With online play as prevalant as it is today, gone are the days of screaming obscenities at your television 'til your blue in the face, all because some camper pegged you with a cheap shot from half a map away. This is the face of the modern FPS (and apart from being notoriously anti-social, one of the reasons I despise online play), and Treyarch aims to do something about it.
With the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 just around the corner, a title which will no doubt be the next big shooter of our day, publisher Treyarch has introduced a security and enforcement policy.
As per usual with about any game that can be played online, the usual rules apply: no running of modded games or hacking, pirated copies, exploiting, glitching, etc.
But here's a new one, due to Black Ops 2's ability to let players livestream to YouTube:
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.
Adherent to the policy, violators can find themselves faced with a temporary ban ranging from 48 hours to two weeks, and the most grievous offenses could even find players banned permanantly.
You can check out Treyarch's "Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Security & Enforcement Policy" here.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 releases tomorrow, Nov. 13, for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Windows PC, with an eventual release for Nintendo's Wii U.