I wonder how many of those people were like me and got semi-tricked into creating two accounts. Not realizing that the game created one for you (apparently without your consent, unless I missed it), I set up an account using an email address not associated with my Xbox Live account. When I tried to add my gamertag to the account, I was told it was already in use. Which prompted a reaction of WTF? and mild dread. So on a hunch I logged out, logged back in with my XBL email/password, and sure enough there it was.
Not the end of the world, but still not cool. Especially as the game purchase is registered under my self-created account, so my auto-account doesn't get credit for it. If there is any credit to be had.
@Vecha: One more Month: Sweet, thanks for the tip. It was more of an annoyance factor than anything else, but I should have enough free time to look into it over T-Day weekend.
@Communist Pope: You agree to account creation when you sign on and register the game... that is why you log in with an e=mail address. It's best to always log in to your new games with whatever gamertag is already associated with accounts from that distributor I've found.
You know, I may just make it a point to play all Bioware games. Shattered Steel is on GoG.com. I have a DS already, so the Sonic RPG I only need to buy. TOR maybe my first MMO. The only one that may be a problem is the first Baldur's Gate, which I hope I can find in here in Malaysia.
I made an account up there. I have zero desire to purchase Mass Effect 2, but it's kinda cool the way the little "tracking" system displays your progress in Dragon Age. It'd be nice if it updated faster and more reliably, but it's free and you gotta take what you can get these days.
Kudos should be given for going above and beyond, at least.
@ThisCharmingMan: Those pesky things like "social status" always get in the way of good gaming sessions, don't they? I suggest leaving them behind. You'll be happier without a cabal of idiots to appease.
An 80k gamerscore is. And now facebook will know my filthy filthy shame! *sobs*
I mean, as if I had somehow managed to avoid incriminating photos of myself and a bong, or myself passed out somewhere all this time, only to be tripped up by being labeled xbox leper thanks to this application.
@SacGamer: Haha, I'm not ashamed to being a gamer, my friends were all well aware that I flew to California from NJ to play Starcraft 2 at Blizzcon for christ sakes. With that said, my aunts, uncles, cousins, mother, etc. don't need status updates of my gamerscore haha.
This game sure does see a lot of marketing... but I still don't find myself interested. I'm actually a bit less interested because of all this. I hope I'm wrong about my impressions and it turns out to be an enjoyable game.
@D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*: Facebook is supposed to allow you to connect to people with common interests through your concentric social rings. Not be a creepy stalker.
In other words, you start with the people you know. As you add the people you know you begin to see the people THEY know, connect with them, so on and so forth.
@Norellicus: I see, I hadn't realized i couldn't just search for people with common interests, i actually have to join certain groups and wade to 100+ pages of dudes, illegals and people nowhere near my country.
@D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*: Facebook is not a dating site. You are supposed to add your current friends so that you can stay connected with them. If that's not how you're using it, then you are using it wrong.
Twitter and Facebook are fine...Facebook is really limited compared to the actual site but looking at pics is actually nicer on the 360, the slideshow feature is probably the best part about the interface. Twitter is doesn't let you look at pics but, again, I kind of like the 360 interface better.
Last.fm is fantastic. Wish you could listen outside of the application (ie in games), but I wasn't really expecting that. #facebook
@iampearithead: I wasn't being a smartass or anything, nor was I bashing the article. This is the first major 360 update that I'm not particularly interested in.
@SPni: I highly doubt that will ever become a feature. It would probably slow everything too much to run last.fm in the background while playing games. #facebook
11/24/09
Not the end of the world, but still not cool. Especially as the game purchase is registered under my self-created account, so my auto-account doesn't get credit for it. If there is any credit to be had.
11/24/09
I've read about that. Shoot an email to support.
I, personally, use the same email for the majority of everything in my life--so I had no such issues.
But I read a few forum topics about the issue..and it was able to be resolved.
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For about 5 minutes, looked around and shrugged my shoulders and went back to MW2.
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Kudos should be given for going above and beyond, at least.
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Being a gamer is nothing to be ashamed of.
An 80k gamerscore is. And now facebook will know my filthy filthy shame! *sobs*
I mean, as if I had somehow managed to avoid incriminating photos of myself and a bong, or myself passed out somewhere all this time, only to be tripped up by being labeled xbox leper thanks to this application.
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#speakup
11/24/09
Two MILLION users?
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11/24/09
Played it some random expo, it won't be awful, but then again I don't know if it will be awesome either.
Atleast it was pretty hard or i just sucked.
11/23/09
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11/23/09
1 thing bothers me..
How the hell do you find people on it? The search funtion doesn't search at all, and i can't find girl gamers on it.
Yeah, sad.. screw that, somebody better fork over some girl gamers pronto.
11/23/09
It should be easier to search for more "ethnic surnames" than generic names like Nguyen and Smith....
11/23/09
the netherlands-woman-18_30-single or something..
WHY WOULD I WANT TO LOOK UP PEOPLE I KNOW ALREADY!?
I hate it now...
11/23/09
11/23/09
In other words, you start with the people you know. As you add the people you know you begin to see the people THEY know, connect with them, so on and so forth.
11/23/09
What a shit system.
11/23/09
11/23/09
If I choose to utilize this, i'm not simply using it wrong, I'm using it differently.
But I guess i can't complain about a broken search function then.. ah well..
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11/23/09
never mind, i'll agree to that agreement.
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...
shut up
11/12/09
Last.fm is fantastic. Wish you could listen outside of the application (ie in games), but I wasn't really expecting that. #facebook
11/12/09
If I could get tunes streaming while playing games...now that'd be sweet. #facebook
11/12/09
This can't be right... #facebook
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11/12/09
I was in the NXE beta as well, and I'm not too pleased with how little they've been keeping us updated...at least via the 360 interface.
That "Announcements" thing would have been a good place to note the updates. #facebook
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Go figure. #facebook
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Yes, I cared enough to say something about it.
Go figure indeed.. #facebook
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Go figure. #facebook
11/12/09
comment stealer =] #facebook
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