patchwatch - Kotaku

posts about #patchwatch more →
Tekken 6 Update Coming To Combat Online Lag
Wolfenstein PC Patch Fixes In-Game Breaking, Lets Players Finish Game
Blizzard Still Working On Diablo II, Wants Your Input
Left 4 Dead Gets Patched Up For Xbox 360
Grand Theft Auto IV PC Gets All Patched Up
Midnight Club LA Made Easier For Wimps Like Me?
Castle Crashers Patch Still Coming, Still Coming
Universe At War Patch Lets Xbox 360, PC Players Duke It Out
Xbox 360 HD-DVD Player To Get Software Update As A Painful Reminder
Warhawk 1.3 Update Adds Home Support. Great! Where's Home?

Your version of Internet Explorer is not supported. Please upgrade to the most recent version in order to view comments.

Dsmvwl Admin Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×

vorpal_raddish
11/05/09

In reply to Tekken 6 Update Coming To Combat Online Lag
The lag is decent but unbearable for certain playing styles.

Personally, I main Lee Chaolan and I can barely chain into Hitman stance at all. It's rather painful.

Right now the game is dominated by power characters just trying to overwhelm you with 1 or 2 launcher moves.

I'm a 14-year Tekken veteran, but I don't plan on going back online. I got my trophies, I'm good. #tekken6
Reply

vorpal_raddish was starred vorpal_raddish was unstarred

Eltigro
11/04/09

In reply to Tekken 6 Update Coming To Combat Online Lag
"They're not even HUMAN!"

- Johnny Turbo #tekken6
Reply

Eltigro was starred Eltigro was unstarred

NeVeRMoRe666
11/04/09

In reply to Tekken 6 Update Coming To Combat Online Lag
Lag in a fighting game is inexcusable. Timing is everything.

Now I wonder if they can somehow patch the load times.... #tekken6
Reply

NeVeRMoRe666 was starred NeVeRMoRe666 was unstarred

kainzero
11/04/09

In reply to Tekken 6 Update Coming To Combat Online Lag
i lost 7 games out of 9 yesterday because i would work to get a launcher and then my follow up comes out late, or something stupid, like a jab.

i would block a low and key in my punisher right away, only to see me NOT block the low and then do some move after.

and the worst part is when people spam unsafe moves, but because of the 5 frame lag, they're not only safe but they have advantage.

ridiculous. #tekken6
Reply

kainzero was starred kainzero was unstarred

Manuel Calavera, Reaper Supreme
11/04/09

@kainzero: people who take fighting games seriously are the worst.

Also I guess this update is good but I already sent the game back so vOv #tekken6
Reply

kainzero promoted this comment

kainzero
11/05/09

@Manuel Calavera, Reaper Supreme: grim fandango sucks because i mashed all the keys on my keyboard and the story didn't advance. he just walked around aimlessly and said he couldn't talk to desks. who takes this game seriously. #tekken6
Reply

kainzero was starred kainzero was unstarred

Manuel Calavera, Reaper Supreme
11/05/09

@kainzero: There is such a thing as playing a game competently without acting as though it is the most serious thing in world. I do alright at fighting games but that doesn't mean I have to know about punishing crossups and double frame advances and whatever. Get over yourself. #tekken6
Reply

BallPtPenTheif
11/04/09

In reply to Tekken 6 Update Coming To Combat Online Lag
Update? Back when I was a youngin we called this kind of crap a "patch". Oh how the times change. #tekken6
Reply

BallPtPenTheif was starred BallPtPenTheif was unstarred

jandlecack
11/04/09

@BallPtPenTheif: No difference.... #tekken6
Reply

jandlecack was starred jandlecack was unstarred

Badassiousness
11/04/09

@jandlecack: updates add content (or at least they're supposed to)

Patches fix shit #tekken6
Reply

jandlecack promoted this comment Badassiousness was starred Badassiousness was unstarred

jandlecack
11/05/09

@Badassiousness: No, a patch updates a game to a newer version, as is the process of updating it, as is what an update does.

