so i m collecting my 360 hopefully this saturday
i wanna ask sum question bout live

1) i m aware that somewhere when registering u need to set the region and then US has the most contents..
can someone guide me on this a little? which part is crucial for this regional stuff..
does the region thing affect the gameplay.. let say players matchmaking and stuff?

2) also.. that u can have to xbxlive account.. since silver is free.. so i guess i can create as many account as i want.. with different region.. is it true?

3) DOA4 lags.. is it true? and how about PGR3?

4) I want to buy Geometry wars.. do i really need a credit card to do this? any other options? i am aware that they do sell those card thing for xboxlive.. how about buying points?

5) last question.. is 512 mbps sufficient for xboxlive gaming?

p/s i realize somewhere this topic has already been discussed but.. i tried finding.. couldn't.. sorry

1) If you want the US Marketplace, you have to register your live account using American state and zipcode. You can still set your Gamertag to Singapore, just like I did. As for the matchmaking stuff, I dunno. From my experience, I've been matched with a good mix of Asian, European and North American gamers.

2) Yes, that's correct.

3) Yeah, the DOA4 lag can be quite bad sometimes but most of my PGR3 sessions have minimal or no lag at all.

4) If you don't want to use a credit card, you have to buy those MS Points cards which are not available locally yet.

5) I dunno, you have to check that with the 512kbps subscribers.

1) when you register a live from x360 change ur locale to US and register ur live under US address. region does not effect multiplayer gameplay
2)i guess so.. some ppl have 4 accounts.. for each main locale... us,uk,jp,sg
3)DOA no idea, PGR3 no lag .. as long as your NAT is OPEN
4) CC is the easiest.. else you can buy topup card from PA.
5)ya

DOA4 could be laggy on your 512 speed, so far playing with people in Klang Valley is fast and smooth bt playing with Kuantan dudes a bit lag. If Singaporeans host then its not laggy.

If ur 512 is dedicated to ur gaming efforts (no downloads by obnoxious siblings. ) THen it should be ok.

The only real reason the Kuantan dude lags is because he keeps downloading udang

But overall, DOA4 lag is not bad, especially after the newest update. Even with the Kuantan dude. The only problem is when the Kuantan dude fights against the Penang dude, their fight will take about 5 minutes

thanks ALL!

so i see that i need a credit card.. which would be a problem since.. my parents doesnt know about me buying this xbox360 thing.. all are from my pocket money..
but sadly i got no CC yet.. damn!

ok.. can u guys tell me the point thing.. how much does it cost.. and how much geometry wars.. need? any other recommendation what to buy at the marketplace?

Geometry Wars cost 400 MS Points which is about US$5. As for the rest of the arcade games, save your money and download them from Yahoo games

ahahah... ya when the kuantan dude fights the penang dude (me!), the kl dude will snap notty pics lol (check the doa4 thread).

i dont think there will be any difference between 1mbps and 512kbps streamyx, its about latency. and the slideshow battle between me and him happened only once or twice, we battled so many times already.

This post has been edited by hikaru_x: Mar 30 2006, 02:50 PM

maybe u might be interested in this? need to confirm whether it supports online transaction or not. and no, i dont know this guy, just found this posting in the bulk order section.

*edit: the thread looks fishy, i dont think its safe. maybe local banks offer this service, can go find out. sorry

This post has been edited by hikaru_x: Mar 30 2006, 03:13 PM

sorry to hijack ur threat, one question
do i need a valid sg address to register xbox live?

If you don't have a credit card.. well you'll have to beg Djinn to bring over the subscription cards, and point cards from Singapore. Just remember you'll need to register a Singapore live account then cause still can't confirm that the Points cards bought from Singapore work with US accounts!

Yes you need a valid Singapore address to register a Singapore account, and a US for a US one. Google is your friend...

Yes you do but I'd suggest you register under US instead due to the better Marketplace contents. Just google the White House address or something and use them

hmmm, mean tat there is still some unknown factor for the MS point thingie
but regartless on the points n market contents thingie, other feature should be the same right?

wah you're getting yours these saturday ar?
what games you get? btw, you still in malacca ar?

I run 512 kbps and I have no problem even with my brother downloading stuff over LimeWire. Only if he downloads like 7 things at once it starts to slow down a bit But yeah just try not to do anything else with the connection

Or get those Gamefuel routers.

OK maybe I can help you out. I can buy for you the MS Points and Live Subscription pre-paid thingy and then email to you the 25-digit code. You can then bank-in $ into my Malaysian bank account.

The pre-paid pack SHOULD work irrespective of where you registered your Live account. I bought a HK pre-paid pack although I registered a USA Live account.

Let me know.

This post has been edited by terranova: Mar 31 2006, 10:49 AM

My router is officially labelled Xbox Live Compatible on their website. It's a NetGear WGR614 if I'm not mistaken

MK84 : I have a Gamefuel router. it's nifty when the line is ok. Still it works.. cause whenever I go Live the whole house's internet performance grinds to a halt... need to figure out what's the right priority to set.

Yup yup.. thats my plan.. in melaka now.. leaving tomorrow hehe..
i getting DOA4.. and PGR3.. but seems like DOA4 no stock..
i better pray hard.. its my reason to get xbox360!

WOW.. thanks!!!
but where u buy ur prepaid pack and MS pont thing from? online issit?

waa... another DOA kaki. come play with us on LIVE ya? the more the merrier

Terra : First you need to make sure the points work on his Live account you're in HK right? wouldn't that mean he needs an asian account then? (HK, SG, etc. etc.) What's the lowest denomination of points you can buy?

I use the same Netgear router.

It SHOULD work. I don't think it matters. MS just wants $$$ so I see no reason to region-lock it. Anyway, no worries - if it doesn't work I'll absorb the cost.

Just to re-cap, I bought a HK xbox360 unit, registered my Live account with my USA address, bought a HK prepaid pack (both MS Points and Live subscription), keyed-in the 25-digit code and it works.

Retail price:
Xbox Live Microsoft Points (1600 points) - HK$155
Xbox Live 1-month subscription - HK$59
Xbox Live 3-month subscription - HK$139

Terra : It's not a matter about MS just wants $$$, this is actual revenue to be shared with developer of the game so they must make sure it's sold at a similar level through out the world. Anyway good to hear that it works... maybe didn't work fo rme cause I was a Singapore account trying to use a US point card when SG hadn't launched yet.

Picked this up from xbox.com faq:

"Microsoft Points purchased from a retail store can only be applied to accounts registered to the same country where the retail store is located. The only exception is the 2100 point card (available in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa), which is universal throughout those regions."

Interesting ......

That's why I said it's strange how come you guys could use the Asian points on your US accounts.

no idea man .... all i can say is it worked on mine .... hehehehe ....

Then how about those Monthly Subscription Coupon? Can it work on US account too?

Worked on mine fine.

The Live cards should be no problem cause you're paying for the service offered by MS. The money doesn't go out to other people like MS Points so I guess that's why they're less strict about that.