Xbox Live Banning Wave Options

[SnoopDop]

Hello,

Can anybody tell me when was the last time someone got his/her console banned from Xbox Live ? I haven't heard of any ban waves in this year 2008, maybe Microsoft realized that their mod detection can trigger some false positive or they prefer keep being paid Xbox Live fees even from owners of modded consoles

[Reaper527]

the banning happens from booting your system with an unstealthed backup. they don't ban at random times. i forget when the last revision to their ban scheme came, but it was related to a bug in the firmware that caused it to spit out bad data

[Zod5000]

the banning happens from booting your system with an unstealthed backup. they don't ban at random times. i forget when the last revision to their ban scheme came, but it was related to a bug in the firmware that caused it to spit out bad data

Except they'd sit on it for months and then on a random day ban a bunch of people at once. Which makes it harder to figure out what the new ban criteria was, and to keep people from unplugging their network cables until someone figures out a workaround.

So there was a little randomness in what day they decided to execute the banhammer. It wasn't like the original live where you'd get banned within minutes if you used a hacked console.

For all we know they have a new detection method and have sat on it for 6 months and gathered the data and on a random day we'd have a banwave.

I somewhat doubt this will happen.. as the last method for detection banned legit consoles too, so I think if they resorted to such a touchy method, then they must have already been grasping at straws.

[Bo0m3r]

I've got a friend who's banned since yesterday!!
I've checked the error code etc -> banned.

I don't see anyone else with a ban so maybe it's false alarm but the timing could be good for MS as the new dashboard is coming....

Be prepared (you're too late anyway)

[Robborboy]

the banning happens from booting your system with an unstealthed backup. they don't ban at random times. i forget when the last revision to their ban scheme came, but it was related to a bug in the firmware that caused it to spit out bad data

I thought on 1.4 as long as you had the security sectors, unstealthed was safe? Or maybe it was the other way around?

This post has been edited by Robborboy: Nov 7 2008, 08:33 PM

[brandogg]

If you're not using iXtreme 1.4 (or 1.41) you're at a higher risk, period. Check all your games with mulleter or abgx.

[Wu-TanG]

i iz scared

[Sauce3]

I didnt get an error code but when i ran the test everything passed xcept xbox live which failed....

EDIT: Error code is

W:0000- 000B
X 0000- F001
Y: 00A8- 6820
Z: 8015- 190D

This post has been edited by Sauce3: Nov 11 2008, 12:13 AM

[poopsickle]

i am banned as well as a few friends all at 1.4 ixtreme

[jimjom]

console bans? or account bans or both....


people are getting heated. *facepalm* comes with the territory though.


anyone confirm account bans as well as a console ban?

[poopsickle]

console bans we get status code:
W:0000-000B
X:0000-F001
Y-00A8-6820
Z-8015-190D

from what google tells this is console bann. Both of us have Samsung MS25 if thats any help. My friends with Benq havent been banned yet.

[vorny]

erroe message says this

This account has been banned for voilation of the terms of use . To protect the Xbox LIVE service and its members, Microsoft does not provide details about account bans . There is no recourse for Terms of Use voilations.

so it looks like its an account ban this time

[seppelq]

statuscode:
0000 000B
0000 F001
00A8 6820
8015 190D

[romeo36099]

I jus got banned as well.
Benq with ixtreme 1.4

Error
W:0000-000B
X: 0001-8005
y: 00AB-6800
Z:8015- 190D

[kurrrrt]

Im banned

Halo 3 i reckon

same status codes as everyone else.

Samsung MS28 Ixtreme 1.4

Account banned though :S not Console. Here comes the ban waves building up to the update!


Kurt

This post has been edited by kurrrrt: Nov 11 2008, 01:03 AM