retarded stuff you hear on live, specially the racial slurs.

A few weeks after I bought my 360 I was playing gears and 3 kids started making fun of my gamertag. Throwing insults to mexicans and just saying really retarded stuff, I didn't answer at all till the end, when I explained I wasnt mexican. I just filed a complaint but I think microsoft doesn't care much about them.

After that incident every game became worst (more kids, more insults), I wasted a few min muting ppl up every game , I grew tired of it so now I play without a mic.

Btw live is still acting up? my sig appears with privacy enabled :s

[soniqstylz]

Hate to say it, but a lot of this would be helped if parents actually... I dunno... parented, and the ESRB was enforced a little bit.

I nearly crapped myself at E 4 All when some MS or Epic rep was giving me **** about taking live screenshots of Gears 2 (even tho a video of gameplay, taken at E 4 All, was already on gametrailers), but had zero issue with the 12-year olds waiting in line to play a "Mature" title.

[Xerxes]

This is why I don't play online at all, while there is an element of me been #$@& too :laugh:, it's mostly cause of these "thugs". Also, just muting them doesn't always work, sometimes they purposely go after you like they have some vendetta against you or something. This totally spoils the experience for me. That's not to say they are all bad, a few times in Halo 2 Vista/Halo 3 I've had quite a few good "pleasant" matches that were good clean fun, just sadly they are few and far between :(

[Rookas]

The best new feature of the NXE is the party system. I typically only play with friends because of the little pr**ks with absentee parents; now we can all be in a party and switch from party chat to game chat on the fly. By far the handiest new feature.

[.Blaze]

Back when I had a 360, I was waiting for a Be a pro match to start in FIFA 08 and then I just had to endure some random chav telling people he didnt like hype (Whatever that means in their language)

Until you can get everyone's name and contact details there will always be people who abuse anonymity over XBL.

Do a Jay & Silent Bob on them?

"Are you [insert username here] on [insert place here] and you said [insert message here]?"

"Oh yeah"

*beating starts*

[Razorwing]

jeez some people really need to calm down. It's just a game. lol.

[DR3AMxCATCHER]

I got some pictures of me being host and getting a 130 kills in a Submission match and 4 players from the other team saying I'm garbage without host and what not, pretty funny. I think I'll upload the images when I get home.

People talk smack all the time and you just have to get use to it.

[MillionVoltss]

I normally blocked them saying there were racist or tampered with xbox, i figure these are the ones MS will most take notice too.

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

People talk smack all the time and you just have to get use to it.

Yeah, you are one of the worst culprits around here ;)

We don't want to get used to it (N) It sucks, so stop!

[Brad.]

Yeah, you are one of the worst culprits around here ;)

We don't want to get used to it (N) It sucks, so stop!

I've never played with UND3RxOATH but you are right Munky. I don't wan't to get used to it, these people need to ****ing stop!

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

I've never played with UND3RxOATH but you are right Munky.

If you thought his bragging the other week about the GOW2 tournament was bad, just wait til you hear him on XBL :p

[Brad.]

If you thought his bragging the other week about the GOW2 tournament was bad, just wait til you hear him on XBL :p

I'll have to hook him up with my bro :rofl:

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

A perfect couple no doubt from what you've told us about your bro :p

[DR3AMxCATCHER]

Not trying to turn this thread off-topic, but I told my smack for good reasoning. Makes the game more entertaining and I don't direct insults unless it was absolute ownage or something of the sort. Although, when people start the talk I don't mind finishing it for them.

[Rookas]

Not trying to turn this thread off-topic, but I told my smack for good reasoning. Makes the game more entertaining and I don't direct insults unless it was absolute ownage or something of the sort. Although, when people start the talk I don't mind finishing it for them.

The only thing that needs to be said is "Good game". Anything else is just unnecessary. I respect someone that can beat me in any game, but the second they start the BS that respect is gone.

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

Not trying to turn this thread off-topic, but I told my smack for good reasoning. Makes the game more entertaining and I don't direct insults unless it was absolute ownage or something of the sort. Although, when people start the talk I don't mind finishing it for them.

Oh well that makes it ok then :rolleyes:

Yeah lets hope you get a few more bans from XBL and maybe you'll change (Y) God damn do we need less of that type around.

Nobody likes smack talkers, if anything it adds more entertainment to the rest of the group who can laugh at these dumb asses. Oooh Internet warriors ftw! (N)

[nomis_nehc]

I agree with the above. I mainly play my Soul Calibur 4 online. When I am beaten by someone, they are usually just better than me. But when they start talking trash, or mutilate my dead body, they lose all the respect they just earned.

[neoadorable]

well we know underoath to be one of the good guys and part of the family, so it's clear he's coming from a competitive rather than hateful mindset. even with my cynical outlook on life i'd say the majority of gamers online are OK, they may not be saints, but they don't bother others. there's some that are putting on a tough act but are actually cool, then there's the real jerks and loonies, who are a minority, and a small one at that.

[DR3AMxCATCHER]

Oh well that makes it ok then :rolleyes:

Yeah lets hope you get a few more bans from XBL and maybe you'll change (Y) God damn do we need less of that type around.

Nobody likes smack talkers, if anything it adds more entertainment to the rest of the group who can laugh at these dumb asses. Oooh Internet warriors ftw! (N)

Sadly you don't play with me enough to really actually know how I act. You can only go by what I say which may make me sound worst than I really am. Yes it makes it okay then it's called "boasting". If I do something great in a game yes I'll be damn proud and will talk some smack if it is needed.

Although I still believe you hate the fact I no-scoped you on the mongoose in the Halo 3 Beta and it still haunts you this day.

well we know underoath to be one of the good guys and part of the family, so it's clear he's coming from a competitive rather than hateful mindset. even with my cynical outlook on life i'd say the majority of gamers online are OK, they may not be saints, but they don't bother others. there's some that are putting on a tough act but are actually cool, then there's the real jerks and loonies, who are a minority, and a small one at that.

Neo, some people view me as bad and some view me as good. Some will try to say to hate me because I tell people exactly how I feel about something. Thank you for understanding that.

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

If I do something great in a game yes I'll be damn proud and will talk some smack if it is needed.

Real life achievements > getting a high kill score in a game.

Seriously, smack talk because you finished 1st/2nd?

That is just sad.

Yeah okay, you should feel happy you were able to play well, but smack talking because you done well? Geeez, that is absolutely lame.

When I do well I usually say "Good game guys". You know? Make people want to actually play with me again because they

a) Notice I'm good, people do want good team players in their teams

b) Notice I'm polite and friendly

Not "OMFG YOU GUYZ SUCK I WINZOR!".

Less kid like mentalities in online gaming please.

Although I still believe you hate the fact I no-scoped you on the mongoose in the Halo 3 Beta and it still haunts you this day.

Yeah I'm sure he can't sleep at night because of it.

:laugh: