How to increase the profanity on Xbox Live
by Christopher Grant 
{ Mar 1st 2006 at 9:00AM }
It begins: "I'm your host Brad and I'm a
jerk. I've always been interested in baiting people. Some even call me the master baitor. I wish."Brad uses soundboards of luminaries like Dr. Phil and Mr. Fred Rogers to bait other players on Xbox Live. Suffice it to say, their reactions are very NSFW! The moral conundrum is, is Brad a jerk for baiting them and ruining the experience of others? It seems pretty obvious that the individuals he's recorded needed little encouragement before devolving into quivering piles of pubescent, cussing, vitriol. With 73 recordings available, and over 200 in the can, it's tough to know where to start. Lucky for you, Brad suggested a handful of classics: 1, 2, 3, 4.
Some of us might hesitate before subjecting ourselves to even more profanity in Xbox Live and, for those, we highly encourage you not to listen. Also don't listen if you're at work, children are around, plan on having children at some point, respect all living things, and/or cherish your innocence. Everyone else, enjoy!
See also:
Vulgarity, Halo 2, and you
[Thanks, Brad]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
32_Footsteps @ Mar 1st 2006 9:25AM
Geez, if you want to increase the profanity on Xbox Live, it's almost too easy. Just say that Linkin Park, Eminem, and/or Slipknot sucks.
toddlerbox360 @ Mar 1st 2006 9:35AM
Puberty sure is a bitch. They should ship every 360 with some noxema.
ronnie @ Mar 1st 2006 9:50AM
one time i told a guy with "texan" in his name that texas was a garbage state and the guy went bezerk, pretty classic.
I'm all for profanity but all people do on xbox live is talk about the girl they met at Wal-Mart and call you a n****r regardless of your race. But then again, we are a christian conservative nation.
Gonzo @ Mar 1st 2006 9:50AM
It kind of reminds me of the "Stan Lee experience" from xplay.
You know these laid back old men lose it every once in a while. Now if we could only really capture it.
Good point 32 footsteps(like the TMBG song?). You could also get the same effect by saying Halo is a cheap rip off of Quake.
Todd @ Mar 1st 2006 10:10AM
Nah, I'll pass on talking to anyone during a Live game. I'd much rather use animal sound effects or wav clips of TV shows or movies. You know the old saying of how it's better to keep your mouth shut and have people think you’re an idiot, than to open it and prove they’re right? It's never been more suitable than it is now.
GlitchCog @ Mar 1st 2006 10:38AM
I wonder how online Metroid Hunters is going to go over with voice chat enabled before matches.
fred rogers @ Mar 1st 2006 10:39AM
Is there such a thing as a joystiq effect? The site was down for a while but it's back up now.
Ruan Caiman @ Mar 1st 2006 10:45AM
Woohooo, nice picture, joystiq! Has somebody been to Virginia Beach?
32_Footsteps @ Mar 1st 2006 11:06AM
Heh, it's not often someone catches the origin of my nom de plume. You found me out, Gonzo.
Anyhow, I wonder if companies are going to start making parental locks prohibit minors from accessing online games. I mean, even I get a little foulmouthed when I lose (although mostly just the obligatory "Damn!" upon not finishing first).
Diamond Jim @ Mar 1st 2006 11:08AM
What is it about Halo 2 that brings out the worst in people? You cannot find another game on XBox Live with more vulgarity, obscenity, bad sportsmanship, and hostility than Halo 2. The answer lies in the nature of the game itself.
Halo 2 is a horribly frustrating game that where your skill isn't necessarily what determines your success, it's who studied that FAQ's the hardest and who may the best uses of their mod-chips to cheat in a multiplayer match. The rampant cheating ( which Bungie tries to curtail with its Auto Patch updates ) angers a lot of people which is a large part of the hostile atmosphere of Halo 2. The clans and ranking system makes Halo 2 a very competitive type of game and this ultra-competitve nature of this game feeds the aggression and hostility.
Funny how Halo for the PC when played online is a relatively laid back experience. The difference is that Halo for the PC doesn't have ranked matchmaking, doesn't support clans, doesn't feature Voice Over IP chat, and seems to have little or no cheating compared to Halo 2.
SuicideNinja @ Mar 1st 2006 11:08AM
I actually find the !@#%-talkers amusing...their quips are usually far from anything remotely educated. When I want to get serious, and I'm not playing with people in my friends list, I just remove the headset.
C. Grant @ Mar 1st 2006 11:15AM
Never been to Virginia Beach (Busch Gardens is the closest I've come) but it turned up in Google's beautiful image search. Seemed appropriate! :)
Imp @ Mar 1st 2006 11:22AM
GlitchCog, since you can only play with friends via WiFi, I have a feeling that unless your friends are total douche bags, the microphone communication between matches will work fine.
Nathan Forget @ Mar 1st 2006 11:26AM
I also was wondering about the Virginia Beach connection. Pretty cool to see that on here.
IXvRampage @ Mar 1st 2006 11:52AM
I had an account called BlackPakiBitch, I still do and I also have PAKIS ARE P0000, Lol, still not banned.
Chris @ Mar 1st 2006 12:04PM
The best soundboard has got to be the Arnold Schwarzenegger one. I've actually been in a few rooms where I start going 'HOW ARE YOU!' and 'IM DETECTIVE JOHN KIMBLE' and much to my surprise, other people pick up on it and start doing it. Of course, there is always that dope who asks, 'Who is John Kimble?'
Thomas Crymes @ Mar 1st 2006 12:13PM
The game doesn't matter. Online incivility is rampant and its everywhere, especially with VoIP. It is much easier to talk than type, and when you talk you get to listen to your own voice. Yay!
The other side of this is that Brad is a jerk. Every time he makes a tape, everyone else in the game or the chat room suffers. Baiting people, even if they are idiots, is just wrong and just one more example of the griefing that goes on.
Diamond Jim @ Mar 1st 2006 1:02PM
Why even enable Voie Over IP chat during the game ( and allow voice chat only before and after a match in the lobby )? Wouldn't online gaming be better without the in-game voice chat? Do PC games with voice chat suffer from the same problems XBox Live games?
Pixelantes Anonymous @ Mar 1st 2006 1:32PM
What's this asshole's gamertag? He needs to get a perma-ban from Xbox Live.
i11uminatus @ Mar 1st 2006 2:17PM
Your comment confuses me, Pixelantes_anon. Why ban Brad? He's not the one spewing hatred and obscenity, he's just exposing it. I think it's pretty funny and educational, too. Knowing what goes on in these games just makes me want to stay away. These n-bomb dropping jerks deserve much worse than hearing a few Mr. Rogers clips.
Thomas Crymes @ Mar 1st 2006 2:36PM
He's not exposing these idiots as much as he is exploiting them for his own personal humour as he seems to enjoy inciting other people to anger (a quality I don't admire).
GlitchCog @ Mar 1st 2006 2:48PM
Imp,
Ah, I didn't know the Metroid Hunters voice function for the DS was only going to be available for friends. That explains a lot. Thanks.
fred rogers @ Mar 1st 2006 2:55PM
Thomas Crymes I think you are shooting he messenger here. The real people that need to be banned are the evil players. I agree that is not possible. Your solution to ban the Mr Rogers guy seems knee-jerk.
Todd @ Mar 1st 2006 2:55PM
I've got an idea. MS sets up a list of banned words and every time you use one some of your personal information flashes above you for a split second. Fast enough that it'll be hard to notice, especially if you let something slip. However the more you use those words the more information is revealed and the more likely people will know who you are and where you live. Scary, but I bet it would be effective.
"What did you just call me? A what? And a what too!!??...hey, you live a few miles from me!!...I'll be over shortly and we'll continue this conversation"
Pixelantes Anonymous @ Mar 1st 2006 3:02PM
illuminatus, I'm sure it's funny to you ("hahha, people swearing on Xbox live, funneee").
I'm sure it's not as funny to the people in the same game with him when he's baiting. Read it in his own words. He acknowledges he's f***ing it up for everyone else while making a cute website for his own benefit. He's a leech.
acidwizard @ Mar 1st 2006 3:37PM
Thats was the most boring thing I have ever heard. I thought it was supposed to be funny.
This is the kind of crap bit you would hear from bad radio DJ.
SID SPACE @ Mar 1st 2006 3:43PM
Pixelantes, I completely agree with you.
This 'Brad' is a moron. In most of the recordings I listened to, it seems like he is instigating the angry shouting matches. Wow, big discovery: people become angry when provoked. Shocking. I do agree that the amount of swearing and hatred in online Halo 2 matches is excessive, but he is only making it worse.
JRM @ Mar 1st 2006 5:36PM
ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS!!!
and the funniest thing is, that most adults would ignore this, but the 12yr olds just encourage this brad by "salivating to the ring of his bell" so to speak.
TK00 @ Mar 1st 2006 6:18PM
Absolutely hilarious!
I have no problem with Brad baiting this these losers. I play halo 2 quite a bit, and in my experience people take this game WAAAAAAAAYYYY too seriously.
Theres absolutly no way I could ever be baited into getting mad at a video game so I have no sympathy for anyone who does. Its a video game... it doesn't matter, at all. Play with people on you friends list. If somebody is griefing you, mute them... end of story.
Brad @ Mar 1st 2006 8:49PM
OMG!!! ROFLMAO!!