X box live; WTF is REP?? And the REP is inaccurate.

So today because of the MW2 stimulus package QL I stuck on MW2. Played it. Had a great time ............... until ...........sub base. Nuke boosters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
 
So naturally I killed the enemy and then followed our guy around (Friendly fire not availble).  THEN , I go to file a complaint against the guy on my team because I knew who he was. (I just shot the other guy without thinking so I didn't get his name.) And Guess what that cheating scum bag has 5 star REP. So WTF is REP how do you get it and how do you lose it!!! How did this thug get 5 stars if he's participating in Nuke boosting!!!!!
 
And yeah I have 5 star REP too.

99% of users dont bother leaving player feedback

rep is nothing really. it is for poor sports to give bad rep to people that beat them. it really does nothing. i remember playing xbox live and just playing it for the day i got 5 stars out of no where. it was kind of weird. it does nothing and don't worry about it. most people ignore the rep. the games that need to give rep usually give bad rep.

I had 6 negative feedback before I got 1 positive, and even then I always had 5 stars next to my name. :/

All that it does is if you give someone a bad player review, you are less likely to play with them in the future. Filing a complaint though, is more serious and goes to the XBL mods.

 Rep is useless and it doesn't influence anything.

So will the Nuke boosters Rep decrease???

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 Rep is useless and it doesn't influence anything.

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From what i can remember the stars start out at 3 from a new profile, then for your first positive feedback it goes to 4, then 4.5, then 4.75(roughly), then 5, it doesn't matter how much negative you get, mines on something like 12% positive (i really don't know why either, but i play too much halo, my guess is its that) as Meteora said if you want someone gone filing a complaint is the best wway to go, but that wont count for much either.

people don't really give you good rep unless they're your friends because no one really cares. You'll get rep just because but if you're good people will report you for cheating because they suck or if they get mad at you for owning them with knowledge they might have their whole friends list report you... It's supposed to be a reputation system so gamers will know who to play with but since no one really cares it's just there and if I were you I'd just play a couple live games get your 5 stars then stop caring because no one else really does lol... Oh and people report you when they're mad to get you booted off XBL not to ruin your rep so don't talk too much trash because people can be real douche bags

It means you are a five star kind'a guy! *double thumbs up, uber-enthusiastic"

Yea, it's impossible to not get 5 stars if you play online, which makes the whole system useless.  Although, when you do run into a guy with a lot of online-only achievements and a REP rating under 5 stars, you KNOW that dude is doing something bad.

Give someone with 3 stars bad rep and they will have 5 stars.. wtf

Rep, the tool people who lose while playing SF use to get back at those who beat them. I have alike an 75-80% avoided rate, all from that game. Makes me feel like I accomplished something!

Rep is worthless and pointless.  I've never seen anyone with less then a 5 star rep unless their account was brand new, because accounts start at 3 stars.

"I had 6 negative feedback before I got 1 positive, and even then I always had 5 stars next to my name. :/ "

"From what i can remember the stars start out at 3 from a new profile, then for your first positive feedback it goes to 4, then 4.5, then 4.75(roughly), then 5, it doesn't matter how much negative you get, mines on something like 12% positive (i really don't know why either, but i play too much halo, my guess is its that) as Meteora said if you want someone gone filing a complaint is the best wway to go, but that wont count for much either. "

I found out it was pointless the minute I got my first friend on there. All he did was recommend me as a good player then it jumped up to 5 stars from 3.

If someone has 1 rep it's a little disconcerting, because even with their xbox live buddies they're still getting 100% negative feedback. Otherwise, it doesn't matter.

All you have to do is create a silver account, give your other account good rep, and then bam 5 stars. I don't think your stars can go down.

After playing MW2 online I have a 60% avoid rate, most are unsporting conduct. That was until the point where I had "Unsporting conduct?" as a motto, so that when they clicked my profile to give me feedback I basically just laughed into their faces. But then I got Quit early :(

I got negative feedback for 'disruptive voice'. Thing is I don't ever talk to anyone online...So how the hell can something like this happen?! lol

I always wondered this.

I have never had anybody give me feedback. I never play multiplayer long enough to get good at it. So my rep has constantly been at 3 stars. But honestly, it's probably the most useless thing on Xbox Live. Completely useless.

Microsoft needs to rework the Xbox Live rep system cause it's so easy to get 5 stars and once you have 5 stars it never decreases, no matter how many negative feedbacks you have. So in reality it's a pointless and biased system.

You can have a reputation and still be a bad person, negative or positive you are gaining reputation in the community.

Reps only good for those people that don't like my playstyle, or are too elite to be killed by me. I've racked up a 60% unsporting by just playing games online. But i still have all my stars  because i never cheat, exploit, or yell racial slurs.The only other one i racked up is quitting early 25%, probably the few times my internet crapped out.

I've been sitting on 4.5 stars for as long as I've had my 360, it's annoying having half a star!