# SDMB Xbox Live Gamertag **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 9, 2008, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-xbox-live-gamertag/452312 "2008-06-09T11:50:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-xbox-live-gamertag/452312/121 "2008-09-30T16:31:26Z")
> [@TheFifthYear](#): > > Man, I hope I never need one of those. > > I do know that I plugged my headset into my cordless phone’s jack and it worked fine, so it appears to be a pretty standard jack. Yeah, you just connect that shit straight to your ear nerves and such. ---
**Author:** ![mshar253](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@mshar253](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mshar253)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2008, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-xbox-live-gamertag/452312/122 "2008-10-01T03:58:30Z")
Did XBox Live just go down for everyone else (again) too? Who’s running this, the crack SD… no. I won’t go there. But, seriously, does anyone know what the deal is? What am I paying for? ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2008, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-xbox-live-gamertag/452312/123 "2008-10-01T11:00:24Z")
> [@mshar253](#): > > Did XBox Live just go down for everyone else (again) too? Who’s running this, the crack SD… no. I won’t go there. > > But, seriously, does anyone know what the deal is? What am I paying for? Yes. It’s down for the day. At least, it [was](http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2008/09/29/2008-09-29_xbox_live_down_for_monday_will_relaunch_.html). ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2008, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-xbox-live-gamertag/452312/124 "2008-10-25T01:40:05Z")
Bump. Lots of game threads abound. People need to KNOW! ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2008, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-xbox-live-gamertag/452312/125 "2008-10-25T03:12:16Z")
Too many of you punks are playing lame-ass Rock Band 2 right now. ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2008, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-xbox-live-gamertag/452312/126 "2008-10-25T03:21:53Z")
What’s the verdict on Fable II? ---
**Author:** ![Robin\_Goodfellow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Robin\_Goodfellow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robin_Goodfellow)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2008, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-xbox-live-gamertag/452312/127 "2008-10-25T03:40:42Z")
Hey screw you, **LOUNE** , Rock Band is awesome. 😃 Fable II is similar awesome - **Priori Tea** is playing it nonstop now, and having lots of fun buying up all the buildings in the game to gain a constant income. Awesome~ ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2008, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-xbox-live-gamertag/452312/128 "2008-10-25T12:12:02Z")
Bah. Lame. It’s not as good as Halo. ---
**Author:** ![Pithy\_Moniker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8dc957/32.png) [@Pithy\_Moniker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pithy_Moniker)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-xbox-live-gamertag/452312/129 "2008-10-26T03:04:39Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > Bah. Lame. It’s not as good as Halo. Halo is for people who aren’t good enough to play Rock Band. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-xbox-live-gamertag/452312/130 "2008-10-26T04:46:07Z")
At my friend’s place, we played Halo using the rock band instruments. It was… uneventful. In case anyone interested hasn’t seen it, our RB2 thread is here: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=486563&page=2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=486563&page=2) ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-xbox-live-gamertag/452312/131 "2008-10-26T13:23:40Z")
> [@Pithy\_Moniker](#): > > Halo is for people who aren’t good enough to play Rock Band. 😃 Bah. Wanna be musicians and badass futuristic super soldiers don’t grok. How come World Dope Tour hasn’t started on Rock Band, though? ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2008, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-xbox-live-gamertag/452312/132 "2008-11-09T21:44:37Z")
Sorry about the delay, but I had to help elect a president. TimeWinder, AtlasTripped, and mikifur, you’ve all been accepted. Currently there are 46 people on the SDMB Gamertag. Again, how to use it is to “View Friends”. Then you’ll see all Dopers currently playing online. Chances are that they’re playing lame-ass Rock Band or some such game, but send a request anyways. I sense that when Left 4 Dead gets released, that game will be popular. Gears of War 2 is also very popular from the activity I’ve seen on the Gamertag as well. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-xbox-live-gamertag/452312/133 "2008-11-10T14:47:58Z")
That mean we’re gonna get a Halo session going then? ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-xbox-live-gamertag/452312/134 "2008-11-10T14:50:42Z")
> [@garius](#): > > That mean we’re gonna get a Halo session going then? Obama won, so I’m looking for a job. In short: when do you want to feel the fury? If you can, hop on now. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-xbox-live-gamertag/452312/135 "2008-11-10T16:49:04Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > I sense that when Left 4 Dead gets released, that game will be popular. Aw yeah, very very much looking forward to this one. Sorry, I’ve been on and playing recently, but I’ve mostly been on XBLA, mopping up missing achievements in Geo Wars 2 and Portal: Still Alive. I’ve been an antisocial single-player. But when Left 4 Dead hits (and hopefully I’ll be gettin’ it for Christmas), I’ll be all over it. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-xbox-live-gamertag/452312/136 "2008-11-10T18:12:42Z")
> [@Max\_Torque](#): > > Aw yeah, very very much looking forward to this one. Sorry, I’ve been on and playing recently, but I’ve mostly been on XBLA, mopping up missing achievements in Geo Wars 2 and Portal: Still Alive. I’ve been an antisocial single-player. But when Left 4 Dead hits (and hopefully I’ll be gettin’ it for Christmas), I’ll be all over it. Blah. Hop online and let’s kick some ass. You have Call of Duty 4? (More Dopers seem to have this than Halo, my preferred choice) We should get a Dope Night for gaming here. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2008, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-xbox-live-gamertag/452312/137 "2008-11-11T14:04:41Z")
I’ll be online Saturday I suspect. The Time difference means that gaming any other evening is probably unlikely. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2008, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-xbox-live-gamertag/452312/138 "2008-11-11T16:18:28Z")
> [@garius](#): > > I’ll be online Saturday I suspect. > > The Time difference means that gaming any other evening is probably unlikely. Not necessarily. I’m unemployed as of now, so I could feasibly be on at odd times. ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-xbox-live-gamertag/452312/139 "2008-11-11T16:56:55Z")
I’m up for some Halo, this evening and Saturday. I feel like I’m openly mocked when playing Team Swat, as it is the only thing I really play with matchmaking, and I can’t seem to break the rank ceiling of a whopping 11. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2008, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-xbox-live-gamertag/452312/140 "2008-11-11T17:43:01Z")
11? Hm. Maybe Matchmaking isn’t the place for you… I kid. Mostly. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-xbox-live-gamertag/452312.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-xbox-live-gamertag/452312.md?page=8)