There is no difference. #tekken6
Reply

jandlecack was starred jandlecack was unstarred

Orionsaint
11/04/09

In reply to Tekken 6 Update Coming To Combat Online Lag
I've been playing it on PS3 a lot and have yet to experience any real lag. I'm not even exaggerating. Maybe it's my connection or the friends I'm playing with all have good connections. #tekken6
Reply

Orionsaint was starred Orionsaint was unstarred

Gaff
11/04/09

@Orionsaint: Depends. Have you tried the ranked matches or just player matches? #tekken6
Reply

Gaff was starred Gaff was unstarred

AncientUnknown1
11/04/09

In reply to Tekken 6 Update Coming To Combat Online Lag
I can't play fighters online. They just seem to devolve into spamming quick attacks that exploit lag and connect before the opponent can respond. #tekken6
Reply

AncientUnknown1 was starred AncientUnknown1 was unstarred

mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta
11/04/09

@AncientUnknown1: That usually only happens when you're playing a game online that has 8-12 frames of lag, which is too much to even bother playing online with. #tekken6
Reply

Griefy
11/04/09

@mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta: Which have been most prevalent in Street Fighter 4... #tekken6
Reply

mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta promoted this comment Griefy was starred Griefy was unstarred

mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta
11/04/09

@Griefy: I used to have a bad connection, but it's gotten to where I only have 2 frames of lag at the most. I'm happy with it now. #tekken6
Reply

Griefy
11/04/09

@mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta: I just learned never to join another person game. #tekken6
Reply

Griefy was starred Griefy was unstarred

johnLD
11/04/09

@AncientUnknown1: I know what you mean, i started playing online to get the trophy but i kept meeting people doing sweep after sweep or single move spamming a lot. when i actually met someone who actually plays, i actually thank them for not being assholes. #tekken6
Reply

AncientUnknown1 promoted this comment johnLD was starred johnLD was unstarred

mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta
11/04/09

In reply to Tekken 6 Update Coming To Combat Online Lag
I hope this works as well as the patch for KoFXII did.

:( #tekken6
Reply

D-K
11/04/09

@mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta: Haven't revisited yet.. lag-free? #tekken6
Reply

D-K was starred D-K was unstarred

roq
11/04/09

@mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta: T_T #tekken6
Reply

mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta promoted this comment roq was starred roq was unstarred

mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta
11/04/09

@D-K, a burning sensation: PS3 got the patch. I heard it didn't fix much. We 360 people didn't even get the patch. Ignition promised and promised, and then just abandoned the userbase to pimp out Muramasa. We haven't hear anything in a couple of months.

I was hoping that I would be able to quit SFIV once KoF XII came out...

So yeah, I've gotten really good at SFIV. Ç_Ç
<br
It's lag-free if you only play people with the best connection. Anything else is like flipping pages in a picture book. #tekken6
Reply

mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta
11/04/09

@roq: Ç_Ç

*sniff* #tekken6
Reply

D-K
11/04/09

@mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta: Revisited.. Oh man.. that is god-awful. I guess they were too busy adding mod- .. hmm maybe they were adding chara-.. ok... so maybe new special mo-.. goddamnit.. #tekken6
Reply

D-K was starred D-K was unstarred

Ted Polak
11/04/09

@mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta: The 360 patch for KoF 12 came out a few weeks ago. #tekken6
Reply

mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta promoted this comment Ted Polak was starred Ted Polak was unstarred

mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta
11/04/09

@Ted Polak: Why won't it let me download it? :( #tekken6
Reply

IamTheS
11/04/09

In reply to Tekken 6 Update Coming To Combat Online Lag
What are they doing to make the text readable for SDTV owners? #tekken6
Reply

IamTheS was starred IamTheS was unstarred

Techno-Atom
11/04/09

@IamTheS:

Make it so your SDTV can't play games anymore. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if next-gen consoles required HD TV's to even display the games. We won't see the next wave of consoles until 2012-2013 and by that point HD adoption will be significantly higher than it is now and I believe the game industry would be willing to make such a move. #tekken6
Reply

