Live Search Club Thread *NO MACRO/BOT/RETURN FRAUD TALK*

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To Tricky:
its one item each like one zune or one 360. there are some exceptions like movie tickets where you can get more than one.

To General public: so once i hit my 35k, i cant place an order for one so I have to keep my account active till they offer it again?
 
[quote name='WarriorBlake']To Tricky:
its one item each like one zune or one 360. there are some exceptions like movie tickets where you can get more than one.

To General public: so once i hit my 35k, i cant place an order for one so I have to keep my account active till they offer it again?[/QUOTE]

Thanks WarriorBlake
 
[quote name='Access_Denied']In my opinon. Or you might see, IMHO, in my honest opinion.[/QUOTE]
IMHO, "in my humble opinion" might be more common, but YMMV. :)
 
[quote name='WarriorBlake']
To General public: so once i hit my 35k, i cant place an order for one so I have to keep my account active till they offer it again?[/quote]

You can order it at any time but it wont get here for a long time.
 
I saw it coming, but didn't think a big company like Microsoft would stoop to that level. I received my 360 and the wireless controller. Once I received the 360, I started my email complaints about the fulfillment shortage. After my emails started, my orders stopped coming. I kept writing and they kept ignoring. I finally got something today about the rest of my orders. Apparently, according to them, after playing fairly to get my 360 and controller, I started cheating. They're claiming that when they notice invalid activity, prizes and ticket accrual will be canceled. My account hasn't been touched. I still have all my tickets and am still able to win more. I feel that they've canceled my orders because I've bothered them too much about their own mistake. This is an outrage! I've had so many people watch me play and know for a fact that I have never cheated! I can't believe what Microsoft will do to not send out prizes! I'm embarrassed for them.
 
[quote name='CO_mommy']I saw it coming, but didn't think a big company like Microsoft would stoop to that level. I received my 360 and the wireless controller. Once I received the 360, I started my email complaints about the fulfillment shortage. After my emails started, my orders stopped coming. I kept writing and they kept ignoring. I finally got something today about the rest of my orders. Apparently, according to them, after playing fairly to get my 360 and controller, I started cheating. They're claiming that when they notice invalid activity, prizes and ticket accrual will be canceled. My account hasn't been touched. I still have all my tickets and am still able to win more. I feel that they've canceled my orders because I've bothered them too much about their own mistake. This is an outrage! I've had so many people watch me play and know for a fact that I have never cheated! I can't believe what Microsoft will do to not send out prizes! I'm embarrassed for them.[/quote]

At least you got your 360. Here is the email I recently received.

Thank you for contacting us with regard to your recent activity with Microsoft Live Search Club

Any promotion of this type comes with these risks, which we anticipated and have been actively watching for. We’re committed to providing a positive experience for the millions of users that are enjoying the games. We regularly review game play and have a set of criteria by which invalid activity is easily identified. When find this type of behavior, we cancel any prize orders or ticket accruals made by that account, based on the Microsoft Terms and Conditions.

Sincerely,

Live Search Club Order Support
[email protected]
http://club.live.com/



 
[quote name='DarkKenpachi']At least you got your 360. Here is the email I recently received.

Thank you for contacting us with regard to your recent activity with Microsoft Live Search Club

Any promotion of this type comes with these risks, which we anticipated and have been actively watching for. We’re committed to providing a positive experience for the millions of users that are enjoying the games. We regularly review game play and have a set of criteria by which invalid activity is easily identified. When find this type of behavior, we cancel any prize orders or ticket accruals made by that account, based on the Microsoft Terms and Conditions.

Sincerely,

Live Search Club Order Support
[email protected]
http://club.live.com/



[/quote]
I never received my 360 and I have been playing like a beast since search club started this summer. I am so disappointed and embarassed. I will never buy a 360 now simply because what has happened to me. I even have 4150 points available to use on my account still. I am sooo pissed off right now. sorry everyone i don't know how to change the color of the font.
 
