Where are the Live players?

2 nights in a row, I sign on Xbox Live and no one is playing. What's up, did everyone get sick of the current crop of Live games or something?

hey chuckers, I only play Rainbow Six 3 right now, its the only Live game I have at the moment.

you gotta know my Live name.

Im not on all the time though, and I have a little group of guys that I always play missions with, but sometimes you'll catch me on. BillKwando did once. =)

TheButcherJB here

Not playing live right now, Playing mostly Manhunt

I just got finished playing Crimson Skies, with more top aces scoring weirdness, haha.

Did absolutely horrible in a couple rounds of team dogfight, and my score went up. Then did good, and my score went down.

Anyways, I'll be playing more tonight.

My live name is buttasuperb

Big Shady on Live here. You'll mostly see me on R6 3 and Criminson Skies, mixed with a little PGR2 and CvS2. I still have Mechassualt, but its be getting very little play.

NeoGeoSS1087,playing cs and mech assuly,sometimes cvs2

I haven't played PGR2 in awhile and I keep meaning to get back to it.

XBL Tag is Buro Destruct.

Homeless.

I'll be back in about a month though.

This is the only forum that I've been to where nobody has posted a topic about how X-Box Live has been royally fucking up for the past month.

It's hard to connect to it, you generally have to try about five times, however once you do establish a connection, certain games have their own flaws. For example, CvS2 makes it almost impossible to start a game without it disconnecting, you just have to get lucky. The ranking system is fucked up as well...

It's hard to connect to games in Mech Assault from the lobby, however, once you do get into a room, it's usually ok. Once the match ends though, it won't let you stay in that same room, it just loses the connection (and yes, the game is supposed to let you do that now since they released a patch).

I've also heard that some games (I remember Rainbow Six being one of them) show the player lists as empty, when there really are more players on the server.

There's also been a few reports of some friends lists getting fucked up randomly (people getting deleted, etc).

Calling Microsoft's tech support doesn't do shit either apparently. First you have to bitch at them and tell them that the problem isn't your ISP, router/hub, or whatever, and that it's their problem and that about 10000 other people are having the same difficulties. Then they still just deny that there is any problem with their service, even after you talk to the "supervisor" or whoever the hell is supposed to have some high-ranking authority over there.

Microsoft can shove it.

I don't really go to many forums anymore, but from what I've seen, GameFaqs (a hell-hole, yes, but I checked it anyway), Shoryuken.com and Snk-Capcom.com all have reports of this.

Edit: I forgot to mention that I'm posting in this topic because Ghost-Dog mentioned that there are a lack of people on Live... I should probably make a new topic for this, but I'm too damn lazy. I'll just let someone else handle it.

Soniku17 said:

This is the only forum that I've been to where nobody has posted a topic about how X-Box Live has been royally fucking up for the past month.

It's hard to connect to it, you generally have to try about five times, however once you do establish a connection, certain games have their own flaws. For example, CvS2 makes it almost impossible to start a game without it disconnecting, you just have to get lucky. The ranking system is fucked up as well...

It's hard to connect to games in Mech Assault from the lobby, however, once you do get into a room, it's usually ok. Once the match ends though, it won't let you stay in that same room, it just loses the connection (and yes, the game is supposed to let you do that now since they released a patch).

I've also heard that some games (I remember Rainbow Six being one of them) show the player lists as empty, when there really are more players on the server.

There's also been a few reports of some friends lists getting fucked up randomly (people getting deleted, etc).

Calling Microsoft's tech support doesn't do shit either apparently. First you have to bitch at them and tell them that the problem isn't your ISP, router/hub, or whatever, and that it's their problem and that about 10000 other people are having the same difficulties. Then they still just deny that there is any problem with their service, even after you talk to the "supervisor" or whoever the hell is supposed to have some high-ranking authority over there.

Microsoft can shove it.

I don't really go to many forums anymore, but from what I've seen, GameFaqs (a hell-hole, yes, but I checked it anyway), Shoryuken.com and Snk-Capcom.com all have reports of this.

Edit: I forgot to mention that I'm posting in this topic because Ghost-Dog mentioned that there are a lack of people on Live... I should probably make a new topic for this, but I'm too damn lazy. I'll just let someone else handle it.

