Maybe you're like us. You woke up this morning, eager to download Lumines Live or see if the Phantasy Star beta is still running. You may have been disappointed, then, to see that Live is still pretty buggy. We received errors in Marketplace when trying to download Lumines Live, random disconnects, and an inability to accept voice chat requests. Looks like whatever they're still doing to Xbox.com is affecting Live in some way. Consider this a place to complain. And if any of you have managed to successfully download Lumines, let us know.
Maybe you're like us. You woke up this morning, eager to download Lumines Live or see if the Phantasy Star beta is still running. You may have been disappointed, then, to see that Live is still pretty buggy. We received errors in Marketplace when trying to download Lumines Live, random disconnects, and an inability to accept voice chat requests. Looks like whatever they're still doing to Xbox.com is affecting Live in some way. Consider this a place to complain. And if any of you have managed to successfully download Lumines, let us know.
Reader Comments (60)
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 9:31AM (Unverified) said
Paying Subscribers should form a class action lawsuit having their service turned off without any reason why, and then having it remain unusable past their announced timeline. Not cool.
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 9:38AM (Unverified) said
I wouldn't mind as much if they had just said that Live would be out for 36 hours.
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 9:42AM (Unverified) said
I was able to D/L it, plays well. Though I did notice Live acting wonky, and the fact that I couldn't find that advanced pack they mentioned.
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 9:44AM (Unverified) said
Well according to the notice there is still roughly another half hour of outage (as of writing this comment), before they said they'd be online. The fact that we can log into live right now means they are probably almost done with whatever they were doing.
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 9:45AM falcomadol said
MN's reporting that the "Advanced Pack" is coming "later."
Probably indefinitely later, if at all. Which is good. I'm already not happy paying 15 dollars for a port, and therefore, I'm not paying it.
Probably indefinitely later, if at all. Which is good. I'm already not happy paying 15 dollars for a port, and therefore, I'm not paying it.
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 9:49AM (Unverified) said
I managed to get lumines, and play through all of the free bit, but I can't get through to unlock the full version, or even to add £10 of points to be able to get the main game (without the extra levels)!
Nice game though, but not sure it's worth twice as much as any other arcade game. (Geo wars is still the best game I own, and that's only 400 points, not 1800. Seems a bit steep considering I'll lose my 360 to my wife when I do get the full version)
Nice game though, but not sure it's worth twice as much as any other arcade game. (Geo wars is still the best game I own, and that's only 400 points, not 1800. Seems a bit steep considering I'll lose my 360 to my wife when I do get the full version)
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 10:19AM (Unverified) said
@ #5
You're not happy paying $15? Ok, go with the alternative then, get a PSP and pay $30 for it. That's a WAY better deal.
You're not happy paying $15? Ok, go with the alternative then, get a PSP and pay $30 for it. That's a WAY better deal.
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 9:52AM (Unverified) said
Kind of off-topic, but this is why I don't mind paying for the online service in comparision to the free 'service' that will be provided by Sony. When there is a problem with Xbox live, we have every right to b@tch and complain because we pay for this, and it should work correctly. When there is a problem with the Sony service and anyone tries to complain, all you'll here is "Don't complain, its Free" or "what did you expect, you don't have to pay for it".
That said, I too am having all sorts of problems. Lockups, can't see any content ect.
That said, I too am having all sorts of problems. Lockups, can't see any content ect.
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 9:53AM (Unverified) said
This sucks hard. I can't even log into Live...
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 10:17AM (Unverified) said
Anyone else getting a MTU error or is it just me because I was messing with my network yesterday?
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 9:57AM (Unverified) said
Software takes updating to improve. You don't sue somebody because they are improving their software and their service. How ridiculous! Man step outside for a moment and breath some fresh air! If your panties are that bunched up, you need to check into one of those gaming addiction centers! Everything will be OK...
Posted: Oct 19th 2006 5:14AM (Unverified) said
I got lumines, full version, about 90mins after live was supposed to return to service. Works fine. I did notice that the addon pack wasn't around, though, as I'd planned on d/ling both. Was a 50MB download, no problems. Got Dig Dug at the same time.
