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Standbying was heavily exploited by many players, and was quickly noticed by Bungie. Players that standby too often can be detected and [[ban]]ned from Matchmaking.
Standbying was heavily exploited by many players, and was quickly noticed by Bungie. Players that standby too often can be detected and [[ban]]ned from Matchmaking.


In the majority of cases from Xbox Live, players would often use this cheat to change the outcome of a game that was previously not in their favor, in order to pad their ranked matchmaking stats.{{Citation needed}} Some cheaters went to great lengths to standby; numerous walkthroughs for the cheat exist on the Internet, including one that involves wiring an Ethernet cable into a lightswitch (an actual "lag switch").
In the majority of cases from Xbox Live, players would often use this cheat to change the outcome of a game that was previously not in their favor, in order to pad their ranked [[matchmaking]] stats. Some cheaters went to great lengths to standby; numerous walkthroughs for the cheat exist on the Internet, including one that involves wiring an Ethernet cable into a lightswitch (an actual "lag switch").


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