MSN Gaming Zone Restoration

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We, the undersigned, urge and beg the Microsoft Network to do away with the new incarnation of the Zone. The new log-in method, which involves creating and logging into a .NET account is not only inconvenient and tedious, but for many it is impossible. The errors surrounding this new method are many - the pros, few.

We request that Micrsoft revert the Gaming Zone back to the conditions it was in roughly 6 months ago. For years on the Zone, a member was able to launch Zone Friends as an independant program, without it being necessary to ever actually go to the Zone. We ask for this feature to be restored.

Secondly, we ask for the old process of logging into the Zone be restored. This process simply involved typing in your log-in name and password.

During the time that this system was in operation, very few, if any, problems existed for players attempting to log-in and enter the Zone. The same cannot be said now. Complaints, gripes and comments of irritation are streaming in from players all over the Zone - some people not even being able to log-in and play on the Zone at all.

In the past, playing on the Zone was, if not an enjoyable experience, atleast an easy one. Now, however, the tedious and difficult log-in method hardly makes the Zone worth bothering with. For the sake of the Zone, and even moreso for the sake of the people worldwide who play on it, we urge for the new Zone log-in system be done away with, and Zone Friends be restored to an independant program that could be launched from the desktop.

While their may be advantages to the new system, the playere who are affected by it do not see them - and therefore, Microsoft has utterly failed in its attempt to make the Zone a more enjoyable place.

We, the undersigned of this petition, request and demand that the Zone and its log-in process be reverted to its old self.

2437 Signatures

  • Chase Brewster
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 3+
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 6
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • Horrendous, tedious and nearly impossible
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • MDL_Mavarick
  • RT Smith
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 5
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 3
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • sucks
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • MHxHOLOCAUST
  • Anastasius
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 1
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 1
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • I can't log-in half the time...
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • JGRNxAnastasius
  • Jenny
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 2
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 3
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • it is not user friendly
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • touchinglotus, litithadultra, KORE_munchmybox, and KORE_sukuoff
  • Aaron DeForge
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • my signing this petition says it all
  • Wes Burbank
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 1
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • MW4
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • Terrible.
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • DRGN_Axe
  • Sean
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 3
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 2
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • it is hard to nav and a waste of time
  • Alexander Barron
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 1
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 2
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • I'd rather get a rim-job from a hairy Brazilian boy than try to log into the new Zone again.
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • SVx_Milamber; CCC_Mil_T_GC; FM_Doomshadow
  • Zhonic
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 10
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 7
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • Rather have the old one
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • Zhonic, and others
  • Lion Heart(jace)
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 5-6
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 3
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • tedious and rediculious!
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • _X_Lion_Heart_x
  • Thomas C. Lowe
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 5
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 3
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • not intuitive
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • SwL_PandoBox
  • Rebecca
  • Neil. R.
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 3
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • god knows
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • It is a total pain and a source of extreme stress!
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • BD_Canuck
  • Courtney
  • Steph
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 4
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • IT FRIGGINWELL SUCKS!!! Get rid of it!!
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • _13th_Elminster
  • Justin
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 3-4 years
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • too many to count
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • Brutal, please, please bring back the old one
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • 13th Evolution
  • Kevin
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 3
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 4
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • Takes to long to log in even on T1 and confusing log in
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • _13thStrikewolf
  • Philip Hughes
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 2
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 12
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • confusing and not needed
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • HB_Akira
  • Jeffrey Stover
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 2+
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 4
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • royal pain, takes way to long
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • _13th_BLKTALON, _13th_BTxKell
  • Stuart
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • several
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • several
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • PANTS !!!!!!
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • MiT_Balkarriee
  • Chris
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 3
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 5
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • The process is too long.
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • CxB_ImATaQUitO
  • ZoltŠ±n Szalai
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 1 year
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • Make it simple, cos the actual sux
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • JGRN_aNgELfiRe
  • Andrew Mielke
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 2
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 2 (if you mean games like Mechwarrior 4 and Rogue Spear)
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • Half-assed, even for Microsoft
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • SF_DragonRage
  • Kevin duquette
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 3
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 2
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • it is totally corprate BS just to get more traffic. they were obviously not thinking about the ease of use or the people who dont want their passport.
  • Steve Romack
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 3
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • at least 4
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • Why fix something that was never broken ????
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • JGRN_Reaper_MDL
  • tim fields
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 4
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 2
  • MajicHigh
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 3
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 4
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • Microsoft gets WORSE everyday not better. It was working fine before..u made it terrible. The new options are useless, and the new login is impossible 2 use. Notice the sudden reduction of the zone activity? wonder y?
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • Smokey
  • David Schupp
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 4
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 12
  • drew dale
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 2
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 2
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • IT SUCKS
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • BW_WAR
  • Joey Kassem
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 1 1/2 years
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • Alot
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • ES_Slayer1
  • DS_CoLdFusioN
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 2-3
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 1
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • It sucks, not user friendly and its to inconvienent
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • DS_CoLdFusioN, SAxCoLdFusioN
  • CK
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 1
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 3
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • Barely Functional, Monotonous especially for those with mutliple callsignes
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • BFuRY_X, ODxBFuRY, X_BurningFury_X and various others
  • Stephen
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 3
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • Many
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • Bad
  • Josh
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 2
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 3
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • Useless
  • Mark
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 7
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • Hmm...6 (i think)
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • It just makes people with slower connections lives harder, old way was definatly MUCH better.
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • CSH_DeathScythe
  • Greg Leonetti
  • brad fortson
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 1
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 3
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • not good more problems that causes us to lose people
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • SS_Phorty
  • Matt
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 6
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 10
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • Low
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • AoA_Lineman
  • Jim
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 2
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 5
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • Horrible, I have spent 2 hours trying to get in, I pay for your games and windows, the least you could do is go back to the original log in, yes, the one we used 2 years ago. This one only makes it worse, and if you do not listen to this, then say goodbye to people buying your games
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • _13th_Jimbo
  • george osborne
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 5
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 9
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • i fucking hate it it sucks fuck u ms u can suck my big fa hairy DICK u buck of fat worthless fucks
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • krt_coolhand
  • Bob
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 1
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 1
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • DCxFaQux
  • CHk_NoTolerance
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 3
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 7
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • It's really not needed, the ladder was so much easier
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • CHk_NoTolerance
  • scott schroeder
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 3
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • mech 4 axis and allies mech 3
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • KE_Silentwolff
  • Kylie Hera-Singh
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 3
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 6+
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • Yasha_MWC
  • Nawid Javid
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • one year
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • thousand
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • it is horrible
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • MKG_Sinodis
  • Michael Beck
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 1
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 1
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • Considing it won't let me log in AT ALL...
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • MKG_TormanoCage, WDs_Tormano_MKG
  • james
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 4
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 3
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • looks like microsoft bungled another program
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • aKa_Raven
  • Adam Edwards
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 1
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 5
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • BLOODY LAME
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • RWM_Bosso_SCD
  • Jerry Duff
  • Brian Ireland
    • Years playing on the Zone
    • 6
    • Number of games played on the Zone
    • 5
    • Your personal opinion of the current log-in method
    • very freakin stupid
    • Your Zone call-sign(s)
    • 4