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Black Ops II Multiplayer Policy Announced

OptimusPrime

With the Call of Duty Black Ops 2 title released today, there are new rules that will be enforced to avoid the usual headaches about cheating and hacking in multiplayer games. We don't know how effective these rules will be, but here's to looking forward to an even better multiplayer experience once we get our own copies today.

"Treyarch's security and enforcement policy will determine how each player's infractions will be handled by the Black Ops 2 security team. All infractions undergo a thorough review process and penalties are final.

Minor offenses can result in temporary bans that range from 48 hours to 2 weeks with possible stats resets; more extreme offenses result in permanent bans.

Modding / Hacking / Pirated Content

  • Running an illegal or a modified version of the game is subject to penalty.
  • Results in a permanent ban. Xbox 360 (Xbox LIVE) and PlayStation 3 (PSN) users are reported to their console manufacturer. PC users will be reported to the Steam enforcement team.

Unsupported Hardware And Applications

  • Utilizing unsupported hardware (modded Xbox 360 and PS3 controllers, lag switches, etc.) or applications (hacks, IP flooders, etc.), that interact with the game, are subject to penalty.
  • Minor offences result in a temporary ban with the users stats & emblems reset. The user will also have their leaderboard entries deleted.
  • Repeated or extreme offenses will result in a permanent ban. In some cases Xbox LIVE bans might be possible.

Boosting

  • Exploiting the game for the purpose of gaining XP, weapon levels, Prestige, etc. is subject to penalty.
  • First time offenders will get a temporary ban with their leaderboard entries deleted + stats and emblems reset.
  • Repeated or extreme offenses will result in a permanent ban.

Glitching

  • Abusing an exploit to gain an advantage is subject to penalty. For example, going outside of the multiplayer map boundary using a glitch.
  • First time offenders will get a temporary ban with their leaderboard entries deleted + stats and emblems reset.
  • Repeated or extreme offenses will result in a permanent ban.

Offensive Language / Behavior

  • First offenders will be temporarily banned.
  • Second offenders will be temporarily banned and have their voice chat privileges removed.
  • Repeated or extreme offenses will result in a permanent ban.

Offensive Emblems

  • Minor offenses will result in the player being temporarily banned from using the Emblem Editor + all emblems will be reset.
  • Repeated or extreme offenses will result in a permanent ban from the Emblem Editor + all emblems will be reset.

Offensive / Unauthorized Live Streams

  • Minor offenses result in temporary bans with streaming privileges removed.
  • Repeated or extreme offenses will result in a permanent ban from using live streaming + the user will be reported to the live streaming service provider.

With majority of the gamers playing on Xbox 360 and PS3 it's likely that they will be heavily monitored by Treyarch due to their large boosting and hacking scenes."

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