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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: Hastin on July 14, 2008, 02:36:45 PM
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Was reading the liveblog from Engadget (http://\"http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/engadget-and-joystiq-live-from-microsofts-e3-2008-keynote/\") over today's Microsoft announcements for the Xbox, and this jumped out at me:
11:17 am PT: A partnership with Endemol manifests in the "primetime" channel, which takes you and your pals into 1 vs. 100, a massively multiplayer game show coming to Xbox Live this Fall. You'll be able to win real prizes even, which we'd speculate include games, MS points and a sense of decency.
Playing 1 vs. 100 with a REAL 100 people? Sounds fun to me. Kinda odd they would license this after the show seems like it's been canned.
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And it would seem that MS is very open to talking with other producers about content from the way I took the intro. Fremantle seems to be a no-brainer partner.
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As I saw the released trailer (http://\"http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36233.html\"), I wondered: "Where the hell is Bob Saget?" He better be in there, or no purchase from me.
I kid, I kid. If they can pull it off, I'll be impressed. But what happens if you don't have 100 players?
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[quote name=\'TonicBH\' post=\'190895\' date=\'Jul 14 2008, 08:37 PM\']
As I saw the released trailer (http://\"http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36233.html\"), I wondered: "Where the hell is Bob Saget?" He better be in there, or no purchase from me.
I kid, I kid. If they can pull it off, I'll be impressed. But what happens if you don't have 100 players?
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There are 12 million people on Xbox Live worldwide. I'm gonna guess finding 100 of them to play a game, especially under the lure of *real* prizes, won't be a problem.
My gut is that this is going to be huge.
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I can't begin to understand the politics or logistics of cross-platforming something like this, but please, PLEASE, bring it to Wii.
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[quote name=\'Sodboy13\' post=\'190902\' date=\'Jul 14 2008, 09:59 PM\']
I can't begin to understand the politics or logistics of cross-platforming something like this, but please, PLEASE, bring it to Wii.
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Never happen. I mean, never, EVER happen. Neverminding that a) this is a Microsoft thing designed for Microsoft's own service and b) the Wii doesn't do voice chat at all, Nintendo's got too much of a hard-on about keeping their online community insular. You have to put in at least two codes per person to play Brawl with someone not-random. There is NO WAY that Nintendo would ever let 101 complete strangers actually interact in a free manner with each other. Maybe in a console down the road, if their philosophy changes a LOT, but not on a Wii.
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Not only that, EA originally had interests in this. Apparently, they either 1) were not intrerested or 2) were "too busy with other projects" to even consider partnering with Endimol on that game. Basically, it's "untranslatable" as far as the Wii goes(YUCK!).
If I had an Xbox, I wouldn't mind a good 1 vs. 100 challenge. If only NBC "cared" enough about this show. Oh well.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'190897\' date=\'Jul 15 2008, 12:04 AM\']
My gut is that this is going to be huge.
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My only hope is that it lets NBC realize just how dumb they were to can the show, considering it got respectable ratings and won its slot. Not that video game numbers mean anything compared to ratings, but it could just prove the show had a good following.
/The one game show Endemol produced competently
//Made me forget all about Show Me the Money
///But NOT Set for Life
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'190917\' date=\'Jul 15 2008, 06:39 AM\']
but it could just prove the show had a good following.[/quote]
...or that the show is fun to play, but not to watch.
That's the thing...this is a COMPLETELY different medium than has ever been tried before for something like this. I daresay this is even more interactive than PlayCafe. And if they do this like I THINK they're going to do it, with the exception of the feature hosted games, if you get knocked out? Another game will be starting in a minute, you just jump right along into that.
/The one game show Endemol produced competently
I would not go that far. We've had plenty of complaints about this format from the get-go, most of them involving concepts like "wayyyyyyyyy too slow" and "the One is encouraged to bolt early."
Is it a format that could work over LIVE? Hells yes. But it wasn't necessarily a perfect TV show.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'190897\' date=\'Jul 14 2008, 11:04 PM\']
There are 12 million people on Xbox Live worldwide. I'm gonna guess finding 100 of them to play a game, especially under the lure of *real* prizes, won't be a problem.
My gut is that this is going to be huge.
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12 million people on Xbox Live, yes but we have a different Xbox Live server over here in the UK & Europe compared to the US. Many of the downloadable content relating to TV programmes aren't available here. For example, episodes of Family Guy can be downloaded in the US but not over here. Also our 1 Vs 100 is done on a different format so the online experience will be for US users only. It all depends how many xbox live users are over there in your part of the world.
I suspect the real prizes will be extra Microsoft/Xbox points for your live accoumt.
