Cheaters Branded on Xbox Live, Gamerscores Reset

[TTR Dr Payne]

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/25/ch...erscore-reset/


Cheaters branded on Xbox Live, Gamerscores reset

103 Comments by Christopher Grant Mar 25th 2008 9:56AM
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360


The problems with cheating on services like Xbox Live are myriad, but our biggest problem is that, if we lose – which, of course, is almost statistically impossible and would likely cause a chrono-rift in the space-time continuum – we assume the other party was cheating ... especially if the other party's gamertag is an illegible gaggle of letters and numbers, flanked by various capitalizations of 'x'.

Well, now there's a far simpler way: Microsoft will label them "cheater." The Xbox Live Sheriff has begun targeting players who "gain achievements through avoiding game play and the use of external tools" and, as a punishment, resetting their gamerscores to zero, making them "unable to regain all previously earned achievements," and lastly (though, most deliciously), permanently labeling them "as a 'cheater' for the community to view." And, since the "gamerscore correction will remain permanent without any way to appeal" there's a good chance we'll have yet another easy way of identifying cheaters on Xbox Live: the tinny static of their whimpering sobs.

PS - Anyone know of any real accounts flagged "cheater" (besides CheaterMcCheat)? If so, point 'em out in the comments so we can all point and laugh.

[paintba||er]

LOL, I want to cheat now so I can get that awesomeness in my profile!

[TTR Dr Payne]

the guy with the highest GamerScore in the World, StripClubDJ has been labeled as a cheater and has had his GS reset XD

[Canadian Gamer4]

Originally Posted by TTR Dr Payne

the guy with the highest GamerScore in the World, StripClubDJ has been labeled as a cheater and has had his GS reset XD

How much did he have?

[TTR Dr Payne]

not sure, as I hadnt looked in a while, however, it was somewhere in the region of 200,000 I believe.