xbl Gold membership ****

Ok i made a forum talking about this earlier on a the xbox forums but it got locked so im doing it here now.OK the point of this forum is to talk about how cheap it is that microsoft is forcing u to pay to get online from gold membership cards.See for my birthday i was gonna get halo 3 and play online all day when i found this out.Dont make fun of me for not knowing.I always play games on my ps3 and pc so i barely touch me 360.Leave comments and tell me how YOU feel.

This kind of thread has never been done before.

my comment is it's worth every penny....less than 5 dollars a month and tbh I'm sick of hearing ppl whine bout it

It's the reason you pay that I have a problem with tbh... I pay money for no servers online? Except Left4Dead maybe....

Then don't pay for it and don't play online. Problem solved.

If Microsoft didn't charge I probably wouldn't have Live because the special feeling would disappear. It's better to cost, because they take the money and make it better, unlike Sony, which has nothing. So I think it's a great think it costs.DamageDamage

Leave comments and tell me how YOU feel.

kris9031998

Then don't pay for it and don't play online. Problem solved.

The__Havoc

XBL is the best online service, so naturallyyou have to pay. Seriously it's not expensive.

[QUOTE="DamageDamage"]If Microsoft didn't charge I probably wouldn't have Live because the special feeling would disappear. It's better to cost, because they take the money and make it better, unlike Sony, which has nothing. So I think it's a great think it costs.2-10-08

my comment is it's worth every penny....less than 5 dollars a month and tbh I'm sick of hearing ppl whine bout it

chikenfriedrice

EDIT: correction. i didnt know you only had 19 posts. so that kinda excuses you.

[QUOTE="DamageDamage"]If Microsoft didn't charge I probably wouldn't have Live because the special feeling would disappear. It's better to cost, because they take the money and make it better, unlike Sony, which has nothing. So I think it's a great think it costs.2-10-08

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[QUOTE="DamageDamage"]If Microsoft didn't charge I probably wouldn't have Live because the special feeling would disappear. It's better to cost, because they take the money and make it better, unlike Sony, which has nothing. So I think it's a great think it costs.toast_burner

There is still to this day no actual reason as to why MS charges for Live. Really, the costs to maintain the marketplace servers is gained from the giant percentage they take from marketplace devs, the servers used in games are paid for by publishers before launch, etc etc. Everything that people are happy to pay for on live is paid for by someone else somewhere else. The subscription charge is just a way of MS's gaming department trying to stop losing so much money.kieranb2000

If Microsoft didn't charge I probably wouldn't have Live because the special feeling would disappear. It's better to cost, because they take the money and make it better, unlike Sony, which has nothing. So I think it's a great think it costs.DamageDamage

by nothing do u mean dedicated servers for exclusives

and does that mean that PC games have nothing to offer because they dont charge for online play

some pc fps offer high player matches that kill the avg 16 player matches that most xbox 360 games have but because they dont charge for online play then they offer nothing

you know that xbox live fee is mostly for features, dlc, and getting demos early

when ur in the middle of action online connection will not get better just cause ur paying to play online

[QUOTE="kieranb2000"]There is still to this day no actual reason as to why MS charges for Live. Really, the costs to maintain the marketplace servers is gained from the giant percentage they take from marketplace devs, the servers used in games are paid for by publishers before launch, etc etc. Everything that people are happy to pay for on live is paid for by someone else somewhere else. The subscription charge is just a way of MS's gaming department trying to stop losing so much money.chaoz-king

I only payed $30 for 13 months of Live and I still felt ripped off. I won't be buying it again when my membership expires in April 2010. It's ridiculous all I want is to play online like I can for free on PC/PSP/DS/PS3 & Wii. Of course, be prepared you'll get alot of people here singing its praises and saying how it's not a big deal. :roll:

You know getting your thread locked is a good sign that it's probably not a good idea in the first place. But I can see how important this is since nobody has ever complained about this before.

[QUOTE="DamageDamage"]If Microsoft didn't charge I probably wouldn't have Live because the special feeling would disappear. It's better to cost, because they take the money and make it better, unlike Sony, which has nothing. So I think it's a great think it costs.EmperorSupreme

I only payed $30 for 13 months of Live and I still felt ripped off. I won't be buying it again when my membership expires in April 2010. It's ridiculous all I want is to play online like I can for free on PC/PSP/DS/PS3 & Wii. Of course, be prepared you'll get alot of people here singing its praises and saying how it's not a big deal. :roll:

Flamestos

There is still to this day no actual reason as to why MS charges for Live. Really, the costs to maintain the marketplace servers is gained from the giant percentage they take from marketplace devs, the servers used in games are paid for by publishers before launch, etc etc. Everything that people are happy to pay for on live is paid for by someone else somewhere else. The subscription charge is just a way of MS's gaming department trying to stop losing so much money.kieranb2000

[QUOTE="EmperorSupreme"][QUOTE="DamageDamage"]If Microsoft didn't charge I probably wouldn't have Live because the special feeling would disappear. It's better to cost, because they take the money and make it better, unlike Sony, which has nothing. So I think it's a great think it costs.slvrraven9

Agreed, not much can be improved about XBL.

