Why I gladly pay my 2.50 a month for Live, part XXIV

http://www.destructoid.com/ps3-allegedly-can-t-handle-modern-warfare-2-update--154853.phtml

A new update was issued for MW2 PS3 that fixed a problem with Trophies, but what followed as an even worse problem -- PS3 users found the multiplayer portion completely unplayable. Ouch.

http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2009/11/11/mw2-patch-kills-online-mode/

Apparently the latest patch, 1.02, has killed online connectivity for a lot of games

http://www.lazygamer.co.za/xbox-360/mw2-ps3-issues-are-sonys-fault-adding-more-servers-as-we-speak/

the core issue at the moment is the PSN can't handle the load that is being requested from it.

"The amount of players on MW2 PSN overwhelmed the PSN presence server"

ps - Cow mathematicians go away - I got Live subscription on sale for $30, hence the 2.50 per month figure)

COD4 and Halo 3 caused Live to crash in 2007

Has that been fixed yet, anybody know?

COD4 and Halo 3 caused Live to crash in 2007

thelastguy

People have very short memories, and it was during the Holidays....which forced me to spend time with my family......and I don't like my family:evil:

:P

Has that been fixed yet, anybody know?

bez2083

Mw2? yes its been fixed and i been playing for a while now today and yesterday midnight.. no lag no nothing.. working perfectly.. and its free :)..on topic cool story bro ;)

[QUOTE="thelastguy"]

COD4 and Halo 3 caused Live to crash in 2007

bez2083

People have very short memories, and it was during the Holidays....which forced me to spend time with my family......and I don't like my family:evil:

:P

[QUOTE="thelastguy"]

COD4 and Halo 3 caused Live to crash in 2007

bez2083

People have very short memories, and it was during the Holidays....which forced me to spend time with my family......and I don't like my family:evil:

:P

That must have been terrible :( :P

Has that been fixed yet, anybody know?

bez2083

The servers are back up and I got trophies the first time

The invite issue is easy to fix, just sign in and out before you accept an invite

cool blog, bro

TREY_FOR_LI4E

where do you see a blog at:|?

http://www.destructoid.com/ps3-allegedly-can-t-handle-modern-warfare-2-update--154853.phtml

A new update was issued for MW2 PS3 that fixed a problem with Trophies, but what followed as an even worse problem -- PS3 users found the multiplayer portion completely unplayable. Ouch.

http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2009/11/11/mw2-patch-kills-online-mode/

Apparently the latest patch, 1.02, has killed online connectivity for a lot of games

http://www.lazygamer.co.za/xbox-360/mw2-ps3-issues-are-sonys-fault-adding-more-servers-as-we-speak/

the core issue at the moment is the PSN can't handle the load that is being requested from it.

"The amount of players on MW2 PSN overwhelmed the PSN presence server"

ps - Cow mathematicians go away - I got Live subscription on sale for $30, hence the 2.50 per month figure)

Jacumov

psn is free. im not complaining lolMeowmixxvi

That's ultimately what it comes down to right? It's free, so you can't really complain. What does Live have for 50 dollars that PSN doesn't? Party and cross game chat. So for 50 dollars I'm paying for party and cross game chat? Not worth it if you ask me. Especially since PSN is supposedly supposed to have that feature added in the next update. So, when that happens, I'll essentially be paying 50 dollars for Last.fm and Twitter integration(Since PSN is supposed to have Facebook soon)? Still not worth it. Live is continuing it's downward spiral into worthlessness, yet I still pay for it on my own 360. And that alone is extraordinary. The fact that Live can be so worthless in my eyes, yet I continually renew my gold subscription. Bravo MS, bravo.

[QUOTE="bez2083"]

[QUOTE="thelastguy"]

COD4 and Halo 3 caused Live to crash in 2007

punkrocker163

People have very short memories, and it was during the Holidays....which forced me to spend time with my family......and I don't like my family:evil:

:P

http://www.destructoid.com/ps3-allegedly-can-t-handle-modern-warfare-2-update--154853.phtml

A new update was issued for MW2 PS3 that fixed a problem with Trophies, but what followed as an even worse problem -- PS3 users found the multiplayer portion completely unplayable. Ouch.

http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2009/11/11/mw2-patch-kills-online-mode/

Apparently the latest patch, 1.02, has killed online connectivity for a lot of games

http://www.lazygamer.co.za/xbox-360/mw2-ps3-issues-are-sonys-fault-adding-more-servers-as-we-speak/

the core issue at the moment is the PSN can't handle the load that is being requested from it.

"The amount of players on MW2 PSN overwhelmed the PSN presence server"

ps - Cow mathematicians go away - I got Live subscription on sale for $30, hence the 2.50 per month figure)

Jacumov

its not a matter of being glad or not to pay for LIVE.. problem is YOU (us) have to pay for live to play online on our 360 consoles...

Also whats the big deal.. today i spent 2 hours online playing MW2 on PS3 and had no probs at all, it was a matter of 1 day and problem solved.. so no big deal.. People should just move on and don brag about PSN which does its job in letting people play online for free..

Will i get modded if i make a thread that says "Why I dont care why people pay their 2.50 a month for live?"

[QUOTE="thelastguy"]

COD4 and Halo 3 caused Live to crash in 2007

People have very short memories, and it was during the Holidays....which forced me to spend time with my family......and I don't like my family:evil:

:P

[QUOTE="bez2083"]

[QUOTE="thelastguy"]

COD4 and Halo 3 caused Live to crash in 2007

MortalDecay

People have very short memories, and it was during the Holidays....which forced me to spend time with my family......and I don't like my family:evil:

:P

:lol:I got Undertow. Don't even think I played it more than twice.