D-K, a burning sensation promoted this comment Techno-Atom was starred Techno-Atom was unstarred

MingTheMagnificent
11/04/09

@IamTheS: Suggesting they join the 21st century? #tekken6
Reply

MingTheMagnificent was starred

D-K
11/04/09

@Techno-Atom: And you base this on what... french toast? #tekken6
Reply

D-K was starred D-K was unstarred

jacquio
11/04/09

@MingTheMagnificent: You either don't pay for anything you own or you don't appreciate the cost of the things you own. #tekken6
Reply

spiderweb1986 promoted this comment jacquio was starred jacquio was unstarred

Mundus
11/04/09

@Techno-Atom: I don't know how it is now, but last i heard only 5% of the population had a HDTV. At best it is like 30% (just speculation but you get the picture) of the target market that has a HDTV. So no that wont happen, or the next gen consoles will be a huge flop. #tekken6
Reply

D-K, a burning sensation promoted this comment Mundus was starred Mundus was unstarred

Koztah
11/04/09

@D-K, a burning sensation: French toast is delicious. If it's based on french toast, I wholeheartedly endorse whatever it is. #tekken6
Reply

Koztah was starred Koztah was unstarred

spiderweb1986
11/04/09

@jsvalen3: No kidding. We've probably got three or four SDTVs in my house, and the newest one is four years old...you know, well within the 21st century.

They all still work just fine, and I don't have the money to upgrade to HD right now. And you know what? I'm fine with the way my Wii and 360 look on my TVs.

If text isn't legible on my "old" TVs, then no buy from me.
Reply

Edited by spiderweb1986 at 11/04/09 4:12 PM spiderweb1986 was starred spiderweb1986 was unstarred

D-K
11/04/09

@Mundus: To be fair, 5% of the world's population having HD tv's is more than i'd have guessed.

Remember that the gaming community is also a small portion of the entire population. #tekken6
Reply

D-K was starred D-K was unstarred

jacquio
11/04/09

@spiderweb1986: yeah, I bought GTA4 when I had only a SDTV and I couldn't read a damn thing. Made it a nightmare trying to keep track of my objectives.

It's easy to fix text issues, some companies may simply not care.
Reply

Edited by jacquio at 11/04/09 4:37 PM jacquio was starred jacquio was unstarred

spiderweb1986
11/04/09

@jsvalen3: Off the top of my head, the only game I can think of that had a patch to increase text size after release was Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts.

Other than that, it's either hope they get it right on the first try (and really, how hard is it to test a game on an SDTV?), or struggle to figure out what the text in Dead Rising says. #tekken6
Reply

spiderweb1986 was starred spiderweb1986 was unstarred

Megaman LXIX
11/04/09

@D-K, a burning sensation: I think it's actually 5% of households with televisions which is quite a bit smaller. #tekken6
Reply

D-K, a burning sensation promoted this comment Megaman LXIX was starred Megaman LXIX was unstarred

D-K
11/05/09

@Megaman LXIX: Good point. #tekken6
Reply

D-K was starred D-K was unstarred

WhiteMåge
11/04/09

In reply to Tekken 6 Update Coming To Combat Online Lag
Wasn't their excuse for piss-poor graphics(yes, I'm calling it piss poor. If it's current gen and it looks worse than a launch title, it deserves it.) a smoother online experience? I could swear I saw, idk, 10,000 people across the internet defending the graphics on that basis. #tekken6
Reply

D-K, a burning sensation promoted this comment WhiteMåge was starred WhiteMåge was unstarred

D-K
11/04/09

@WhiteMage says fix the comments grr: I don't care.

I hate how games get away with that "We'll patch it" attitude, these days. It sickens me. #tekken6
Reply

D-K was starred D-K was unstarred

Techno-Atom
11/04/09

@WhiteMage says fix the comments grr:

Do the graphics matter? The gameplay is all that you should worry about. I could care less if a game looks like this. If it's fun then who cares.

