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Halo 3 To Have 'Mute the Jerk' Button

Posted by Zonk on from the new-age-in-online-gaming dept.

Eurogamer is reporting on comments from the Bungie website. A feature for the upcoming Halo 3, that they've just announced, will be most welcomed by aging FPS players tired of hearing high-pitched squeals through their headsets. When playing an online match, players will be able to hit a button and then choose one of the gamertags playing the game. The result: a total mute on that player for the remainder of the game. They don't mention it on the site, but one would hope the Xbox Live servers are taking metrics on this activity, to be used in calculating the player's reputation. The more you mouth off, the worse you look to future players. Anyone have some other feature they think might make online gaming better?

6 of 260 comments (clear)

  1. Oh thank God! by Born2bwire · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's like manna from heaven!

  2. Gloassary: Squeaker by nsanders · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php?d=20060 821

  3. Re:Bout time by HTH+NE1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Too bad it doesn't address the problem where they're in the same room as you. I'd apply the ball-gag, but too often it's the host of the LAN party that's the problem.

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    Oh, say does that Star-Spangled Banner entwine / The myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's vine?
  4. yes by lordmoose · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's much better than "Jerk the Mute"

  5. Re:Just one more step by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Who the f*** do you think you are ass wipe.

  6. Re:Just one more step by fo0bar · · Score: 5, Funny

    But an AC can still be heard here, if you mutt them, they are completely gone :)

    Sounds like a philosophical question to me... "If a 12-year-old n00b plays halo and everyone has him muted, does he still complain about lag?"