XBOX Live Beta

[EThugg]

Can we start our own session, and make it for friends only? I want to know, because I'm tired of losing to strangers, I want to lose to friends!

[Wolffen]

Ethugg, yes we can make it friends only. When you create a match in MotoGP you can set how many of the 16 slots are public, and how many are friends only.

Rustyridnwthprid, if you can make or buy a long CAT5 cable, you should be ok. You should see little to no degradation of signal until you go longer than 100 meters (~300 ft) of cable. Working at a telecommunications company, there's left over spindles of cable everywhere. Just had to hack out a cable. So now, when I'm not playing Live from my bedroom, I can go repelling with my long-ass cable. Wireless is an option, but very expensive. You'll need a router (which isn't a bad idea in general, if you want to have your PC and Xbox plugged in at the same time) which supports wireless (~$150 to $200), and a wireless ethernet bridge (another $150). Wireless will degrade your signal somewhat, especially your upload, which is critical to Live. Minimum upload speed supported by XBL is 64K. Most cable companies offer 128K minimum. DSL, I'm not so sure about.

Nigel, one sucky thing about MechAssault: only 8 players online. 16 would have been nice, but I guess the engine couldn't support it.

Oh, and will no one beat my score on the shooter mini-game? I'm ranked 47 nationwide, people! And I suck!

[Werewolf]

Originally posted by Rustyridnwthprid
I heard that you had to have it hooked up to a modem so it would have to be near a computer. My Xbox is really far from my computer. IS there a way to get around this problem?

You could do what I do and use a really long cat5 ethernet cable I had started running wires through my walls but I have yet to finish that

Originally posted by Nigel-The-Landstalker
You will need a wireless hub or router if you have no other choice. I hooked up and had a couple of races with Werewolf tonight. Too bad the host was a total dickwad that ruined all of the fun. We will meet again. I can't freaking wait for Mech Assault!!!!

Yeah that was fun, altough that track is my worst since all the turns in the beginning I got disconnected from the service and couldn't rejoin for some reason... plus it was like 1:30am here so I figured I should get to bed so I could get up for work tomorrow anyway

Originally posted by Wolffen
Oh, and will no one beat my score on the shooter mini-game? I'm ranked 47 nationwide, people! And I suck!

Hey Wolffen I'm catching up on your credit shooter score, I almost had it just a couple hundred more to go... unfortunately I'm not the greatest shooter player ether

[Wolffen]

Gee, anyone feel like turning off Survivor and turning on their XBL Beta? Anyone? Bueller?

[Werewolf]

Originally posted by Wolffen
Gee, anyone feel like turning off Survivor and turning on their XBL Beta? Anyone? Bueller?

I went on but you weren't there... I beat your old shooter score and I ranked 42nd now, but you have a new score I must aim for

[Wolffen]

Yes. I am currently 17th. Ethugg and eMFer has put us all to shame in the overall rankings. Ethugg went from 7500 something to 2500 something in 1 day. Jeez....Werewolf, I hung around from 8pm till almost 10pm, asides from 15 minutes playing the Splinter Cell demo. Perhaps this weekend...

[Werewolf]

I don't think my overall will improve that much since I only have the demo version that came with the beta and it seems to average the overall score from all the tracks and not just the ones you race... I was on a bit later then that so I probably just missed you

[Wolffen]

AH. I was busy playing Shining Force II afterwards. Actually Werewolf, you can get up there on the demo. I was at 7492 (before everyone like Ethugg went nuts playing all day yesterday) off the demo alone. Hints: Do the time trails for the 3 demo courses. Decent times in that will boost your rank. That, and playing a lot. The biggest problem is racing as a ghost on tracks you don't have unlocked. No points for that.

[Werewolf]

How do you unlock a track? I have better times then EThugg on 2 of the 3 tracks I think but I'm still at around 12,000 overall when my average for the 3 tracks is far below that number

[Wolffen]

You unlock tracks by renting the full game and playing it to unlock stuff. I'll be doing that this weekend.