Except I think the quality of Xbox Live is good. Better than PSN, anyway. And as I said, I get to play online with my friends. That's all I care about.Zachary Amaranth said:
Gold Members: How do you put up with it?
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Your issue here is with Breach, not with Xbox Live Gold, you can't just play ONE game that is broken and then blame the system for it.
That's about as ridiculous as getting one minor computer virus and then concluding that all computers are shit as a result.
That's about as ridiculous as getting one minor computer virus and then concluding that all computers are shit as a result.
Honestly, back when I own and played a 360 I only paid for gold memberships when I knew I'd have the free time and the drive to play against people. But as a service I kept hearing from friends who own both 360s and PS3s that they felt that Microsoft rarely has server issues, but if that's the case I can get why people who owns 360s would be ok with paying for the service.
Then again I get basically the same thing for free on a PS3 and not an issue with the server yet BUT like with the 360 the problems were always caused by other people prematurely (Sometimes immaturely) leaving games which on the 360 caused games like the Halo series to freeze for short periods or just end completely. Sadly though, that's an issue game developers seem to be attempting to resolve (Hence Capcom's plan in Marvel Vs. Capcom 3.) and if we're lucky one day they'll get it right.
Then again I get basically the same thing for free on a PS3 and not an issue with the server yet BUT like with the 360 the problems were always caused by other people prematurely (Sometimes immaturely) leaving games which on the 360 caused games like the Halo series to freeze for short periods or just end completely. Sadly though, that's an issue game developers seem to be attempting to resolve (Hence Capcom's plan in Marvel Vs. Capcom 3.) and if we're lucky one day they'll get it right.
I'm paying for Netflix in HD right now, which I do like, as $40 is cheaper than $300 for a PS3 (or even $150 second hand).akibawall95 said:
I'd say it is, I've never had that happen playing on the PC - because you connect to a server, not another client, and that's without paying any sort of fee for a "premium" service.
MP on Gold certainly isn't something I'm paying for, I'm just wondering why so many people do...
That's what puzzles me. If the only way you can play online is with a Gold membership, shouldn't Microsoft be providing the servers? You can get servers without paying on the PC, so if you are paying shouldn't there be some guarantee that you have (even a non dedicated) server? That's what I'd expect if I were paying.thedeathscythe said:
Since it's a problem I've never encountered before on PC....Pirate Yoda Online said:
As for the rest of you who don't know how to read, the Escapist would be a much better place if you could report people for not reading the OP.
I just ask for a yearly subscription for my birthday so it's never bothered me... £40 a year really isn't all that much anyway.
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Wait, so the over-abundance of mics on Live is a good and bad thing?OhJohnNo said:
I mean, for PS3 I have a mic, but rarely use it. Don't have much call too except to yell at teammates, and that's mean, so I don't, I just yell at the TV. Hardly anyone talks in the games I play, that's for sure, but most of the time when they do, it's smack talk.
I prefer the silence myself.
OP: One of the many reasons I got a PS3 instead. I expect the game's multiplayer to be included in the price tag, thank you.
The host dropping out can also be the game's fault for example my hosts on COD Black Ops drops out a lot but on Halo Reach this never happens. This is because COD has no dedicated servers but Halo does. Another reason maybe because your PC is probably is a wired connection and your Xbox may be wireless assuming all this is true. I thought that you just needed a regular Netflix account to use it on systems but I never used it nor do I even have a normal Netflix account anyway. Lastly the only reason I play my Xbox more than I do my PS3 is because a friend gave me a year subscription for my birthday so I decided not to put it to waste.migo said:
Wait, so you're saying people put up with the host dropping on one of the best selling Xbox 360 games of all time? Doesn't sound like it's just Breach then, and in that case, how do all you Black Ops players put up with it?
I've only got wired on my 360, not interested in paying for a wireless adapter.
I've only got wired on my 360, not interested in paying for a wireless adapter.
that is the games fault not microsoft or xbox live, so dont blame them for the demo's mistake.
and for pc, its much different, a lot of servers are PAID for and MAINTAINED by certain players who make them, those are wonderful servers and they work amazingly, as its not p2p connections, like most console games are, that is where you are getting bad host migrations and any type of lag you are receiving, in which this happens on all consoles, not just xbox live, but Live generally has a much less dropped game rate and better host migrating and xbox basically uses that as an excuse to charge for gold.
and so many people pay for it because everyone and their grandma's have a xbox 360, so its just easier to play on there, especially with party chat/etc...
and for pc, its much different, a lot of servers are PAID for and MAINTAINED by certain players who make them, those are wonderful servers and they work amazingly, as its not p2p connections, like most console games are, that is where you are getting bad host migrations and any type of lag you are receiving, in which this happens on all consoles, not just xbox live, but Live generally has a much less dropped game rate and better host migrating and xbox basically uses that as an excuse to charge for gold.
and so many people pay for it because everyone and their grandma's have a xbox 360, so its just easier to play on there, especially with party chat/etc...
I never really thought of it.
I don't play multiplayer all that much anyway.
And as others have said, the yearly amount isn't that much to pay.
I don't play multiplayer all that much anyway.
And as others have said, the yearly amount isn't that much to pay.
simple. iv never delt with that problem. i have the membership and use it as much as i can. my interwebs is magic and no disconnections. also if you get so riled up over a game then thats not anybodys fault but your own
I have maybe had the problem with games cutting out on one game, Chromehounds, which had a notoriously terrible online, not because of XBL, but because it was poorly maintained.