[quote name='CO_mommy']I saw it coming, but didn't think a big company like Microsoft would stoop to that level. I received my 360 and the wireless controller. Once I received the 360, I started my email complaints about the fulfillment shortage. After my emails started, my orders stopped coming. I kept writing and they kept ignoring. I finally got something today about the rest of my orders. Apparently, according to them, after playing fairly to get my 360 and controller, I started cheating. They're claiming that when they notice invalid activity, prizes and ticket accrual will be canceled. My account hasn't been touched. I still have all my tickets and am still able to win more. I feel that they've canceled my orders because I've bothered them too much about their own mistake. This is an outrage! I've had so many people watch me play and know for a fact that I have never cheated! I can't believe what Microsoft will do to not send out prizes! I'm embarrassed for them.[/quote]

at least you got your 360, i havent received a single thing from them. I ordered a zune, vista, and a controller from them at the end of november. I played legit, it took me a month and a half. I originally wanted a 360 but they took it off as soon as i hit 35k. I tried emailing them but i haven't even gotten a response. I though they got rid of cheaters when they put up capchas.
 
I haven't got an email response in *months*. They left me at the end of emailing back and forth about something I got, and then I responded and never heard back...
 
[quote name='igotnodough']has anyone gotten caught using anagramssolved?[/quote]

To my understanding, the Terms says "You must not use any bot, cheat code or other automated way". Since you hand type everything in and havent had a program to play for you, i believe your OK.

Also in the help section, it says that they have a "set of criteria by which invalid activity is easily identified." I think they look for constants like an account gets 1000+ tickets a day from exactaly 1:23:45 pm to 6:34:56 every day. Since you are human and are not constant to a tee, they know your legit.

Unless someone else has had any other experience, thats what i'm guessing.
 
[quote name='conchopearl']You can order it at any time but it wont get here for a long time.[/quote]

Well as long as i'm on the list, ill be OK.
 
Howdy all. I also got the 360 from LSC (played legit, yes) without the whole bundle. I got this e-mail today:

"We are contacting you in regards to your recent Xbox 360 Bundle Prize Redemption. Some XBox 360 Bundles shipped without the additional games and 12 Month Gold Membership. You are receiving this mail to inform you that your additional XBox Bundle items are in the process of being ordered and sent to our supplier. Your patience is appreciated during this time as these additional items will be sent to you as soon as possible. Please allow for up to 8 weeks for delivery.

Please let us know if you have any questions and thank your for being a loyal Live Search Club participant!

Kind Regards,

Live Search Club Support."

Yay, I guess.
 
[quote name='OmahaAndy']Howdy all. I also got the 360 from LSC (played legit, yes) without the whole bundle. I got this e-mail today:

"We are contacting you in regards to your recent Xbox 360 Bundle Prize Redemption. Some XBox 360 Bundles shipped without the additional games and 12 Month Gold Membership. You are receiving this mail to inform you that your additional XBox Bundle items are in the process of being ordered and sent to our supplier. Your patience is appreciated during this time as these additional items will be sent to you as soon as possible. Please allow for up to 8 weeks for delivery.

Please let us know if you have any questions and thank your for being a loyal Live Search Club participant!

Kind Regards,

Live Search Club Support."

Yay, I guess.[/quote]

Congrats. Did you use anagramssolved or did you do it their way (search 5000 times a puzzle)?
 
[quote name='OmahaAndy']Howdy all. I also got the 360 from LSC (played legit, yes) without the whole bundle. I got this e-mail today:

"We are contacting you in regards to your recent Xbox 360 Bundle Prize Redemption. Some XBox 360 Bundles shipped without the additional games and 12 Month Gold Membership. You are receiving this mail to inform you that your additional XBox Bundle items are in the process of being ordered and sent to our supplier. Your patience is appreciated during this time as these additional items will be sent to you as soon as possible. Please allow for up to 8 weeks for delivery.

Please let us know if you have any questions and thank your for being a loyal Live Search Club participant!

Kind Regards,

Live Search Club Support."

Yay, I guess.[/QUOTE]
I just got that email today too. I hope they still send it since it was to a previous prize, prior to them deciding I was cheating.
 
[quote name='WarriorBlake']To my understanding, the Terms says "You must not use any bot, cheat code or other automated way". Since you hand type everything in and havent had a program to play for you, i believe your OK.

Also in the help section, it says that they have a "set of criteria by which invalid activity is easily identified." I think they look for constants like an account gets 1000+ tickets a day from exactaly 1:23:45 pm to 6:34:56 every day. Since you are human and are not constant to a tee, they know your legit.

