Unallowed service tags?

[DEElekgolo]

Here is a list of unallowed service tags extracted from the mainmenu.map of the retail halo 3. Lets try to find reasons why Bungie would not allow us to use some of these.

A23,L17,I17,E43,A00,B00,C00,D00,E00,F00,G00,H00,I0 0,J00,K00,L00,M00,N00,O00,P00,Q00,R00,S00,T00,U00, V00,W00,X00,Y00,Z00.A01,A20,A55,C17,E51,E74,F43,F4 6,F48,F49,I00,L00,N19,N34,N64,N84,P00,P52,T17,U50, V50,Z17

[legionaire45]

A55 = Ass
P00 = Poo
I17 = "117" (Master Chief's number)
N64 = Nintendo 64?
C17 = City 17? (HL2) // Doubtful

[DEElekgolo]

P52 = PS2

[Hotrod]

E43 = 343 maybe?

[Limited]

Whats the deal with all the letters followed by 00's? Why are they bad?

[supersniper]

IDk maybe they don't like double 0?

Wait can you use O07?

[DEElekgolo]

F46 = fag

[Saggy]

F49 = Fag
N19 = Nig
N84 = NBA
T17 = Tit
U50 = USO (Organiztation for US Troops)
V50 = VSO (Company)
Z17 = Zit

Most of them are "leet speak" spellings of abbreviations used for big companies, and due to legal rights, can't be used. That's just my guess.

[supersniper]

A00
B00
C00
D00
E00
F00
G00
H00
I00
J00
K00
L00
M00 = Moo?
N00
O00
P00 = Poo
Q00
R00
S00
T00
U00
V00
W00
X00
Y00
Z00 = Zoo?
A01 = AOL?
A23
A20
A55 = *****
Ci7 = City 17 (HL2)?
E43
E51
E74
F43
F46 = Fag
F48 = Fab?
F49 = *****
I17 = 117 Master Chiefs Number
L17
N19 = Nig(ger) Nip(ple)
N34
N64 = Nintendo 64
N84 = NBA
P52 = Play Station 2
T17 = *****
U50 = USO (Organiztation for US Troops)
V50 = VSO (Company)
Z17 = Zit

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

I has N00
without modding it there :p

[jngrow]

A23= like 123
L17= Also like MC's number

[Kornman00]

The A-Z00 is probably reserved for Bungie umps.

[PenGuin1362]

They're all probably Bungie service tags

[DEElekgolo]

Or they just thought it was uncreative.

[Kornman00]

says Y00 :|

[DEElekgolo]

N00 Y00!

[Kornman00]

touche D33, touche http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b152/ShadowFireMario/awesome_collection/png.png

[flibitijibibo]

I remember seeing someone with the tag W00. When I tried it the other day it was "reserved". What's so wrong about woo?

[SMASH]

Eh, I chose S17 cause it's short for Spartan 117 and I was also born September 17th. Those blocked ones don't interest me...

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

I have n00, and i met this guy with z00 as his service tag
People start with random service tags and get things like that sometimes when they create their account, you have about a 1/2600 chance of getting a service tag thats blocked.

[DEElekgolo]

Lets recalculate the odds. 3 place holders 1 letter A-Z, A number 0-9, and another number 0-9. 26x9x9=468
so isnt that a 52/468 chance? Or am I using the wrong method.

[Sever]

0 through 9 != 9 digits, 0 through 9 = 10 digits. Also, 26 x 9 x 9 != 468, 26 x 9 x 2 = 468.

Stop failing at math.

[Heathen]

Saying it twice does not make it cooler >_>

[Sever]

Saying what twice? You have confused me, please explain yourself.

[Gamerkd16]

you have about a 1/2600 chance of getting a service tag thats blocked.
I am curious as to where you get that figure.
26*10*10 = 2600 <<total combinations
52/2600 <<amount that isn't allowed
2/100 <<reduce fraction
1/50 <<chance of getting tag not allowed

Right?

[Heathen]

No, the parrots above you. But I know it wasn't intentional.

[DEElekgolo]

Gamerkd16 wins. Sever and me fail.

[Sever]

No, I just pointed out that you fail.
Apparently you DOUBLEFAIL!
ooh, I just unlocked an achievement!

[DEElekgolo]

Lies!!!

[armoman92]

n64 lol

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

:S Now Im confused to weather or not I was right, Would I be right though, as too get a specific service tag? say, E24, With only one option per, therefore 1/26 * 1/10 * 1/10 = 1/2600 Correct?

[Sever]

Yes, but it took you way too long to get to that conclusion.

[Gamerkd16]

:S Now Im confused to weather or not I was right, Would I be right though, as too get a specific service tag? say, E24, With only one option per, therefore 1/26 * 1/10 * 1/10 = 1/2600 Correct?
To get a specific tag, yes it would 1/2600. But you said:

you have about a 1/2600 chance of getting a service tag thats blocked.There are 52 blocked ones. The chance would be 52/2600.

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong. But I believe that's correct.

[Heathen]

Um...who cares about the math? :awesome:post

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

To get a specific tag, yes it would 1/2600. But you said:
There are 52 blocked ones. The chance would be 52/2600.

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong. But I believe that's correct.
If you simplify, its 1/50, so Yes, your correct :)

[Lex1337]

I didn't know there was that many unallowed service tags. I only thought there was about 3.