I only put up with it because I played MP with my friends every week end. When that stopped I quit XBL. XBL kinda sucks. You pay for MP that isn't as good as PC MP (that's free) and a whole load of other shit that you're probably not gonna use.
Gold Members: How do you put up with it?
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I've put up with it by getting a 12-Month Subscription Gold card every year for Christmas.
I wouldn't actually pay for this shit.
I wouldn't actually pay for this shit.
It sounds like you don't understand how it works at all.migo said:
Game companies are responsible for making their own game, along with all of the code for matchmaking, if a host dropping kicks you, that's not XBL's fault, that's crappy design on the part of the developer.
It would be impossible for XBL to handle all matchmaking and server hosting.
Saying you never had this problem on the PC is stupid, because that's totally irrelevant, it's the developer's fault, not XBL
Is there a universal piece of software that handles all PC matchmaking? Of course not, it falls upon the developer to make it work, the same way it does for the Xbox, XBL is just a system that gives everyone a username so they can be held accountable for what they do, and manages downloads and purchases. The actual matchmaking is handled by the developer, so if that part of it fails, it's their fault.Troublesome Lagomorph said:
Let me just say this: I deal with it because you're not paying that much. $50 dollars a year totals about 14 cents a day.
I have only had positive experiences with XBLGold, I use Netflix almost every night and game a crap-ton on the weekends. Worth every penny IMHO.
I just find it disagreeable to pay for a service that you can get a better version of on PC.danpascooch said:
I have never had a major problem with it and it is pretty inexpensive.
$50 a year? That is like $.14 a day. I can swing that.
$50 a year? That is like $.14 a day. I can swing that.
That's the thing though, you can't get a better version of that service on the PC, because there is NO universal service like that on the PC, the closest thing I can think of is Steam, but that's hardly the "official" service that every single game uses.Troublesome Lagomorph said:
XBL is for purchases/downloads, achievement tracking, and specific XBL functions such as party chat, anything that fails that isn't one of those things is not the fault of XBL.
What he described is a problem with the GAME, and if a game has buggy matchmaking on the Xbox, it's going to have buggy matchmaking on the PC (that or they fucked up in porting it), it has absolutely nothing to do with XBL.
I like talking to friends what can i say thats enough for me to pay $60 bucks a year and being able to get stuff.
I can afford $5 a month, and I like to play with my friends. Most of my friends have 360s. It's stupid that they charge you for P2P matchmaking in online games, but the 360 is great for social gaming.
Because I don't spend $70+ dollars a MONTH subscribing to cable television. Yeah, 60 bucks a year isn't that tough after eliminating that expense.
Don't play games that do that, simply enough. Halo doesn't, BC2 doesn't, and I swear I played CoD games where they didn't, either, and they just migrated hosts instead. Same thing with the Crysis 2 demo, which I must admit right away is just a blast, albeit one of the most unoriginal blasts I've ever played, and the half-assed matchmaking is REALLY annoying.
The problems you have aren't because of XBL, but really just the game devs.
EDIT- Oh, and the party chat is really something I need in all future consoles I purchase.
The problems you have aren't because of XBL, but really just the game devs.
EDIT- Oh, and the party chat is really something I need in all future consoles I purchase.
I bought Gold for a year in like September or something when they were selling it dirt cheap. I just use it to watch Netflix on my TV and the occasional Assassin's creed: Brotherhood online game. I have a PS3 now, though, so I won't be renewing my Gold account when it runs out.
Lousy for me, as I got a 12-month cards for christmas, My mum through it out so I hadto search the (furtunatly blue) bin to find it again. Then she throws it out again... Really wish it were free, so I didn't just get a £40 black ops tee-shirt for christmas.
Two words: Party chat. My friends and me can all be playing different games yet we can still enjoy each others company.
Wrong. It happens on more games on 360 than just Breach, and it doesn't happen on any games on PC.shabobble said:
This makes sense, also explains why when people ask for 360 exclusives, people still spout games that are on Windows, or occasionally also on the PS3.mighty_wambat said:
true, it was one of the big reasons it took me so long to come over to consoles, with Unreal Tournament being my favourite game.
Yeah, it's on my to buy list, but finances were tight (post christmas and all), so paying $40 now ended up working out better than spending $300 I didn't really have. Particularly since I expected the TV to include Netflix (it does, in the US, in Canada, it doesn't, fucking Sony...)
My girlfriend bought the Xbox 360 months ago. She also bought a Wii. Before we were watching Netflix on the Wii with a 15" TV. After upgrading to the 40" TV, Netflix looked crappy, so I paid an extra $40 to get access to it on the 360.Mimsofthedawg said:
I didn't get a 360 for Netflix, I paid for 1 year of Gold for Netflix.