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[noah111]

Rocky Road must be the worst map to play Capture The Princess on, not only because the castles are way apart but the wooden doors in the middle (if you even reach them lol) make it extremely difficult to get the princess back home.
And the elevator seems buggy, whenever someone attempts to rescue the fat princess by using it, she falls down again, you have to go through the front door.

I don't see how the doors prevent you from getting your princess back to your base, unless of course you mean actually getting to the princess (their prisoner) and not getting her back, as you can simply walk right through their doors in the center if so.

The platforms on that map have a little gap so you actually have to jump, it's not like an elevator where you can just walk off of it. So if you're carrying a fat princess than she'll sometimes fall though that crack.

 

[TheExecutive]

I haven't really had any problems with any maps. They all balance the games well and all require a little different strategies. Great game IMO.

 

[Dragon]

Hey guys I'm about to hop on, anyone around for a game?

Did the patch balance out the ice mage? I was a point whore with it

 

[Inanna]

So is this game shareable? I want to play this game with my bf but we don't want to buy it twice. :\

 

[noah111]

I haven't really had any problems with any maps. They all balance the games well and all require a little different strategies. Great game IMO.

Agreed, not only do the maps vary enough but they are also structured quite differently and usually have a sort of specific 'feature' to them, like the castle walls breaking or a capture point that gives you access straight up to the enemy castle, etc.

Though I wonder what they'll do for DLC, all I can really imagine is new maps, new classes or possibly a third upgrade for the hat machines.. other than that not sure what titan will come up with, but either way im really diggin the game as is.

So is this game shareable? I want to play this game with my b but we don't want to buy it twice. :\

Indeed it is, no 24 hour lock-out either.

 

[Wollan]

quick question, why did Titan Studios or w/e decide to use the unreal 3 engine?

it is unreal 3 right?

doesn't seem that well suited for this kind of thing

#1 They don't use UE3.
#2 The game has super crisp visuals, runs at 1080p native res @ 30fps. I would probably put it among the top three (DL only on PS3) games when it comes to visuals.

Any reference to Epic Games is because they were bought by them last summer/fall.

 

[TelemachusD]

It helps if you get in the GAF Fat Princess chat before you start a game, so anyone in there knows what's going on, and you can talk privately to other GAFers during a game.

 

[Dre]

I don't see how the doors prevent you from getting your princess back to your base, unless of course you mean actually getting to the princess (their prisoner) and not getting her back, as you can simply walk right through their doors in the center if so.

The platforms on that map have a little gap so you actually have to jump, it's not like an elevator where you can just walk off of it. So if you're carrying a fat princess than she'll sometimes fall though that crack.

Well if you are escorting your princess (their prisoner) back to your castle you'll eventually come to the middle of the map where the enemy has build his wooden doors and you won't be able to go through unless you knock them down, or am I completely mistaken ?

 

[Inanna]

it is, no 24 hour lock-out either.

Yay, thankie.

 

[BeeDog]

#1 They don't use UE3.
#2 The game has super crisp visuals, runs at 1080p native res @ 30fps. I would probably put it among the top three (DL only on PS3) games when it comes to visuals.[/

Any reference to Epic Games is because they were bought by them last summer/fall.

Really? Right now I'm having the PS3 set on 720p, but Fat Princess has pretty lousy image quality (looks sub-HD). Has anyone checked the true resolution yet?

 

[Wollan]

I'm playing it in 1080p and it's sexually healing my eyes.
No question that this is native 1920x1080p.

 

[TelemachusD]

Well if you are escorting your princess (their prisoner) back to your castle you'll eventually come to the middle of the map where the enemy has build his wooden doors and you won't be able to go through unless you knock them down, or am I completely mistaken ?

You are. Those doors will open from the back side. Or you could go the top route avoid them entirely.

 

[Drame]

Great to see that the patch is doing what it should do.

I'll definitely try to get GAF Game going on today, so if anyone feels like hosting, let me know.
Hopefully, us European players will get the patch in the beginning of the next week.

 

[unrenowned]

I just tried it and it works.

I bought it on my US account, and use that one for my main account. (So I got the 1.02 patch.)
But using my UK account I can still play it, (Online also works.)

Perfect! Will make a purchase when I can get on the PS3. Been looking forward to this game for a while and finally it seems playable.

 

[TheExecutive]

It helps if you get in the GAF Fat Princess chat before you start a game, so anyone in there knows what's going on, and you can talk privately to other GAFers during a game.

Is this the Kilgore chatroom? Has it changed? Sorry, I have been absent for about a week b/c of connection issues.

 

[TelemachusD]

Is this the Kilgore chatroom? Has it changed? Sorry, I have been absent for about a week b/c of connection issues.

Yeah, that one.

 

[icechai]

just tried it last night and it worked! first time jump in worked for me. Looks like we'll see each other in games soon GAF!

 

[TelemachusD]

Great to see that the patch is doing what it should do.

I'll definitely try to get GAF Game going on today, so if anyone feels like hosting, let me know.
Hopefully, us European players will get the patch in the beginning of the next week.

I can host if needed. There's only 3 people including me in the chat right now.

 

[Drame]

I can host if needed. There's only 3 people including me in the chat right now.

All right.

Yeah, I'm not in the chat right now, as I'm downloading the KoFXII patch with my really slow connection. This might take a hour or two.
When I finish downloading the patch, I'll get the chat invites going, for those who want to join todays games.

 

[Nemo]

There's a patch? Oh shiiii- hopefully I can finally get into the game tonight

 

[theluma]

So I know the EU patch ain't coming 'till next week but does it really matter I wonder?

Anyone in the UK let me know what the situation is, roughly?

Gonna pick it up anyway but I'll probably wait for the patch if the online is still seriously broken in the PAL versions.

 

[noah111]

So I know the EU patch ain't coming 'till next week but does it really matter I wonder?

Anyone in the UK let me know what the situation is, roughly?

Gonna pick it up anyway but I'll probably wait for the patch if the online is still seriously broken in the PAL versions.

I'm here in the states but I really don't understand the serious 'brokenness' before the patch, I never had to try to join a game more than a few times, and it almost always worked when I joined a friends game. I only got stuck once where I couldn't join even after a ton of tries, but quitting the game and relaunching it seemed to work as it joined on the first or second try. I think the situation was wildely over-exaggerated tbh. I'm not sure if the situation in the UK is greatly different or far more unresponsive, though I find it unlikely since the game is unrestricted, it seemed to be more of a coding problem than anything.

 

[Alex]

I'm here in the states but I really don't understand the serious 'brokenness' before the patch, I never had to try to join a game more than a few times, and it almost always worked when I joined a friends game. I only got stuck once where I couldn't join even after a ton of tries, but quitting the game and relaunching it seemed to work as it joined on the first or second try. I think the situation was wildely over-exaggerated tbh. I'm not sure if the situation in the UK is greatly different or far more unresponsive, though I find it unlikely since the game is unrestricted, it seemed to be more of a coding problem than anything.

Bullshit, so because of some spur of luck for you everyone else is just some embellishing liar? Bought the game along with two other friends and it took an alignment of the planets even connect to a game, which 50% of the time was unplayable laggy.

The patch fixed most everything, but why people have to post completely stupid shit like this is beyond me.

 

[noah111]

Bullshit, so because of some spur of luck for you everyone else is just some embellishing liar? Bought the game along with two other friends and it took an alignment of the planets even connect to a game, which 50% of the time was unplayable laggy.

The patch fixed most everything, but why people have to post completely stupid shit like this is beyond me.

I never said that :lol I just think it was over exaggerated, this is GAF after all.

My point was just that the issue didn't make the game totally unplayable so holding back on buying it when you know a patch is coming in a few days doesn't seem necessary.