[QUOTE="kieranb2000"]There is still to this day no actual reason as to why MS charges for Live. Really, the costs to maintain the marketplace servers is gained from the giant percentage they take from marketplace devs, the servers used in games are paid for by publishers before launch, etc etc. Everything that people are happy to pay for on live is paid for by someone else somewhere else. The subscription charge is just a way of MS's gaming department trying to stop losing so much money.slvrraven9

It sucks when your gold membership expires and you have to put down another 50 bucks to play online for another year. Once you start playing online though, you kinda forget about it.

You're not forced to buy anything -- and out of curiosity, how old are you?

[QUOTE="slvrraven9"][QUOTE="EmperorSupreme"] ha ha is this a joke post? Special feeling because you get to pay :lol: And PSN has been improving at a much faster rate than XBL without the fee.Miyuki-Chan

Agreed, not much can be improved about XBL.

[QUOTE="EmperorSupreme"][QUOTE="DamageDamage"]If Microsoft didn't charge I probably wouldn't have Live because the special feeling would disappear. It's better to cost, because they take the money and make it better, unlike Sony, which has nothing. So I think it's a great think it costs.slvrraven9

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[QUOTE="slvrraven9"] yeah its pretty easy to improve at a faster rate when you have soo many things that were initially wrong with it when it launched. SF_KiLLaMaN

Agreed, not much can be improved about XBL.

you have ps3, pc and x360 and can't afford $5 a month? seriously?Mystery_Writer

its about choice not about money for some

but i guess when someone has the logic that they dont play xbox360 exclusives, they can play the same game online for free on the other system and they dont care about drm protected material, features and early demos then why should they pay for something they wont take advantage of

but i guess even if u dont use it u should still pay for it because its cheap and its a FACT that EVERYTHING IN LIFE is better when it has a monthly or yearly fee maybe if we pay for the air we breath it will be better for us

here is an example of why lemmings say its worth paying for live and psn u get what u pay for

cod 5 wow has been out since nov 08 and just the end of last month or early this month the demo hit psn

oh no i missed out on a DEMO

did that affect my 32 player matches on a dedicated server? NOPE

but since there is no fee it cant be as good as the 5 vs 5 matches that people host in gears 2

I would rather spend that $50 on a game, so it does suck to pay just to play online. Oh well.

[QUOTE="slvrraven9"][QUOTE="kieranb2000"]There is still to this day no actual reason as to why MS charges for Live. Really, the costs to maintain the marketplace servers is gained from the giant percentage they take from marketplace devs, the servers used in games are paid for by publishers before launch, etc etc. Everything that people are happy to pay for on live is paid for by someone else somewhere else. The subscription charge is just a way of MS's gaming department trying to stop losing so much money.kieranb2000

yeah its pretty easy to improve at a faster rate when you have soo many things that were initially wrong with it when it launched. slvrraven9

Agreed, not much can be improved about XBL.

My live expired 2 months ago. I'm not missing it at all really since PSN seems to be enough to sustain my online needs.

You're not forced to buy anything -- and out of curiosity, how old are you?

Stevo_the_gamer

I may not be forced to pay for the Gold subscription, but what is the point of having a 360 without one? Since most of the games I like on the 360 are online-oriented, I would have to have Gold JUST to play online. If M$ had provided XBL Silver the ability to actually play online for free, NO ONE would be complaining about Gold. From a business stand point, I am impressed by M$ gaining money from Gold. As a consumer, I am hellla pissed.

People seem to be forgetting that most gamers just need to play online, I for one have no need of features like Cross-game chat etc. That's why I buy all my multiplats on the PS3 and only bought 3 month prepaid cards for Gold.

[QUOTE="Mystery_Writer"]you have ps3, pc and x360 and can't afford $5 a month? seriously?fedor19820

its about choice not about money for some

but i guess when someone has the logic that they dont play xbox360 exclusives, they can play the same game online for free on the other system and they dont care about drm protected material, features and early demos then why should they pay for something they wont take advantage of

but i guess even if u dont use it u should still pay for it because its cheap and its a FACT that EVERYTHING IN LIFE is better when it has a monthly or yearly fee maybe if we pay for the air we breath it will be better for us

here is an example of why lemmings say its worth paying for live and psn u get what u pay for

cod 5 wow has been out since nov 08 and just the end of last month or early this month the demo hit psn

oh no i missed out on a DEMO

did that affect my 32 player matches on a dedicated server? NOPE

but since there is no fee it cant be as good as the 5 vs 5 matches that people host in gears 2

If Microsoft didn't charge I probably wouldn't have Live because the special feeling would disappear. It's better to cost, because they take the money and make it better, unlike Sony, which has nothing. So I think it's a great think it costs.DamageDamage

lol yea keep believing that as long as you don't feel youre taken advantage off. ;)

XBL is the best online service, so naturallyyou have to pay. Seriously it's not expensive.

Miyuki-Chan

no PC is the best and YOU DONT have to pay.

>...YOU DONT have to pay.

simslifer

Playing online should be free but Xbox Live is the best online service for consoles.

[QUOTE="simslifer"]>...YOU DONT have to pay.

Stevo_the_gamer

Yeah, for some reason MMO's don't count.

heretrix

Or you could take the active route and just not have Gold like myself. Honestly getting a forum and complaining about it isn't gonna make MS have a change of heart. Actions speak louder then words, if your not willing to do somthing about somthing you find unfair just pay and sit on the fee (which isn't that large anyway).