We have all met them, people who cheat and hack. Now, as a single person reporting them, it doesn't do much. As a group it gets a red flag. As a mass report, it gets addressed.
Now, say I have a clip of someone invincible or running with a bottomless clip. I post that evidence and flag them as a hacker. I then get a ban for naming and shaming.
In the real world: I take a video of a guy being stabbed to death, and call the police. Nobody knows who the stabber is. I post it online as a "watch out for him" post and police put out a watch for him.
Now, do I get arrested for it, and the cops fired? No, it's viable evidence that gets the murderer caught quicker. Ever hear of neighborhood watch? Basically the same thing.
Now, how is that any different than here? Hacking is a online version of criminal acts, and should be addressed as such. In my opinion, pointing out a player by name, with ample evidence, should not only be removed from banworthy offenses, but encouraged on dedicated locations.
Basically a subforum on the base company's forums (MS, Sony, Activision, etc) specifically used to post clips direct to the system's dvr or in-game clip (youtube can be sketchy).
Naming and shaming should come down to 2 things: banworthy and community assist, where the latter is explained above. Banworthy basically includes "he killed us, report him", "he said bad things", and the typical "he cheated" without any proof at all.
Most players don't report behavior like this anymore, although there are a few who do, and I feel the only way to be rid of these hackers is to have somewhere to expose them. Then those of us who do care can help deliver justice where needed.
Give any constructive opinions. Yes, this derrived from the recent BO2 back compat playtime. However, it is a global issue among MANY games, both new and old that should be looked at. No, I'm not salty at losing or whatever dumb excuse anyone will give. It's simply stupid that the player, who means only to help the company and playerbase, gets banned and scolded for trying to help and the one who is being exposed getting away with it.
In all honesty, your profile should be tied to console IP, serial number, or the like. That way, too many bans on one IP or console would get the console shut down. However, I doubt that is possible.
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The problem with that is that it introduces a grey area. Right now, the rules are very clear and easy to follow for ninjas-- see a gamer tag mentioned that doesn't belong to the person who posted it, and it gets taken down. If you change the rules, the ninja then has to make a judgement on the validity and weight of the evidence provided- Is he actually cheating, or is this really just naming and shaming? Given that ninjas aren't bungie employees, and that they largely work independently from each other, opening up that sort of ambiguity is asking for trouble. If we had professional moderators or closely coordinated volunteer ones, that might work. As is, though, I don't see how it could.