Official Xbox 360 Thread - Part X
03-25-08 | 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Liver&Onions
yeah - but you can get away with playing only one note in the freestyle section and providing you hit the last notes - get just as big of a bonus as if you flail for the whole time 
03-25-08 | 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Shagrath
Actually, that's a lie. You do get an increase in score for going nuts on the freestyle section. However, the max amount of points to be gained during a freestyle section is to hit each fret button once every 1.5 seconds. Most really good players will just start at green and strum once all the way down. By the time they get to orange, it's about time to start at the top again. Strumming like a madman doesn't net you more points than the method listed, but not hitting anything except for the last notes will net you less points.
03-25-08 | 04:31 PM
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L&O, dude, he just straight out called you a liar!
Either Suspend him, Ban him, or drop a load on his chest!
Either Suspend him, Ban him, or drop a load on his chest!
03-25-08 | 04:32 PM
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http://www.reuters.com/article/techn...35747920080325
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Netflix surveys members on Microsoft Xbox
Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:46am EDT
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Online movie rental company Netflix Inc has surveyed its subscribers to gauge their interest in streaming movies to their televisions using Microsoft Corp's Xbox 360, a Netflix spokesman said on Monday.
Netflix spokesman Steve Swasey declined to say whether the survey indicated a soon-to-be announced partnership between the two companies, but said Netflix was interested in getting its movies to consumers' TVs "in as many ways as possible."
In January, Netflix announced a partnership with LG Electronics to produce a set-top box to stream movies to high definition televisions.
(Reporting by Gina Keating; Editing by Gary Hill)
© Reuters 2007
Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:46am EDT
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Online movie rental company Netflix Inc has surveyed its subscribers to gauge their interest in streaming movies to their televisions using Microsoft Corp's Xbox 360, a Netflix spokesman said on Monday.
Netflix spokesman Steve Swasey declined to say whether the survey indicated a soon-to-be announced partnership between the two companies, but said Netflix was interested in getting its movies to consumers' TVs "in as many ways as possible."
In January, Netflix announced a partnership with LG Electronics to produce a set-top box to stream movies to high definition televisions.
(Reporting by Gina Keating; Editing by Gary Hill)
© Reuters 2007
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03-25-08 | 05:14 PM
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How is that Netflix statement above anything new? I say that more to NetFlix and not to the poster because the information that they have surveyed people has been known for a bit. I guess making an official statement about that fact that they are surveying takes the place of making a statement about implementing the damn thing.
03-25-08 | 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by MasterofDVD
How is that Netflix statement above anything new? I say that more to NetFlix and not to the poster because the information that they have surveyed people has been known for a bit. I guess making an official statement about that fact that they are surveying takes the place of making a statement about implementing the damn thing.
I just copy and paste the news, I don't make it... yet!
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03-25-08 | 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by xmiyux
Exactly.
So is our local Flay safe?
So is our local Flay safe?
So I'll just happily wait for the ax to drop. Hell, it's not like I couldn't rack up another 100K with the vast assortment of games that exist right now.
to a level playing field.
03-25-08 | 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by discostu1337
but you didnt cheat did you flay? I'm pretty sure you and I will be safe as we were legit.
I haven't touched a save since then, but that doesn't mean my account shouldn't be erased. Personally, I think it should.
03-25-08 | 06:23 PM
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This guy lost his 240K points. Great entry from one of his 360voice blogs :
"Strange enough, I don't remember playing any games with StripClubDj yesterday... but our gamerscore which now stands at 247955 did go up. That means somehow we gained 1000 points. Oh well... maybe I overheated and lost my short term memory. So it goes... "
"Strange enough, I don't remember playing any games with StripClubDj yesterday... but our gamerscore which now stands at 247955 did go up. That means somehow we gained 1000 points. Oh well... maybe I overheated and lost my short term memory. So it goes... "
03-25-08 | 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by alxreys
This guy lost his 240K points. Great entry from one of his 360voice blogs :
"Strange enough, I don't remember playing any games with StripClubDj yesterday... but our gamerscore which now stands at 247955 did go up. That means somehow we gained 1000 points. Oh well... maybe I overheated and lost my short term memory. So it goes... "
"Strange enough, I don't remember playing any games with StripClubDj yesterday... but our gamerscore which now stands at 247955 did go up. That means somehow we gained 1000 points. Oh well... maybe I overheated and lost my short term memory. So it goes... "
Largest achievement gain: 7/26/2007 (157)
Largest gamerscore gain: 10/12/2007 (38,455)
Here is to hoping the 360v site also resets all his stats and takes away all his badges.
03-25-08 | 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Liver&Onions
Then to restate someone else's question - is there a link somewhere that explains this as fact?
The 2nd time, my way netted me nearly 4k.
Are you sure you remember what you think you remember?
03-25-08 | 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by pinata242
I don't have a link, but I tested it out on Timmy, et al when I got home. The first time I tried it your way - a single note near the end of the freestyle section + the required notes after = 150 points.
The 2nd time, my way netted me nearly 4k.
Are you sure you remember what you think you remember?
The 2nd time, my way netted me nearly 4k.
Are you sure you remember what you think you remember?
03-25-08 | 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Liver&Onions
Then to restate someone else's question - is there a link somewhere that explains this as fact?
Anyways, I looked around and found this thread on rockband.scorehero. I don't know if anything official has been said by Harmonix, but those guys put a lot of time and research into figuring out optimal scoring methods.
03-26-08 | 02:31 PM
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360 owners with the HD DVD drive, check out this thread in HD Talk that talks about a $50 gift card from Best Buy if you bought the drive from them.
03-26-08 | 03:32 PM
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Thankfully NetFlix has a distribution center near me so the wait times aren't so bad but I still would probably watch a ton via the 360 instead of renting the Blu-Ray version.
03-26-08 | 05:06 PM
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From: Next stop, Earth.
Originally Posted by Nosmo Rex
360 owners with the HD DVD drive, check out this thread in HD Talk that talks about a $50 gift card from Best Buy if you bought the drive from them.
I bought mine at CC, are they doing that too?
