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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?

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  1. Re:Just one more step by trevor_hellman · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Wow, I only need to save -$2.91 to get my Wii! So if I buy myself lunch everyday, then I'll have enough? Is that correct?

  2. Re:Just one more step by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    --~~~~ Someone edits wikipedia too much...