Primetime - 1 vs. 100 - US Beta Going On Now

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Hey, I've been having some trouble getting into the beta. Could someone send a reminder for tonight's game to "Living Corp" please? See if that will help.

Much appreciated.
 
[quote name='BlueWingX']I was pretty sure that the leader star actually appears under your picture, though if they moved it, it might make since, especially since I was the only one in my group all night (Which was also kinda weird). Since it was the live game, it wouldn't have been skips.

I kinda wish I had snapped a picture of it. It was a little yellow symbol on the right side of the green name bar at the very top. Looked like something with a diagonal line slashing through it. I wondered if it meant I had somehow gone private, but I double checked and made sure I was set to public. Weird...[/QUOTE]

Did you have a mic? Was it muted by chance?

Behind your name there's a bar, it looks like as you get questions right that bar fills up, although it's very faded and difficult to see; and when you get one wrong, it the bar empties. Anyone know what that bar does?
 
[quote name='dtcarson']...

Behind your name there's a bar, it looks like as you get questions right that bar fills up, although it's very faded and difficult to see; and when you get one wrong, it the bar empties. Anyone know what that bar does?[/QUOTE]

It represents your streak I believe. You get bonus points for each consecutive correct answer and how full the bar is represents how high your streak is. When you get one wrong it empties and the bonus starts over.
 
I've decided to strictly only play extended play from now on... I like it better considering the games right now mean nothing and I never get in the mob anyway.
 
did anyone else notice that the player they call at the end of last nights live show on th phone just so happened to be the one right out the get go?awfully fishy to me
 
um. he has played almost every game since it started, which is why he has the highest lifetime score of anyone (11 milion+!). he was bound to get chosen eventually, it's like he's got 11 million tickets in the raffle.

did anyone else play today? i loved how one game, the one asks for help on the first question, and what was stupid is that he chose "trust the brain" -- when everyone still has zero score! the game probably just picked someone at random and of course that person got the question wrong, so the one couldn't even last question.
 
They might need to rework the odds it takes to get into the Mob, as it would probably be better to increase the odds for people that play a live show and don't make it in so that eventually they'd have to get in. Then it could just restart and build up more slowly after each time you get into the mob so it can make it easier to get one chance to see what it's like and not necessarily have to make it easy to have repeat picks. The odds for The One could stay about the same since the odds of being picked are very small with at least 40,000 other people in the mix, as well.

It would also help if we could see our own odds that we can make it in to the Mob or as The One so we could know whether playing Extended Play makes a difference or not since it's hard enough to get in that it feels pointless to put much effort in besides showing up for the live shows.
 
[quote name='Darrith']Playing right now. 50 out of 100 people in the mob did not know who invented the telephone.[/QUOTE]

Hahahaha, I was playing on my brother's account when this question came up. They got people with saying Watson, some people probably immediately hit A. But they didn't really read the question if they did. Surprises me how much people miss.
 
I officially love this idea/experience/game!! Played my first live show and was surprised that 60,000 people were playing the damn beta. I really think Microsoft is onto something very big with the live shows. The extended shows are cool to jump in for a while, but it really feels like the live shows are events.
 
[quote name='c335harp']I officially love this idea/experience/game!! Played my first live show and was surprised that 60,000 people were playing the damn beta. I really think Microsoft is onto something very big with the live shows. The extended shows are cool to jump in for a while, but it really feels like the live shows are events.[/QUOTE]

That may seem like a good first impression, as 60,000 is a good number. But last week, they had 110,000. I was very impressed with the game/concept my first few times playing as well. But once you reach your sweepstakes entry limit (500) and figure out that you're never getting picked for the mob, the novelty starts to wear off. The big drop in players would indicate a similar trend. I just hope that MS has some plans to revamp things to keep people interested.

