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OnLive day 2, this is looking better.. Me Likes.

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 The Sign Up

   So the experience so far has been good. After receiving the email it took me almost an hour to actually sign up but I guess the site was getting pounded. One thing I did find disappointing was the unsupported Chrome Browser, I ended up having to install firefox so I could get it running but after that I was able to use a short created. I'm hoping  it'll be worked out so the whole browser will be eliminated from the mix. I know Games like Battlefield Heroes and Quake live use it but it just seems like an unneccessary step. Then soon after  it took me almost another 30 mins of waiting before I could log in properly via the website to edit my profile and such. Though when i did use the DSC of the program I got right in so it would appear to be a syncing problem. A few hoops to jump through through but have to expect it when something like this launches. Reasonable expectations people.  

The UI

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The UI is really cool, you feel like you are in the movie Hackers. You are given 8 options to choose from the home menu. Arena, which is a spectator mode to see what people are playing and where they are at in a game. Profile, of course which is yours to customize with the limited options they provide. Marketplace for all your game purchasing needs, Coming soon for trailers of games coming down the pipe. My Games, where all your games are housed. Last Played which launches the last game you played, which I found kinda pointless. Brag Clips, where you can record game play and uploaded to show all your friends. Last but not least, Friends which is well.. It's self explainatory. 
 
The experience of the UI itself is kinda cool. Flipping pages, zooming and wooshing through everything makes the mosaic interface feel like you are a mad scientist looking over to trying to decide what to take over.. It's esthetically pleasing and very Apple-esque in it's delivery. It works well without being overly cumbersome to the end user which I found really good. Everything is clearly marked and you know where you are going any at given time. Though I haven't seen anyway to just drop in on a friend or potential friend who is playing a game you may want to join. I suspect that it maybe becuase I haven't purchased any games as of yet. The simplicity does help you navigate though everything quickly and effeciently but I can't help feel as if there should be more but then again this thing JUST launched. Maybe they'll changed the "Last Played" option to something else. 

Next Up

I'm really trying to dig through the demos and I already own some of the game so I'll post up some comparasion pictures tomorrow as well as how it performs..    
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 The Sign Up

   So the experience so far has been good. After receiving the email it took me almost an hour to actually sign up but I guess the site was getting pounded. One thing I did find disappointing was the unsupported Chrome Browser, I ended up having to install firefox so I could get it running but after that I was able to use a short created. I'm hoping  it'll be worked out so the whole browser will be eliminated from the mix. I know Games like Battlefield Heroes and Quake live use it but it just seems like an unneccessary step. Then soon after  it took me almost another 30 mins of waiting before I could log in properly via the website to edit my profile and such. Though when i did use the DSC of the program I got right in so it would appear to be a syncing problem. A few hoops to jump through through but have to expect it when something like this launches. Reasonable expectations people.  

The UI

No Caption Provided
The UI is really cool, you feel like you are in the movie Hackers. You are given 8 options to choose from the home menu. Arena, which is a spectator mode to see what people are playing and where they are at in a game. Profile, of course which is yours to customize with the limited options they provide. Marketplace for all your game purchasing needs, Coming soon for trailers of games coming down the pipe. My Games, where all your games are housed. Last Played which launches the last game you played, which I found kinda pointless. Brag Clips, where you can record game play and uploaded to show all your friends. Last but not least, Friends which is well.. It's self explainatory. 
 
The experience of the UI itself is kinda cool. Flipping pages, zooming and wooshing through everything makes the mosaic interface feel like you are a mad scientist looking over to trying to decide what to take over.. It's esthetically pleasing and very Apple-esque in it's delivery. It works well without being overly cumbersome to the end user which I found really good. Everything is clearly marked and you know where you are going any at given time. Though I haven't seen anyway to just drop in on a friend or potential friend who is playing a game you may want to join. I suspect that it maybe becuase I haven't purchased any games as of yet. The simplicity does help you navigate though everything quickly and effeciently but I can't help feel as if there should be more but then again this thing JUST launched. Maybe they'll changed the "Last Played" option to something else. 

Next Up

I'm really trying to dig through the demos and I already own some of the game so I'll post up some comparasion pictures tomorrow as well as how it performs..