counter with more damaging Live slam

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TOMATO SAUCE

Ever have one of those lazy hand days, in which you accidentally swipe your laptop touchpad every couple of seconds?

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...

I.E. Me

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Oh wait.

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...For the low price of 9.99

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OH you!

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Also, you know, up until right this second, I thought your username was FetalChaos.

The more you know.

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This after trying two different routers, trying both ethernet then wifi, setting a static IP for EVERY device on my network, putting the PS3 in the DMZ of my router, opening up all applicable ports (although DMZ should make that a moot point) manually inputting all of my network settings into the PS3, and sacrificing a small goat.

No other device on my network has such issues :( Maybe whatever they did during the downtime will help?

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You have a 360 though, right, and you don't have any issues with it? I'm not the most technically proficient though- having a professional techie for a significant other has made me lazy. Is it possible there's something wrong with your PS3 itself? What you're experiencing is not normal. Calling tech support can suck though- the people manning the phones aren't usually equipped to help you the extra mile- it tends to be strictly "stick-to-the-script."

@FatalChaos: Yeah, I know, but I know he's not you. Perhaps his name was making me read yours differently all this time, though. :)

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I can see this being profitable and overkill. But goshdarnit! It's Sony. They'll make it work... somehow... maybe?

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When did you stop beating your wife, anyhow?

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YOU DO NOT PAY FOR THE XBLM!

The service you pay for (Online Gameplay) is fully functional today.

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Oh...you mean it sucks that the store isn't working correctly? Oh, but that's not actually part of the Gold service. I could buy content without having to pay.

Man, you Sony fanboys are dumb.

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then go back to school

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Adhominem, I love you buddy, but you just got told. lol.

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And today? It's not even down. You just can't buy anything. The online gameplay you're paying for is still readily available.

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This is annoying, sure, but the disappearance of a few Marketplace items will not impact the vast majority signing on today. The Ghostbusters code thing is probably aggravating those users though, particularly given yesterday's release downtime.

I recall similar minor issues creeping out from last fall's preemptive update outage. I know the team updating Live finished past 3 AM, so hopefully these issues will be gone once they wake up and resume work.

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Another person who fails to see the point. For the five-millionth time, no one cares about losing out on "28 cents." What they want is to be credited for the TIME that was stolen from them. There is absolutely ZERO reason why MS should not credit everyone a day for this. It wouldn't hurt them one bit.

And in response to TRT-X's post - yes, it was scheduled. Scheduled like...a week ago. I paid for my current XBL subscription almost a year ago. MS putting up a notice a few days ago that it's happening does not change the fact they are essentially stealing from me. I don't care if it's half a day or a week. I paid for it and I'm not getting it.

This shouldn't be such a hard concept for people to grasp, yet every time MS does this we get the same really tired, hollow arguments about why it's fine for them to do it.

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The fact that it's so widely accepted is more aggravating than the problem itself.

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@Omnimon: So I see after getting sufficientlly steamrolled by the Logic Train in your previous attempt to make this argument, you've decided to turn tail and run to this one in hopes of trying to get people to side with you again.

Too bad, you still fail. The paid portion of XBL (online gameplay) is fully operation today. The only malfunctioning service is the free XBL store, which is available to all members.

Admit your defeat before the Logic Train circles back around and hits you again.

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You. Don't. Pay. For. Marketplace.

Are you really this stupid? Or are you just intentionally being obtuse?

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I believe he is referring to the 24 hours Xbox Live was down, not the residual effects currently plaguing the Marketplace.

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"Wait! You need my car for a day!? Well then I demand you reimburse me for a day's worth of payment on the vehicle. And I will NOT pay for you to do it!"

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And the Logic Train is here, TRT-X, it's just one step away from yours. I do not advise that you or your buddies ever go into customer service or sales.

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The slippery slope argument is that if that is not the case, and the consumer expectation is not this high, services will deteriorate to the lowest acceptable levels in order to maximize the benefits to the service provider.

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@KaneRobot: For the five-millionth time, no one cares about losing out on "28 cents." What they want is to be credited for the TIME that was stolen from them.

The "time stolen from them!?" You've got to be kidding me. As noted by others, you've agreed to occasional maintenance in the TOS, and the odd outage here and there is hardly anything unusual from any paid subscription service nor reason enough to grab the pitchforks and torches.

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You claim that you have "lost a day" of Marketplace service. However that is NOT the case. Even after your subscription expires, you will still have access to the marketplace. You have lost nothing.

So I guess in that regard, you get your wish...Microsoft will in fact credit you one additional day of access to the XBLM. Actually, Microsoft will be crediting you an additional ETERNITY of access to the Marketplace. (Eternity of course being defined as today up until either your expiration or XBL's)

Like I said before, you're grasping at straws...and attempted to "retreat" from the original discussion (in which your argument was torn apart) to restart the exact same debate here. And what makes it all the more humorous is you're getting the EXACT same result here.

And what's funny is that I HAVE worked in customer service (and currently work in software). Judging from your arguments thus far, you have no clue how either works. Especially if you expect 100% up-time.

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