Autistic Xbox Player's Mother Admits He Cheated
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Uuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhh.........(like a deflating balloon). Well at least she came clean before things got any further out of hand. So lets all forget about this and never speak of it again. Only remembering the lesson that everyone has a sob story to tell and you can't know whether or not to believe them so look to the evidence.
To be honest, I don't blame Zdenek. She couldn't be expected to know how the Julius' friend would obtain the recon armor. She just thinks it's a stupid videogame, so it doesn't matter. And why not? It's not like she plays Halo or even knows what Recon Armor is. All she knows is her autistic kid wants it for some reason, and his friend can get it if he is given the password to the account.
The person I blame is the kid who modded the profile. That is the person who Julius and his mom should be focusing their wrath on. He should have known better.
But honestly, half these profile modders are prepubescent numpties anyway, who think giving their Avatars neon-green skin is all sorts of cool. And then when their accounts get banned for life, they post angry, barely-legible tirades on the Account Suspensions forum [http://forums.xbox.com/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=1386] to try to get their accounts back.
The person I blame is the kid who modded the profile. That is the person who Julius and his mom should be focusing their wrath on. He should have known better.
But honestly, half these profile modders are prepubescent numpties anyway, who think giving their Avatars neon-green skin is all sorts of cool. And then when their accounts get banned for life, they post angry, barely-legible tirades on the Account Suspensions forum [http://forums.xbox.com/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=1386] to try to get their accounts back.
Funny.. I didn't know ignorance and dishonesty were the same thing...
I'm pretty sure kids do things that their parents have no knowledge of quite frequently. It seems pretty harsh to call her dishonest for defending her son, even though she didn't know what exactly he was doing.
I'm pretty sure kids do things that their parents have no knowledge of quite frequently. It seems pretty harsh to call her dishonest for defending her son, even though she didn't know what exactly he was doing.
And again you are missing the point.strangeotron said:
When he was caught cheating, Microsoft acted on their established methods, stripping all his achievements and changing his name to reflect that he had been caught.
His mother, the one who you are trying to defend, went to the media screaming about how Microsoft mistreats autistic kids.
When it became apparent that he had actually been cheating, they dropped the whole Microsoft mistreats autistic kids angle, because Microsoft treats all cheaters the same.
It was more than an accusation of downloading the Recon armour. Microsoft were able to prove that he had obtained it illegitimately, at which point the mother confessed that she knew he was cheating.
You may not put much value in the recon armour. But thousands of players out there do. It is a status symbol, saying to other players "look at me, I've done something you haven't." The kid was trying to get the status without putting in the effort. It's not just an achievement score that the kid was boosting, he has, through his actions, modified the games content and if he had been allowed to continue, would have cheapened the experience of all those who put in the hard work to get the armour.
It's not an over the top reaction from Microsoft, it is Microsoft doing the right thing by the millions of players they have who don't cheat. When you sign up for Xbox Live, you agree that you will abide by the terms and conditions. One of those conditions is that you will not cheat. Kid was caught cheating, kid gets punished.
And to top it all off, who knows if it was "just the recon armour"? Just because this was where he got caught, doesn't mean he hasn't cheated before. Or if he'd been allowed to get away with this, what's to stop him from doing it again? Microsofts actions were fair and just, in keeping with their established procedure.
And...
Now the mother comes off as an attention seeker.
It seems as though she's exploiting her son's unfortunate disability as a way to get sympathy and attention.
Now that's kinda sick.
Now the mother comes off as an attention seeker.
It seems as though she's exploiting her son's unfortunate disability as a way to get sympathy and attention.
Now that's kinda sick.
Really a non-story, but I suppose whatever gets attention is worthy of a story. While the kid being rewarded for his cheating goes somewhat against my sense of justice, well...
Firstly, I can't get too worked up about it. Secondly, it's a win-win. The kid gets a band-aid for whatever stress he's had with the situation (I'm going to go ahead and guess that he didn't fully realize what he was doing), and Microsoft comes out of this situation the big moral winner; not only did they do nothing wrong, they also get to show a generous side. Great PR for them. In fact, so good the conspiract theorist in me wants to suspect Microsoft of staging the entire thing! Good job, Microsoft. Kid, stop cheating. Mom, stop contacting national news for every little perceived slight against your child.
Firstly, I can't get too worked up about it. Secondly, it's a win-win. The kid gets a band-aid for whatever stress he's had with the situation (I'm going to go ahead and guess that he didn't fully realize what he was doing), and Microsoft comes out of this situation the big moral winner; not only did they do nothing wrong, they also get to show a generous side. Great PR for them. In fact, so good the conspiract theorist in me wants to suspect Microsoft of staging the entire thing! Good job, Microsoft. Kid, stop cheating. Mom, stop contacting national news for every little perceived slight against your child.
And, more to the point, the one who allowed her underaged special-needs child to play "M"-rated games without parental supervision... particularly in an online environment wherein some players* are less mature than he is.Irridium said:
-- Steve
* Some of whom are nominally "of-age", and apparently don't show up on the DSM-IV. (Though hopefully the DSM-V will cover those emotionally-stunted man-children.)
Essentially what I was thinking, well said. Yeah I may be considered harsh or whatever but he cheated, simple as, autism or no, he doesn't deserve free stuff for cheating and having a mother with a strange view of thingsOmegatronacles said:
"I did warn him about this but seeing it wasn't a bank password or anything big, it's just a game we didn't worry about it too much (...)"
Oh the hypocrisy!
A few days ago said woman was accusing microsoft of crushing her son's spirit over achievement points, now she claims that trading passwords "isn't a bid deal" because "it's just a game".
Also, using your child's condition as an excuse to loophole standard regulations is just... ugh
Oh the hypocrisy!
A few days ago said woman was accusing microsoft of crushing her son's spirit over achievement points, now she claims that trading passwords "isn't a bid deal" because "it's just a game".
Also, using your child's condition as an excuse to loophole standard regulations is just... ugh
I knew Microsoft was right. I've never heard of someone being banned or reset for NO reason. And the sob story didn't work on me.