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''Halo 3'''s September Title Update introduced the "Ultra Ban",<ref>{{Cite BWU|15475|09/12/2008}}<div style="margin-left:2em">"''Last week, we mentioned some of the “Peace of Mind” changes that were coming to TU2, one of them being a new type of ban.''"</div></ref> which was applied retroactively to those who had committed severe rule violations in the past;<ref>{{Cite BWU|15475|09/12/2008}}<div style="margin-left:2em">"''For special folks ''[...]'' we’ll be retroactively applying this ban to their accounts.''"</div></ref> the ban is documented in more detail in its section below. Various other anti-cheat systems were also introduced, though they were not elaborated on;<ref name="bwu-15545">{{Cite BWU|15545|09/23/2008}}</ref> an additional weekly update identified the system as "Banhammer 2.0".<ref name="bwu-15595">{{Cite BWU|15595|09/26/2008}}</ref> | ''Halo 3'''s September Title Update introduced the "Ultra Ban",<ref>{{Cite BWU|15475|09/12/2008}}<div style="margin-left:2em">"''Last week, we mentioned some of the “Peace of Mind” changes that were coming to TU2, one of them being a new type of ban.''"</div></ref> which was applied retroactively to those who had committed severe rule violations in the past;<ref>{{Cite BWU|15475|09/12/2008}}<div style="margin-left:2em">"''For special folks ''[...]'' we’ll be retroactively applying this ban to their accounts.''"</div></ref> the ban is documented in more detail in its section below. Various other anti-cheat systems were also introduced, though they were not elaborated on;<ref name="bwu-15545">{{Cite BWU|15545|09/23/2008}}</ref> an additional weekly update identified the system as "Banhammer 2.0".<ref name="bwu-15595">{{Cite BWU|15595|09/26/2008}}</ref> | ||
The Banhammer is capable of administering bans automatically | The Banhammer is capable of administering bans automatically{{Ref/Reuse|bwu-15595}}<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=26126383&postRepeater1-p=2#26129780 '''Bungie.net: Halo 3 Forum:''' Ultra Ban Help]<div style="margin-left:2em">"''Bungie specific bans are not based on feedback from users. They are based on automatically collected data.''" ~ Tom Gioconda</div></ref> and it keeps extensive records both when a ban is administered<ref>{{Cite BWU|15475|09/12/2008}}<div style="margin-left:2em">"''You see, dear reader, whenever the Banhammer strikes, records are kept and those records are sortable, viewable and actionable en masse. M-Dub and the Wolf take great pride in the numerical sorting of massive amounts of data while Shishka languishes softly on a waterbed of e-tears.''"</div></ref> ''and'' during the course of normal gameplay; records taken in the latter instance can then be analyzed to detect cheat-related behaviors.<ref>{{Cite BWU|15659|10/03/2008}}</ref> It is also known that Bungie employees can manually strike with the Banhammer.<ref>{{Cite_BWU|15595|09-26-2008}}<div style="margin-left:2em">" [...] ''And yes, I did send the proper form to Banhammer afterward.''"</div></ref> | ||
== Types of Bans == | == Types of Bans == | ||
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=== Modding === | === Modding === | ||
Authors of [[Modding|modded]] content will receive permanent Matchmaking and File Share bans as well as one-month console bans if the content is uploaded to a File Share. | Authors of [[Modding|modded]] content will receive permanent Matchmaking and File Share bans as well as one-month console bans if the content is uploaded to a File Share.{{Ref/Reuse|bwu-14994}} Note that this applies even if the content is uploaded by someone other than the author; also note that when a player renames a file, they become its new author.{{Ref/Reuse|bwu-14994}} Uploading modded content to a File Share will result in a File Share ban, even if the uploader did not create the content. | ||
The above policies were enacted during July of 2009.<ref name="bwu-14568">{{Cite BWU|14568|07/03/2008}}</ref> | The above policies were enacted during July of 2009.<ref name="bwu-14568">{{Cite BWU|14568|07/03/2008}}</ref> | ||
=== Offensive Content === | === Offensive Content === | ||
Uploading offensive content to a File Share can result in a File Share ban. This includes, but is not limited to, racist and pornographic content. | Uploading offensive content to a File Share can result in a File Share ban. This includes, but is not limited to, racist and pornographic content.{{Ref/Reuse|bwu-14994}} | ||
== Non-Offenses == | == Non-Offenses == | ||
=== Modding === | === Modding === | ||
Contrary to popular belief, uploading screenshots and film clips of modded content will ''not'' result in a ban, provided that the screenshots and films themselves aren't modded. | Contrary to popular belief, uploading screenshots and film clips of modded content will ''not'' result in a ban, provided that the screenshots and films themselves aren't modded.{{Ref/Reuse|bwu-14994}} As of August 1, 2008, there are no rules against downloading modded content to one's Xbox 360.{{Ref/Reuse|bwu-14994}} | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||