Xbox Live Fall Update 2010 *rename*

[BRiT]

Most of those I know who are near the limit of 100, have more than just friends on their xbl-list; they have an entire set of folks added for 1 particular game or another, such as 70+ for MW2 or 60+ for H3. One even has two gamer tags, one for her competitive H3 clan play and the other for all other games.

When I was spending a lot of time in GoW2, I added a few just to have decent strangers for horde matches. Their matchmaking was a bit of a hassle, so temp friends made finding matches easier. After I or the others finished playing GoW2, the temp-friends were removed.

I agree with RobertR1, they need grouping. It was barely manageable for me to navigate through 40 friends to see who was doing what in a timely manner, I can't imagine going through 100 or 200, let alone 1000.

 

[patsu]

Cool and useful changes coming to xbox.com !
http://majornelson.com/archive/2010/10/19/changes-coming-to-xbox-com.aspx

Tomorrow, Xbox.com will be getting a massive facelift and I want to give you a preview of what you can expect. In addition to support for the 9 new Xbox LIVE regions that will happen next month, Xbox.com will get a brand new look as well as some new features.

Here are some highlights:

- Browser based Avatar editor: Edit your avatar and preview avatar items before purchase
- Combined views for messages, friend and game requests
- Improved notification of your account subscription
- Leverage Family Reports to understand what your family is doing and how they are using LIVE
- Play web games with your Xbox LIVE friends on the web or on Windows Phone 7
- Marketplace: More powerful search and more intuitive ways to browse and filter

Those are just a few of the changes, starting tomorrow you’ll be able to explore the entire thing yourself. Until then, I’ve uploaded a few screen shots to get hold you over until then.

Note:
In order to prepare for these changes, starting at 0500 ET/0200 PT/0900 GMT on October 20th (tomorrow) Xbox.com and the Xbox forums will be offline and unavailable for a short period of time. When it returns, you’ll see the new site.

 

[Tap In]

I agree with RobertR1, they need grouping. It was barely manageable for me to navigate through 40 friends to see who was doing what in a timely manner, I can't imagine going through 100 or 200, let alone 1000.

indeed and/or add a way to make a note about friends for a reminder of how/where you met showing on your friends list

 

[Silent_Buddha]

Cool and useful changes coming to xbox.com !
http://majornelson.com/archive/2010/10/19/changes-coming-to-xbox-com.aspx

- Leverage Family Reports to understand what your family is doing and how they are using LIVE

Oh, I know a few people that will really like that one.

Regards,
SB

 

[AzBat]

Oh, I know a few people that will really like that one.

Regards,
SB

That's probably going to be my most practical feature, but the "Play web games with your Xbox LIVE friends on the web or on Windows Phone" has got me intrigued. Turning Xbox.com into a social games hub like Facebook has a lot of potential.

Tommy McClain

 

[scently]

New xbox.com is up. Though most of the features are not yet working.

 

[AlNom]

Wtf, it turned automatic renewal back on. And now I'm going through several pages of why it's good to have and what I shouldn't miss. Why can't I just select OFF from the start?

ugh

NOTICE: If you extend your membership by redeeming a prepaid code prior to the expiration of your current subscription, auto-renewal of your subscription will be reactivated.

Well gee, don't you think there's a reason I'm using the prepaid code?

edit: And why can't I use the Reach helmets for my avatar yet? They're helmets. How much remodeling do they need for the new kinectatar (yes, I just made that word up) proportions??


*facepalm*

 

[scently]

Wtf, it turned automatic renewal back on. And now I'm going through several pages of why it's good to have and what I shouldn't miss. Why can't I just select OFF from the start?

ugh

Well gee, don't you think there's a reason I'm using the prepaid code?

edit: And why can't I use the Reach helmets for my avatar yet? They're helmets. How much remodeling do they need for the new kinectatar (yes, I just made that word up) proportions??


*facepalm*

Damnit they have manage to do the impossible, they've made Al mad.

 

[BRiT]

edit: And why can't I use the Reach helmets for my avatar yet? They're helmets. How much remodeling do they need for the new kinectatar (yes, I just made that word up) proportions??

I can use my Reach helmets for my normal avatar. It must be because of the Dashboard beta program you're in. That's so kinectatarded (yes, I just abused your made up word).

I tried viewing my game progresses and got the following message:

Uh oh... that shouldn't have happened.

It appears you've found a glitch in the system.
Sorry. We were, uh... a little bit distracted playing Halo: Reach. We will work on fixing this right away.

 

[AlNom]

Bloody credit farmers.

 

[scently]

Bloody credit farmers.

they are just like you then.

 

[Rotmm]

I noticed that the latest beta update has a section in the Games Marketplace that is titled "Add-on's for the games you play" which is pretty clever, highlighting (surprisingly enough) DLC available for games that you have previously played.

Other than that, it seems far less buggy now (I haven't come across any buggy behaviour in the last couple of updates) and very smooth to use.

 

[AzBat]

Official launch of the new dashboard is Monday November 1. I'll be posting some thoughts on it then.

Tommy McClain

 

[BRiT]

I'm looking forward to it and trying out the ESPN feature.

 

[NRP]

You're not in the beta, Brit? Damn, and here I thought you were a power user.

 

[BRiT]

I opted not to try out this particular beta because of the party-chat incompatibilities when other friends not doing beta programs. I was in all the other betas. It hasn't been a bad choice, especially considering the numerous mid-game disconnects Al suffered through.

 

[AlNom]

That just means more kills for the rest of you

 

[BRiT]

That just means more kills for the rest of you

Yeah, but we were trying to idle ...

 

[NavNucST3]

Is Family Gold actually launching today? I have no option of ordering from console nor xbox.com.

 

[Rotmm]

It's supposed to be, but it's still "Coming Soon" in the UK too.