Microsoft: 'No more cheats or jerks' online for Xbox One

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One of the most interesting things about Microsoft's plans for the Xbox One console is its player reputation system, where Xbox Live users will be rated according to their online game sportsmanship. Today, Microsoft's Xbox Live program manager Micheal Dunn offered up some more information on how this new system will work.

In a post on the Xbox Wire website, Dunn says that Microsoft will get direct feedback from players to rate others with this new system, such as when someone decides to mute a player while in an online match or block them from playing entirely. Dunn states, "The new model will take all of the feedback from a player’s online flow, put it in the system with a crazy algorithm we created and validated with an MSR PhD to make sure things are fair for everyone."

This special algorithm will take into account information about a player that normally plays well with others online but still manages to get a few bad feedback reports a month. According to Dunn:

The algorithm weighs the data collected so if a dozen people suddenly reporting a single user, the system will look at a variety of factors before docking their reputation. We’ll verify if those people actually played in an online game with the person reported – if not, all of those player’s feedback won’t matter as much as a single person who spent 15 minutes playing with the reported person. The system also looks at the reputation of the person reporting and the alleged offender, frequency of reports from a single user and a number of other factors.

The final result will be that every player will get a reputation score based on color. If you get a "green" score, it means that you have a good reputation, while a "yellow" color means you may need some sportsmanship improvements. A "red" score means that you are considered to be bad to play with. Dunn says that many alerts will be given to Xbox One online players before they are hit with the "Red-Avoid Me" reputation level.

Dunn says this system has been set up to make sure people who "don't want to play with cheats or jerks" should not have to do so when gaming online with their Xbox One console. He added that Microsoft will refine the system as it progresses and more bad consequences will be added to the people who get the virtual "Red" card.

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SahvidgePosted:

Sounds like a good concept but I doubt it'll work the first go around.

LycanthropyPosted:

This is pretty dumb

LWRPosted:

I'm not sure. I hardly take notice to reputation.. People just seem to bad rep me..

IlIuminatiPosted:

Mortar This is an interesting topic, will they truly be able to fend off the cheaters? Probably not, they will find a way one way or another.


I doubt it people will find a way to bypass that.

MortarPosted:

This is an interesting topic, will they truly be able to fend off the cheaters? Probably not, they will find a way one way or another.

ScofieldPosted:

Okay so they are saying "No more Cheats or Jerks" What about the 12 year olds that are playing M rated Games. Get rid of them because they are the Jerks on Live. I have never got into an "argument" with a older person. Its always those little kids.

xxxvrEverPosted:

I doubt this will work tbh...

AlbericiPosted:

On topic this is stupid. If you a puss then dont play online or play some crap game. This is so stupid way to control our gaming life more crapsoft

AlbericiPosted:

TTGSupport I think this new system of reputation could be abused but I don't think a lot of people will. Why you might ask? Because for your report to go through you will need to be in a game with them. So that will prevent mass reporting. Also the system will be checking to see if what you are reporting them for was valid and that you aren't just reporting them for no reason. So yes this new system will be abused but a lot of people won't, and the people who do won't get anything out of it.


Multi ttg account much?

TTGSupportPosted:

I think this new system of reputation could be abused but I don't think a lot of people will. Why you might ask? Because for your report to go through you will need to be in a game with them. So that will prevent mass reporting. Also the system will be checking to see if what you are reporting them for was valid and that you aren't just reporting them for no reason. So yes this new system will be abused but a lot of people won't, and the people who do won't get anything out of it.