It's disheartening to do reasonably well in the games (I have a 78% answer accuracy and 1.2 million lifetime points), but be overlooked so they can choose someone with a gamerscore of 120 to be "the one"...especially when that person ends up having to use a help on the first question, or pays no attention to the rules, and takes the "money" when no prizes are being given in the beta.
 
[quote name='n8rockerasu']That may seem like a good first impression, as 60,000 is a good number. But last week, they had 110,000. I was very impressed with the game/concept my first few times playing as well. But once you reach your sweepstakes entry limit (500) and figure out that you're never getting picked for the mob, the novelty starts to wear off. The big drop in players would indicate a similar trend. I just hope that MS has some plans to revamp things to keep people interested.

It's disheartening to do reasonably well in the games (I have a 78% answer accuracy and 1.2 million lifetime points), but be overlooked so they can choose someone with a gamerscore of 120 to be "the one"...especially when that person ends up having to use a help on the first question, or pays no attention to the rules, and takes the "money" when no prizes are being given in the beta.[/QUOTE]

I think the reason why the novelty is wearing off is because there aren't any prizes or incentives to take the money, even though people are doing that.

I've played the game twice and that's enough until the real games begin. This extended beta is boring after one or two play throughs, especially when I already have a ton of real games to play.
 
[quote name='RudyPants']I think the reason why the novelty is wearing off is because there aren't any prizes or incentives to take the money, even though people are doing that.

I've played the game twice and that's enough until the real games begin. This extended beta is boring after one or two play throughs, especially when I already have a ton of real games to play.[/QUOTE]

Well, I could at least enjoy the competition among friends. But when it gets to the point that you're all helping each other and giving away answers because you just want ONE of you to get picked for the mob, it feels like you're fighting a losing battle, haha. The most entertaining thing now is seeing some of the stupid answers they come up with (ie. Faster & Furiouser).
 
[quote name='n8rockerasu']Well, I could at least enjoy the competition among friends. But when it gets to the point that you're all helping each other and giving away answers because you just want ONE of you to get picked for the mob, it feels like you're fighting a losing battle, haha. The most entertaining thing now is seeing some of the stupid answers they come up with (ie. Faster & Furiouser).[/QUOTE]

I've quit for the same reasons. Usually end up with 120k+ scores, but since the questions start to repeat and getting in the mob seems near impossible, I'm beginning to wonder if once it launches it will be worth it at all. If it goes paid, I honestly don't see it being very popular.
 
[quote name='fazfznz']anybody from CAG actually win a prize?[/QUOTE]

A couple guys mentioned getting a pop-up notifying them of a prize being awarded, but since it's the beta, no real prizes are given out.
 
So are the ones that are shown (4:30, 5:00, 5:30ect.) are the only games you can play? Or is there a separate section so you can play whenever? Don't really get this whole thing...

[quote name='sendme']I see some in this thread have said somthing about paying for this game. Is Microsoft going to charge to play this game?[/QUOTE]

Yes - they already charge monthly. . .
 
[quote name='DarkNessBear']So are the ones that are shown (4:30, 5:00, 5:30ect.) are the only games you can play? Or is there a separate section so you can play whenever? Don't really get this whole thing...



Yes - they already charge monthly. . .[/QUOTE]

monthly? so all you will need is gold? hell I pay yearly for that.
 
[quote name='tinman_licks']Found some strategy on how to win at this game. Worth a try I guess

Link[/QUOTE]

Is this your site? Fishing for hits? This isn't strategy.

Here's a better version:

* Don't be stupid
* Don't trust the brain
* Leave while you are ahead
 
[quote name='tinman_licks']Found some strategy on how to win at this game. Worth a try I guess

Link[/QUOTE]
[quote name='nnthomas']Is this your site? Fishing for hits? This isn't strategy.

Here's a better version:

* Don't be stupid
* Don't trust the brain
* Leave while you are ahead[/QUOTE]

FINALLY, someone else has noticed this. I didn't really want to say anything before, but this guy creates like a thread every week or two that either links to that site, or some shitty Playstation site(calling that site shitty not the PS), and they are either boneheaded "reports" or troll like topics (see his "was Rare a mistake? thread"). They are also all written by the same guy, who I assume is tinman_licks.