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 10:07AM Kinetic said
Mister2zx3 you need to start taking Prozac or something. Live has been down for scheduled maintenance, its not unnecessary and just because you don't see any difference doesn't mean there isnt. any of the new features are being added to xbox.com not xbox live
For Christs sake people, xbox.com is still getting work done to it, so of course live is still going to be a wit wonky until they finish. The reasons the market place will be acting funny is cause they are changing its setup so that xbox.com updates automatically when new stuff is added. Until they get it fixed completely expect to hit a few bumps.
For Christs sake people, xbox.com is still getting work done to it, so of course live is still going to be a wit wonky until they finish. The reasons the market place will be acting funny is cause they are changing its setup so that xbox.com updates automatically when new stuff is added. Until they get it fixed completely expect to hit a few bumps.
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 10:10AM (Unverified) said
Will the whiners please shut up? You pay a measly .13 per day. Talking about lawsuits just makes you look like a moron especially when it's a planned outage that takes time. I can assure you that your .13 for the day does not come close to the cost of the upgrade in man-hours. And whining about service on a complex system like this only shows your ignorance of computer systems in general. Please stop.
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 10:25AM (Unverified) said
AAAAHHH WHAT THE HELL.....YESTERDAY WAS THE WORST DAY EVER NO XBL NO WORLD OF WARCRAFT, WHATS NEXT A RECALL ON MY PSP?
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 10:15AM Ninegauger said
Xbox.com is kind of up now... can't sign in though.
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 10:19AM (Unverified) said
What a bunch of whiney babies! So it's down for 38 hours instead of 24. Who cares? Are you people that additcted that you are jonesin to get on-line?
How about going outside to play catch or something.
How about going outside to play catch or something.
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 10:24AM DarthPaul said
"class action lawsuit"
LOL!!
Lawsuits are so cute, how's about accepting that the benefits of a day off service (server load increases, back end improvements) will outweigh the short amount of time you aren't able to get your 360 online.
do you sue your phone company every time you have a missed call?
LOL!!
Lawsuits are so cute, how's about accepting that the benefits of a day off service (server load increases, back end improvements) will outweigh the short amount of time you aren't able to get your 360 online.
do you sue your phone company every time you have a missed call?
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 10:28AM (Unverified) said
No. 5: What system does Catch run on? How many MS points does it cost? Is it multiplayer?
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 10:31AM (Unverified) said
For any Live user to complain about a day (or even two dare I say) of downtime for them to update there servers is ridiculous. They are providing a stellar service here people. Tell me that the Marketplace isn't one of the best things ever invented for us gamers??
I think Sony should be taking some serious notes on how to do the online component right.I only wish that I was just buying a 360 now, becasue it would blow my mind to see all of the D/Lable content om the marketplace for the first time.......80 + DEMOS!!! Wow..........
I think Sony should be taking some serious notes on how to do the online component right.I only wish that I was just buying a 360 now, becasue it would blow my mind to see all of the D/Lable content om the marketplace for the first time.......80 + DEMOS!!! Wow..........
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 10:38AM (Unverified) said
ok so live acted buggy for 24 hours or a little longer so what. Its just 1 day people out of 365 a year! Heres an idea call a friend, spend time with a girlfriend, go outside and enjoy what us humans like to call the sun.
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 10:43AM djphatjive said
The kids being babys on here are all fat. Probably have chairs that smell like ass like any gaming center and have parents that don't care about there wellbeing. Let them bitch, they will be dead soon like those kids in china that die in the middle of a WOW session.
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 10:44AM falcomadol said
MTU error is your end. Check your router. Someone changed the MTU from 1500 to some smaller number and you're getting fragmented packets.
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 11:42AM StalkerofHades said
I was able to download Lumines just fine from the Toronto area this mornign at 6:30 EST. However I did notice that Live kept disconnecting when I tried the tiral out. I didn't have an chance to investigate further due to having to fly out the door to get to work.
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 11:01AM (Unverified) said
i even can't connect to live atm...
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 11:01AM (Unverified) said
when i got back from work at 2:30 i tried LIVE with no luck, whenever i try marketplace it cant retrieve data & gives me a status code 801500a, ive tried multiplayer COD2 with no luck (only just managed to get into a lobby) + even signing in can be a pain. its not something i want after a hard days work
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 11:00AM PXLT said
complaint: http://www.xbox.com/support should have an accurate statement of what the status is, instead of always saying "up and running" or the page not being up at all...
