If so, I was unaware of that. Do you have any sources? It would obviously change my feelings a bit when this is indeed true.
Driveclub PS Plus Edition Delayed by Server Issues
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If so, I was unaware of that. Do you have any sources? It would obviously change my feelings a bit when this is indeed true.
Liberty4all
Banned
Haven't heard anything back yet. Its possible the facebook update (which was a fairly extensive explanation IMHO) may be all we get until they are ready to put it up.
I'm not sure about the US release date, but Sony Europe seemed confident enough to say it was coming right alongside the normal version of the game as late as last week.
DarkLordMalik
Member
It was extensive and clear. But perhaps it would have made sense to put it on th PS Blog too? I didn't even know there was a facebook page
Edit: ah they linked to it.
off duty ninja
Member
The Playstation Blog finally addressed it.
They said they'll give more updates.
The Destiny launch might have been the most stable online game launch I've ever experienced.
It's time to get on that ark of mine guys. It's time Noah takes you all to freedom.
FunnyBunny
Member
I'm on mobile now, but it was on the PS Plus blog October 1 and in the email to subscribers.
SmoothRunningGun
Member
Piss poor all around. We're talking about something that's already a year late and is not free-it is part of a paid service. This has tarnished soony's rep in my eyes.
TheJollyCorner
Member
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Damn that sounds like it will not be up for a grip! What the hell man
Iacobellis
Junior Member
Evo should have just stuck to the MotorStorm franchise. Good grief.
They won't even need to wait for the next store update, they can add the game regardless.
First they have to sort out the issues though.
Impeccable
Member
I'm almost positive they'll make exceptions, it's probably not even unheard of as is.
They can update whenever they want throughout the week, so it's not bound by waiting for the weekly store refresh.
Neuromancer
Member
Oh man they addressed the issue and apologized, the nerve of them!
What does this have to do with servers ?
Neuromancer
Member
All right I'm in. We'll find dry land before the PS+ version ever releases at this rate.
thelastword
Banned
My goodness, relax guys. I'm sure this is not intentional. Driveclub Ps+ was just a bonus anyway, if you want to play the game so badly, then buy it and support the devs.
Well in that case, I think Sony could reimburse those who have gotten a subscription for the soul purpose of getting their hands on the plus edition (at least for the EMEA region), for the lenght of days they miss out on their content. I think that is fair. How to organize such a thing without attracting to many "golddiggers" I do not know. I would advise people who feel mislead to contact their local PS support.
But than again... I still feel delaying the plus edition is a better step, than releasing a broken demo (especially if this could impact the online experience for the players who payed for the full version. This would be worse for Sony, Evolution but also paying and non paying players of Driveclub.
mikekennyb
Member
No worries, we've got time. Weather effects are being patched in later.
Liberty4all
Banned
Yeah I'm glad to see it addressed via the official blog.
Monster Zero
Junior Member
For releasing an unstable game at launch? That's silly, there are players in the OT who feel like they hit the jackpot just for connecting to the servers.
loaf of bread
Member
Its really hard to stress test servers when theres no one playing on them.
What the hell is this game even doing that would hit servers that hard?
I was under the impression its just live leaderboards constantly updating... should that really be that fucking hard in 2014?
Is there even real time competitive racing?
wow, here is an idea, why not release the free + version as a beta then?
I was under the impression its just live leaderboards constantly updating... should that really be that fucking hard in 2014?
Is there even real time competitive racing?
wow, here is an idea, why not release the free + version as a beta then?
Because the games industry is stuck in the past when it comes to best practices in this area.
Neuromancer
Member
Yes there is real time actual racing. Also you can send challenges based on your performance on any track to any of your friends (I think there are ghost cars but I could be wrong.) Also during the course of any given race the game offers up challenges like best drifts or best cornering on certain parts of the track, and compares your performance to your friends. There's a lot going on.
I agree, there should have been an open beta at some point. I believe there was a closed one.
Tainted
Member
FunnyBunny
Member
Length of delay sounds undetermined. Too bad.
Project CARS is out next month, so there's a small window here.
Project CARS is out next month, so there's a small window here.
I wonder if the issues mean they oversold what they thought they would, or if they just didn't allocate server power properly for what they knew they would sell.
This isn't the first game or developer that unestimated the need for servers at launch, WoW, Diablo 3, GTA Online, SimCity, Guild Wars 2, all suffered similar issues. It sucks for gamers, but I think from a price standpoint, it's probably not worthwhile for developers to bulk up on servers when the number of people playing online will sharply drop off after the first 7-10 days. It wouldn't surprise me if Evo pushed for more, and were just shot down for that very reason.
Hopefully by the weekend, this will all just be a memory and things will be working properly. I want to check out the Plus version as well, but I'm fine with being patient at this point, plenty of backlogged games to play in the meantime.
This isn't the first game or developer that unestimated the need for servers at launch, WoW, Diablo 3, GTA Online, SimCity, Guild Wars 2, all suffered similar issues. It sucks for gamers, but I think from a price standpoint, it's probably not worthwhile for developers to bulk up on servers when the number of people playing online will sharply drop off after the first 7-10 days. It wouldn't surprise me if Evo pushed for more, and were just shot down for that very reason.
Hopefully by the weekend, this will all just be a memory and things will be working properly. I want to check out the Plus version as well, but I'm fine with being patient at this point, plenty of backlogged games to play in the meantime.
That is not a lot of data though, unless they really fucked up...
Its not even uploading full telemetry for ghosts right? It doesn't store replays online? (there are no replays I've heard?) just point values for speed and drift combos? Lap times? this shit is literally a few kb of data.
Keep doing that "Soony" thing. I'm sure that gives you more credibility.
There are full replays of ghosts for challenges and they are storing every race you've ever done if you want to create a challenge from it (not sure if that's client side though). I suspect there's more going on that a few kb's.
Graphics Horse
Member
Could be trying to open millions of database connections at the same time or something stupid, no way of knowing really.
It does have ghost, no replays yet (though I'm not sure this will become an online feature)
Yes. That's been available since the store updated yesterday.
geordiemp
Member
They need better servers for PSN full stop as well as this game.
Sending messages to friends should not take 10 minutes or more when connected to optical fibre Ethernet.
Tainted
Member
Highly doubt it ....purchasing the upgrade would no doubt check to see if the PS+ free edition is already tied to your account, and seeing as though it isnt released yet it wouldn't be
Shyakugaun
Banned
It still isn't out ?....No way this isn't being done on purpose.