diff --git a/src/kernel/xam/xam_user.cpp b/src/kernel/xam/xam_user.cpp
index e3b9c71..1b17644 100644
--- a/src/kernel/xam/xam_user.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel/xam/xam_user.cpp
@@ -54,19 +54,17 @@ i32 XamUserGetXUID_entry(u32 user_index, u32 type_mask, mapped_u64 xuid_ptr) {
   uint32_t result = X_E_NO_SUCH_USER;
   uint64_t xuid = 0;
   if (user_index < 4) {
-    if (user_index == 0) {
-      const auto& user_profile = REX_KERNEL_STATE()->user_profile();
-      if (user_profile->is_signed_in()) {
-        auto type = user_profile->type() & type_mask;
-        if (type & (2 | 4)) {
-          // maybe online profile?
-          xuid = user_profile->xuid();
-          result = X_E_SUCCESS;
-        } else if (type & 1) {
-          // maybe offline profile?
-          xuid = user_profile->xuid();
-          result = X_E_SUCCESS;
-        }
+    const auto& user_profile = REX_KERNEL_STATE()->user_profile();
+    if (user_profile->is_signed_in()) {
+      auto type = user_profile->type() & type_mask;
+      if (type & (2 | 4)) {
+        // maybe online profile?
+        xuid = user_profile->xuid();
+        result = X_E_SUCCESS;
+      } else if (type & 1) {
+        // maybe offline profile?
+        xuid = user_profile->xuid();
+        result = X_E_SUCCESS;
       }
     }
   } else {
@@ -78,11 +76,12 @@ i32 XamUserGetXUID_entry(u32 user_index, u32 type_mask, mapped_u64 xuid_ptr) {
 
 u32 XamUserGetSigninState_entry(u32 user_index) {
   uint32_t signin_state = 0;
+  // netcode-revival: the party flow reads signin state for the "live user
+  // index" (the game's live flag is a user index, not a boolean). We model
+  // one profile, so answer every slot with the same signed-in state.
   if (user_index < 4) {
-    if (user_index == 0) {
-      const auto& user_profile = REX_KERNEL_STATE()->user_profile();
-      signin_state = user_profile->signin_state();
-    }
+    const auto& user_profile = REX_KERNEL_STATE()->user_profile();
+    signin_state = user_profile->signin_state();
   }
   if (REXCVAR_GET(xnet_trace)) {
     // Rate-limited: the frontend polls this frequently.
@@ -114,7 +113,9 @@ i32 XamUserGetSigninInfo_entry(u32 user_index, u32 flags, ppc_ptr_t<X_USER_SIGNI
   }
 
   std::memset(info, 0, sizeof(X_USER_SIGNIN_INFO));
-  if (user_index) {
+  // netcode-revival: answer every slot with the one profile (the game's
+  // "live user index" is not necessarily 0).
+  if (user_index >= 4) {
     return X_E_NO_SUCH_USER;
   }
 
@@ -138,10 +139,6 @@ u32 XamUserGetName_entry(u32 user_index, mapped_string buffer, u32 buffer_len) {
     return X_E_INVALIDARG;
   }
 
-  if (user_index) {
-    return X_E_NO_SUCH_USER;
-  }
-
   const auto& user_profile = REX_KERNEL_STATE()->user_profile();
   if (!user_profile->is_signed_in()) {
     if (buffer && buffer_len) {
@@ -160,10 +157,6 @@ u32 XamUserGetGamerTag_entry(u32 user_index, mapped_wstring buffer, u32 buffer_l
     return X_E_INVALIDARG;
   }
 
-  if (user_index) {
-    return X_E_NO_SUCH_USER;
-  }
-
   const auto& user_profile = REX_KERNEL_STATE()->user_profile();
   if (!user_profile->is_signed_in()) {
     return X_ERROR_NO_SUCH_USER;
@@ -506,9 +499,6 @@ u32 XamUserGetMembershipTier_entry(u32 user_index) {
   if (user_index >= 4) {
     return X_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
   }
-  if (user_index) {
-    return X_ERROR_NO_SUCH_USER;
-  }
   if (!REX_KERNEL_STATE()->user_profile()->is_live_signed_in()) {
     return X_ERROR_NOT_LOGGED_ON;
   }
diff --git a/src/system/xnet_transport.cpp b/src/system/xnet_transport.cpp
index bb59cd9..42f01c8 100644
--- a/src/system/xnet_transport.cpp
+++ b/src/system/xnet_transport.cpp
@@ -162,9 +162,25 @@ void XNetTransport::ForceLiveFlag() {
   // 0x83030000 (recompiler's -2097348608) then lbz at -30639 =>
   // 0x83028851. (Fragile: tied to this title's build; revival only.)
   uint8_t* flag = REX_KERNEL_MEMORY()->TranslateVirtual<uint8_t*>(0x83028851);
-  if (flag != nullptr && *flag == 0) {
-    REXLOG_INFO("xnet trace: forcing game live flag 0x83028851 = 1");
-    *flag = 1;
+  // Rate-limited status so we can SEE whether the address maps and its value.
+  static double last_log = 0.0;
+  const double now =
+      double(std::chrono::steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch().count()) / 1e9;
+  const bool rate = now - last_log >= 2.0;
+  if (rate) {
+    last_log = now;
+    REXLOG_INFO("xnet trace: live flag 0x83028851 {} value={}",
+                flag != nullptr ? "mapped" : "NOT MAPPED",
+                flag != nullptr ? int(*flag) : -1);
+  }
+  // The flag is the LIVE USER INDEX (not a boolean). The profile lives in
+  // slot 0, so force 0 (any slot answers after the shim fix, but 0 is the
+  // safest for index-into-live-array readers).
+  if (flag != nullptr && *flag != 0) {
+    if (!rate) {
+      REXLOG_INFO("xnet trace: forcing game live flag 0x83028851 = 0");
+    }
+    *flag = 0;
   }
 }