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 11:21AM ill trooper said
"Go outside?" "Go do something else?" Yeah thanks for the insightful advice, twelve-year-olds. I go outside all the time; I choose to GAME on Tuesday nights, so yeah, it was inconvenient. And it's still not up. Sure, it's no big deal, but don't suck Microsoft's weiner about how you'd gladly wait 2 days instead of one, and how great it all is. Jeez. It's a videogame fan site; of course things like this are going to be taken seriously.
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 11:30AM (Unverified) said
It took all of 3 mins to DL the whole game. I'm glad I had no problems at all and mind you I DL'ed it this morning at 5:35 before going to work!!
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 11:22AM (Unverified) said
It took all of 3 mins to DL the whole game. I'm glad I had no problems at all and mind you I DL'ed it this morning at 5:35 before going to work!!
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 12:25PM (Unverified) said
Never mind all that. here's a complaint for you. Why aren't any of these "Arcade" Titles 2-player they are only 2-player vs. CPU or play your friend on live head-to-head. Maybe I would like to play bejeweled, uno or lumines with my wife. And yes I know I can if I connect to 360's together but that is just stupid.
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 11:41AM (Unverified) said
really...1-2 days without online gaming? who cares? sheesh, get a grip people! Like someone said earlier, had this been the Sony "free" service, we wouldn't even deserve a warning that the service would go down...we'd just be wasting out time trying to log on over and over
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 1:19PM (Unverified) said
I don't think anyone should sue over this; that's just silly.
I would hope, however, that the next time Microsoft brings the system down, they go ahead and claim it'll be a 48-hour downtime. Too many people in the software industry just aren't willing to recognize the old "estimate your times, then double them" rule. I have a hunch the engineers said it'd take about 24-48 hours, and the rest of the XBL team went with the lower number.
Of course, I don't work there, so I could be just plain wrong. Maybe they only expected it to take 12-24 hours, then something unexpected happened. Ahh.... nothin' like life in the internet age, eh?
I would hope, however, that the next time Microsoft brings the system down, they go ahead and claim it'll be a 48-hour downtime. Too many people in the software industry just aren't willing to recognize the old "estimate your times, then double them" rule. I have a hunch the engineers said it'd take about 24-48 hours, and the rest of the XBL team went with the lower number.
Of course, I don't work there, so I could be just plain wrong. Maybe they only expected it to take 12-24 hours, then something unexpected happened. Ahh.... nothin' like life in the internet age, eh?
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 11:47AM (Unverified) said
I've just finished my download, started a few minutes ago.
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 11:52AM (Unverified) said
I also downloaded it this morning at 5:30 am without any problems. The updates may not have replicated throughout all the Live servers yet.
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 12:28PM Ninegauger said
I got Lumines finally... 8:52 PDT.
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 12:09PM (Unverified) said
Freaking Crybabies! Get over it! OMG I CAN'T PLAY MY VIDEOGAMES ONLINE! This is the first time LIVE has been down in how long? You gotta be reasonable with things like this if you want an awesome service such as LIVE. Just my opinion.
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 12:18PM (Unverified) said
Hey keep the language clean people.
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 12:21PM (Unverified) said
#12, Yah I cant sign in either. I'm just interested to see what they changed in the My Xbox section
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 12:41PM (Unverified) said
MajorNelson reports on his blog that there are still a few kinks to work out as of this am. He says he'll post more once he gets someone on IM.
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 1:14PM falcomadol said
Gifted:
Joust,
Smash TV,
Hardwood Backgammon,
Frogger,
Time Pilot,
Scramble,
Totemball,
Lumines Live (from what I understand),
Bankshot Billiards 2,
Gauntlet,
Marble Blast Ultra,
Cloning Clyde.
Joust,
Smash TV,
Hardwood Backgammon,
Frogger,
Time Pilot,
Scramble,
Totemball,
Lumines Live (from what I understand),
Bankshot Billiards 2,
Gauntlet,
Marble Blast Ultra,
Cloning Clyde.
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 1:41PM (Unverified) said
"1. Paying Subscribers should form a class action lawsuit having their service turned off without any reason why, and then having it remain unusable past their announced timeline. Not cool.
Posted at 9:30AM on Oct 18th 2006 by Mister2zx3"
Grow up, put down the Doritos and go outside for a change.
Posted at 9:30AM on Oct 18th 2006 by Mister2zx3"
Grow up, put down the Doritos and go outside for a change.