And has there been any reports of when 1 vs 100 will launch for real? I didn't even reach the 500 contest entries, but I really don't find it as much fun as the first few lives show now...
 
So a quick question, what's stopping people from finding these answers online?

I mean I know there is a time limit, but people could have access to the internet while playing. And unless the ask some obscure shit, a person could quickly type the question on Google to try and find the answer.
 
VERY Interesting session tonight...
We had a 1 beat the Mob (Terminator Kari), and Cashman announced Next Week a "BIG" announcement about Prizes.
Also a couple of Bugs were identified about player scoring and Cashman's Audio cutting out. He said they would be working on those bugs.
Edit: King, the player (The One) only has 7 Seconds to enter a response otherwise they lose. They would need VERY fast fingers to put the question in google, get the answer and enter it in game in under 7 seconds.
 
tonight was awesome! and my first time too! i have silver but in the next week or so i will have gold cause my brother goes away to college and his laptop is what i plug the xbox 360 in for internet and my computers wireless died so i need a new one so in the time being before he goes back i use his and it's a waste of money to get gold if i only have his laptop for what 3 months? ha

i had a question though when the real 1 vs 100 comes on will u need gold? and when will it be?
 
i also wonder that at the end of some rounds ur score at the end says some times xbox arcade then 80 or what ever what is that?
 
[quote name='pacemakerguy']i also wonder that at the end of some rounds ur score at the end says some times xbox arcade then 80 or what ever what is that?[/QUOTE]

It signifies the prizes that the mob and top 3 in the crowd would win. X amount of MS points, and a free arcade game.

I couldn't believe 30+ people got the following question wrong- "Which of these things was not invented by Benjamin Franklin?":

X. Bifocals
A. Franklin stove
B. Lightning

REALLY, people?
 
[quote name='Matt Young']It signifies the prizes that the mob and top 3 in the crowd would win. X amount of MS points, and a free arcade game.

I couldn't believe 30+ people got the following question wrong- "Which of these things was not invented by Benjamin Franklin?":

X. Bifocals
A. Franklin stove
B. Lightning

REALLY, people?[/QUOTE]

I wasn't around to see that one, but that's hilarious that 30+ people missed it.:lol:

Tonight was my first time playing too (Silver member). Pretty fun.
 
[quote name='Matt Young']It signifies the prizes that the mob and top 3 in the crowd would win. X amount of MS points, and a free arcade game.

I couldn't believe 30+ people got the following question wrong- "Which of these things was not invented by Benjamin Franklin?":

X. Bifocals
A. Franklin stove
B. Lightning

REALLY, people?[/QUOTE]

I was in the crowd for that round. XBOX froze after the one asked for help :drool:
 
[quote name='Matt Young']Yeah, I was really surprised. I'm also surprised that you are not Wii exclusive. Glad you enjoyed the game.[/QUOTE]
what u mean wii exclusive?
 
This game is a LOT of fun. I'm thinking of ponying it up for gold again just because of this. It's a lot of fun to watch and play.

Gripes: - I don't get the point of the live Host. I thought the whole point of him was that he was going to actually host the entire show and the One is able to talk via a mic ect.
- It is going to be impossible to be the one or get into the mob. You always get those crazy people that will just play non stop every day and be 100% perfect every time..

Oh well, lot of fun. It is going to be awesome with real prizes. Will they be giving away XBLA games? And it's awesome that they give away MP's. It is a good idea for Microsoft to do that, because they usually give out 160points to the mob ect. and that is a good amount that makes it so they have to buy more points if they want to get anything...
 
wow, finally I played 1 vs 100 and it was great, better than I expected ^^
I was checking the schedule for today but I don't know if the times are PST, EST, Central.

anybody knows???
 