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[quote name=\'TravisP\' post=\'190931\' date=\'Jul 15 2008, 10:05 AM\']
Also our 1 Vs 100 is done on a different format so the online experience will be for US users only.[/quote]
I don't know that for sure, and neither do you. I do know that they're not launching it worldwide out of the gate, though, so you have a bit of a point, but I'm telling you right now that finding contestants is not going to be a problem. (And I suspect a LIVE version of 1 vs. 100 is going to be different than most any televised format.)
I suspect the real prizes will be extra Microsoft/Xbox points for your live accoumt.
I dearly hope so. People would go NUTS for the chance to win free points.
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Sorta on topic, but isn't this the kind of game that Michael Davies is rumoured to be developing...something of a 'players in studio take on players on-line or on xbox'?
I think the overall idea is intriguing, but the game format they're using , '1 v 100' is all wrong.
Still, kudos to them for attempting this...think of it as another attempt to bridge the home audience to the in studio game....just like Paranoia did almost 10(!) years ago.
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[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'190933\' date=\'Jul 15 2008, 10:38 AM\']
I think the overall idea is intriguing, but the game format they're using , '1 v 100' is all wrong. [/quote]
Why? What would you suggest?
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[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'190933\' date=\'Jul 15 2008, 10:38 AM\']
I think the overall idea is intriguing, but the game format they're using , '1 v 100' is all wrong.
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You're right, it's the wrong game for an online aimed-at-everyone online market. It supports too many players (players should have to wait in a queue for a hotseat - no instant fun for you!), is too accessible (only three answers, why can't this be Greed online), and is too mainstream (they could have picked a more obscure show - how about Double Dare online). With those problems, I'm sure this concept is sure to fail.
Oh, there's a gameplay video (http://\"http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36343.html\") up. Looks like it supports the Big Button controllers.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'190932\' date=\'Jul 15 2008, 12:33 PM\']
I dearly hope so. People would go NUTS for the chance to win free points.
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I can't see Microsoft offering anything else other than an extension to a user's gold subscription. So you could have the top prize as a ten year subscription extension to Xbox Live Gold which is worth about £400 in retail shops here. I suspect the points system will be more likely though and $1 Million could easily become 100,000 MS Points.
The only way I can see the online experience work is to keep the format whatever that is (players eliminated or money tree) but when somebody decides to walk or lose then the next person can be selected from the remaining players from that game. Basically, do the same contestant selection for the 1 we have here.
I will agree that finding 100 people for one game will not be a problem over there if prizes are offered. I was on Call of Duty 4 last week and at 2pm EST (7pm UK time) there were 120,000 people playing online around the world and I can assure those 120,000 weren't people living in Europe.
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[quote name=\'TravisP\' post=\'190943\' date=\'Jul 15 2008, 03:58 PM\']I can't see Microsoft offering anything else other than an extension to a user's gold subscription. So you could have the top prize as a ten year subscription extension to Xbox Live Gold which is worth about £400 in retail shops here. I suspect the points system will be more likely though and $1 Million could easily become 100,000 MS Points.[/quote]
That seems a little unwieldy, especially if there's going to be more than one game going on at once. I could easily see this work in a regular tournament format where the top winner(s) receive something like 1,000 Points, which is still pretty good.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'190908\' date=\'Jul 15 2008, 02:17 AM\']
Never happen. I mean, never, EVER happen. Neverminding that a) this is a Microsoft thing designed for Microsoft's own service and b) the Wii doesn't do voice chat at all, Nintendo's got too much of a hard-on about keeping their online community insular. You have to put in at least two codes per person to play Brawl with someone not-random. There is NO WAY that Nintendo would ever let 101 complete strangers actually interact in a free manner with each other. Maybe in a console down the road, if their philosophy changes a LOT, but not on a Wii.
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QFT. I love my Wii, but the online play is nothing short of an a**ache. Mario Kart is even a pain when random.
Boy. Microsoft's little XBox online jobby there is nice. And stuff seems reasonably priced, too.
/again, coming from a Wii owner.
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[quote name=\'TravisP\' post=\'190943\' date=\'Jul 15 2008, 12:58 PM\']
I can't see Microsoft offering anything else other than an extension to a user's gold subscription.[/quote]
I don't understand why you think that. Or are you saying that this is the only thing they could offer ASIDE FROM points?
(Even then, trust me, they could get other prizes.)
The only way I can see the online experience work is to keep the format whatever that is (players eliminated or money tree) but when somebody decides to walk or lose then the next person can be selected from the remaining players from that game. Basically, do the same contestant selection for the 1 we have here.
I suspect that is exactly what will happen. Your reward for surviving in the Mob will be the opportunity to be selected for the next game.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'190966\' date=\'Jul 15 2008, 08:44 PM\']
[quote name=\'TravisP\' post=\'190943\' date=\'Jul 15 2008, 12:58 PM\']
I can't see Microsoft offering anything else other than an extension to a user's gold subscription.[/quote]
I don't understand why you think that. Or are you saying that this is the only thing they could offer ASIDE FROM points?
(Even then, trust me, they could get other prizes.)
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The winner receives MS Points; the runner up receives a copy of Microsoft Bob.
(And of course, third place gets two copies of Microsoft Bob....)
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'190929\' date=\'Jul 15 2008, 11:37 AM\']
/The one game show Endemol produced competently
I would not go that far. We've had plenty of complaints about this format from the get-go, most of them involving concepts like "wayyyyyyyyy too slow" and "the One is encouraged to bolt early."
Is it a format that could work over LIVE? Hells yes. But it wasn't necessarily a perfect TV show.
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It could be a win/win scenario...If MS has problems executing the live gameplay (slow runtimes, crashes, etc) and one game takes forever to play, then they can bill the game as...
"Gameplay so real, you'll feel like you're on the actual show!"
:-P
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http://kotaku.com/5242159/1-vs-100-preview-an-mmo-game-show (http://\"http://kotaku.com/5242159/1-vs-100-preview-an-mmo-game-show\")
http://gizmodo.com/5241593/1-vs-100-makes-...from-your-couch (http://\"http://gizmodo.com/5241593/1-vs-100-makes-you-the-star-of-a-game-show-from-your-couch\")
Preview of the Xbox version.
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So, just to summerize what the articles said:
There will be LIVE games both Friday and Saturday night. There will also be nightly games - but these are for contest entries, and mob seats for the weekend games.
All Live Gold members can play for free, and if you want to bring guests along (other players on the same couch), you can (but they can't win prizes). So you can play to see who wins at home (or in a LIVE Party online).
Joystiq says that the pot will be 10,000 Microsoft Points (http://\"http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/06/joystiq-hands-on-1-vs-100-xbox-live-primetime/\") ($125) - so it seems that even if you knock out a few mob members, you'll end up with enough for some DLC or Games.
Seems neat, and I can't wait for it!
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A beta version of 1 vs. 100 is officially "coming soon", based on what I saw on my XBox 360 dashboard a few minutes ago. Meanwhile, Canadian XBox Live Gold subscribers have had a few chances to beta test 1 vs. 100 over the last week. A trailer is available through XBox Live or at XBox 360's official 1 vs. 100 site (http://\"http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/1/1v100/\").
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And another bump...
Beta playings of 1 vs. 100 for the US and Canada will start this Monday, June 1. Source: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/1vs100/ (http://\"http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/1vs100/\")
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[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'216909\' date=\'May 29 2009, 02:35 PM\']And another bump...
Beta playings of 1 vs. 100 for the US and Canada will start this Monday, June 1. Source: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/1vs100/ (http://\"http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/1vs100/\")[/quote]
To help (because it was on Xbox LIVE when I logged in today): the first beta game is Monday night at 7:30P PDT.
Hopefully they have the good sense to flip the switch on the Primetime channel in enough time for all and sundry to have it when it happens.
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[quote name=\'Fedya\' post=\'190980\' date=\'Jul 15 2008, 09:40 PM\'](And of course, third place gets two copies of Microsoft Bob....)[/quote]
Pardon the confusion...but what is Microsoft Bob? The same as Sam, or different?
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Bob's backstory (http://\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Bob\")
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Alright, so I just got done playing in the first US beta. I'm kinda brain-dumping here, so bear with me.
It was fun! The questions were mostly pretty straight trivia, although there were one or two written in the swervy way the questions on the actual show were. (I expected the straight trivia, actually.) Buncha pop-culture, buncha RECENT pop-culture.
When you join, you are assigned one of three roles: the One, the Mob, or the Crowd. Likely, early on, you will get Crowd, as the former two are picked based on how people have done in the past. I made it into the Mob for the third game of the night, most likely based on the fact that I had answered all 20 questions or so to that point correctly. (And I flamed out about six questions into my game when a stumper finally came up.)
In all cases, you are assigned a few other people to play with...in my group was a dude from Michigan and a very nice 13-year-old, and a woman who didn't talk a lot.
Grand Prize for the One appears to be 10,000 Microsoft points, retail value $125. Mob members who were alive if the One lost won stuff depending on how long the One lasted; I think the biggest prize the Mob "won" (this was a beta and prizes weren't actually given out) was an Xbox LIVE arcade download, which would be worth around $10. One person did actually go the distance, but then I remind you there was nothing to play for and they might have dove earlier had their been. In another case, it got down to 1 vs. 1, and they BOTH flamed out on the last question. (Which I got right. Hah!)
Aside from the One/100 game, you are awarded game points (just score, NOT MS points) by:
* answering quickly (a maximum of 200 bonus points)
* being correct
* streaks
* Mob members knocked out on your correct answers, with the value going up based on how many have already fallen...starts at 10 points and went as high as 300, I believe.
(I don't remember how much right answers and streaks paid. Suffice to say that the speed bonuses make the numbers weird and you rarely have a score ending in 0.)
The One has three helps: I think I saw Trust The Mob, Trust The Crowd (both of those are exactly what you would expect), and Trust The Brain. (The "Brain" is the single player whose score is highest to that point.)
Stats and leaderboards are available, tracking many many stats (percentage of right answers for the session and the current game, number of mob members knocked out lifetime, lifetime score, game score, etc.), and at intervals they take time out for stat checks and commercials and host Chris Cashman will comment on how people are doing and such.
(That said, Cashman doesn't *really* host, he has more of the Dennis-Miller-on-Grand-Slam gig of talking in between rounds and games and such, and the actual game is run by "Jen", who is computerized.)
You can make your avatar cheer by drilling the Y button, and you can change cheering forms while cheering with the D-pad. I was jumping around between raising the roof and the Cabbage Patch.
Anyhow, totally fun, and while I don't know if I'd pass up actual human interaction to play it, I would definitely make a point of playing again if I happened to be home on a Saturday night.
Like I said, brain dump. If you want to know anything that I didn't cover, feel free to ask.
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Congrats for getting into the Mob. I was in the Crowd all night.
That was quite a lot of fun tonight. The Beta ran quite smoothly even with 50,000 people playing.
You can send out invites to your friends if you wish, so you're not necessarily assigned to playing with random people. I was in early, so I sent out invites to some of the folks on the TiVo boards. Our group was together all night.
And it really wasn't a trick question, but it was something to see how many people missed the freezing point of water question towards the end of the show tonight.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'217119\' date=\'Jun 2 2009, 12:50 AM\']Alright, so I just got done playing in the first US beta. I'm kinda brain-dumping here, so bear with me.
It was fun! The questions were mostly pretty straight trivia, although there were one or two written in the swervy way the questions on the actual show were. (I expected the straight trivia, actually.) Buncha pop-culture, buncha RECENT pop-culture.
When you join, you are assigned one of three roles: the One, the Mob, or the Crowd. Likely, early on, you will get Crowd, as the former two are picked based on how people have done in the past. I made it into the Mob for the third game of the night, most likely based on the fact that I had answered all 20 questions or so to that point correctly. (And I flamed out about six questions into my game when a stumper finally came up.)
In all cases, you are assigned a few other people to play with...in my group was a dude from Michigan and a very nice 13-year-old, and a woman who didn't talk a lot.
Grand Prize for the One appears to be 10,000 Microsoft points, retail value $125. Mob members who were alive if the One lost won stuff depending on how long the One lasted; I think the biggest prize the Mob "won" (this was a beta and prizes weren't actually given out) was an Xbox LIVE arcade download, which would be worth around $10. One person did actually go the distance, but then I remind you there was nothing to play for and they might have dove earlier had their been. In another case, it got down to 1 vs. 1, and they BOTH flamed out on the last question. (Which I got right. Hah!)
Aside from the One/100 game, you are awarded game points (just score, NOT MS points) by:
* answering quickly (a maximum of 200 bonus points)
* being correct
* streaks
* Mob members knocked out on your correct answers, with the value going up based on how many have already fallen...starts at 10 points and went as high as 300, I believe.
(I don't remember how much right answers and streaks paid. Suffice to say that the speed bonuses make the numbers weird and you rarely have a score ending in 0.)
The One has three helps: I think I saw Trust The Mob, Trust The Crowd (both of those are exactly what you would expect), and Trust The Brain. (The "Brain" is the single player whose score is highest to that point.)
Stats and leaderboards are available, tracking many many stats (percentage of right answers for the session and the current game, number of mob members knocked out lifetime, lifetime score, game score, etc.), and at intervals they take time out for stat checks and commercials and host Chris Cashman will comment on how people are doing and such.
(That said, Cashman doesn't *really* host, he has more of the Dennis-Miller-on-Grand-Slam gig of talking in between rounds and games and such, and the actual game is run by "Jen", who is computerized.)
You can make your avatar cheer by drilling the Y button, and you can change cheering forms while cheering with the D-pad. I was jumping around between raising the roof and the Cabbage Patch.
Anyhow, totally fun, and while I don't know if I'd pass up actual human interaction to play it, I would definitely make a point of playing again if I happened to be home on a Saturday night.