Sorry to offend you. :lol

 

[Terrordactyl]

If anyone wants to get a game going tonight, I'd like to join. Not many people on my friends list have it. I'll probably be on after 9pm pacific, check my profile for psn id.

 

[Dragon]

Bullshit, so because of some spur of luck for you everyone else is just some embellishing liar? Bought the game along with two other friends and it took an alignment of the planets even connect to a game, which 50% of the time was unplayable laggy.

The patch fixed most everything, but why people have to post completely stupid shit like this is beyond me.

While I agree with you, anecdotal evidence is really neither nor there, obviously there were issues because Titan fixed them quickly, but there's no reason to react so strongly. Wait till he calls your mom a ho or something.

 

[theluma]

I never said that :lol I just think it was over exaggerated, this is GAF after all.

My point was just that the issue didn't make the game totally unplayable so holding back on buying it when you know a patch is coming in a few days doesn't seem necessary.

Sorry to offend you. :lol

Good to hear, will prob download it tonight then. Might as well I guess, its not as though it's gonna be half price in two days time :lol

Spoiler

Jinxed...

 

[British Monsoon]

So...now the US has the patch and the EU doesn't, does that mean I can no longer play with American gamers? As they've made alterations to the way points are handed out, I asume this is the case - which is utter bullshit. Granted, this is nothing to do with Titan and everything to do with SCEE, but it's still bullshit.

 

[Hark]

Patched the game up this morning and was in a game within 30 seconds. This game just got a lot more enjoyable.

 

[autobzooty]

I can host if needed. There's only 3 people including me in the chat right now.

can I get an invite into the chat room?

PSN ID is autobzooty

 

[Rentahamster]

I love dark priest and ranger now. Sniping is awesome. I love trying to sneak onto high areas that you aren't supposed to go to and attacking, hidden from view.

One thing that puzzles me - on the Black Forest (Or it could be the Gorge level, I can't remember correctly), there are two rampart tower things to the left and right of the throne.

During one game I played, someone from the other team was able to get onto that tower and attack us. How is it possible to get there? The only thing I can think of apart from a glitch is to get lucky with your aim from a catapult.

 

[Brazil]

Just got a 21 games winning streak.

God, I'm so tired.

 

[TelemachusD]

I love dark priest and ranger now. Sniping is awesome. I love trying to sneak onto high areas that you aren't supposed to go to and attacking, hidden from view.

One thing that puzzles me - on the Black Forest (Or it could be the Gorge level, I can't remember correctly), there are two rampart tower things to the left and right of the throne.

During one game I played, someone from the other team was able to get onto that tower and attack us. How is it possible to get there? The only thing I can think of apart from a glitch is to get lucky with your aim from a catapult.

If you ride the catapult as a chicken you can get into some otherwise inaccessible places.

 

[Rentahamster]

If you ride the catapult as a chicken you can get into some otherwise inaccessible places.

Ahh, this is the key.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/01/11/

 

[Rentahamster]

Is there any point in upgrading the warrior as soon as possible? Seems like some people tend to do that. It seems to me that the level 1 warrior with the shield is much better than the level 2 warrior. Level 2 warrior does not have that great damage output for the lack of defense, and when lag comes into play, it's really easy to miss.

 

[noah111]

Is there any point in upgrading the warrior as soon as possible? Seems like some people tend to do that. It seems to me that the level 1 warrior with the shield is much better than the level 2 warrior. Level 2 warrior does not have that great damage output for the lack of defense, and when lag comes into play, it's really easy to miss.

Nah not as soon as possible, first thing that should be upgraded is the worker so that they won't die so quickly trying to collect resources, when you have that resources will flow in a bit faster which will lead to being able to upgrade everything faster.

The long blade is incredibly powerful when charged up, it does a double attack sort of thing if you can aim correctly. It also proves very handy for getting over puddles of deadly lava or getting you far into water regions, just charge the attack, jump in the direction you want to go and release while in the air, basically it'll tug you over the gap while in midair. Really effective in some situations like trying to escape the an enemy occupied center island in one of the lava levels.

