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Originally Posted by I REALLY HATE POKEMON!  Well, that may be so, but deposits are meant for damage, and alterations generally don't count. Even if they did, adding up the costs to change back if so desired could certainly result in the partial return of ones deposit. *Trying to be petty* |
LOL WHAT? Never had an apartment I see.
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| A temporary ban would have been more palatable, and only following a warning. Granted, it is nicer than a complete bricking. |
Uh, how would that solve anything? The point of banning modified consoles is so they can't access the network PERIOD. A temp ban works if its something that can be readily fixed or stopped (ie: foul language, harassment). Modding really isn't one of those things and I don't really have the sympathy for anyone busted with it.
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| Man, back at the ToS? Really? It is pretty obvious I don't care about the ToS; never have and probably never will. Damn, I bet they didn't force them down your throat as a reminder when you bought online only games. |
They don't have online-only games on the Xbox, but every time an MMO is patched they make you click through a new service. The overarching thing on the TOS is that if you have any sort of XBL subscription, you agree to them.
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| Would it hurt to do things the way I think they should be done? Imagine the customer appreciation that would certainly rise from such niceties. It would likely rise by at least 50%, and would certainly quash the way people look at "M$." |
What would doing it your way accomplish? A bunch of people pirating games/movies being able to use an Xbox without getting booted off the network? Gamerscore boosters? I mean, this isn't a ban that's nailing innocent users. This is a ban that hits people who steal, hit people who cheat, and hit people THAT KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
If someone wants to modify their xbox, that's fine. Even Microsoft isn't saying you can't modify your Xbox. They are saying that you can't bring a modified one on their network.
What makes you think people should be entitled to basically steal?
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Originally Posted by The Bureau It's unfortunate that anyone's affected by it when they're just into modding for homebrew and the like, |
They at least provide the XNA studio thing to people as a freebe download and free Windows distribution (XBL distribution requires a subscription fee or one gotten through Dreamspark or MSDNAA).
I really don't understand his whining on this. It would be like me crying that I can't bring my original Xbox on Live anymore even though I modded it to be a media center.