Unless someone else has had any other experience, thats what i'm guessing.[/QUOTE]
My ticket numbers shouldn't have been exact. Some days I played and others, I didn't. And on days I did play, I played at different hours and for different lengths of time. It was never the same. I mean, it took me 2 months to accrue 6750 tickets. I also always typed in their security code. Yet, they still say I was cheating. It doesn't make any sense to me. I still feel it's because I kept bothering them about the 360 bundle.

And as for anagramsolved, I have no idea if anyone has been caught using it. I didn't use anything, so I'm no help there.
 
i ordered another controller and still havn't received even the confirmation email.
i actually received two controllers like 6 months ago when the site was still legit.
it's bullshit, i keep sending more and more emails
and no response...
 
[quote name='WarriorBlake']Congrats. Did you use anagramssolved or did you do it their way (search 5000 times a puzzle)?[/quote]
If I got stuck on Chicktionary, I used thewordfinder.com. For other games, I just did it their way.
 
Ok here is my question for everyone. After getting the email about checking prize orders and cancelling ticket accruals or whatever they say for cheating or whatnot (which I actually played 39150 tickets legit). I checked my account and I had 4150 tickets in the bank. I ordered a Xbox 360 controller just to see if things were not messing with me and yet I got a confirmation number and everything sent to my email again. Do you think I am actually going to receive the controller?

To make a long story short I honestly believe they are saying that I am cheating so they don't have to give me the xbox, whereas they will more than less likely still send me the controller. I will keep everyone updated on this story.

Sorry for all this text everyone.
 
[quote name='DarkKenpachi']Ok here is my question for everyone. After getting the email about checking prize orders and cancelling ticket accruals or whatever they say for cheating or whatnot (which I actually played 39150 tickets legit). I checked my account and I had 4150 tickets in the bank. I ordered a Xbox 360 controller just to see if things were not messing with me and yet I got a confirmation number and everything sent to my email again. Do you think I am actually going to receive the controller?

To make a long story short I honestly believe they are saying that I am cheating so they don't have to give me the xbox, whereas they will more than less likely still send me the controller. I will keep everyone updated on this story.

Sorry for all this text everyone.[/quote]

i think they are less lineant on the smaller prizes like controllers, etc. and are more strict with their big prizes like 360s, zunes, etc.
 
Heh. I just got the shipping email for the controller I got back before Christmas. Was kinda hoping it was for the webcam I ordered since, or the Arcade Unplugged I ordered before it.
 
[quote name='FelixC']Man club live seems more trouble than its worth.[/quote]

Sure its got its flaws, but its still a good way to get some nice stuff. And if they complain, fight em tooth and nail! Where else can you get a $50 360 controller for free in about 2-3 days?
 
[quote name='DarkKenpachi']Ok here is my question for everyone. After getting the email about checking prize orders and cancelling ticket accruals or whatever they say for cheating or whatnot (which I actually played 39150 tickets legit). I checked my account and I had 4150 tickets in the bank. I ordered a Xbox 360 controller just to see if things were not messing with me and yet I got a confirmation number and everything sent to my email again. Do you think I am actually going to receive the controller?

To make a long story short I honestly believe they are saying that I am cheating so they don't have to give me the xbox, whereas they will more than less likely still send me the controller. I will keep everyone updated on this story.

Sorry for all this text everyone.[/QUOTE]
I agree. I think they accuse people of cheating to avoid giving out prizes. They didn't zero my account or stop ticket accrual either. I think they're full of it.
 
[quote name='WarriorBlake']i think they are less lineant on the smaller prizes like controllers, etc. and are more strict with their big prizes like 360s, zunes, etc.[/QUOTE]
I don't know about that. I got the 360 without any problems. Now they're trying to avoid giving me the small prizes I ordered. Nothing they do really makes any sense to me.
 
ok, someone help me on this:

How do i get the most points possible without spending more than an hour a day on the site?(i have alot of stuff to do) Somone said searching 5000 times?
 
I ordered a game that was suppose to arrive by november 24th well sent them a e-mail in december and finally got a response today saying they ran out of stock and the points would be credited back in my account and who knows when that will be. Maybe i can get a prized ive worked hard for by 2009.
 
