Do the "Submit Player Review" or "File Complaint" buttons on XBL do anything?

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keithdrover

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Just wanted to know from you guys/girls on whether or not you've ever had evidence of success using either of these two functions. I've used it quite a bit lately on MW2 (for obvious racism/homophobia/misogyny/modding/etc. reasons), but I have NO clue on whether or not it works, or if it's even worth pressing anymore. Thanks y'all!
 

Derpus von Herpus

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If you submit a player review, it actually affects the matchmaking for that particular person. Ergo if you give someone a positive review, the chances that you'll be matched with them are higher than normal, and a negative review means that unless it is absolutely necessary you will not be matched up with that person.

Also, reporting players for "cheating" or what have you does nothing. I have however gotten someone banned for hatespeak in a game, and another for sending me messages calling me a ****** and all that jazz.

I can't help it that my voice is deep.
 

Onyx Oblivion

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Yeah, reviews affect those stupid stars that EVERYONE has 5 of within 10 minutes of logging onto Xbox Live for the first time.

And complaints will eventually be looked at if enough are made against a person.
 

Ophiuchus

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'Submit Player Review' is really just so that you can (hopefully) avoid being matched with that player in future. Doesn't always work, of course, but that's the theory at least.
 

RobCoxxy

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Two of my friends (Well, one friend and a complete ****) thought it would be really funny to file a false complaint about me last january. I got banned for a month. They thought it was hilarious.

I did not.
 

Katherine Kerensky

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Player reviews effect the user's rep and whether you will be matched with them while searching for a game (Not a 100% guarantee), while the File Complaint seems to do nothing against cheaters, bug abusers, racists, etc.
I don't use them any more since they have no affect any more.
 

keithdrover

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That's good to know that at least I have the potential to avoid the jackasses. I just can't help but feel like a wet-blanket Jr. High School disciplinarian or somebody's mother when I hit that button. If I get rid of them, then the ends justifies the means.

Also, although I know this is probably the ignorant side of me talking, but unfortunately in my experience, whenever I get a room full of people with thick Southern accents (or almost any rambunctious 12-year-old), the terms "******," "******," and "raped!" will occur about 50% more often. I can't wait until those people think it's ok, and then walk down an ill-lit alley in Detroit and use the lingo they've been so accustomed to saying. Tee hee.

One last thing, I know this is off topic, but am I one of the last bastions of people who think the term 'rape' is not only usually totally irrational (I mean, losing Domination 180-200 is enough to say that? Really?) but also above-and-beyond offensive? Jeez.

On a side note, I'm not one to turn down the occasional joint, I worked at the playboy mansion for 5 years, and was in a touring band on Warped Tour, so it's not like I'm Mr. Belvedere or some old librarian, I just hate ignorance more and more and want to avoid these people once and for all!! People with decency can still be fun! :)
 

Antiparticle

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I've never seen definitive proof that giving negative feedback has any effect. True, if I give someone negative feedback I usually never see them again, but there are so many people on Xbox LIVE that running into the same person twice is very unlikely to begin with. As for filing complaints, Microsoft claims they look into every complaint but I have a feeling that's a big fat lie. I've filed complaints on a lot of people for cheating, offensive or threatening language, glitching etc, and none ever seem to get banned. Not even the guy who sent me a message which read "i hope u die of cancer" after I beat him in a game. So yeah. I'm not saying I'm sure feedback and complaints do nothing but I wouldn't expect too much of them.
 

I Stomp on Kittens

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I have had to change my name a few times so yes it does work. I changed my name from "iCurbStmpBabies" to "I CurbStmpBabys."
If they get a big quanity of complaints they will.
 

Curtmiester

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Onyx Oblivion said:
Yeah, reviews affect those stupid stars that EVERYONE has 5 of within 10 minutes of logging onto Xbox Live for the first time.
What the hell are those for anyway? I mean, they don't even go down IF you report some one. They just hit 5 then stay the same.
 

Aunel

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The_dududf said:
I don't know from personal experience, but generally with those systems it only works if a large amount complain (with file complaint). Kinda like on the forums here only one person hitting report won't do anything but 6+ people hitting report gets the mods attention.

Also, you gotta remember a lot of people will try to abuse those systems and based off of the stereo type of XBL users I would think people would be abusing left right and centre.
don't forget rear center!

OT: I don't really use them, I just mute/kick,
next time I'll start singing into the mic, and extremely false, just to annoy the cunts.
 

The Rockerfly

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Curtmiester said:
Onyx Oblivion said:
Yeah, reviews affect those stupid stars that EVERYONE has 5 of within 10 minutes of logging onto Xbox Live for the first time.
What the hell are those for anyway? I mean, they don't even go down IF you report some one. They just hit 5 then stay the same.
I've seen someone with 3 and 1/2 stars. You've gotta be a massive dick to everyone if you have less stars
 

gamefreakbsp

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Well, I definately hope that they do something. I have always used those features with a certain measure of satisfaction. I realize that you need several complaints to get anything to actually be done, but I still do it all the same.