+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted October 30, 2009 Subscriber² Share Posted October 30, 2009 We're currently seeing lots of discussions on our forums (like here or here) and on IRC about console/hardware bans again, so it seems Microsoft is busy with a new Xbox LIVE console (not gamertag) ban wave atm.Right now we don't have a lot of details, except it doesn't seem to be linked to any particular FW version or drive model, as users with all type of FWs and drives report bans, while others with the same configuration still seem fine. Report your status in the thread below. More details soon ... Source: http://www.xbox-scene.com/xbox1data/sep/Ek...VApNRyIidts.php That time of the month year again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acnpt Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Bad rips or playing pre-releases is my bet. They have also just started with wave 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Time for Xbox related forums to crash under the strain of people crying over bannage again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Hopefully I won't get banned since I just purchased a live sub lol after being offline for a year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vykranth Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Good, I hope pirates get slapped silly with a perma-ban. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZakO Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Sounds like they're going much harder this year... after being banned people aren't supposed to be able to install games/updates to the HDD. About time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuffloN Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 In a completely unrelated note: MW2 was leaked yesterday for the 360! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobeck Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 (edited) In a completely unrelated note: MW2 was leaked yesterday for the 360! comfirmed fake... just went downstairs to get the morning paper and talked to my next door neighbor who is admittedly the least careful 360 owner i know...doesn't care to verify rips plays early etc and hasn't been hit when god knows he should have lol Edited October 31, 2009 by bobeck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted October 31, 2009 Veteran Share Posted October 31, 2009 comfirmed fake...just went downstairs to get the morning paper and talked to my next door neighbor who is admittedly the least careful 360 owner i know...doesn't care to verify rips plays early etc and hasn't been hit when god knows he should have lol Not true at all. The rip is very real. The problem is the original rip was missing SS, PFI and DMI CRC's but the ISO has been injected with the data from other wave 4 games and apparently a 2nd rip of the game was made and filled in the missing data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobeck Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 true fake was probably bad choice of words...certainly not proper tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draken Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Sounds like they're going much harder this year... after being banned people aren't supposed to be able to install games/updates to the HDD. About time! 1- after being banned people aren't supposed to be able to install updates Obvious :rolleyes: if you can't connect to Live you can't download anything, that's not new to this year 2- after being banned people aren't supposed to be able to install games to the HDD FUD, FUD and more FUD :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZakO Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 (edited) 1- after being banned people aren't supposed to be able to install updatesObvious :rolleyes: if you can't connect to Live you can't download anything, that's not new to this year 2- after being banned people aren't supposed to be able to install games to the HDD FUD, FUD and more FUD :rolleyes: 1. Obviously I didn't mean updates from LIVE. People have mentioned not being able to boot games that have mandatory dash updates on them (that they haven't already installed), because the update refuses to install. 2. Who says it's FUD? I know this wasn't the case in the old ban waves, but this time a LOT of people have confirmed it has happened to them (even with an official HDD). " :rolleyes: " Edited November 1, 2009 by ZakO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draken Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 1. Obviously I didn't mean updates from LIVE. People have mentioned not being able to boot games that have mandatory dash updates on them (that they haven't already installed), because the update refuses to install.2. Who says it's FUD? I know this wasn't the case in the old ban waves, but this time a LOT of people have confirmed it has happened to them (even with an official HDD). " :rolleyes: " 1- That's FW related, not because of the banning (wave 4 and all that) 2- A lot of ppl reported HDD installs working after being banned last Friday. so, :rolleyes: :p What really amuses me is some ppl here saying "oh yess bloody piratesss!! welllll doneeee MS!!" when a bin full of "backups" lies behind them :rofl: Ok but sound off, move along, nothing happened here :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draken Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 My Apologies ZakO, it seems that MS crippled some consoles this time :wacko: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn00pie Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Meh, wave 4 games are coming now, does mean you need reflaseshed xbox's? :pirate: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiggah Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 (edited) 1- That's FW related, not because of the banning (wave 4 and all that)2- A lot of ppl reported HDD installs working after being banned last Friday. so, :rolleyes: :p What really amuses me is some ppl here saying "oh yess bloody piratesss!! welllll doneeee MS!!" when a bin full of "backups" lies behind them :rofl: Ok but sound off, move along, nothing happened here :whistle: I doesn't matter if there are backups behind them. People aren't suppose to modify their 360 in any way. When people decide to modify their 360, they knew the risk involved. You can't pout about something you knew was coming down the line. Edited November 1, 2009 by Jiggah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserk87 Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Meh, wave 4 games are coming now, does mean you need reflaseshed xbox's? :pirate: you will need to update the firmware, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohwhyme Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 u can pop in an activation disc so it bypasses the protection otherwise you have to update the firmware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George P Global Moderator Posted November 1, 2009 Global Moderator Share Posted November 1, 2009 It was only a matter of time till games required you have the newest firmware as a counter measure to pirating. And that activation disc trick will probably get blocked somehow as well. Either way, I wonder how many people are getting hit this time around. Hope they enjoy their bricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserk87 Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 It was only a matter of time till games required you have the newest firmware as a counter measure to pirating. And that activation disc trick will probably get blocked somehow as well. you clearly know nothing about 360 modding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra.Xtreme Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 It was only a matter of time till games required you have the newest firmware as a counter measure to pirating. Nope. I think your logic is a little misinformed. And that activation disc trick will probably get blocked somehow as well. Probably not. Look up how the activation disc works. Either way, I wonder how many people are getting hit this time around. Hope they enjoy their bricks. Since when did a ban make the console a brick? You're 0/3 on this one. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t0mbi Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 HAHAHA GP007..you don't know what the hell your talking about lol..please stop posting unless garbage :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhapimp Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 they should deserve the ban if your stupid enough to play online with an pirated copy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George P Global Moderator Posted November 1, 2009 Global Moderator Share Posted November 1, 2009 Nope. I think your logic is a little misinformed.Probably not. Look up how the activation disc works. Since when did a ban make the console a brick? You're 0/3 on this one. ;) How am I misinformed? Don't newer (wave 4) games not work on the older patched FW? Isn't that the whole point of the activation disc itself? Thus my first comment is right, newer games need a newer firmware. Also, if the newest ban wave makes you hdd unusable as well, then you can't save or do anything (unless you get a memory card) the system is so gimped it might as well be a brick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted November 1, 2009 Author Subscriber² Share Posted November 1, 2009 How am I misinformed? Don't newer (wave 4) games not work on the older patched FW? Isn't that the whole point of the activation disc itself? Thus my first comment is right, newer games need a newer firmware. Also, if the newest ban wave makes you hdd unusable as well, then you can't save or do anything (unless you get a memory card) the system is so gimped it might as well be a brick. No newer games work fine on the older firmware, it's only the latest they won't play in due to stricter playback restrictions in that firmware. Newest ban wave doesn't make the hard drive unusable as far as I'm aware. Just the same as the old ones, they ban your console from Live, you can still use it offline. Again MS drop the ball on this and ***** out of keeping up with their account bans, instead of console bans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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