Poll: What is your opinion on XBox Live?

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JourneyThroughHell

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Irridium said:
Its a solid online platform that its ruined by its community.
Sorry, man, I have to object this and say, that every platform is ruined by is online community.

PSN is a bit better than XBL but not by much, and as for Steam - guuuhhhhh... Let's just say I play Counter-Strike and leave it at that, because people there are far more annoying than in any XBL game ever.

OT: I like it. It's a neat service with a lot of options that I don't mind paying for.
 

Savagezion

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actually microsoft is screwed I read today that compared to the tech in china microsofts best is obsolete and only 30% of ppl in china use there products. xbox live is microsofts last real money spinner, I personally think its cheap enough (got my year subscription on ebay for 30euro) and it keeps most knackers and scumbags off cos they are too poor to afford it lmfao.
Don't forget that 30% of China is still four-hundred million people.
good point, I'd love to see a really powerfull chimese company take over the gaming community though.. imagine the sick ass games we'd all be playing, Censoring things dosnt really fly with them lol
o_O Censorship is huge in China. Google Civilization 4 released in china. Or just google Censorship in China.

OT: I haven't ever got XBL. PS meets my consumer needs.
 

migo

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Zombie Izzard said:
migo said:
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Some of the services are nice, but honestly paying for multiplayer is bullshit. I know Microsoft runs their own servers, but honestly the multiplayer is one of the things their console is sold on.
You don't know, because Microsoft actually doesn't. They have no servers, everything is peer to peer.
Actually it depends on the game (just like for the ps3 and pc) weather it will have a dedicated server or not. Bioshock 2 for example no mater what platform its on is p2p while l4d has dedicated servers. (If this is not what your refering to then ignore this part of the post).
Ah, I didn't realise that, just looked it up - but I get the impression that in the case of BFBC and L4D that it's EA and Valve hosting the servers not Microsoft.
 

Caligulove

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I think its great!
And honestly, when its $50 for a year.. thats like one of my smallest bills I have to pay. Plus DLC support thats good quality, that you have to pay for on any platform, and more than anything it really does work well to keep in touch with my friends with 360s but also allows me to do a lot more with my living room and entertainment system.
 

LooK iTz Jinjo

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You get what you pay for. I feel it is worth paying $12 a month, I enjoy what I get and if they charged by usage I'd have no money left at all. Sure I feel it might be a bit pricey, but hey, I have other things I'd yell at Micro$oft for, like why my shit accessories randomly die and stop working.
 

Miumaru

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You remind me of those hippies who sit around and ***** about the man, but dont know what the hell you are talking about.
People who hate Xbox Live usually just see it as I have to spend money!? If it was even just a penny a year, Im sure people would whine.

I can get a year of xbox live, or a bit less than 4 months of World of Warcraft.
 

BlumiereBleck

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Think about it. If we didn't pay everyone would have it, game companies would lose money! No money no games. :)
 

Just_A_Glitch

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I'm going to say what I say in every thread that rags on X-Box Live for charging $50 a year.

If you can't afford $50 a year, roughly $4 a month, then you have bigger issues to worry about than gaming. Plus, Microsoft has some pretty nice deals going on a lot of the time (as in, I upgraded from Silver to Gold for one dollar for last month) and you can easily find discounted Year long subscription cards at various online stores.

Does it suck we have to pay? Yeah, a little. But I've tried the Playstation Network before, and I just thought it was atrocious. I'll gladly pay for a better online experience. Especially as little as $4 a month.

We don't have to pay for updates either. We do have to pay for DLC, but so does every other console (Note: I don't actually count PCs as consoles. I count them as computers).
 

Silver Patriot

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migo said:
Geekosaurus said:
You don't actually have to pay for updates. And besides, the cost of an Xbox plus a years Gold membership is still cheaper than a PS3 or a decent spec PC.
Remember you also have to pay for an extended warranty on the Xbox otherwise it'll be useless to you after a year.
But it comes with a 3 year warranty after the Red Ring incident.
 

MajorKris

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I love Xbox Live. Playing multi-player with my friends is awesome, but the party chats really make it so much better. You and your friends in one party playing different games and having no connection issues! (Though that depends on your own)

Yup...I'm one of those people who find the extra cash to be worth the experience.

Plus getting together with a group of people to watch Netflix is pretty awesome too.
 
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JourneyThroughHell said:
Irridium said:
Its a solid online platform that its ruined by its community.
Sorry, man, I have to object this and say, that every platform is ruined by is online community.

PSN is a bit better than XBL but not by much, and as for Steam - guuuhhhhh... Let's just say I play Counter-Strike and leave it at that, because people there are far more annoying than in any XBL game ever.

OT: I like it. It's a neat service with a lot of options that I don't mind paying for.
Depends on the game really. Counter-Strike has a pretty crappy community. I play TF2 a lot which has a really nice community. Well most servers are good, there are a few that are bad but I can sidestep those.
 

u4527646

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Yes, Xbox Live is lame because you have to pay for multiplayer, BUT EVERYTHING else is free (except for games which you have to pay for[the same way you would on PSN/WiiWAre)]. And to tell the truth, I'm content with that...
Although, microsoft should REALLY make it free... It uses a peer2peer system anyway (as I'm sure people have said before) so it's sooo redundant for us to pay for multiplayer.
 

