Xbox users facing bans of up to one year as part of new strike feature
Microsoft will crack down on gamers who are toxic. Xbox users must tread carefully if they want to keep their accounts.
You can rest easy if you are one of the tolerant players who just want to play their game in peace without the pressure of angry manchildren spreading abuse to all subcommunities of gaming. You don’t need to read this warning.
Xbox’s Enforcement Strike System is here to help those who have caused problems in the past. It’s worth reading the community post to get all the information. We’ve paraphrased the information for you in a way that is easy to digest if you are short on time.
Do not be rude.
Xbox has introduced an 8 strikes system to deal with toxic behavior and its many manifestations within the community. Xbox says “For instance, players who receive two strikes are suspended from Xbox for one day. Players with four strikes, however, will be banned for seven days.”
The worst possible outcome is to receive all eight strikes. You will lose access to all social functions like messaging, parties, and more for an entire calendar year if you reach that number (which is shameful).
These Microsoft hits will also remain in your Xbox account as a reminder for the next six months. Xbox has a second-best option, short of making you stand in a corner.
Have you been bad before? Xbox said that “players would all start with a clean slate or zero strikes”. Xbox said that “players will all start with a blank slate or zero strikes”.
Players who do not agree with the new strike system can still appeal. If they are successful in overturning the enforced strikes, then the players will have their respective strikes removed.
It’s not the first time Xbox is cracking down on misbehaving users. Earlier in the year, enthusiasts using emulators were prohibited. To their frustration, users began to be suspended for 15 days.
Xbox has a new policy in place. You are warned to behave.