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Wow I thought it was only me.

never happens to me.

XBL Name=BX BADBOY 78
Have almost all the live games but mostly play R6 3,CS, and CvS.

XBL = Thokk

I haven't had connection issues to speak of. Sorry to hear so many have.

PUNJABEE said:

never happens to me.

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Same here

Just picked up Crimson Skies...so I can play with some of you guys now.

RevQuixo is the tag...prepare to 0wnzor me...I kinda suck.

Tried to play CvS today and all I got was connection errors.I connected to a game finally after lots of tries and after the match was over I lost the connection.

RevQuixo said:

Just picked up Crimson Skies...so I can play with some of you guys now.

RevQuixo is the tag...prepare to 0wnzor me...I kinda suck.

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It's about time man!

If you want some strategy or pointers LMK

I look forward to shooting projectiles in your direction

neobuyer said:

It's about time man!

If you want some strategy or pointers LMK

I look forward to shooting projectiles in your direction

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Well that last match we played 3 on 3 in the city...I did pretty well... but I could definitely use some pointers. Like is there a good "beginner" plane to use?

Ya kinda gotta use lots of planes see what works best for you.

For me I like the Fury, Devastator and Doppleganger the best.

But the Devastator would definately be a good beginners plane, all average stats, special weapon is a missle with a little homing to it.

Fury is a little quicker, but you gotta be more accurate with your shooting.

Doppleganger is slow as hell, but has a powerful weapon if you have good aim.

My best advice at getting better is just playing it. I started out kinda crappy, and now I feel I'm pretty good at it.

My tag is MosterConvoy. I only play CvS2. If you've been dropped by me I apologize, I did it when I first started and I'm not proud of those days. These days when I get beat, I accept it. I hate when I get lag right before you pick AC or EO mode and I accidentaly pick EO, I usually drop right then and there because EO is shit. I think this happend with Loopz awhile ago, then we kept getting connected together and he kept dropping me . I've had tons of trouble with my connection lately too, I've only got a month of live left so I gotta make it count.

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Well that last match we played 3 on 3 in the city...I did pretty well... but I could definitely use some pointers. Like is there a good "beginner" plane to use?

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Well- I'd categorize the planes in 2 different ways- planes with missles, and planes with guns. Devastator, Brigand, Desert Fox (and to a lesser extent) Dauphin all have missles that you fire from a distance and will track their targets. In an upclose dogfight they lack firepower. Other planes have only machine guns- and these planes are tougher in a close up battle. And then there's Doppleganger- that plane is a big, slow, armored powerhouse- with a slow rate of fire- but it will take you down head-on.

BTW

I've found two factors that really help me improve my game in CS-

1- Try and anticipate the way an enemy plane is going to turn before it does it- i.e.: speed towards a plane- head on- then veer off to the right or left and hit your brakes. Then turn 180 (gradually) and let them have it. The key to dogfight superiority is to be flying in the same direction as your target- only right behind him. Try and mirror, or ghost our prey- stay right on his tail.

If you can get that down, you'll start feeling like the grim reaper at the harvest of souls

2- Let your teammates do the work for you- stay back from the thick of things- and then, when you see that some of the enemy planes are wounded, or limping along- go in and try and take out as many as you can.

I had a wicked fucking dogfight tonight with siome dude named Tsar- He actually topped the stats for the game- we both had 20 kills, but he had less deaths than I did. But it was a fucking wicked battle the whole way.

I can really cop a high off some of these little contests. CS is a real good game.

I'd say I definitely got my $49 worth.

I should be playing CS and probably RB63 more seriously now. I was trying to beat other games I had before i started Live again.

Not many people on tonight. I played PGR2 with DashK for the first time online. It was a sublime experience, and a lot of fun. The only problem I have is getting slammed into walls or "bumped and spun". I try not to hit other people, but I guess it's to be expected.

Got my broadband shit transferred...now I just need a screen to play on. Anyone use those homebrew X-Box VGA boxes that are hacked from a HD pack?

I'll be back to paint the skies crimson soon enough.

Well my girlfriend and I share an account be she usually only plays PSO and every once in awhile i will play it or sometimes CVS2. that is it

Our name is TeaxXtacy

Is Crimson Skies really that good?