Like I said, brain dump. If you want to know anything that I didn't cover, feel free to ask.[/quote]
How the hell you got in? I gave up after 40 minutes. I read on the xbox boards that around 50,000 people were trying to play. Hopefully Mircosoft will fix this when the main game comes out.
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You know, between this and the new Create-A-School mode on NCAA Football 10, I may find myself suckered into acquiring a 360.
/comes with a convenient excuse to buy the Big Button Pads
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Looks like there might have indeed been a "cap" on the number of players for tonight. (http://\"http://kotaku.com/5274953/is-1-vs-100s-participation-capped-updated?skyline=true&s=x\")
Apparently it'll be removed for Saturday night.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'217119\' date=\'Jun 2 2009, 12:50 AM\']Alright, so I just got done playing in the first US beta. I'm kinda brain-dumping here, so bear with me.
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I managed to get in tonight too....I was in for the entire session, and I too got into "The Mob" for a game. I think I bombed out thinking too much the question about what body part can be spelled with the letters on the XBOX Controller.
This game has potential, it's fun.
To add something to the brain dump referenced above, I think I read in the rules over on xbox.com , that a player can be "The One" only once during a 1 vs. 100 season, and a player can be in "The Mob" once per primetime episode.
I'm going to try again Saturday night @ 8pm Eastern.
Who knows, perhaps when this thing launches for real, maybe a bunch of us can put together a league of sorts, just to stack numbers and see who gets fourm bragging rights...Seems like a fun idea.
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[quote name=\'jmenjes\' post=\'217123\' date=\'Jun 1 2009, 10:12 PM\']And it really wasn't a trick question, but it was something to see how many people missed the freezing point of water question towards the end of the show tonight.[/quote]
I got bitten by that one too. By that point in the evening, most everyone knew to buzz in on an answer the instant it appeared, or drill "B" if they've already eliminated the first two options, and everyone was on a hair-trigger because the race to get on the leaderboard was so tight. So everyone rang in the second they saw the "32". :)
[quote name=\'JerrysFeudinAgain\' post=\'217124\' date=\'Jun 1 2009, 10:14 PM\']How the hell you got in? I gave up after 40 minutes. I read on the xbox boards that around 50,000 people were trying to play. Hopefully Mircosoft will fix this when the main game comes out.[/quote]
Um, I turned on my Xbox about ten minutes before, the reminder fired up about five minutes out and asked me if I wanted to run the client, and I played. Were there network issues outside? Worked great from my end.
(It probably doesn't hurt that I am...let's see, I clocked it one day...exactly 16.1 miles away from the Xbox Operations Center. :))
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[quote name=\'Jumpondees\' post=\'217128\' date=\'Jun 1 2009, 11:00 PM\']I managed to get in tonight too....I was in for the entire session, and I too got into "The Mob" for a game. I think I bombed out thinking too much the question about what body part can be spelled with the letters on the XBOX Controller.[/quote]
It didn't even ask that, it asked what body part was printed on the controller, period, no anagrams. I looked down. Not all that many words on an Xbox pad. :)
They didn't seem to have problems of scope, but then capping the audience at 50,000 probably had something to do with that. I did notice a few breaks where you expected Chris to talk and he didn't, so I wonder if they had some problems with him.
And it makes sense that you can be the One once and a Mob member once. My groupmates were calling for me to be Mob-ified again after my first outing, and I was like "Naw, I had my chance, let someone else have a turn." :)
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'217130\' date=\'Jun 2 2009, 02:47 AM\'][quote name=\'Jumpondees\' post=\'217128\' date=\'Jun 1 2009, 11:00 PM\']I managed to get in tonight too....I was in for the entire session, and I too got into "The Mob" for a game. I think I bombed out thinking too much the question about what body part can be spelled with the letters on the XBOX Controller.[/quote]
It didn't even ask that, it asked what body part was printed on the controller, period, no anagrams. I looked down. Not all that many words on an Xbox pad. :)
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I thought it asked what word could be spelled from the letters on the 360 controller too...I remember frantically going through A-B-X-Y-L-R-T trying to see which word fit, before realizing the obvious :)
Definitely fun, but I assumed Chris Cashman would at least be reading the questions, or interacting with the One during the game. It was kinda awkward to have the computerized Jen throw to Chris for the leaderboards, only to have him come in roughly every one in five throws. Hopefully he'll be more active in later games.
We should get a group from here together for the next episode- I'll definitely be there!
Gamertag: Quizmaster87
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Well, after reading all of the fun of 1 vs. 100, I decided I wanted to get a Gold membership again but the way my finances are going, I don't want to even waste $8 on a month. So I started looking for alternatives and found one - this is good for some of you out there like me who want to get in on the action but don't have a Gold membership. There is a website called Rewards1.com where you can fill out surveys for points. Read the forums pretty heavily, some don't require even to complete the whole thing, just a page or two. I worked at it over the weekend and amassed 8 points (you need 10, however, before you can spend) which is enough for a month of Xbox Live Gold.
