Halo 3 will ''mute idiots'' via button

[Zeus]

To the delight of many gamers, Bungie has announced Halo 3 will introduce a "mute idiot" function via a button push. Via pushing the back button, gamers can shush up any trash talker!



The "A-Hole Button" as they're calling it brings up a score list with everyone's tag on it. By using the right stick, you can quickly select whichever player is smack-talking you into a stupor, and you won't hear from them again.

"Any muted player you have selected in your Xbox Live account overrides Halo 3's new system, but that should actually enhance the choice of maroons you're editing out of your gameplay. Best of all, it means fewer wasted or frustrating gameplay sessions," Bungie's Frank O'Connor notes.

"We're doing our best to come up with lots of smart solutions for stuff like this, but honestly, we can't be parents to some of these poltroons. We're much more concerned with giving you guys the tools you need to silence them."


News Source: <a href="http://www.gamestyle.net/news/2899" target="_blank">Gamestyle.net</a>

[gonepostl]

Smart solution? It isn't that cool. Get over yourself

[RottenFox]

you can mute people anyway regardless of this pointless feature.

[mystic54]

I wouldn't call it pointless, just quicker. Using the 360 system to block the voice is just slower. It's a nice feature, but nothing to exclaim about.

[Ztype]

The game would be awfully quiet then

[Adopted]

unless this is done on the scoreboard i'm not a fan... I like the scoreboard feature being mapped to back!

Or I could be thinkin of a diff game, but most use Back as scoreboard!

[Scorpion3]

Smart solution? It isn't that cool. Get over yourself

Rofl. You've never played on Xbox Live, have you? :rolleyes: