Kraft is an Xbox Live beta tester now

KraftSLU · Oct 22nd, 2002, 02:47 PM

Thats right, I am going to be receiving my copy of Xbox Live in the mail in the next 2 days having been selected a beta tester! I am getting 3 games with it, MotoGP, Whacked! and Fever2003 to play online. I'll have to tell you all how it is later!

jjmoohead · Oct 22nd, 2002, 03:36 PM

Thats awsome,

does that mean that when the public version comes out they will send you that or at least the updates too. Do you get to play free online once its made public aswell or do you still have to fork out the money for a new xbox live package and $10 a month to play it after the testing is done?

KraftSLU · Oct 22nd, 2002, 04:00 PM

I pay the normal price for the online kit, and all of the beta testing is free time for me. I play online for free until it is publicly available at which point my actual year of free play begins.

Rei · Oct 22nd, 2002, 06:26 PM

Well, congrats man! That's really cool!

Harry · Oct 22nd, 2002, 06:53 PM

Have a lot of fun man!

Daedaelus · Oct 22nd, 2002, 07:43 PM

Good for you! Out of curiosity: How long before the public release are you getting it?

AudioBoxer · Oct 22nd, 2002, 08:48 PM

Thats pretty tight, I know how it feels to do that! I got a chance to be one of the 750 people to be a beta tester for the DC!

KraftSLU · Oct 22nd, 2002, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Iguana
Good for you! Out of curiosity: How long before the public release are you getting it?

Only about a month. This was the second wave of betas making the total count around 35,000 online right now. But either way, I get to try it out and make friends a month ahead of the rest

Daedaelus · Oct 22nd, 2002, 10:03 PM

Another quick question KraftSLU: Where did you sign up for beta testing? At xbox.com?

KraftSLU · Oct 23rd, 2002, 02:31 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Iguana
Another quick question KraftSLU: Where did you sign up for beta testing? At xbox.com?

Yup. From what I understand; that was most likely the last wave of betas before the actual release date, but you can always sign up just in case.
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RobHardo · Oct 23rd, 2002, 11:16 AM

Hey i have a friend who is a beta tester now also. Its so awesome. I wish I could be but I dont have an x-box

Black Heart · Oct 24th, 2002, 09:40 PM

How do they select testers among all the people who are requesting to become one?

Daedaelus · Oct 25th, 2002, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by goodman
Do you need a Xbox to be a beta tester? Shucks i might not get the chance then!!

LMAO!!

KraftSLU · Oct 28th, 2002, 10:25 AM

Ok, the verdict is in and *drum roll* XBox Live is freaking awesome! Everything I ever imagined it could be, it lived up to. Lag free games, real-time voice... All played out wonderfully.

So far I have played Whacked!, MotoGP, NFL Fever 2003 and Sega NFL 2K3 online. I can imagine that MotoGP is probably the most bandwidth taxing of them all, most games I played had 16 racers in them. And lord help me, no lag and I got to trash talk and meet people from all over the world. It is especially cool to actually get to talk to and game against my fellow xbox gamers that I know online from different places.

The only downfall right now is there aren't enough games out for Live. If you are a sports fan you are doing fine, as 4 of the 5 live enabled games at the moment are sports. But soon there will be Unreal Champ, Clancy's Ghost Recon, Mech Assault and many more, so this is only a temporary problem. Besides, the voice option in the game automatically increases the fun factor of a game. I really don't care much for motorcycle racing, but chatting with 10 different people from across the country/globe while we race makes a huge difference.

By the way, one feature that I thought was going to be dumb and crappy, voice masking, turns out to actually work very well. There is no voice distorition and you can totally understand what peoplw with voicemask are saying! Anyways, enough rambling for me. If anyone has any questions I'd be happy to answer them.

GaseousSnake · Oct 28th, 2002, 05:11 PM

How much does every thing cost to get hooked up with XBL including console and subscription?

KraftSLU · Oct 28th, 2002, 08:11 PM

Xboxes are $200 which includes the system and 1 controller. 50 dollars gets you the Xbox Live setup disk, the voice communicator and one game that has not been officially determined yet. So 250 in all (unless you get a used xbox for 150, then you can get the whole caboodle for 200 bucks).

GaseousSnake · Oct 29th, 2002, 06:12 AM

Wow i think im gona get one pretty soon when it comes out

Uchiha Sasuke · Oct 29th, 2002, 07:44 AM

Wow gaseous actually thinking about getting an xbox.Guess thats pretty damn cool.As far as xbox live i was a little skeptical at first.Now that i heard what kraft said it sounds a whole lot better.I just hope when it comes to monthly fee's that it won't be a big hassle to pay them.

KraftSLU · Oct 29th, 2002, 11:37 AM

There are no monthly fee's in sight. There are rumors that MS is making the 2nd year of subscription 50 dollars just like the first year (which I don't think is that unreasonable... seeing as how I am paying over 480 for DSL). Also, in case people didn't hear, the one game that there was going to be extra monthly charges for (pso) will no longer have a monthly charge!!! and not only is it free to play on xbl, but the xbox version gets an exclusive race of characters not available to GC.

GaseousSnake · Oct 29th, 2002, 01:06 PM

Is it possible for me to use a PAL xbox to log on to XBL?

Oct 22nd, 2002, 02:47 PM	#1
KraftSLU Local Xbox Supporter Joined: May 2002 Location: St. Louis Age: 43 Posts: 256	Kraft is an Xbox Live beta tester now Thats right, I am going to be receiving my copy of Xbox Live in the mail in the next 2 days having been selected a beta tester! I am getting 3 games with it, MotoGP, Whacked! and Fever2003 to play online. I'll have to tell you all how it is later! __________________

Oct 22nd, 2002, 03:36 PM	#2
jjmoohead MAGIC MONKEY Joined: Jul 2002 Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada Age: 42 Posts: 1,114	Thats awsome, does that mean that when the public version comes out they will send you that or at least the updates too. Do you get to play free online once its made public aswell or do you still have to fork out the money for a new xbox live package and $10 a month to play it after the testing is done? __________________ The Magic Is Coming!

Oct 22nd, 2002, 04:00 PM	#3
KraftSLU Local Xbox Supporter Joined: May 2002 Location: St. Louis Age: 43 Posts: 256	I pay the normal price for the online kit, and all of the beta testing is free time for me. I play online for free until it is publicly available at which point my actual year of free play begins. __________________

Oct 23rd, 2002, 11:16 AM	#11
RobHardo Senior Member Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Nirvana Age: 36 Posts: 1,010	Hey i have a friend who is a beta tester now also. Its so awesome. I wish I could be but I dont have an x-box __________________ [S O L I D:] [S N A K E] IT'S MYSPACE!

Oct 28th, 2002, 10:25 AM	#14
KraftSLU Local Xbox Supporter Joined: May 2002 Location: St. Louis Age: 43 Posts: 256	Ok, the verdict is in and drum roll XBox Live is freaking awesome! Everything I ever imagined it could be, it lived up to. Lag free games, real-time voice... All played out wonderfully. So far I have played Whacked!, MotoGP, NFL Fever 2003 and Sega NFL 2K3 online. I can imagine that MotoGP is probably the most bandwidth taxing of them all, most games I played had 16 racers in them. And lord help me, no lag and I got to trash talk and meet people from all over the world. It is especially cool to actually get to talk to and game against my fellow xbox gamers that I know online from different places. The only downfall right now is there aren't enough games out for Live. If you are a sports fan you are doing fine, as 4 of the 5 live enabled games at the moment are sports. But soon there will be Unreal Champ, Clancy's Ghost Recon, Mech Assault and many more, so this is only a temporary problem. Besides, the voice option in the game automatically increases the fun factor of a game. I really don't care much for motorcycle racing, but chatting with 10 different people from across the country/globe while we race makes a huge difference. By the way, one feature that I thought was going to be dumb and crappy, voice masking, turns out to actually work very well. There is no voice distorition and you can totally understand what peoplw with voicemask are saying! Anyways, enough rambling for me. If anyone has any questions I'd be happy to answer them. __________________

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Kraft is an Xbox Live beta tester now

Oct 22nd, 2002, 06:26 PM	#4
Rei EVA 00 Pilot Joined: Jan 2002 Location: NERV Age: 41 Posts: 2,239	Well, congrats man! That's really cool!

Oct 22nd, 2002, 06:53 PM	#5
Harry Administrator Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Here Posts: 1,222	Have a lot of fun man!

Oct 22nd, 2002, 07:43 PM	#6
Daedaelus I'm Rick James ***** Joined: Sep 2002 Location: Outset Island Age: 43 Posts: 725	Good for you! Out of curiosity: How long before the public release are you getting it?

Oct 22nd, 2002, 08:48 PM	#7
AudioBoxer Banned Member Joined: Jul 2002 Location: Some white padded room? Posts: 899	Thats pretty tight, I know how it feels to do that! I got a chance to be one of the 750 people to be a beta tester for the DC!

Oct 22nd, 2002, 10:03 PM	#9
Daedaelus I'm Rick James ***** Joined: Sep 2002 Location: Outset Island Age: 43 Posts: 725	Another quick question KraftSLU: Where did you sign up for beta testing? At xbox.com?

Oct 24th, 2002, 09:40 PM	#12
Black Heart Mighty Captain Joined: Mar 2002 Location: Nautilus Posts: 273	How do they select testers among all the people who are requesting to become one?

Oct 28th, 2002, 05:11 PM	#15
GaseousSnake Ancient Wisdom Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Sword Temple Age: 44 Posts: 273	How much does every thing cost to get hooked up with XBL including console and subscription? __________________ "Make ma feel it make me feel alive again"

Oct 28th, 2002, 08:11 PM	#16
KraftSLU Local Xbox Supporter Joined: May 2002 Location: St. Louis Age: 43 Posts: 256	Xboxes are $200 which includes the system and 1 controller. 50 dollars gets you the Xbox Live setup disk, the voice communicator and one game that has not been officially determined yet. So 250 in all (unless you get a used xbox for 150, then you can get the whole caboodle for 200 bucks). __________________

Oct 29th, 2002, 06:12 AM	#17
GaseousSnake Ancient Wisdom Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Sword Temple Age: 44 Posts: 273	Wow i think im gona get one pretty soon when it comes out __________________ "Make ma feel it make me feel alive again"

Oct 29th, 2002, 07:44 AM	#18
Uchiha Sasuke Cursed Joined: Jan 2002 Location: AWOL! Age: 39 Posts: 3,841	Wow gaseous actually thinking about getting an xbox.Guess thats pretty damn cool.As far as xbox live i was a little skeptical at first.Now that i heard what kraft said it sounds a whole lot better.I just hope when it comes to monthly fee's that it won't be a big hassle to pay them. __________________ *~I've Lost Myself, Life no longer matters~* *~The Official Ps2Fantasy Ninja~* *~A Life Without Love, Is No Life At All~* Social Networks

Oct 29th, 2002, 11:37 AM	#19
KraftSLU Local Xbox Supporter Joined: May 2002 Location: St. Louis Age: 43 Posts: 256	There are no monthly fee's in sight. There are rumors that MS is making the 2nd year of subscription 50 dollars just like the first year (which I don't think is that unreasonable... seeing as how I am paying over 480 for DSL). Also, in case people didn't hear, the one game that there was going to be extra monthly charges for (pso) will no longer have a monthly charge!!! and not only is it free to play on xbl, but the xbox version gets an exclusive race of characters not available to GC. __________________

Oct 29th, 2002, 01:06 PM	#20
GaseousSnake Ancient Wisdom Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Sword Temple Age: 44 Posts: 273	Is it possible for me to use a PAL xbox to log on to XBL? __________________ "Make ma feel it make me feel alive again"

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