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Xbox is introducing a new strike-based punishment program that they hope will decrease bad behavior on their platform.
A new Xbox Wire blog post from CVP of Xbox player services Dave McCarthy details this new system. McCarthy says that players that are found to violate the Xbox community standards will receive a strike. These strikes will remain on your record for six months. If you manage to receive a total of eight strikes, their account will be suspended from Xbox social features for a year. This suspension includes denial of access to things like party chat and online multiplayer.
Not all rules are created equal on this system. For instance, if you swear and get dinged for it, you'll only get one strike. However, something like harassment will be two strikes at once, and hate speech is three strikes. Before getting that one year suspension, there will be smaller punishments dished out depending on how many strikes you receive.
McCarthy says that a player who receives two strikes will get a one day suspension. A player that gets four strikes will get suspended for a week. It is only after receiving eight strikes that a player will get suspended for a year. The above image provides an example of what may happen over the course of time along with how many suspension days you will receive based on how many strikes were received.
With these changes, Xbox is evolving enforcement to focus on protecting players. This is why even suspended accounts remain functional for single-player experiences and players do not lose access to purchased content. However, for the most serious violations – including illegal activity – Xbox retains the ability to permanently suspend all functionality of an account including access to purchases.