EightGaugeHippo

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migo said:
You were reading far too much into that. The PS3 (1)doesn't need any defending, its merits are quite clear. The same can't be said for the 360, or Xbox Live. You seem to be confusing pointing out where (2)one system is stronger than the other with "defending with my life", which would suggest (3)you're projecting your own blind devotion for the 360 onto me, except with the PS3.
(1) if it doesnt need defending, why do you defend it. You get agitated when ever someone says something bad about it and feel like you must respond.

(2) Not once have I said which console is better (apart from PC). If anything I have said, I have more fun on Xbox. I dont care which is better.

(3) Not once have I tried to convince you that the Xbox is better, you made that up in your head.

Obviously, I own a PC and I play games on it, and as a PC gamer I can brag that.
That does not make sense according to what I said. What can you brag? That you do give a shit?

That's being silly, this is a discussion board with a quote function, obviously I'm going to do that, although it seems you're one of the people who prefers the threads where someone starts asking a question and everyone answers it and no discussion of any kind happens.
Dont try and twist my words.
Of corse this is place is for discussion. What your doing is not discussing, forcing your ideas onto people is not discussion. Just because you dont have fun with the xbox doesnt mean you have to drag everyone down with you.
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Listen, where both intlligent people with strong opinions. Personally I hate fighting over the internet, its just childish, especially about something like this. How about we set aside are differences and ignor each other. Next time I see something you write that I dont agree with, I will ignor. How about you? Will you do that?
 

migo

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Miumaru said:
You remind me of those hippies who sit around and ***** about the man, but dont know what the hell you are talking about.
People who hate Xbox Live usually just see it as I have to spend money!? If it was even just a penny a year, Im sure people would whine.

I can get a year of xbox live, or a bit less than 4 months of World of Warcraft.
You're creating a straw man argument here, nobody's going to complain about paying for Live Gold and then go have a WoW subscription instead. The same people who won't pay for Live Gold and stick to PC or PS3 instead are the same people who play Guild Wars instead of WoW.
 

migo

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EightGaugeHippo said:
migo said:
You were reading far too much into that. The PS3 (1)doesn't need any defending, its merits are quite clear. The same can't be said for the 360, or Xbox Live. You seem to be confusing pointing out where (2)one system is stronger than the other with "defending with my life", which would suggest (3)you're projecting your own blind devotion for the 360 onto me, except with the PS3.
(1) if it doesnt need defending, why do you defend it. You get agitated when ever someone says something bad about it and feel like you must respond.
I don't defend it, I just state facts and you project.

(2) Not once have I said which console is better (apart from PC). If anything I have said, I have more fun on Xbox. I dont care which is better.
Then why are you getting bent out of shape?

(3) Not once have I tried to convince you that the Xbox is better, you made that up in your head.
I never said you tried to convince me, I said you were projecting.

Obviously, I own a PC and I play games on it, and as a PC gamer I can brag that.
That does not make sense according to what I said. What can you brag? That you do give a shit?
I can brag that I don't have to pay for online multiplayer and I actually get a better quality experience than 360 owners. Hell, to avoid the douchebags there's much tighter control of whom you play with on the PC than Xbox Live ever gives you, which makes it even more ludicrous to pay for.

That's being silly, this is a discussion board with a quote function, obviously I'm going to do that, although it seems you're one of the people who prefers the threads where someone starts asking a question and everyone answers it and no discussion of any kind happens.
Dont try and twist my words.
I'm not, I'm just calling bullshit.

Of corse this is place is for discussion. What your doing is not discussing, forcing your ideas onto people is not discussion. Just because you dont have fun with the xbox doesnt mean you have to drag everyone down with you.
I have fun with the Xbox, on singleplayer. Again, you're making assumptions along with projecting. Good job.

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Listen, where both intlligent people with strong opinions. Personally I hate fighting over the internet, its just childish, especially about something like this. How about we set aside are differences and ignor each other. Next time I see something you write that I dont agree with, I will ignor. How about you? Will you do that?
Nah, I only ignore people when they say something utterly stupid, like Snake Plissken saying that it's never the controller's fault if it's uncomfortable. If you want to ignore me, feel free to, I won't take offense, but I won't change my posting habits either.
 

migo

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Irridium said:
JourneyThroughHell said:
Irridium said:
Its a solid online platform that its ruined by its community.
Sorry, man, I have to object this and say, that every platform is ruined by is online community.

PSN is a bit better than XBL but not by much, and as for Steam - guuuhhhhh... Let's just say I play Counter-Strike and leave it at that, because people there are far more annoying than in any XBL game ever.

OT: I like it. It's a neat service with a lot of options that I don't mind paying for.
Depends on the game really. Counter-Strike has a pretty crappy community. I play TF2 a lot which has a really nice community. Well most servers are good, there are a few that are bad but I can sidestep those.
Understatement of the year. People get fucking stabbed in real life because of CS.
 

Bobbovski

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I've never really tried it. But I don't feel that it's worth trying. I play multiplayer on my PC instead.