Microsoft Possibly Compensating Xbox Live Members for Network Issues

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  uh, of course they have servers : moshman
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    Game servers, I meant. : Pneum0
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      Actually, yes they do. Xbox Live handles the back end support for most games. Publishers/developers can c... : GaratNW
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        I've asked a few people, and mentioned it here that i've been told the MP games are hosted by the player,... : Pneum0
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          So, if you think about it in terms of MMO's, you're right, there is no major server needed there. But any... : GaratNW
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            MS handles interconnectivity and the secondary Live features: the biggest MP 360 games are all peer to pe... : Fyunch Click
            • LOL. This is what i'm talking about. How can people come in here and give me shit about being a PC elit... : Pneum0
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              Ok.. "Interconnectivity".. Yes, a host will have an impact on gameplay in many situations, but routing is... : GaratNW
              • I guess the point is.. you have a game running on someones 360 listen server regardless of the routing. ... : Pneum0
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          All the matchmaking, messaging, Friends, Achievements, etc are managed by Microsoft. : Fred Garvin
          • I knew that, I just want to know who hosts the games. : Pneum0
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          When you're playing, say Phantasy Star Online or Final Fantasy on XBox Live, ask yourself if you're hosti... : xylothan
          • 3rd*. Meh : xylothan
          • MMO's need that, it's a given they'd host those. I guess i'm mostly wondering about HALO, CoD, TF2, Skat... : Pneum0
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  really the best outcome of this would be them rethinking the whole setup and maybe redesigning things tha... : spaceless
  • This makes no sense. It's an excellent service that from what I hear was the victim of a co-ordinated DoS... : Fred Garvin
  • What? Thats crazy. Live is a great service the way it is and this is the first problems I can really reca... : Degenerate
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  I don't think you really understand the perspective of people who choose a console over a PC for games. ... : biskits
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    I can't understand that perspective because i've never had to deal with the hassle. Sure once in awhile ... : Pneum0
    • Define "superior experience" for me. I just gave a host of reasons that I consider my overall experience... : biskits
    • The last time I tried the "superior" experience of trying to get everyone using voice chat and co-ordinat... : Fred Garvin
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      lol @ "superior experience" I'm sorry, but elitism in the gaming community is just awesome. Get off y... : walker270
      • He's not on a high horse. There are differences between maintenance of a PC and a console. He is not will... : kinnoch
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        I like FPS, RTS, and WoW mostly.. all of which are done better on PC IMO. Sorry if that came off elitist... : Pneum0
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          WoW is not a genre. : hoov1185
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            Thanks for the heads up Cpt. Obvious. I don't play any other MMO's. : Pneum0
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              Sorry I figured with your "superior experience" on the PC you'd be a little more diversified. : hoov1185
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                I've played lots of other MMO's. No others right now are worth mentioning though. I singled out WoW ins... : Pneum0
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                  I was just messing around. While I don't absolutely (partially though) agree with your "superior experien... : hoov1185
                  • To me it's really about the games..and although some people here think it's elitist PC loyalty, it honest... : Pneum0
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            eh, that's debatable. It is pretty much in a class of itself. Few if any MMO's have experienced the suc... : dedgecko
            • Ehhh, even still. That's like all the people who classify games like Crackdown and Saint's Row as GTA clo... : hoov1185
        • the only thing i play on my xbox is FPSes, but that's an argument discussion for another thread ;-) : biskits

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• Hey... at least you don't have to configure anything. =/ : Pneum0

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• I'd take the extension let the jokes begin ... but even if not, I'm not gonna whine. It was a pisser tryi... : Madwacker
• I'd rather some free points. That's just me though, but I am right and everyone else is wrong. : Rauol Duke

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• xbox live works so much better than anything else (alot of times even better than online pc gaming ...alt... : X-GOUKI
• Because jokes about this mess aside, you get what you pay for when it comes to the service. Also I have n... : Evil Benius

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• Ditto. Subscription expired on Dec 31st. Couldn't use it since Dec 26th to get some last-minute multiplay... : quanta88
• Just because of these issues in the last week or so? Other then that I haven't had any problems what so e... : pun][sher
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  Who cares? If you don't like Live enough to renew why would it matter to you? : Fred Garvin
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    That's the thing though I do like live and have already purchased the year long renewal card but not sure... : sjpeters79
    • I've been on Live since the beta and it's always been above average for up time. I don't see why people a... : Fred Garvin
• This is the ONLY time in over 12 months that I have had issues with Live, and considering how cheap it is... : Big Luke

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  That's a good company! Plus, it's been flaking for the last 2 weeks I would say : pun][sher
  • Yeah, I've been having issues since Dec. 24. : Chris Faylor
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  Please don't act like a week during Christmas vacation isn't a big deal to people that pay for Live. : treefingers1
  • Yeah, the timing is a huge issue I think - if it were during a regular week over the summer, that's one t... : Holesinswiss

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  Actually, being a tech support rep for an telecom company, I encounter that all the time. You'd be supri... : silverback1138
  • I think that's a reasonable stance to take, but the problem is if no one complained loudly, nothing would... : Holesinswiss

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• Agreed. : cookblaze
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  This makes sense -- they would sure notice $1-2 per person, but they wouldn't notice 100-200 points. In ... : dirge23
  • Exactly. I think it would work out well for everyone involved. : Evil Benius
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  Points still costs MS money because they have to pay that to the developer. : Fred Garvin
  • unless they are the developer...but yeah you're right for the most part. : Ronin_Okami
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    True, but in the end people will probably buy more points because they will go "Hmm I got 200 free points... : Evil Benius
    • Same process for the sale of gift cards to anywhere... It is nearly guaranteed to result in additional s... : dedgecko

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• Those bastards! : jimvolk

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• yuck. that'd be an ungift. i'd rather get something back than be forced to pay them more to take advant... : biskits

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• neopolitan : jonin