bananafactory
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You're misinterpreting what I said. Some people have suggested they patch the game so that it doesn't constantly ping the servers - and that's what I was talking about.
Driveclub PS Plus Edition Delayed by Server Issues
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You're misinterpreting what I said. Some people have suggested they patch the game so that it doesn't constantly ping the servers - and that's what I was talking about.
Bazinga
It sounds like a network engineering flub, where the intra-network traffic impacts capacity, even with a smaller number of entities than planned. Which I can't imagine the pain of getting a hotfix out for.
Agent X
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Kssio_Aug
Member
Thats exactly what I believe to be the most reasonable act. Just delay the free version for such is not right and uninformed people will buy it before try out. Also, it is a disrespect for their consumers by nature since it was promised already by a long time for this months IGC.
Penalize those who were expecting the free version is bs, honestly.
Hero.of.Lgnd
Neo Member
Last year Square Enix halted sales of Final Fantasy XIV because of server issues. And I think I read a few weeks ago that some game on 3DS had to stop sales for similar reasons. I could be wrong on that last one though.
bananafactory
Banned
Didn't EA pull Sim City when no one could play the game because the servers were full?
Iorv3th
Member
I think that was Amazon that pulled it after having to do so many refunds on the game. But I don't remember too well.
BronsonLee
Member
If Parks and Rec taught me anything, it's that if anybody shows up to your club when it opens, your club is a bust!
JackLongRod
Banned
Really sucks their is no ETA hopefully it comes sooner than later.
Rebel Leader
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The eta is sometime during uour lifetime
Yes, they would suspend all sales otherwise.
I don't doubt they have issues, but this is a case of taking advantage in a bad situation
Sword Of Doom
Member
But it's not a psn issue is it? Drive Club servers does not mean PSN. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong
My cousin bought DC last night. He didn't know there was gonna be a PS+ edition. If they had released the ps+ edition he probably would not have bought the game
I really appreciate you working so hard to get us answers, dude. Hope we get something.
Liberty4all
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CoffeeKillquest
Member
I am a bit bummed that I have to wait for the ps+ version of DC but then on the other hand I feel super bad for the people that paid full retail for this game and can't even play online that sucks and I'm sure most of us have been there with at least one game at one point. I don't really mind having to wait cuzz shit happens and I know I will get the ps+ version of DC eventually. But hey that's just me
Rebel Leader
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Hold on, what email uses green.... Very suspicious >->
Liberty4all
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metaphorically speaking. I couldn't find a Windows Phone email refresh equivalent pic (not that I looked very hard). Suffice to say it I'll be keeping an eye open for any response back.
bananafactory
Banned
Nice to see someone else with a calm mind. I paid for the game and had it at midnight launch day, I'm sad I haven't been able to play online but working in IT I understand that sometimes shit goes wrong. Not gonna take it out on the devs though, I am sure they're doing everything they can to get things up and running.
Duxxy3
Member
I look at delays like this the same way I look at waiting for a package to be delivered.
It sucks that I don't have the thing right now, but I'll spend FAR more time with the thing when it arrives, than I will waiting for the thing. It sucks that Halo isn't out right at this minute, but the few weeks I have left will only be a drop in the bucket for the years I'm going to have the game after it's out. So spend those hours in between with something else and stop stressing over it.
It sucks that I don't have the thing right now, but I'll spend FAR more time with the thing when it arrives, than I will waiting for the thing. It sucks that Halo isn't out right at this minute, but the few weeks I have left will only be a drop in the bucket for the years I'm going to have the game after it's out. So spend those hours in between with something else and stop stressing over it.
Liberty4all
Banned
That's how I see it too. Without a doubt they know people are anxious for the game and are working non stop to get it out.
Mizzou Gaming
Member
The first thing they need to do is stop calling these PS+ games free because they are not. We are all paying for them, some of us just buy it through the PS+ subsidy while others at retail, etc..
In the least why not at least let us download it?
In the least why not at least let us download it?
BibiMaghoo
Member
I'm UK gaf so wasn't expecting it until the 10th anyway, but assuming they miss that, and it could be much longer, I am pretty disappointed with this news.
The game was delayed close to a year as it was, which was fine. But it's out now, and I still can't have what was promised to me so long ago, because of janky launch servers, which seems a bit lame.
The game was delayed close to a year as it was, which was fine. But it's out now, and I still can't have what was promised to me so long ago, because of janky launch servers, which seems a bit lame.
7DollarHagane
Banned
Its amazing that the destiny launch was nearly flawless on ps4 but drive club of all things struggles to maintain service.
The game can't be that popular can it?
The game can't be that popular can it?
You mean the same month that destiny launched and went smoothly?
Cthulhu_Steev
Member
It's always communicating with the servers and setting challenges from friends and clubs (when it works!) so I figure it's not so much the people on it, but the six degrees of Kevin Bacon connections between everybody playing. Also, the sheer number of people beating inter-player challenges will be high because we're all beginners at the game and records will be broken non-stop.
