[From the dev] I can't drive 55.

[DenisDenis]

Ok, ok, ok, I know that you guys are going to ask me when the h*** our (your?) game hits the marketplace.
Well news is that it's patiently waiting to get green stamped over in Redmond and that we're just very anxious.

Question to the best video game crowd:
What adsl connection speed do you use?
Thanks!
Denis.



“My love life is terrible. The last time I was inside a woman was when I visited the Statue of Liberty.” W.A.

[Rossko_UK]

I have multiple connection speeds due to the highly unreliable service i get. I get 6000 KB/s, or sometimes 400 KB/s, it varies that much. Just ask some of the crew guys :P

Awesome news about the game though, expected in May then?

[Curry]

8/1 Mbit ADSL, in practice getting 700/100KB/sec up/down.

[Rival24]

768 / 6.144 kbps (up/ down)
In practice this means: 80KB/s up and 640KB/s down.

[Sir SpankalotUK]

adsl 2+, achieving about 17mb down and 1mb up, usually host a room with about 12 no probs, 14 starts to push it.

2mb sdsl would be ideal I suppose.

[DM2]

ADSL 1 so I get around 8Mb down and 448k up.

[TRIGGER M4N]

Eeerr??:?
I have a 2.2mb connection.

[Thryon]

My connection is 6.0 Mbps download and 800 Kbps upload. In reality, I get about 5Mbps download and 300Kbps upload.

[Paul Tancred]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/102878300.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Best of luck Denis!

[Chris]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/102882290.png
:)

[Paul Tancred]

Damn, Chris, I want your connection speed!

[Chris]

I wish my torrents would go 6.8MB/s :D

[Paul Tancred]

You shouldn't be dealing with Torrents in the first place :P


How much do you pay p/m for your connection?

[Chris]

EDIT: $34USD I forgot they dropped it.

It's business class.
what are torrents? :p

[TRIGGER M4N]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/102934024.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Quick, for £24.99 a month, is that bad?

[_Chris_]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/102921587.png (http://www.speedtest.net) ...Room for improvement...

[Chris]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/102934024.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Quick, for £24.99 a month, is that bad?

I really have no idea.

[Paul Tancred]

I pay €30 per month for mine.

[charmed699]

Mine can go up to 8 mb according to Bt but I use wireless so it never reaches that kind of speed because my wireless router is in another room. :P

http://www.speedtest.net/result/102972661.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Looking forward to mad tracks Dennis . :)

[_Chris_]

im gonna hop over to tiscalli..one "L"...two? i dont know..you all know who i mean...8Mg for £14.99 a month...beats my AOL £24.99 2Mg

[TRIGGER M4N]

_Chris_ Sorry I'm the one having to break this to you, but they've got a reputation of offering great deals, but with very bad connections.

[charmed699]

If you choose Bt broadband then I can show you this link to ge the wireless adapter for your 360 free when you order option 2 or 3 For £27 with unlimited downloads like me or a free £50 GAMe voucher. :)

[_Chris_]

Oh... Great... Who would you suggest for fast, cheap broadband then? (moneys a BIG issue at the moment..)

[Rossko_UK]

I pay €30 per month for mine.

€30 for a speed of 1 Meg?

You need a new ISP.

[nofear360]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/102934024.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Quick, for £24.99 a month, is that bad?

I get 1.5Mb/s connection for that much too

[trj156]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/103033603.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[TRIGGER M4N]

Haha, I like this.

Instead of being cool and measuring penis length, we're nerds measuring connections.

I would win the former competition. Just to clarify

[charmed699]

It would be rude not to tell Dennis an answer to his question but I never really got why people would get competitive about insignificant stuff like this. :P

[Chris]

it's significant if you're paying $50/m for a 500kb download.

