QUOTE(prazole @ Aug 22 2006, 11:23 PM)
LIVE is important for stuff like updates, multiplayer games etc..
but right now.. market place filled with expensive craps..
game add-on seems like its only good if u are rich..
should change the topic to more specific questions.. maybe is marketplace important? or is xboxlive gold important? etc....
i would like to add that xboxlive is important if u plan to concentrate on one console.. i guess when u plan to go multiconsole... its quite wasted if u pay 12 months of live.. but ur not using it for 12 months..
mobius.. although number of gamertags users are many.. if u see number of users online on xboxlive.. on average time is quite dissapointing isn't it as comparison to the total number of account here, in lowyat forum only...
i dont know but usually i see < 10- 20% % of ppl online on a random hour la.. and out of them.. half of them are playing single player game, or away, or on the dashboard.. so number of gamertags in my opinion is not accurate enough..
I find the Marketplace to be one of the most interesting features of Live. Sure sometimes you get expensive stuff, but it's entirely up to you if you want it or not. Arcade games are cool are they not?
There's monthly Live subscriptions. No need to got straight 12 months

Yeah I am aware that there are a lot of GTs but a lot are also quite inactive. I also see about 10-20 gamers online almost all the time and yeah what you're saying is true.
Well basically if you ask me I think Live is important for the 360