Just an option for those of you who might be strapped for cash but still want to play.
(Mods, delete this next part if so warranted, I might be breaching the Eligibility Requirements here)
This (http://\"http://www.rewards1.com/index.php?referrer_id=872186\") is my referral tag if you think it's something for you.
/Gamertag: Cosmo2004
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'217119\' date=\'Jun 1 2009, 11:50 PM\']<CONTENT SNIPPED FOR BREVITY>
Anyhow, totally fun, and while I don't know if I'd pass up actual human interaction to play it, I would definitely make a point of playing again if I happened to be home on a Saturday night.[/quote]
Thanks for the review, as *if* I had the money and didn't already have a Wii... I'd probably run out and get an Xbox for this.
Out of curiosity, Chris - did they have any ads in the game (i.e. product placement)?
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[quote name=\'rollercoaster87\' post=\'217136\' date=\'Jun 2 2009, 08:26 AM\']Definitely fun, but I assumed Chris Cashman would at least be reading the questions, or interacting with the One during the game. It was kinda awkward to have the computerized Jen throw to Chris for the leaderboards, only to have him come in roughly every one in five throws. Hopefully he'll be more active in later games.[/quote]
I thought he would for the live games, but I really feel like they ran into technical problems with his cut-ins, because there were clearly segments where he was supposed to talk and didn't. He'll talk more when it goes live, I am sure.
I'm not surprised there is no direct vocal interaction with the contestants, because that just begs for someone to get on as the One and then start babbling on about Howard Stern's penis as soon as Chris starts to interview him.
(Although the method for selecting the One and the Mob kinda screens a little against complete jagoffs getting into the hotseat.)
[quote name=\'aaron sica\' post=\'217140\' date=\'Jun 2 2009, 11:01 AM\']Well, after reading all of the fun of 1 vs. 100, I decided I wanted to get a Gold membership again but the way my finances are going, I don't want to even waste $8 on a month.[/quote]
It's eight bucks a month piecemeal? Yeesh. This is why they want you to buy it a year at a time.
(Another alternative: keep an eye out on BensBargains.net and SlickDeals.net and such...very often Amazon and Buy.com will have deals where you can get a 13-month LIVE subscription card for $40, which is $10 and 1 month more than the retail price. I realize the issue is coming up with even $40, but every little bit helps.)
[quote name=\'TeppanYaki\' post=\'217142\' date=\'Jun 2 2009, 11:18 AM\']Out of curiosity, Chris - did they have any ads in the game (i.e. product placement)?[/quote]
Yes. Sprint has the naming rights to the "studio," and there will be live commercial breaks every ten questions or so, some of which ran live 30-second video ads last night, and some of which did not, leading me to believe they're still shaking that down too. It felt like they went five questions, stat break, five questions, ad break.
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I tuned in about an hour late and was locked out for about a half hour. It was annoying to be locked out like that but eventually I got in.
The controls are intuitive and the fact that they have a question writing team working from week to week and I look forward to jumping in for future games. The voice chat system was laggy at best and non-operative at worst. It seemed like the server was having issues handling 50,000 players -- it'll be interesting to see how it handles 75k or 100k this weekend.
Feel free to look me up. Gamertag: cyberjoek (I know, real creative)
-Joe Kavanagh
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[quote name=\'cyberjoek\' post=\'217149\' date=\'Jun 2 2009, 02:00 PM\']The voice chat system was laggy at best and non-operative at worst.[/quote]
Worked great for me. Do you have voice chat issues while playing other games on Live?
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I completely missed that this was going on last night...found out this morning that I missed it. There's a good chance I'll be in on Saturday's game, barring any other plans. As much as I rarely post here, I would enjoy being a part of the group for the next game...my gamertag is localanarchist.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'217150\' date=\'Jun 2 2009, 05:01 PM\'][quote name=\'cyberjoek\' post=\'217149\' date=\'Jun 2 2009, 02:00 PM\']The voice chat system was laggy at best and non-operative at worst.[/quote]
Worked great for me. Do you have voice chat issues while playing other games on Live?
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I've never had a lag issue with voice or video on Live. Talked to a couple of friends who had similar issues -- it seemed to be directly related to how late into the session you joined.
-Joe Kavanagh
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I played for about 20 mins. last night, then got bounced, tried logging back in for another 20 mins., and then gave up. I had a fun time for those 20 minutes, even though the two people I played with were not the brightest bulbs in the chandelier of life.
