(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Below is Treyarch’s posted security & enforcement policy for Black Ops II. All infractions undergo a thorough review process by the Treyarch security team before enforcement, and penalty is not subject to further review.


Definitions

Temporary bans can range from 48 hours to 2 weeks, depending on the severity of the infraction. Permanent bans are lasting and final.


A minor offense is one in which no quantifiable damage has been done to another user or the game community at large. An extreme offense is one in which a player has caused detriment to other users or has organized large groups of users to commit additional offenses.


Modding/Hacking

Any user who runs a modified version of game code or uses a modified game profile is subject to penalty.


First offense: User will be permanently banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset, and will be blocked permanently from appearing in leaderboards.
Console users who modify their hardware or profile data will also be reported to console manufacturers. PC users on Steam will be reported to the Steam enforcement team.

Pirated Content

Any user who illegally acquires Call of Duty: Black Ops II content is subject to penalty.


First offense: User will be permanently banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset, and will be blocked permanently from appearing in leaderboards.
Console users in possession of illegally acquired content will also be reported to console manufacturers. PC users on Steam will be reported to the Steam enforcement team.

Unsupported Peripheral Devices & Applications

Any user who utilizes an unsupported external hardware device or application to interact with the game is subject to penalty. Unsupported peripheral devices and applications include but are not limited to modded controllers, IP flooders and lag switches.


Minor offense: User will be temporarily banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset and will have their leaderboard entries deleted.
Extreme or repeat offenses: User will be permanently banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset, and will be blocked permanently from appearing in leaderboards.

Boosting

Any user who colludes with another user to exploit the game for the purpose of gaining XP, prestige, game score, weapon level, or in-game unlock is subject to penalty.


First offense: User will be temporarily banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset, and will have their leaderboard entries deleted.
Second offense: User will be temporarily banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset, will have online split-screen privileges revoked, and will have their leaderboard entries deleted.
Extreme or multiple repeat offenses: User will be permanently banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset, and will be blocked permanently from appearing in leaderboards.

Glitching

Any user who abuses an exploit in game code or other established rule of play is subject to penalty. An example includes but is not limited to using a hole in the map geo to intentionally go outside of the map boundary.


First offense: User will be temporarily banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset, and will have their leaderboard entries deleted.
Second offense: User will be temporarily banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset, will have online split-screen privileges revoked, and will have their leaderboard entries deleted.
Extreme or multiple repeat offenses: User will be permanently banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset, and will be blocked permanently from appearing in leaderboards.

Offensive Behavior

Any user who is found to use aggressive, offensive, derogatory or racially charged language is subject to penalty.


First offense: User will be temporarily banned from playing the game online.
Second offense: User will be temporarily banned from playing the game online and will have voice chat privileges in the game revoked.
Extreme or repeat offenses: User will be permanently banned from playing the game online, will have their stats & emblems reset, and will be blocked permanently from appearing in leaderboards.

Offensive Emblems

Any user who creates an emblem with sexually gratuitous images, racially offensive material or foul language is subject to penalty.


Minor offense: User will be temporarily banned from using the Emblem Editor, and all emblems will be reset to default.
Extreme or repeat offenses: User will be permanently banned from using the Emblem Editor, and all emblems will be reset to default.

Offensive Live Streams or Unauthorized Live Stream Content


Any user who is found to have offensive or unauthorized content in their live stream is subject to penalty. Offensive content includes but is not limited to foul language, racially charged language, and nudity. Unauthorized content includes but is not limited to unlicensed music, TV shows, movies and brand logos.


Minor offense: User will be temporarily banned from using live streaming and may have camera streaming privileges in the game revoked.
Extreme or repeat offenses: User will be permanently banned from using live streaming.
Extreme offenders will also be reported to the live streaming service provider and may have their account revoked by that service provider.


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awsome info dude

My opinion is that it's fair enough that 3arch have done such a good job protecting their game and detecting CFW, pirates etc. However it's definitely 1 step too far to report users who are on CFW but using legitimate (non-pirated) copies of the game. I can go on ebay and buy this game 2nd hand for only $10. So it's immaterial.

CFW is one of those things where people don't really make quite enough fuss about. But modifying a manufacturers firmware to unlock software restrictions is a right every person has as it is one of the few legitimate exclusions under "fair use" terminology in common copyright law. If it weren't, Sony wouldn't have to work around it by stopping online access, CFW would be illegal outright. My point is: CFW is perfectly legal, and Sony's PSN online agreement is not Treyarch's. They are entirely separate organizations.

I think it's perfectly fair to detect and ban or restrict cheaters. But only in the sense where a software hack gives the cheater an unfair advantage. I strongly believe that glitchers and boosters are perfectly entitled to do that without penalty... because of 2 reasons. 1 everyone can equally glitch or boost. So there is no unfair advantage to anybody. It's a level playing fiely. And quite frankly game developers can sometimes have a bad habit of not fixing bugs. So the more people who make the game look silly the better. It can only encourage the game publisher to do what they are supposed to do and release patches / updates. It's entirely the responsibility of the game manufacturer and not the player to fix such holes. And don't let anybody tell you otherwise! Don't be a pushover. And anyway sometimes unforseen glitches can be tremendous fun and add real value to a game that would never have been there otherwise.

So 3arch already scoring a bullshit 1/10 (from me) with their disgusting policy.

I might feel more upset, but thankfully I bought Battlefield 3 and the Premium Expansion pack. It runs fine on my Rebug CFW no problems. By comparison, Dice / EA seem to be a lot more reasonable. With they way they made BF3 work, you are usually only kicked / banned by other users, who paid for and run individual servers. The only pain is that there's no easy way to filter / search for servers which have what you might call an "open play policy"... it sucks how many times admins put in the comments "no weapon x,y,z". It's pretty juvenille since the game is already designed by EA/DICE to be really fair on everybody. Including noobs. The other big annoyance is how squads get assigned in public matches - it's often pretty hard to control and keep your squad together if you are playing with friends.

Still... at least EA don't go around checking if I'm on OFW and whatnot. I've been running BF3 from Backup on the HD for ages now. No PSN ban or anything. So f*** you 3arch. I paid all my money to your biggest competitor. You're all bitches. F*** you for disrespecting all us CFW users. BF3 has more varied gameplay and tactics anyway. The only thing missing is zombies. F*** you all anyway.

I agree! Perfect point of view!

I think your misinterpreting the fair use clause. Under the DMA, your not allowed circumvent security and encryption software. Fair use also goes out the window because to even go online you have to agree to the TOS and the TOS doesn't allow non legit firmware.

I could be wrong, but hey if you think your rights have been violated, definately bring a suit against Sony and let us know how it goes.

Gd To Know Thanks

Thanks for the warning on the info!

thanks good to know what happens when yo do what.

Very helpful!

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