XR-015: Managing Player Communication

FMA scenario severities

See the XR-015 reference for the underlying certification requirement.

Scenario	Severity	Platform
No current scenario.	Not Relevant (-4)
No current scenario.	Very Minor (1)
The title displays an incorrect error message but functionality works as expected.	Minor (2)	XBOX One, XBOX Series, Windows
The title blocks access to modes when the user has the ‘Communicate with voice, text or invites’ privilege set to ‘Block’ and doesn’t display an informative error message.	Moderate (6)	XBOX One, XBOX Series, Windows
The title blocks access to modes when the user has the ‘Communicate with voice, text or invites’ privilege set to Block.	Critical (12)	XBOX One, XBOX Series, Windows
The title allows users to receive a text chat message when the voice and chat communications privilege are set to blocked. (Pre-set messages included in the title are exempt.)	Critical (12)	XBOX One, XBOX Series, Windows
The title displays an incorrect error message coupled with incorrect functionality.	Critical (12)	XBOX One, XBOX Series, Windows
Allowing or blocking a specific method of communication doesn’t correctly allow or block the use of that method.	Critical (12)	XBOX One, XBOX Series, Windows
No current scenario.	Catastrophic (22)

Notes

In-title friend requests/clan invites don’t count as communication and aren’t required to be blocked by the privilege.

Scenario	Severity	Platform
No current scenario.	Not Relevant (-4)
No current scenario.	Very Minor (1)
No current scenario.	Minor (2)
No current scenario.	Moderate (6)
The title unmutes an XBOX network user that was muted after proceeding into active gameplay.	Critical (12)	XBOX One, XBOX Series, Windows
The title doesn’t mute voice communication from a muted XBOX network user.	Critical (12)	XBOX One, XBOX Series, Windows
No current scenario.	Catastrophic (22)

Notes

Applies only to users within the XBOX network.
The title doesn’t need to offer an in-game method of muting a user. This XR is to test the system implementation (Friends list/gamercard/Gamebar). If the in-title mute button doesn’t function, this is logged under XR-003 Title Integrity and doesn’t fall under the scope of this test case.
Muting or unmuting a user might not be instantaneous. Muting or unmuting a user might take up to 4 hours to come into effect. If communications relating to a muted user don’t behave as expected, ensure that at least 4 hours have passed and that the title has been restarted.
Permissions checks are generally performed upon entering a lobby, so muting while in a lobby isn’t expected to have any immediate effect, regardless of waiting 4 hours.
Suggested probability of 4. Increase or decrease where it’s felt appropriate to do so (for example, depending on game area/mode).

Scenario	Severity	Platform
No current scenario.	Not Relevant (-4)
No current scenario.	Very Minor (1)
No current scenario.	Minor (2)
No current scenario.	Moderate (6)
The title allows a user to receive voice and/or text communication from an XBOX network user that has been blocked.	Critical (12)	XBOX One, XBOX Series, Windows
The title continues to block communication between two XBOX network profiles after a communications block has been removed.	Critical (12)	XBOX One, XBOX Series, Windows
The title allows a user to receive game invitations from a user who has been blocked.	Critical (12)	XBOX One, XBOX Series, Windows
No current scenario.	Catastrophic (22)

Notes

Applies only to users within the XBOX network.
The title doesn’t need to offer an in-game method of blocking a user. This XR is to test the system implementation (Friends list/gamercard/Gamebar). If the in-title block button doesn’t function, this is logged under XR-003 Title Integrity and doesn’t fall under the scope of this test case.
Blocking or unblocking a user might not be instantaneous. Blocking or unblocking a user might take up to 4 hours to come into effect. If communications relating to a blocked user don’t behave as expected, ensure that at least 4 hours have passed and that the title has been restarted.
Permissions checks are generally performed upon entering a lobby, so blocking while in a lobby isn’t expected to have any immediate effect, regardless of waiting 4 hours.
Suggested probability of 4. Increase or decrease where it’s felt appropriate to do so (for example, depending on game area/mode).