Is anybody up for some Merv Griffin's Crosswords on Saturday before the next 1 vs. 100 beta? Several games should get most of the players their online achievement points. Surely some of the 1800 people who have MG's CW for the 360 are in this group. (Maybe they're not willing to admit having MG's CW for the 360...)
Gamertag: mikek1975
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[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'217153\' date=\'Jun 2 2009, 05:19 PM\']I played for about 20 mins. last night, then got bounced, tried logging back in for another 20 mins., and then gave up. I had a fun time for those 20 minutes, even though the two people I played with were not the brightest bulbs in the chandelier of life.
Is anybody up for some Merv Griffin's Crosswords on Saturday before the next 1 vs. 100 beta? Several games should get most of the players their online achievement points. Surely some of the 1800 people who have MG's CW for the 360 are in this group. (Maybe they're not willing to admit having MG's CW for the 360...)
Gamertag: mikek1975[/quote]
I have the "evaluation" version. Perhaps I should start working toward Points next.............:)
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[quote name=\'cyberjoek\' post=\'217152\' date=\'Jun 2 2009, 02:06 PM\']I've never had a lag issue with voice or video on Live. Talked to a couple of friends who had similar issues -- it seemed to be directly related to how late into the session you joined.[/quote]
Interesting. We'll see what happens on Saturday, I guess. :)
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'217130\' date=\'Jun 2 2009, 03:47 AM\'][quote name=\'Jumpondees\' post=\'217128\' date=\'Jun 1 2009, 11:00 PM\']I managed to get in tonight too....I was in for the entire session, and I too got into "The Mob" for a game. I think I bombed out thinking too much the question about what body part can be spelled with the letters on the XBOX Controller.[/quote]
It didn't even ask that, it asked what body part was printed on the controller, period, no anagrams. I looked down. Not all that many words on an Xbox pad. :)
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Okay, you got me...I was having too much fun playing, I didn't remember the exact wording of the question...I remembered "body part" and "XBOX Controller", but at least you knew on what question I bombed out on. :-)
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More dates have been added beyond Saturday night. The full schedule can be found here (http://\"http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/1vs100/fullschedule.htm\"). The highlights, at least for the short term: Games every night from Saturday through Wednesday the 10th (the furthest the schedule goes thus far), and the games start at Eastern Time Zone-friendlier times. As much as I enjoyed 1 vs. 100 on Monday night, I enjoy being asleep before 11 PM even more.
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Here's a post (http://\"http://forums.xbox.com/27483806/ShowPost.aspx\") on the Xbox.com 1 vs. 100 forums, and it lists game dates through June 28.
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Night 2 is done. I stuck around for all but the last 20 minutes of the 2nd round of E3-centric Extended Play. Everything went smoothly with over 100,000 people playing at times. One potential issue involved some of the breaks with the live host Chris. I got sound during those breaks about half the time. Did Chris miss his cue multiple times? I doubt it was a technical issue...
There were two great trick questions--"What is the 24th letter of the alphabet?" (X, of course. However, the answer X was associated with the A button, not the X button. Around 20% of the mob got knocked out.) and paraphrasing, "Which of the following is impossible to send through a phone line via a fax machine--fax paper, pictures, or text?" 55 out of the 100 mob members were stumped.
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[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'217371\' date=\'Jun 6 2009, 08:11 PM\']One potential issue involved some of the breaks with the live host Chris. I got sound during those breaks about half the time. Did Chris miss his cue multiple times? I doubt it was a technical issue...[/quote]
I actually think it was very much a technical issue, or else he would have talked. His job is to do one thing and one thing only: talk during breaks. (I also noticed I was having problems with voicecomm within my group, too, but I don't know if that was because Travis was riding shotgun with me as a guest tonight.
There were two great trick questions--"What is the 24th letter of the alphabet?" (X, of course. However, the answer X was associated with the A button, not the X button.
Was THAT supposed to be the trick? Me and Travis just looked at each other and said "um, why did they even ask that?"
The baby Jesus wept during Extended Play when they asked what the first video game system was, and roughly 70,000 of the 94,000 people playing missed it.
Did you try the Big Button Pad?
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'217382\' date=\'Jun 7 2009, 01:31 AM\']
There were two great trick questions--"What is the 24th letter of the alphabet?" (X, of course. However, the answer X was associated with the A button, not the X button.
Was THAT supposed to be the trick? Me and Travis just looked at each other and said "um, why did they even ask that?"[/quote]
Yes, that was the trick. I give them credit for doing that. The fax machine question, OTOH, was brilliant. I had to reread the answers twice before the obvious answer came to me.
The baby Jesus wept during Extended Play when they asked what the first video game system was, and roughly 70,000 of the 94,000 people playing missed it.
If it makes you feel any better, I got it. Remember that we're probably some of the older people who played 1 vs. 100 last night. Most players were probably born after Collecovision (sic) was released.
