Comments on: Two Desperately Needed Features For Xbox Live

By: Mute-tacular! « mendokusai.org

Mute-tacular! « mendokusai.org — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:43:40 +0000

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By: crossifre

crossifre — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:59:47 +0000

Hi, Nice post. I have just sarted muting people (mainly Americans) for abuse just because i am British. I speak to a friend in a game lobby and i dont get to finish the sentence as som loud mouthed oaf tells me to “shut the f*** up britsh B******”. what have i done wrong for just speaking?? Xbox Live if good when a room of people just get along with no bickering. Im not just saying its Americans who are abusive but they contribute the majority of abuse. Happy Gaming people and remember just mute idiots.

By: Antho

Antho — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 05:17:14 +0000

I’ve actually gotten to the point that I don’t plug my mic in, and have everyone muted because some of the thing said are awful. A lot of time I play xbox after a long busy day and don’t appreciate having my experience ruined by some belligerent child who starts tearing apart people playing for arbitrary facts about them or myself because I’m from Canada (Yea, go figure). I have a friend list on live of about 5 people, two of which i know in person, because I can’t be bothered sifting through the negative atmosphere to find people I like playing with. Whats worse, is that i’ve gotten mod’s for things that haven’t happened, I have something like 12% disruptive when I’ve rarely ever had my mic plugged in and am even less likely to talk even when I do unless it’s in game strategy (like in gears). What I get a kick out of also is when I would have the sound on and my mic not plugged in, I would even get cut up for “not having a mic” like “what, are you too poor to afford a microphone?” the same has happened to a good friend who never talks as she’s female and is immediately persecuted or objectified. It’s a shame you can’t record some of the things said on live though and I also agree this should be an included feature. Trash talk is fine and I don’t have a problem with it when it’s generic, but when it crosses over into hardcore verbal abuse, I don’t think it should be taken lightly.

By: Unknown

Unknown — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:09:25 +0000

Features such as those suggested here would make great additions to the small available list of complaint options. Often, when someone decides to spout off their hate for all to hear, I just cringe and wish for a spontaneous red-ring. A mere “trash talking” feedback doesn’t fit the bill for some of these people, A more appropriate complaint option that carrier more appropriate penalties for those it is filed against is long over due.

By: bigglesworth

bigglesworth — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:20:22 +0000

Great post and i agree that both options would be great additions.