[QUOTE="MortalDecay"][QUOTE="bez2083"]

People have very short memories, and it was during the Holidays....which forced me to spend time with my family......and I don't like my family:evil:

:P

:lol::lol::lol: I got Undertow. Don't even think I played it more than twice.

I do not get this thread? You say you gladly pay for 360 but your reasoning is towards the PSN?

personally, i think these threads have been beaten to death. my two cents:

1. if someone, myself included, feels that Live is worth the fee, which i do, then pay for it...and to those who say "you don't have any choice," you're wrong. MS has been charging a live fee since the original xbox days. everyone knew going into the next gen, they would continue this practice. additionally, everyone knew that PSN was/would be free. voila, a choice.

2. if someone thinks that XBL is a ripoff, do this: don't pay for it. that simple.

personally, i think these threads have been beaten to death. my two cents:

1. if someone, myself included, feels that Live is worth the fee, which i do, then pay for it...and to those who say "you don't have any choice," you're wrong. MS has been charging a live fee since the original xbox days. everyone knew going into the next gen, they would continue this practice. additionally, everyone knew that PSN was/would be free. voila, a choice.

2. if someone thinks that XBL is a ripoff, do this: don't pay for it. that simple.

Wow LIVE just keeps getting cheaper and cheaper every time i go into these "Why I gladly pay my" type threads :P

I think we can all agree with this: We pay for XBL Gold not because its worth it, its because its the only way to play our games online.

Oh noes, the servers were down for a little bit, guess I'm gonna have to buy a 360 and get Xbox live for $50 a year. :|

I havent noticed, but I've been playing MW2 amazing single player action :roll:

Some gladly pay $50 a year because they're asked to. The rest of us pay $50 a year because we haven't got a choice, due to some gladly paying $50 a year because they're asked to.

All servers have limits even Live, maybe not that many that play on live compared to PSN:P

But gladly play MW2 for free through steam, far superior than Live.

However you attempt to justify it, Free >>> Paying $$$. The End.

ocuh howcome im playing MW2 RIGHT NOW and ONLINE on my PS3 oh lol.....i forgot Demonware put the servers back and they are totally fine never ran into a problem in the last 3h.

Sorry but you got served.the problems been fixed all of them in 3 days. ahahahahaha wow pretty good justification there when the points are already obsolete.

[QUOTE="TREY_FOR_LI4E"]

cool blog, bro

where do you see a blog at:|?

psn is free. im not complaining lolMeowmixxvi

Odd, i was playing for hours yesterday without troubles, sure i didnt work during the morning but one day out of the many wont effect the audience... and for free! My XBL sub hasnt been used since last year (besides a quick match in Dawn of War 2 for PC an few weeks ago)and wont be resubscribed, oh and you pay up front when you buy the cards like i do not monthly. Ahh fanboys....

it's £5 for a month dude... or it's £40 for a year (or whatever currency we are talking about)

Well those problems are fixed today and dont happen often on PSN for games. After having live for 2 years and a couple of months I personally still dont find it worth the 50 bucks entry fee. Since PSN has gotten better.

I love when lemmings say things like i pay $2 a month or $0.14 a day.

I'd like it if someone could direct me to the place where they pay these prices.

let teh milking continue , part xxiv....

Oh noes, the servers were down for a little bit, guess I'm gonna have to buy a 360 and get Xbox live for $50 a year. :|

dual_boot

Funny how the 360 has had similar problems in the past too... TC obviously doesn't remember the whole "The reason XBL wasn't working over the holidays is because it's so popular" BS Microsoft tried to spin.

I make a decent living for myself, but I can't justify paying 50 dollars a year for Live when it's free to play my ps3, wii, and PC online. It just doesn't make sense when most of these games are available for ps3 or PC. It makes sense if you only own a 360 obviously, but not when you can play online with your other consoles.

[QUOTE="thelastguy"]

COD4 and Halo 3 caused Live to crash in 2007

bez2083

People have very short memories, and it was during the Holidays....which forced me to spend time with my family......and I don't like my family:evil:

:P

that changes the fact that it crashed how

$2.50 a month for a few years... or have a free network that has a problem for one game that will be fixed in a matter of days.

Also, you make it seem like this has never happened to Xbox Live.

meh parts of a days down for free

or parts oof days down for 50 bucks

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

which service should i go with

[QUOTE="bez2083"]

[QUOTE="thelastguy"]

COD4 and Halo 3 caused Live to crash in 2007

BlackTragedy

People have very short memories, and it was during the Holidays....which forced me to spend time with my family......and I don't like my family:evil:

:P

that changes the fact that it crashed how

It doesn't. I'm saying that the crash during the holidays forced me to spend time with people I didn't want to..........why so serious?

http://www.destructoid.com/ps3-allegedly-can-t-handle-modern-warfare-2-update--154853.phtml

A new update was issued for MW2 PS3 that fixed a problem with Trophies, but what followed as an even worse problem -- PS3 users found the multiplayer portion completely unplayable. Ouch.

http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2009/11/11/mw2-patch-kills-online-mode/

Apparently the latest patch, 1.02, has killed online connectivity for a lot of games

http://www.lazygamer.co.za/xbox-360/mw2-ps3-issues-are-sonys-fault-adding-more-servers-as-we-speak/

the core issue at the moment isthe PSN can't handle the load that is being requested from it.

"The amount of players on MW2 PSN overwhelmed the PSN presence server"

ps - Cow mathematicians go away - I got Live subscription on sale for $30, hence the 2.50 per month figure)

Jacumov

I actualy like that one... A dual edged sword...

Hey guys let's go back to Christmas 2007 and see how stable xbox live wa....oh wait....

Hey guys let's go back to Christmas 2007 and see how stable xbox live wa....oh wait....

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