Official Xbox Magazine has a new article out detailing new, notably harsher stance on griefing. With the new Xbox One coming out, Microsoft wants to encourage good behavior while putting a damper on players shouting down their mic or sending obscenity-laced messages filled with questions about one’s own sexuality, or the promiscuity of their mother, among other topics. Rather than outright banning the player, Microsoft is working on placing them in their own personal hell, filled with the other griefers and microphone screamers. Players of low reputation will find themselves matched up with others of similarly low reputation.
“There are industry best practices we’ve looked at, about giving kudos and props to people who behave well. We’ve learned from everything we’ve seen, and we’re trying to take it to the next level. So there’ll be very good things that happen to people that just play their games and are good participants. And you’ll start to see some effects if you continue to play bad or, or harass other people en masse. You’ll probably end up starting to play more with other people that are more similar to you.”
Now, Senior Product Manager Mike Lavin has refused to call this an Xbox Hell, noting that some players might enjoy playing with other trolls. There are still a lot of kinks to be worked out, specifics to flesh out, and cobwebs to be dusted. Hopefully this will put a damper on Xbox Live’s notoriously, shall we say, talkative community.
(Source: OXM)
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