New Xbox Live Experience - Page 5

Red Fighter 1073 · 11-30-2008, 06:49 PM

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I'm also quite puzzled about how many people apparently move their appliances while they're in use, or maybe they're all just really clumsy and bump on all their furniture.

Meh, I can kinda see where some people are coming from. I make sure to be really careful and I always shut off my 360 before I move it at all, but I have to connect a wire to the back of my 360 for the Xbox Live and my brother uses the same wire for his PS2 online, so a lot of the time I turn on my 360, find out the Live isn't connected, so I have to move around my 360 so I can plug the wire into the back of the system because my family wants to keep it in the corner.

The Wizard Who Did It · 11-30-2008, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Red Fighter 1073

Meh, I can kinda see where some people are coming from. I make sure to be really careful and I always shut off my 360 before I move it at all, but I have to connect a wire to the back of my 360 for the Xbox Live and my brother uses the same wire for his PS2 online, so a lot of the time I turn on my 360, find out the Live isn't connected, so I have to move around my 360 so I can plug the wire into the back of the system because my family wants to keep it in the corner.

And you don't turn it off before moving it?

How many people move appliances around while they're on? Lamps, maybe, depending on how far you're going. TVs? I mean, I've never, ever had this problem before.

Red Fighter 1073 · 11-30-2008, 07:01 PM

No I do just to be safe, but I only have to slide the system a little bit to the side so I can get my hand to the back, and sometimes it seems simple enough that I shouldn't have to turn on the system again.

EDIT: But regardless, just saying that I can see why some people don't want to bother turning the system off if they only have to slightly shift around the system.

Mirai Gen · 12-01-2008, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Meister

I'm also quite puzzled about how many people apparently move their appliances while they're in use, or maybe they're all just really clumsy and bump on all their furniture.

Being fair I have a friend who has carpeted floors and no space to put it where his TV is. I'd imagine these people have the same problems. There's also the problem of pets and clumsy friends. Sometimes shit just happens.

But yeah, I've never even needed to move mine.

Aerozord · 12-01-2008, 03:55 PM

just be glad this isn't the age of wired controllers. I cant tell you how many times a console nearly went flying because someone tripped on a cord

Lost in Time · 12-01-2008, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Aerozord

just be glad this isn't the age of wired controllers. I cant tell you how many times a console nearly went flying because someone tripped on a cord

I ruined my girlfriends copy of GTA:SA once by tripping over my ps2 controller cord.

Anyway, I've gotten used to the NXE now, it's not as bad as I first saw it to be. I see reasoning on why they took out the blade system and it makes sense, so I'm cool with that, though I still see the Avatars as a money making scheme by Microsoft.

And menus are still slow! Rar!

synkr0nized · 12-01-2008, 04:17 PM

Microsoft was smart about that when they designed their Xbox controller cords. Regardless of anything else, that was a good decision and feature.

I did get to witness in college a few PS2s get pulled off shelves and things due to inattentive folks tripping on cords or pulling too much. Conversely, all I ever witnessed with Xbox cords in similar situations was the cord disconnecting.

I love how the avatars (and Miis) allow you to use height changes and thin/fat changes and yet no one ever seems to move from the default. Especially my fat friends. This is made funnier to me, since they are particularly picky about people making their Miis look as much like the actual person as possible.

Red Fighter 1073 · 12-01-2008, 04:31 PM

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I love how the avatars (and Miis) allow you to use height changes and thin/fat changes and yet no one ever seems to move from the default. Especially my fat friends. This is made funnier to me, since they are particularly picky about people making their Miis look as much like the actual person as possible.

Yeah I generally hate to mess around with the actual physical features of a character I'm creating, like whether they're fat/skinny or tall/short because a lot of the time if I change it, it looks off and awkward. And boo to making the avatars look like actual versions of yourself, I love the crazy things that you can do to make your avatar look as weird as possible while still making him look like an actual human being. I put skull face paint, and an elvis haircut on my guy.

synkr0nized · 12-01-2008, 04:47 PM

That's what I'm saying! It's supposed to be whatever you want, right? I mean, if folks don't want fat avatars or whatever, cool, great. Just don't go demanding people make theirs look a certain way if you're going to ignore your own rules about it.

11-30-2008, 07:01 PM	#43
Red Fighter 1073 Rocky Wrench Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,351	No I do just to be safe, but I only have to slide the system a little bit to the side so I can get my hand to the back, and sometimes it seems simple enough that I shouldn't have to turn on the system again. EDIT: But regardless, just saying that I can see why some people don't want to bother turning the system off if they only have to slightly shift around the system. __________________ My Sprite Sheet/Mafia Roles Last edited by Red Fighter 1073; 11-30-2008 at 07:07 PM.

12-01-2008, 03:55 PM	#45
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	just be glad this isn't the age of wired controllers. I cant tell you how many times a console nearly went flying because someone tripped on a cord __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."

12-01-2008, 04:17 PM	#47
synkr0nized synk-ism Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: throughout the Wired Posts: 6,857	I liked that cord feature. Microsoft was smart about that when they designed their Xbox controller cords. Regardless of anything else, that was a good decision and feature. I did get to witness in college a few PS2s get pulled off shelves and things due to inattentive folks tripping on cords or pulling too much. Conversely, all I ever witnessed with Xbox cords in similar situations was the cord disconnecting. I love how the avatars (and Miis) allow you to use height changes and thin/fat changes and yet no one ever seems to move from the default. Especially my fat friends. This is made funnier to me, since they are particularly picky about people making their Miis look as much like the actual person as possible. __________________ Find love.

12-01-2008, 04:47 PM	#49
synkr0nized synk-ism Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: throughout the Wired Posts: 6,857	I have my own hypocritical moments, of course. That's what I'm saying! It's supposed to be whatever you want, right? I mean, if folks don't want fat avatars or whatever, cool, great. Just don't go demanding people make theirs look a certain way if you're going to ignore your own rules about it. __________________ Find love.