Posted: Oct 19th 2006 9:45PM (Unverified) said
I got an MTU Problem but after retrying it went away so know im waiting for XBL to be fixed.... also my 360 broke so the fact that XBL was down as soon as i got it back is a bummer but all i need is for XBL to be fully function so i can log on after like 2-3 weeks of inactivity
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 1:47PM (Unverified) said
I managed to download Lumines Live! this morning. I don't have a PSP, so this is my first time playing it. It's a very good game, and very challenging. I'm trying to catch up with the pace of the game. I'm catching on, but it's taking some time. Totally worth $15 in my opinion; and I'll buy the "Action Pack" (or whatever) when it comes out too.
It's too bad Live went buggy on me after I got the game ... At least I can still play it!
It's too bad Live went buggy on me after I got the game ... At least I can still play it!
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 2:14PM (Unverified) said
GRAW still will not connect on multiplayer.
I am somewhat frustrated by MS Live right now, and I swear if they don't fix this soon... I will have no choice but wait some more.
I am somewhat frustrated by MS Live right now, and I swear if they don't fix this soon... I will have no choice but wait some more.
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 2:19PM (Unverified) said
I had the Xbox Live disconnects most of you experienced, but it's getting better now; I downloaded Lumines Live in a few minutes without a problem. Still wondering what they're doing over there though...
They might as well integrate xboxlivepipeline.com into xbox.com for one thing. Then there's the promised Windows Live Messenger integration that is still rudimentary at best... I hope it's at least finished up sometime today, though.
They might as well integrate xboxlivepipeline.com into xbox.com for one thing. Then there's the promised Windows Live Messenger integration that is still rudimentary at best... I hope it's at least finished up sometime today, though.
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 2:52PM DeadPlasmaCell said
"I don't think anyone should sue over this; that's just silly."
That's putting it kindly.. You'd be a complete dumbass to even think of wanting to sue over something this trivial.. You'd end up loosing a ton of money paying the stupid lawyers, just to get your .30 cents back for the few days it was scheduled to be out.
That's putting it kindly.. You'd be a complete dumbass to even think of wanting to sue over something this trivial.. You'd end up loosing a ton of money paying the stupid lawyers, just to get your .30 cents back for the few days it was scheduled to be out.
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 3:13PM (Unverified) said
Man, coming off of no power and heat for a week from the big october storm in Buffalo puts all in perspective. Live a week in frigid hell and you really begin to appreciate every little luxury you get. People that sit here and complain because of a slight problem that interferes with your entertainment for a few hours need to have a wake up call. Still there are 100000 homes and businesses with out any of the luxuries, (heat, electric, phone, cable, fresh food(freezers and fridges have long since thawed and spoiled), basements flooding) and most will be that way until sunday at the earliest. We were lucky it was only a week for us. Be thankful for all you do have.
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 3:21PM justinzero said
Although I think taking the system down for a day (shouldn't they have live backups and test systems?) is reasonable--I think it'd be a sign of good will for Microsoft to add a day or two to everyones subscription. It's not like they would lose money, because most people will renew their subscription anyway.
Posted: Oct 18th 2006 9:39PM 7r1ck13 said
47. Although I think taking the system down for a day (shouldn't they have live backups and test systems?) is reasonable--I think it'd be a sign of good will for Microsoft to add a day or two to everyones subscription. It's not like they would lose money, because most people will renew their subscription anyway.
Posted at 3:19PM on Oct 18th 2006 by Justin
Thats what Sony(SOE) would do for their MMOs if something un-expected happened.. Id be nice to see MS do this too.. Im sure the PPL in NY will be getting Credit back on their Elec & Ect bills..
About takin MS to court thou.. PPL have to wisen up.. How would that hold up in court to begin with, when if you read fine print when you signed up for Live you would notice that they all cover their lil Bhinds when it comes to Lawsuits & IP Services.. *exampe* "Gameplay may be different when online" ect..
Posted at 3:19PM on Oct 18th 2006 by Justin
Thats what Sony(SOE) would do for their MMOs if something un-expected happened.. Id be nice to see MS do this too.. Im sure the PPL in NY will be getting Credit back on their Elec & Ect bills..
About takin MS to court thou.. PPL have to wisen up.. How would that hold up in court to begin with, when if you read fine print when you signed up for Live you would notice that they all cover their lil Bhinds when it comes to Lawsuits & IP Services.. *exampe* "Gameplay may be different when online" ect..
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