[quote name='blackbird3216']ok, someone help me on this:

How do i get the most points possible without spending more than an hour a day on the site?(i have alot of stuff to do) Somone said searching 5000 times?[/quote]

The best way would be to develop your own bot. Honestly, it's not worth it to actually earn the tickets, because you probably won't get your prize. This site was cool back in the beginning, but now it just sucks. I don't even know why people still go there.
 
[quote name='blackbird3216']ok, someone help me on this:

How do i get the most points possible without spending more than an hour a day on the site?(i have alot of stuff to do) Somone said searching 5000 times?[/quote]

if you use anagramssolved and you use flexicon, you can get 400-500 per hour if you sit down and do the game the whole time. But you can only get just morthan 15k that way. If you are going for the 360, you also need to play chicktionary and crosswire, which will equal about 300-400 per hour. If you can devote about 3 hrs a day to it, you can hit the 1k limit each day and get the 360 in about 35 days.
I dont really recommend using a bot since it goes against the terms. But if you type in all the answers from anagramssolved, its not automated ad you still say in the Terms (to my understanding)
 
[quote name='Access_Denied']The best way would be to develop your own bot. Honestly, it's not worth it to actually earn the tickets, because you probably won't get your prize. This site was cool back in the beginning, but now it just sucks. I don't even know why people still go there.[/quote]

I got my controller, took a month to ship.

You = wrong ;]
 
[quote name='WarriorBlake']if you use anagramssolved and you use flexicon, you can get 400-500 per hour if you sit down and do the game the whole time. But you can only get just morthan 15k that way. If you are going for the 360, you also need to play chicktionary and crosswire, which will equal about 300-400 per hour. If you can devote about 3 hrs a day to it, you can hit the 1k limit each day and get the 360 in about 35 days.
I dont really recommend using a bot since it goes against the terms. But if you type in all the answers from anagramssolved, its not automated ad you still say in the Terms (to my understanding)[/quote] one question, wouldn't that be boring sitting there doing nothing but entering numbers? I tried chitionary today, and i got bored after 10 minutes (i used the free descrambler)

And by anagram solver, you mean this right? :
http://www.anagramssolved.com/

Edit, did flexicon, took me 10 minutes for one,and i used the anagram solver. How do you do them that fast?? There's 4 parts.. Is there some trick i don't know of?

Edit, i got one under 3 mins, but things kept popping up telling me to enter numbers/etc
 
[quote name='blackbird3216']one question, wouldn't that be boring sitting there doing nothing but entering numbers? I tried chitionary today, and i got bored after 10 minutes (i used the free descrambler)

And by anagram solver, you mean this right? :
http://www.anagramssolved.com/

Edit, did flexicon, took me 10 minutes for one,and i used the anagram solver. How do you do them that fast?? There's 4 parts.. Is there some trick i don't know of?

Edit, i got one under 3 mins, but things kept popping up telling me to enter numbers/etc[/quote]

The fastest way to do flexicon is just to do them without anything. Its really easy to solve and once you get the hang of it, you see alot of answers being repeated, like oslo, oreo etc. If you do them yourself you have more fun anyway instead of mindlessly entering answers.
 
[quote name='blackbird3216']one question, wouldn't that be boring sitting there doing nothing but entering numbers? I tried chitionary today, and i got bored after 10 minutes (i used the free descrambler)

And by anagram solver, you mean this right? :
http://www.anagramssolved.com/

Edit, did flexicon, took me 10 minutes for one,and i used the anagram solver. How do you do them that fast?? There's 4 parts.. Is there some trick i don't know of?

Edit, i got one under 3 mins, but things kept popping up telling me to enter numbers/etc[/quote]

This is how i did flexicon. I searched the flexicon via www.anagramssolver.com. Then i went to the first segment and typed in the answers. I would type in the longer answers than the short answers. Then when i have it all in, i would click 5 of the blue search boxes and waited about 3 seconds then click the others. Press TAB, repeat. Its a long process, but patience is a virtue XD.
 
thats wut i do to warriorblake, but i have a question. wuts captcha? i keep hearing it but i dont know wut it means. also, i can do like 2 games of flexicon in 1 min, thats pretty quick.
 
