The Official Xbox One Thread

[purbeast0]

that makes no sense. it's not like you have to even watch football to play fantasy football.

 

[smackababy]

that makes no sense. it's not like you have to even watch football to play fantasy football.

You have to have knowledge of football to play Fantasy Football. And if you don't keep up with what is happening, good luck winning anything.

 

[cmdrdredd]

You have to have knowledge of football to play Fantasy Football. And if you don't keep up with what is happening, good luck winning anything.

The people I know that win don't even watch the games or follow anything.

 

[smackababy]

The people I know that win don't even watch the games or follow anything.

If they don't follow anything, how do they pick people up off waivers or know who and when to start / bench players? Either the other players are extremely unlucky, make awful choices themselves, or they are living in bizarro world. We always have a few "this is my first time" or the wives of some of the other people who want it, and it is always them just adding in an extra $50 to the pot.

 

[Aikouka]

You have to have knowledge of football to play Fantasy Football. And if you don't keep up with what is happening, good luck winning anything.

Aren't there sites that can just give you advice on your team?

 

[smackababy]

Aren't there sites that can just give you advice on your team?

Not really. You can get predictions, but for your specific team, I haven't seen any. With research, I'm sure you can find who is your weak link and a list of best to worst replacements for the upcoming week, but if you're spending all that time, you're not some "knows nothing" kind of person.

Kind of like saying "Oh, I'm not into fighting games; but I did look up the BnB for every character, learn all the match ups, and know specific frame data." Just really doesn't make sense.

I will admit my fantasy football experience is in a highly competitive, paid entry environment. Not a lot of people are willing to put in $50 if they can't hack it. We do get 1 or 2 in the 12-14 man league I was in for awhile.

 

[ImpulsE69]

Same way pools do. They just randomly pick. Many people that never watch or know anything about football win this way.

 

[RedRooster]

Same way pools do. They just randomly pick. Many people that never watch or know anything about football win this way.

The two greatest words, "Auto Draft". That sounds like my kinda league. I've been in a few leagues that the dude that lets it autodraft and just does enough to keep an active lineup(one to two moves a week) ends up winning. Its all luck, that stuff. That's why I quit, I'm unlucky.

 

[Aikouka]

I know we were talking about this awhile back in regard to the Kinect:

Will I be able to use the Xbox One's Kinect to scan in codes (QR codes)? Like for Xbox live subscriptions, avatar gear, or pre-order bonus for weapons or map packs?


WHITTEN: Yes, this is something we really like and you’ll see us use it for a variety of digital offerings and more.

 

[cmdrdredd]

I can see it now...

"scan the code on specially marked bags of doritos with your kinect."

 

[smackababy]

I can see it now...

"scan the code on specially marked bags of doritos with your kinect."

My friend won a Mountain Dew original Xbox because of some kind of promo code things.

I do really like the code scanning thing. It will make it a lot easier to get the codes in. I always have a typo in one. =(

 

[Pheran]

This scanning has already been done on the first Kinect - Kinectimals had some scannable codes for unlocks where you had to hold the code up to the Kinect. The first one didn't have enough resolution to scan actual QR codes though.

 

[Tweak155]

I can see it now...

"scan the code on specially marked bags of doritos with your kinect."

Haha, that sounds awesome!

I was walking through a local department store the other week and I noticed a huge batch of Doritos in the video game section. Was awesome.

I haven't bought Doritos in a long time... maybe it's time!

 

[smackababy]

Haha, that sounds awesome!

I was walking through a local department store the other week and I noticed a huge batch of Doritos in the video game section. Was awesome.

I haven't bought Doritos in a long time... maybe it's time!

Doritos are notoriously bad for your teeth.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Most junk food isn't good for you anyway lol. I am not a fan of doritos or mt.dew anyway. Not that I am a health nut though. I drink too much DR.pepper.

Never did any of those "enter the code" deals though.

 

[SurelyYouJest]

I can see the headline now: Man arrested in Wal-Mart today. He allegedly had a cart full of Doritos and was logged into his Xbox live account, on the store display Xbox1, scanning the promotional codes before returning the Doritos to the shelf.

 

[smackababy]

I can see the headline now: Man arrested in Wal-Mart today. He allegedly had a cart full of Doritos and was logged into his Xbox live account, on the store display Xbox1, scanning the promotional codes before returning the Doritos to the shelf.

I'd imagine it would just be a lot easier to take a picture of the code with your phone then scan them at home.

 

[Aikouka]

I mentioned a similar PS4 deal in that thread, but the XBOX One controller comes with a $10 gift card at Newegg right now: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16874103336

I have one pre-ordered at Amazon right now, but they lack any sort of special deals.

 

[purbeast0]

it's ridiculous that they are now selling the controllers for fucking $60.

i can't even buy a wired one either for cheaper like you could before. it actually costs MORE to get a wired one now because you have to purchase a $20 plug and charge kit.

if i wanted to mod my joystick i now need $80 in controllers. might as well just buy the damn te2 instead. or maybe when 3rd party wired ones come out i can just get one of those to gut it.

 

[Aikouka]

it actually costs MORE to get a wired one now because you have to purchase a $20 plug and charge kit.

Isn't it just Micro USB?

 

[purbeast0]

Isn't it just Micro USB?

that is a good point actually.

i wonder if the controller will worked plugged in if there is no batter pack on it.

 

[smackababy]

that is a good point actually.

i wonder if the controller will worked plugged in if there is no batter pack on it.

I don't see why it wouldn't. The current model does.

 

[purbeast0]

I don't see why it wouldn't. The current model does.

oh hah okay i didn't know that. i've never tried it before. i assumed it wouldn't even "click on" because it wouldn't be flush without a battery pack in there.

 

[smackababy]

What might be the kicker though, is the IR sensor. You'd have to have the Kinect feature disabled or it would fail unless you installed those on the fightstick. Maybe we will get lucky and MS will release some sort of awesome "360 to One wired adapter". I know a lot of the racing guys would love that, considering they spend $300+ on a decent racing wheel.

 

[purbeast0]

i don't plan on even taking the kinect out of the box.