[quote name='danny8k']wow, finally I played 1 vs 100 and it was great, better than I expected ^^
I was checking the schedule for today but I don't know if the times are PST, EST, Central.

anybody knows???[/QUOTE]
your local time. don't worry about it
 
[quote name='pacemakerguy']what u mean wii exclusive?[/QUOTE]

I think Matt's referring to the fact that I spend most of my time here on the Wii boards - mostly the AC:CF thread.

But I've definitely got more than just a Wii.

[quote name='DarkNessBear']This game is a LOT of fun. I'm thinking of ponying it up for gold again just because of this. It's a lot of fun to watch and play.
[/QUOTE]

I'm thinking about getting Gold just for this too, but I wouldn't be able to play it too often, so it might be kind of a waste for me. I kind of wish MS would add the ability to use points to pay for a week or so of Gold membership. I would use something like that.

One thing I didn't understand when playing extended play yesterday was when people would use their "skip" right after they missed a question. Once you miss a question, your streak is over, so I don't see how it hurts to guess on the next question. But instead they would skip and the game would keep their losing streak.:whistle2:s
 
How the fuck do people have ~20k points after three questions in the second game of the night?

Edit: Yeah, if they're getting 17,000 on the first question and then dropping off when they miss a question, they're obviously cheating with some exploit in the system.

Also, Chris Cashman mentioned a big announcement for next week's show, so maybe they're finally starting the first season?
 
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Yes, I was referring to the fact that I had only seen Miranda in the Wii forum.

I think they might be announcing a start date for the first season, but we still have a couple weeks left i the beta.

I can't believe the one used a help for the question, "What is your user name called on Xbox Live?"
 
cashman announced last night there is a bug in the scoring system. I had a perfect round ealier tonight with 6 out of 7 instant and lost by 15k points. wich leads me to this if scoring is wacked out then are the stats that allow us in the mob or 1 messed up to would be nice if we could see that part. only 35k playing tonight and was over 100k when started not a good sign
 
I saw two people signed on with the same Gamertag, except the duplicate person had a (1) appended to their name. Maybe that's part of the glitch with the scoring. If they're signed in twice, maybe they're getting double points? Hmm. Or does that just mean it's two different people playing on the same 360, but they're still scored separately?
 
I didn't bother to look to see the number on tonight as I was only on for a few questions and then quit. The fact that it is so hard to get into the mob is what stops me from playing. I know I wouldn't get anytthing if I was in the mob but still. About 2 weeks ago when I first played their was 80-90k and now that it has went down to 35k thats alot. Wonder how few will be on when it actually starts. Hell if the nubmers keep getting smaller it will just be 1 vs 1 if that.
 
[quote name='Miranda']I saw two people signed on with the same Gamertag, except the duplicate person had a (1) appended to their name. Maybe that's part of the glitch with the scoring. If they're signed in twice, maybe they're getting double points? Hmm. Or does that just mean it's two different people playing on the same 360, but they're still scored separately?[/QUOTE]

I would assume it's the latter.
 
great GREAT GAME TONIGHT! damn i hope this lasts for awhile!
now question....when the beta is over will you need to buy it? even if yah got gold.
 
[quote name='pacemakerguy']when the beta is over will you need to buy it? even if yah got gold.[/QUOTE]
it'll be 100% free for gold members
 
good just sounds like when it's live and the guy says when the beta ends it sounds like he says u'll have to buy it.
WHO'S READY FOR 4!!!!
 
[quote name='VidPower']it'll be 100% free for gold members[/QUOTE]


You have a link? I didn't see any news that it was going to be free.
 
What weighs more: 1000 pounds of Feathers or 1000 pounds of Lead?

X - They Weigh The Same
A - The Feathers
B - The Lead

The answer of course is X

18 people did not know that... I am really worried about people...
 
I had to answer the phone and leave the room, so I exited to the lobby. Now I can't get back in the game. WTF? I've been waiting for over 10 mins now.
 
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