[Sir SpankalotUK]

while in a 11 man lobby on rainbow

http://www.speedtest.net/result/103062115.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

while in an 8 man rainbow team elimination game

http://www.speedtest.net/result/103072179.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

with xbox off

http://www.speedtest.net/result/103086320.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

I have a dlink 4300 through a speedtouch 510 in bridge mode connected to bulldog broadband for £35 a month including telephone line.

[Chris]

damn.

[kidkit]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/103147457.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

for $45 canadian a month (w/ leasing the modem) [~ 19.82 GBP, 1982 is a great novel!]

I could pay about $15 (CAD) more a month for 7.5mbit service. I heard some companies were doing a residential fiber optic test pilot in my city, that would be nice :)

[Messiah]

I have Adsl2+ with Adsl 20Mbit down/1Mbit up.

Never had any hosting problems with games or whatever

[Paul Tancred]

€30 for a speed of 1 Meg?

You need a new ISP.

My mistake, I pay €25. But it's not far off, really.

I sure as hell do, but many ISPs make you change phone line and TV service, too. Example of that is Magnet. They are they only ISP in Ireland with a contention ratio of 1:1.

[Nekro Neko]

London

http://www.speedtest.net/result/103383534.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Paris

http://www.speedtest.net/result/103382923.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Dublin

http://www.speedtest.net/result/103384988.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[Rossko_UK]

My mistake, I pay €25. But it's not far off, really.

I sure as hell do, but many ISPs make you change phone line and TV service, too. Example of that is Magnet. They are they only ISP in Ireland with a contention ratio of 1:1.

Then you need to move countries.

[Paul Tancred]

Then you need to move countries.

I'd be tempted to but I doubt my family would agree. Hopefully Sky will launch their Broadband service here. I have Sky and I'm getting Sky + as it is, so the only thing they could force me into would be Sky HD.

[Balloonenstein]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/103521933.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Yay for college and T1 lines.

[Chris]

sweet upload.

[_Chris_]

Yeah seriously...3 Mg upload? can i play games you host please?:)

[Nekro Neko]

Got a letter through the post today that Virgin were bumping my net speed up to 20mb in May. I can hardly contain myself.

[Curry]

Yeah seriously...3 Mg upload? can i play games you host please?:)
Upload bandwidth isn't nearly as important as ping times and network routes ;)

[_Chris_]

Fair enough...Mr Know-It-All:P

[Curry]

It's somewhere in my job description yeah :+

[DenisDenis]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/104462155.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

8)
Good internet connection, free coffee and paid to make video games.
Cheers,

[_Chris_]

Damn i want your life... Minus the coffee...

[Jasovanooo]

pah cable all the way done of that "connected at" crap you get what you pay for

[_Chris_]

i love my wireless connection...Without it i would have no live in my room...fuck no life in my room..fuck it up their stupid asses (jay and silent bob strike back reference for anyone that didnt get it:))

[Jmel]

If it's 800 points I'm in.

Higher, I'm out :(

[HHS Pilot]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/106397614.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

http://www.speedtest.net/result/106397938.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

http://www.speedtest.net/result/106398155.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

I have a 230.5 MB/s over two internet circuits. And that's Asynchronous.

[nofear360]

230.5 MB/s WOW ....... :9~

[DenisDenis]

8) It would be rude not to tell Dennis an answer to his question but I never really got why people would get competitive about insignificant stuff like this. :P

Yo!
I hear your point.
Our goal here is to offer a game that's way playable even for the lowest connection possible.
Your answers are helping us a lot. Everyone will enjoy calling people names over Liveplaying Mad Tracks even with a crap connection 8)

[Jmel: if you're refering to the game price point, yes, it is 800mp]

Cheers!

[mass9]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/103521933.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Yay for college and T1 lines.

_o_ I think I just found the host for EVERY match I want to play...._o_

http://www.speedtest.net/result/103147457.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

for $45 canadian a month (w/ leasing the modem) [~ 19.82 GBP, 1982 is a great novel!]


