Driveclub PS Plus Edition Delayed by Server Issues
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Chaplain
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Well at least they are keeping us up to date, which is better than no news at all.
GlamFM
Banned
Actually this was exactly the same as "no news at all"...
This game from top to bottom, from the one year delay over the review scores to this mess of a situation is just a huge embarrassment for Evo and Sony.
They have to come up with something to make up for it.
Right back to my hope that heads roll at this company, and my lack of sympathy should they fold. Simply unacceptable.
Jamesways
Member
Sony as a whole now?
SolidSnakeUS
Member
Isn't LBP3 coming out next month?
Sections of GAF have dismissed LPB3 a long time ago. Shame though, it's popular with kids.
SolidSnakeUS
Member
It's a great couch game.
Nope. Just the developers.
GoldenCrow
Member
In which way? That they don't have a time frame or that the code shipped with such a massive flaw.
I'm assuming the second rather than the first as not having a specific time frame is on par the course with this sort of thing. As it isn't an overnight thing to find the cause of the problem/s, what this effects if adjusted, what needs to be rewritten what needs to be altered, what can be salvaged, do the main body of work, test it, find the new flaws and fix them, repeat the last few steps until it is done. I wouldn't expect anything soon, my wild guess is that it is most likely related to the challenges as pretty much everything apart from that has been working.
SolidSnakeUS
Member
Why meh?
SolidSnakeUS
Member
So... because it's bit more kiddy/accessible, that makes it bad or won't sell well?
HORRORSHØW
Member
what a mess. they (sony/evo) deserve all the ire and criticism.
FunkyPajamas
Member
I can't believe I'm reading this. If not them, then who? Are they only partially to blame?
Sony? ...yeah, they didn't make the game.
MrMatt555
Member
Someone at both companies needs to fall on a sword.
joecanada
Member
I'm getting far cry, ac, and lotr. I never expected sony to fill busy months with games i want them to fill the slow months
MrMatt555
Member
For the most part, Sony has always had SOMETHING for the holidays. It is just so bizarre that they have no triple A game for the season.
FunkyPajamas
Member
They're the publisher and should enforce quality standards, not to mention this is a first party studio.
I get that the hyperbole may be funny but it doesn't help the discussion and all it does it contribute to the "OMG LEAVE ZONYZ ALONEZ" responses. Come on. Nobody should be asking for anybody's head/job here. People should be asking for refunds (where it applies) and more importantly, for Sony/Evolution studies to acknowledge the issue (they've done that) and make sure preventive steps are taken to avoid similar scenarios in the future.
Not sure why you even care since you don't even like or have the game...
No, it isn't.
Loool, make up for what? If people don't like the situation, they get a refund, or not buy the game, which is what's happening. The server issues are highly disappointing but it's not like you were forced to buy the game.
I'm not one to watch hunt but Evolution had a whole extra year and this is what came out of it? I know this is their first big game but if that's going to be the excuse, I believe then that they should have aimed lower to succeed.
When the game works it is apparently pretty alright, but the big problem is that it isn't working 100% of the time. For a game with an extra year of polish this is embarrassing to say the least.
Always-honest
Banned
New update. Not a goddamn thing improved.
Cheat Code
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Steve McQueen
Member
For me, and I guess a lot of others, DC was the PS4 exclusive this fall. I'm still dumbstruck...How the hell is this even possible?
There's a difference between bad planning and an unpredictable event. It could turn out that they used testing methods they should have known were ineffective, but for all we know, it was something no one could have foreseen. Admittedly, I was surprised that major features like weather/replays/private matches/photo mode weren't in the final release, but most recognize how much of a nightmare networking can be for any studio.
Jackbooted
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Gotta be the best joke twitter account ever.
As for DC, what else is there to say about this situation other than Shamefru Dispray.
This scenario seems pretty unique. There is usually, even with the biggest studios, hiccups regarding online games getting off the ground smoothly. This was a flat out coding failure. Why would Sony, or anyone expect something this weird? They've overseen plenty of online games. They touted it, and it's under their name. Egg on their face, I don't know why more is expected. EVO fucked up.
Kiddy, comparable to a Lego game
Insane Metal
Member
I'm ok with the fact you believe that. But I just don't.
New update, just like the old update.
At this point if they don't do something for people who bought the game I probably won't buy another Evo game. I didn't buy DC to race AI...
Always-honest
Banned
Well i must admit the sp is pretty good. But indeed that is not why we bought the game. That's not how they advertised the game either.
This is taking too long though. They should just give an exact and honest explanation of what went wrong and a time indication of when they ink it will work. The frustration of CONSTANTLY getting an error after waiting for minutes is just aggrivating.
Anyway,.. The game will lose a lot of momentum next week when al lot of great other games will release.
It allready lost a lot of momentum.
JohnDoe8865
Member
I'm really jonesing for a racing game. If I had the money I'd pick up the XBox One just to play Forza Horizons. That's bad...
Yep.
nero2082
Member
add 11/29 EU wave to that too, it's not coming in november that's for sure
I'd love to know how they messed it up that bad. Like how long does it take to code something. They must be rewriting the entire engine, How did they mess it up that bad that its taken over a month and going to take an indeterminate amount of time to fix.
Someone's gotta leak the information, what harm can it do now, maybe it would help someone else to avoid the same mistake.
Someone's gotta leak the information, what harm can it do now, maybe it would help someone else to avoid the same mistake.
Geoff Keighley needs to get on it! We need a Final Hours of Driveclub.
Ovek
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If they are writing the net code from the ground up it will take considerably longer than a month to complete and debug.