(Samurai Showdown ftw) #tekken6
Reply

Koztah promoted this comment Techno-Atom was starred Techno-Atom was unstarred

Koztah
11/04/09

@Techno-Atom: What do you mean, "looks like this"? Samurai Shodown (No w! Sho! Shodown!) looks as awesome now as it did then! #tekken6
Reply

Koztah was starred Koztah was unstarred

RoboBagins
11/04/09

@Koztah: I was going to say the same thing. I sucked hard, and still suck hard at Samurai Shodown, yet I continued to play. Because it did indeed look AWESOME.
Reply

Edited by RoboBagins at 11/04/09 4:17 PM RoboBagins was starred RoboBagins was unstarred

VastShadowz41
10/20/09

In reply to Wolfenstein PC Patch Fixes In-Game Breaking, Lets Players Finish Game
Too little too late. The entire RTCW and W:ET veteran fanbase have moved on. The blame lies on the leaked "beta" that was a warning to many and then the final, sorry product. Hopefully id can make up for it with a true multiplayer sequel, because that's what 3/4 of the Wolf fanbase was banking on Wolfstein to be, RTCW 2, a sequel, 2.0 but they didn't even get a 1.5. #wolfenstein
Reply

Alvarez promoted this comment VastShadowz41 was starred VastShadowz41 was unstarred

Alvarez
10/21/09

@VastShadowz41: Well this doesn't add anything to the multiplayer so it's not too little, it's nothing at all. It just fixes game bugs. I only play it for the single player but yes, from what I've heard the online is just plain bad and people have moved on already. #wolfenstein
Reply

Alvarez was starred Alvarez was unstarred

VastShadowz41
10/21/09

@Alvarez: Yeah, I was even going to wait for the price to drop just to play it for the SP but now I've moved on even from that. Got Borderlands now to entertain me. :D #wolfenstein
Reply

VastShadowz41 was starred VastShadowz41 was unstarred

Fociz
10/20/09

In reply to Wolfenstein PC Patch Fixes In-Game Breaking, Lets Players Finish Game
What a fuckin joke this is..
wow ty so much for making sure your console version is tip top then release the pos afterbirth of what the pc version was then do your customers the favor of gettin'r patched up a month later so we can actually finish this pile of steaming shit...Doosh Bags.

I love being a pc gamer.. #wolfenstein
Reply

Neko_Tech promoted this comment Fociz was starred Fociz was unstarred

Neko_Tech
10/20/09

@Fociz: It's a love hate relationship. It bring out the passion in all of us :p #wolfenstein
Reply

Neko_Tech was starred Neko_Tech was unstarred

Evdor
10/20/09

In reply to Wolfenstein PC Patch Fixes In-Game Breaking, Lets Players Finish Game
I thought the bad news was that you bought the new Wolfenstein in what's going to be an otherwise fairly insane god-damn holiday. #wolfenstein
Reply

Evdor was starred Evdor was unstarred

Chalkdust
03/05/09

In reply to Blizzard Still Working On Diablo II, Wants Your Input
My one request? Use Blizzard's evil energies to turn back time to whenever Diablo II: LoD came out so I can go play that game into the ground with my friends again. These days it's just not the same.
Reply

Chalkdust was starred Chalkdust was unstarred

Primebuster
03/04/09

In reply to Blizzard Still Working On Diablo II, Wants Your Input
yeah a respec option would be great, i'd also like to see Duriel nerfed. I was playing through the game totally fine, hit level 25 up to 30 and tried to fight him as a barbarian?

No freakin chance. Had to use that infinate loop of scroll of town portal to get past the bugger!
Reply

Primebuster was starred Primebuster was unstarred

MrBionic
03/04/09

@Primebuster: Duriel is definitely an over-powered boss, but the key is to start collecting and building cold resistance items RIGHT AWAY, from the start, and keeping as many as you can to boost yourself into the max resistance you can. Not freezing with Duriel is very, very key.
Reply

MrBionic was starred MrBionic was unstarred

Earlier discussions Other discussions Show all discussions Show featured discussions only Start a new discussion

SUBSCRIBE TO Kotaku

Login

Reset Password

Register

Submit Your Comment