There seems to be many of us being accused of cheating recently. I wonder if it has something to do with their daily ticket limits. I've probably gone over their 1000 ticket limit because I don't keep track of it. Isn't it their responsibility to enforce the ticket limit and cut you off once you hit it? Most people aren't keeping count while playing. Does anyone else think this is the reason why we're being accused of cheating?
 
[quote name='CO_mommy']There seems to be many of us being accused of cheating recently. I wonder if it has something to do with their daily ticket limits. I've probably gone over their 1000 ticket limit because I don't keep track of it. Isn't it their responsibility to enforce the ticket limit and cut you off once you hit it? Most people aren't keeping count while playing. Does anyone else think this is the reason why we're being accused of cheating?[/quote]

no i dont think thats it. i accumulated my tickets before they imposed a daily limit. Even though I haven't been accused officially, my shipping date on all my items have passed. i see everyone getting at least their controllers within 2-3 weeks and mine has been ordered 2 months ago.

I think they they just stopped sending the higher point items to people. I havent seen many people say "I just got my zune today"
 
[quote name='jtokchain5']thats wut i do to warriorblake, but i have a question. wuts captcha? i keep hearing it but i dont know wut it means. also, i can do like 2 games of flexicon in 1 min, thats pretty quick.[/QUOTE]
The captcha is the security code that pops up every once in awhile. It's supposed to ensure that a person is playing and not a bot.
 
[quote name='decrot']no i dont think thats it. i accumulated my tickets before they imposed a daily limit. Even though I haven't been accused officially, my shipping date on all my items have passed. i see everyone getting at least their controllers within 2-3 weeks and mine has been ordered 2 months ago.

I think they they just stopped sending the higher point items to people. I havent seen many people say "I just got my zune today"[/quote]
I was playing and accruing more than 1000 per day before I realized they had imposed the limit and all my prizes are smaller prizes. That's the only thing I did that would've gone against their terms and conditions. I think they're making it up as they go along.

BTW, my husband got is Zune the day after Christmas. He also got the racing game for the 360 about a week ago.
 
Been awhile since I posted in this thread, but I just recieved this interesting email a day or so ago, by the way, I was one of the people who recieved the Xbox 360 already:

Dear Live Search Club Participant,

We are contacting you in regards to your recent XBox Bundle Prize Redemption. Some XBox 360 Bundles shipped without the additional games and 12 Month Gold Membership. You are receiving this mail to inform you that your additional XBox Bundle items are in the process of being ordered and sent to our supplier. Your patience is appreciated during this time as these additional items will be sent to you as soon as possible. Please allow for up to 8 weeks for delivery.

Please let us know if you have any questions and thank you for being a loyal Live Search Club participant!

Kind Regards,
Live Search Club Support


On a side note, I also ordered like 17,000 tickets worth of prizes on another account (games, contrller, etc) in october and have not recieved any of that stuff nor any emails indicating I will.
 
Just a quick question...is using anagramssolver and finishing a puzzle in 2minutes okay with its terms of service? Just wondering if getting 2.5k points and getting and item in 1 day okay. thanks for the site good prizes and seems easy to win.
 
[quote name='shaveice']I got my controller, took a month to ship.

You = wrong ;][/quote]

Yeah, well I ordered the following prizes but never got them.

2 Flight Simulators
5 Controllers
2 Zunes
2 Vistas

That's why I said PROBABLY. Some people do get prizes. But those that actually work hard for prizes, are ripped off for 'cheating'. When in reality, Microsoft is just too cheap to hand out prizes.
 
[quote name='MasterSprtn117']Can you order more than one controller to an address?[/QUOTE]
From my understanding, you should only be allowed one per address.
 
[quote name='naiku']Just a quick question...is using anagramssolver and finishing a puzzle in 2minutes okay with its terms of service? Just wondering if getting 2.5k points and getting and item in 1 day okay. thanks for the site good prizes and seems easy to win.[/quote]

its a good pace. i did flexicon in 2-3 mins with anagrams and with chicktionary i can do one in 3 mins and rack up 100 tickets in 15 mins. im 2000 away from finishing all the chicktionary and will start on crosswire. Crosswire will be more clicking than typing so it will probably be slower.

And with the ticket limit, i have experienced an "invisible" ticket limit. i can keep going after the 1000 tickets and at a certain point it will say i have done all the puzzles. Then at the new ticket day, it lets me get more.
 
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