I don't think anybody would. The one feature people always tout is Cross Game Chat. You know what my biggest complaint about xbox live is? CROSS GAME CHAT!! I was off of xbox Live for a good year, and when I signed up again not too long ago, it seems about 90% of people with mics are in this cross game chat feature---------mics are for game communication, imo at least.
then it would hinge on cross-game chat a lot more then. which was left out of the thread.
if it's in silver, of course I'd drop gold in a heartbeat. as for now, I don't mind paying, which is partly because I used to play MMOs. as for subscription increases, I'm bothered by those more than I am the actual, original subscription. and subscription increases had happened in the MMO I used to play, so I see where this whole idea comes from for me.
then it would hinge on cross-game chat a lot more then. which was left out of the thread.
if it's in silver, of course I'd drop gold in a heartbeat. as for now, I don't mind paying, which is partly because I used to play MMOs. as for subscription increases, I'm bothered by those more than I am the actual, original subscription. and subscription increases had happened in the MMO I used to play, so I see where this whole idea comes from for me.
HavocV3
Cross game chat exists in Silver. You don't need gold for it.
then it would hinge on cross-game chat a lot more then. which was left out of the thread.
if it's in silver, of course I'd drop gold in a heartbeat. as for now, I don't mind paying, which is partly because I used to play MMOs. as for subscription increases, I'm bothered by those more than I am the actual, original subscription. and subscription increases had happened in the MMO I used to play, so I see where this whole idea comes from for me.
DragonfireXZ95
Cross game chat exists in Silver. You don't need gold for it. I don't think parties do though
then it would hinge on cross-game chat a lot more then. which was left out of the thread.
if it's in silver, of course I'd drop gold in a heartbeat. as for now, I don't mind paying, which is partly because I used to play MMOs. as for subscription increases, I'm bothered by those more than I am the actual, original subscription. and subscription increases had happened in the MMO I used to play, so I see where this whole idea comes from for me.
Anjunaddict
Cross game chat exists in Silver. You don't need gold for it. I don't think parties do though Actually parties work too, I used it with silver before. You just can't play online with it.
Would you pay for XBL Gold if online play was already included in XBL Silver.
Why or why not?
erglesmergle
Define "online". Multiplayer sessions, of course. If that's it, then yes.
I like the party system. I like cross-game invites. I also appreciate the community events and attention given by the communitiy managers, from their XBL ambassadors, community developers to their policy enforcement staff.
Then again, I'm only assuming what you're definition of online is.
Would you pay for XBL Gold if online play was already included in XBL Silver.
Why or why not?
VoodooHak
Define "online". Multiplayer sessions, of course. If that's it, then yes.
I like the party system. I like cross-game invites. I also appreciate the community events and attention given by the communitiy managers, from their XBL ambassadors, community developers to their policy enforcement staff.
Then again, I'm only assuming what you're definition of online is.
Assuming Silver was just basic stuff+Play and Gold was all the bells and whistles. I say maybe I would pay for live. I don't think it's a no. It depends on which bells and whistles are gold exclusive.
I actually use deals of the week a fair bit, and gold is my access to sky (satellite tv) which you can get on a gold account for nothing if you have multi room...so yer, I probably would
[QUOTE="DragonfireXZ95"] Actually parties work too, I used it with silver before. You just can't play online with it.DragonfireXZ95
Sorry, that's incorrect. My silver account cannot join any parties.
Hmm, interesting, I was able to chat with 2 people at the same time with just silver, isn't that a party?If you mean 2 seperate chat's then no that isn't a party. I was not able to get into any parties when i was on Silver earlier on this year.
Sorry, that's incorrect. My silver account cannot join any parties.
zarshack
Hmm, interesting, I was able to chat with 2 people at the same time with just silver, isn't that a party?If you mean 2 seperate chat's then no that isn't a party. I was not able to get into any parties when i was on Silver earlier on this year.
How are they separate chats if we are all chatting with each other?
3 of us all chatted at the same time on Live(I only had silver at the time, other 2 had gold), while we played Demon's Souls on the PS3 in co-op.
If the parts that are offered by sony for PSN are free for XBL, I would definately get an Xbox 360. I just hate paying monthly/annual fees for gaming. Exactly why I am not that big into MMORPGs.
That would be even worse than paying for Gold just to play online. PC, PS3, and Wii users can all use streaming netflix without paying extra for the online service... (just like they can all play games online without paying extra for the service) Does Gold offer any features that aren't available for free everywhere else (since cross-game chat isn't a feature of Gold)?
Assuming Silver was just basic stuff+Play and Gold was all the bells and whistles. I say maybe I would pay for live. I don't think it's a no. It depends on which bells and whistles are gold exclusive. jg4xchamp
that's what i think, too. kind of depends on what you get. i have to say, i really, really like party chat.
[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"]Assuming Silver was just basic stuff+Play and Gold was all the bells and whistles. I say maybe I would pay for live. I don't think it's a no. It depends on which bells and whistles are gold exclusive. clone01
that's what i think, too. kind of depends on what you get. i have to say, i really, really like party chat.
Ditto. The party system with the cross-game invites and game launching alone are enough for me... then there's the other bells and whistles that don't get alot of face time, but are still important to me.
Online play is free. It just isn't exclusively on the Xbox. So what does your Gold fee pay for? Access to online game content you already paid for, in a years timeframe. Now if there was no XBL fee whatsoever, then YES I would play online much more often on my 360, which I haven't really sunk a good amount of time into since I picked up GeOW2 a long while back. It sure as hell should be free.
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