Xbox LIVE, a rip off?

ElectroFlying · May 17, 2015

Oops. My bad, Way earlier than that.

RUSSTAFARIAN-22D99E8D-C63D-4233-BE3E-B1051F256B7E · May 21, 2015

This is the problem; You're on their network. They have your money. You have their games. If they decide, for whatever reason, to ban or suspend you, you have no re-course. I have removed my GT from my console, after loosing the ability to log into my account,
and being told that I have to increase MY security and pay them for the privilege of playing on their network. I have been on Live since 1997, under 3 different GT's, and am an MSCE. I now have a PS4. It's more about feeling like an idiot after such bad service
for so long that I simply need to see what the difference is. MS obviously doesn't care about my account, payments or concerns.

RUSSTAFARIAN-22D99E8D-C63D-4233-BE3E-B1051F256B7E · May 21, 2015

Just a quick question..... Is there still a MOD in the forums called MatrixArchitech (sp) ??

Perhaps a moderator could tell me?

NxtDoc1851 · Oct 31, 2018

No, Xbox Live is the premier online gaming service. I don't believe it is a rip off. I feel like I am getting my money's worth as well as a great community.

I have never had a disruption in service. Or had any issues with following directions for security changes (like the above poster), nor have I had any billing issues.

Inferior-91D30E2D-4F

Check your email for a confirmation that you did in fact redeem the code.

Try signing out and then back in to your account.

ElectroFlying

Again: Corporate policy does not trump Law.

Yes, and I know that I am in the extreme minority. But if a company is brough to Court, loses and is fined. It is my belief that said companys fines should be retroactive all the way back to the very founding of the company itself.

Why? Because no matter what Country it is in it had to know right from wrong, and should have implimented its policies with that in mind.

As I alluded to before. Microsoft (M) policy on its services. Isn't the question, but developers who >sale< their games on that service is whats in question. So which came up with the notion of removing bought and paid for games from off peoples gaming sytems?
Was it M, EA, Ubi etc?

Smwutches

Also, when you buy digital content (not just through Microsoft but through any online company), you're purchasing a license to use the content, not the content itself. So you're bound by that companies rules concerning the use of that content.

THEOWENKILLER

www.xbox.com/.../codeofconduct

The law doesn`t apply, the code of conduct you agreed to does.

Denial of use is not theft.

GreyPilgrim-CE541714

Any type of modification is a violation of the rules you/we agreed to before gaining access to the LIVE service. Whether you or someone else did it makes no difference, we are responsible for our accounts regardless.

So yes I agree with it completely, a ban is supposed to be a negative experience after all. If you lose nothing but LIVE membership then how is the lesson learned?.

At least they are not accompanied by a compulsory console ban to go with it. So in that way MS give people the opportunity to learn from their mistakes, make a new account, abide by the rules and there is nothing to worry about.

I would rather not have modders of any type on the service so I applaud the PET for the job they do for honest gamers.

Xbox LIVE, a rip off?