Did you try the Big Button Pad?
It didn't cross my mind. I'll give it a try tonight.
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I have to admit I blew the first video game system question, but my first console was a Nintendo obtained when I was 4. My knowledge of video game history goes something like: Pong, uh... gap where Atari's and Coleco's go... then Nintendo.
My impression was that Chris simply wasn't talking every break, rather than any technical problems. When he did talk, he was so clear that I wondered if some of his stuff was pre-recorded.
The game ran like a champ; I got disconnected once early on, but it was smooth sailing after that.
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[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'217390\' date=\'Jun 7 2009, 07:40 AM\']If it makes you feel any better, I got it. Remember that we're probably some of the older people who played 1 vs. 100 last night.[/quote]
I realize that, but....
[quote name=\'Speedy G\' post=\'217395\' date=\'Jun 7 2009, 08:25 AM\']I have to admit I blew the first video game system question, but my first console was a Nintendo obtained when I was 4. My knowledge of video game history goes something like: Pong, uh... gap where Atari's and Coleco's go... then Nintendo.[/quote]
...with respect to Speedy, I have seen many people say "The first system I played was Nintendo, so they HAD to be the first", and that ignorance and hubris just kills me.
/but then, the ignorance and hubris of many Nintendo fans generally kills me
//got homebrew working on my Wii again last night!
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For the curious, I found this post (http://\"http://forums.xbox.com/27222886/ShowPost.aspx\") over at the 1 vs. 100 forums. It explains how The One and The Mob get selected.
"Straight from our design team:
Role determination is based on weekly stats for speed, accuracy, and the number of questions answered. These stats are reset weekly to increase the opportunities for anyone to be a part of the Mob or to be the One. Please note that score is not considered in role determination.
To increase your chances of being chosen as a member of the Mob or as the One, play often and to the best of your ability. Good Luck!"
It was mentioned a couple of times lat night that the Extended Play games can be a help for getting into The Mob or being The One
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[quote name=\'jmenjes\' post=\'217525\' date=\'Jun 8 2009, 01:39 PM\']It was mentioned a couple of times lat night that the Extended Play games can be a help for getting into The Mob or being The One[/quote]
Makes sense. On Saturday's beta, I was Mob-ified for the very first game, probably because I'd played the whole session on Monday night and did very well.
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Finally getting myself caught up: if you find a friend request waiting for you from Q Continuum, that's me.
Interesting night last night. Another Xbox controller question nailed over half of the Mob in one shot (How many numbers are on the face of the Xbox 360 controller?). A One towards the end of the night flamed out on the first question. And five different Ones decided to quit and take the "money". Though it was mentioned quite a few times that there would be no MS Points or arcade games being given away, five poor souls didn't get the message.
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[quote name=\'jmenjes\' post=\'218007\' date=\'Jun 13 2009, 07:09 PM\']Finally getting myself caught up: if you find a friend request waiting for you from Q Continuum, that's me.[/quote]
That answers the question I posed to you via XBox's messaging.
To answer a query from Mr. Lemon last week, I tried the big button controller tonight. Since the buttons can't be remapped, the first choice (X button) is 3rd on the controller, the middle answer (A) is the top button, and the last answer (B) is the 2nd button. It is confusing and much easier to play with the standard 360 controller.
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[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'218014\' date=\'Jun 13 2009, 07:01 PM\']To answer a query from Mr. Lemon last week, I tried the big button controller tonight. Since the buttons can't be remapped, the first choice (X button) is 3rd on the controller, the middle answer (A) is the top button, and the last answer (B) is the 2nd button. It is confusing and much easier to play with the standard 360 controller.[/quote]
I'm surprised. It should know if a given player is using a BBC or a regular gamepad, I would think, and present options accordingly.
(But at the same time, what if you're using a mix? So I guess I see why they did it how they did.)
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'218029\' date=\'Jun 14 2009, 02:01 AM\'](But at the same time, what if you're using a mix? So I guess I see why they did it how they did.)[/quote]
I tried using the BBC and the gamepad at the same time. It won't work. I had to sign out of one controller in order to use the other.
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[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'218038\' date=\'Jun 14 2009, 08:36 AM\']I tried using the BBC and the gamepad at the same time. It won't work. I had to sign out of one controller in order to use the other.[/quote]
Upon retrospect, based on how I know the BBC works, that doesn't surprise me.
My surprise is reinstated. :)
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Just mentioned during tonight's game: Microsoft Points and Arcade games can be won beginning next Friday night. It'll still be in Beta, but prizes and points will be awarded to The One and winning members of The Mob.
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Just found out on Xbox Live that you can download the first episode of 1 vs. 100 free. Forgive me if this been posted already.