The book is actually titled "1984" and yeah, its pretty good.....8)7

[nofear360]

The book is actually titled "1984" and yeah, its pretty good.....8)7
We're analyzing the intro from "1984" in English at the moment and I need to write a passage analysis on it ;(. And then compare the movie with One Flew Over Cuckoo's Nest and two other texts we've done so far 8)7:'(

[DenisDenis]

We're analyzing the intro from "1984" in English at the moment and I need to write a passage analysis on it ;(. And then compare the movie with One Flew Over Cuckoo's Nest and two other texts we've done so far 8)7:'(

Guess it's not a good time to pick up your Xbox controler then! Good thing Mad Tracks is not out yet ;)

[Paul Tancred]

8)

[Jmel: if you're refering to the game price point, yes, it is 800mp]

Cheers!
Excellent!

Denis, quick question. You previously mentioned MT Bravo, and MT Encore as extra downloads. Since Microsoft have now put the max file size up, will these be included with Mad Tracks, or will they still be extra content?

Also, since they have changed the achievements policy, will we see a change in the achievements?

[TRIGGER M4N]

I doubt they will, because last time I checked, companies love to make money, and I'm sure Load Inc. is no exception. What better way to make money then DLC?

[nofear360]

Guess it's not a good time to pick up your Xbox controler then!
lol You kidding me right? :P

[Jmel]

8)

Yo!
I hear your point.
Our goal here is to offer a game that's way playable even for the lowest connection possible.
Your answers are helping us a lot. Everyone will enjoy calling people names over Liveplaying Mad Tracks even with a crap connection 8)

[Jmel: if you're refering to the game price point, yes, it is 800mp]

Cheers!

Awesome. That's my price limit for xbla titles. Same with many people I talk to.

Many people were very disappointed in games like bankshot receiving such shoddy support after the sale, and it being so much more expensive than the other games.

[nofear360]

Awesome. That's my price limit for xbla titles. Same with many people I talk to.

Many people were very disappointed in games like bankshot receiving such shoddy support after the sale, and it being so much more expensive than the other games.
I doubt it's gonna be only 800 points. That had been the expected price before they decided to add multiplayer. With multiplayer included, I bet it's gonna be 1200 points. Isn't that right Denis? .... yeah yeah, I know you'll simply ignore what I just said :P

[Chris]

But he just said it was 800.

[nofear360]

But he just said it was 800.
Dammit, didn't see that :P

[Jmel: if you're refering to the game price point, yes, it is 800mp]

[DenisDenis]

I doubt they will, because last time I checked, companies love to make money, and I'm sure Load Inc. is no exception. What better way to make money then DLC?

Trigger, you saying this show you don't really know us! We were part of the developpers/publishers to praise for free content (ie picture packs & themes) but got turned down by MS.
We don't love to make money, we make money to able us to make games. :P

On another note, what color Porsche should I take? 8)

Cheers,

[DM2]

Get a red one to match your Ferrari.

[Curry]

Denis: rather back ontopic I got a semi-reliable list of the 4 upcoming XBLA-releases today (not frontpage-reliable before anyone wonders) and Mad Tracks wasn't on there. Is the game ever going to be released this year? :?

[DenisDenis]

Denis: rather back ontopic I got a semi-reliable list of the 4 upcoming XBLA-releases today (not frontpage-reliable before anyone wonders) and Mad Tracks wasn't on there. Is the game ever going to be released this year? :?

Naaaaa, i changed my mind. We're not releasing this title on XBLA anymore.
D.

[DM2]

lol :) and there was I thinking you had really annoyed MS in some former life ;)

Are the new XBLA titles retro ones or new ones Curry?

[mass9]

Are the new XBLA titles retro ones or new ones Curry?

..........upcoming XBLA-releases today (not frontpage-reliable before anyone wonders) and .........

i doubt you'll get an answer.

[Chris]

I still want to play this damn game.

[UKJAY]

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