Goodacre0081
Member
Destiny hasn't been flawless though. I have had many problems with disconnects and lag spikes. Going back to the launch of Minecraft PSN has had problems with connectivity and anything that needs to be pulled from the servers, especially the friends list.
from what I remember most 360 games were Peer2peer. One example is Gears3, it started with dedicated servers but MS quietly shut them off and the game reverted to a peer2peer experience. there were many more PS3 games that had dedicated servers last gen, I remember this because I was ticked off at MS for taking subscription money and not providing dedicated servers for it's games.
zephervack
Member
Na, im thinking its a combination of things, including people already playing Destiny.
They should have released the PS+ games on the 2nd, Drive Club on the 7, might have helped to be honest.
Also, they should have let us pre-load Drive Club PS+ edition and just let us decrypt the files locally on release, completely dumb that they make everyone download the game at the same time.
Head.spawn
Junior Member
I just want to know how many people bought this game for the amount to crush the servers. Maybe it sold some ridiculous amount.
bananafactory
Banned
Don't underestimate the power of 10 million fully operational PS4s, and a bunch of gamers thirsty for a racing game.
I think it would behoove you to communicate that many of the meltdowns weren't about the actual delay, but the absolute silence from anyone at Sony concerning the situation once it became apparent. We went a good twelve hours before anyone official decided to say anything. You'd think Sony as a whole would know better considering the outrage over the silence after the PSN security breech.
lol.
psn was being shit before destiny launched, but it got much worse when destiny launched.
every day at peak times you cannot to see your friend lists, add people, use teh store and send messages. It is completely unacceptable,
what exactly went smoothly? destiny might rune fine online but the psn has gone garbage, sony maybe aware of this and thought maybe it would overload their shite network.
Your post is factually incorrect. The servers are Evolution's servers, not Sony's. Sony's servers were fine and I was able to download my PS+ games with no issue last night. You have no clue how networking software or data centers work either apparently.
pr0cs
Member
This is worth mentioning, Destiny hasn't gone off that well either, it's not clear if the problems they were having were related to Bungie or PSN (I suspect Bungie) but considering how little I played Destiny (~15 hours) I can recall quite a few times when the servers when down, having me lose progress or simply not being able to log in at all.
I agree with the Minecraft statement, it seems Minecraft is the root of all evil.
Memorabilia
Member
Smells like...
...YEP...
...BULLSHIT.
...YEP...
...BULLSHIT.
This..
It's not about the delay for most reasonable folks.
It's just the deafening silence.
FunnyBunny
Member
Thank you for pulling both of those quotes. They illustrate my feelings well.
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
Sad, that they are willing to distribute digital copies for money, but want to not release the PS+ version which they promised more then a year ago.
I had ordered it on disc despite the PS+ version, but I probably will return the disc unless the G27 works on it, which at this point is unlikely
GT7 where art thou..
Just go return the disc.. because ZERO chance it'll work. Also, as far as GT7? Still gonna need a new wheel.
UncleCross
Member
Funny, I'm on every day around peak times and I've experienced none of what you are claiming. Sounds more like hyperbole, or maybe you just have your own network issues.
Rain City Gamer
Member
The entitlement in this thread is embarrassing.
I am disappointed as I was looking forward to checking out PS+ DC yesterday, but to take it as far as some of the people here and bash Sony for PSN and PS+ is a bit over the top.
Having online issues in the first couple days is unfortunately the world we live in now and no game or company is immune (With Destiny being an anomaly)
Now if you want to bitch about Sony's communication in regards to the whole thing then I am all for that. There is no reason why a blog post couldn't have surfaced yesterday after the PSN store was updated and PS+ DC wasn't there. Leaving us in the dark is more inexcusable then not having it available for download.
People that paid full price for the full game deserve this decision as they need to get the game they purchased up and running. Us PS+ free loaders should not be a higher priority.
Let's hope it gets resolved in the next few days.
I am disappointed as I was looking forward to checking out PS+ DC yesterday, but to take it as far as some of the people here and bash Sony for PSN and PS+ is a bit over the top.
Having online issues in the first couple days is unfortunately the world we live in now and no game or company is immune (With Destiny being an anomaly)
Now if you want to bitch about Sony's communication in regards to the whole thing then I am all for that. There is no reason why a blog post couldn't have surfaced yesterday after the PSN store was updated and PS+ DC wasn't there. Leaving us in the dark is more inexcusable then not having it available for download.
People that paid full price for the full game deserve this decision as they need to get the game they purchased up and running. Us PS+ free loaders should not be a higher priority.
Let's hope it gets resolved in the next few days.
That was also Square Enix
dripdripsplash
Member
So this is why the store on the ps4 is slow to start up....
God damn what the heck am I paying for.
God damn what the heck am I paying for.
Vire
Member
It's not free, you are paying for a service that provides it.
I'll never understand this sentiment.