 

[BobTheFork]

WOOHOO! I checked last night and it turns out that Titan knew about the non-ds3 controller problem, and they already fixed it with the patch. I got just 1-2 games in but I'll be on more after work tonight so look for me.

 

[Pristine_Condition]

Just got a 21 games winning streak.

God, I'm so tired.

I wonder if you were on my team during that run. I picked up a random game with a bunch of random dudes, all complete strangers to each other, yet most of us had headsets. We simply owned on every map.

Then one of the guys had to go, and put his annoying little brother on. Everybody bailed.

 

[overthehill99]

Another amazing night of FP. So much fun.


Does anyone know what is the best method of quitting so that all the stats go through? I am free to quit when one game ends and I'm in the countdown for another, or should I wait for the new game to start and then quit?

 

[OldJadedGamer]

WOOHOO! I checked last night and it turns out that Titan knew about the non-ds3 controller problem, and they already fixed it with the patch. I got just 1-2 games in but I'll be on more after work tonight so look for me.

I'm glad they fixed this issue when they didn't have to. Shows the developer cares about people playing their game. I felt bad for you that I almost dug out an old sixaxis to send to you just so you could play. But again, that's great of them for fixing it.

 

[leng jai]

I love how aussies get stooged with the pricing on this game.

 

[Alex]

I cracked up during a game where me and some Priest were scraping our way out of the blue castle with the princess, get to the catapult, die, and she launches completely by herself into the middle of nowhere and a freaking bot picked her up and wisked her to our castle for the victory.

 

[euro stalker]

So I know the EU patch ain't coming 'till next week but does it really matter I wonder?

Anyone in the UK let me know what the situation is, roughly?

Gonna pick it up anyway but I'll probably wait for the patch if the online is still seriously broken in the PAL versions.

thanks sony.

i love to wait :lol

 

[Andronicus]

I cracked up during a game where me and some Priest were scraping our way out of the blue castle with the princess, get to the catapult, die, and she launches completely by herself into the middle of nowhere and a freaking bot picked her up and wisked her to our castle for the victory.

:lol

 

[noah111]

Does anyone know what is the best method of quitting so that all the stats go through? I am free to quit when one game ends and I'm in the countdown for another, or should I wait for the new game to start and then quit?

From what they said it counts your stats for the past 10 games and averages those points to determine your rank, though a game is only counted if you played a certain percentage of it, so I would suggest quitting not at the very beginning of a match, because I assume it wouldn't count in the overall stat average.

 

[GQman2121]

This games been out 10 days and a has a patch out already. Socom has been out almost 10 months and still is an incomplete mess. :lol

I'm going to be trying to get a few games in before True Blood later. Hope to see some of you on.

 

[Joni]

This games been out 10 days and a has a patch out already. Socom has been out almost 10 months and still is an incomplete mess. :lol

I'm going to be trying to get a few games in before True Blood later. Hope to see some of you on.

SOCOM got patches before it launched in the US, and three patches before the end of 2008. The game just sucks. No patch can fix that. And have been enjoying Fat Princess a lot. But the connection issues are killer. Have lost a couple of matches because connection broke. Even a match with two players with one a bot managed to break. Really hope the patch comes fast in Europe.

 

[noah111]

This games been out 10 days and a has a patch out already.

This :lol

Seriously, FP isn't a huge title like your Socoms and whatnot, it's understandable that if it releases and such a huge audience bites in that they'll end up with problems, but Titan were definitely ready for it.. I still remember all the meltdowns, and the funny thing is the problem wasn't even as bad as it was with Socom.

At this point, especially with smaller releases like this, I expect games with an online compnent to have issues if a seemingly large number of people are picking it up on launch, it's a given by now.. you just hope the dev give a damn enough to get down to the issue and fix it within the first week or two.. thankfully they did with Fat Princess.

 

[borsdy]

Wasn't it just another case of them underestimating the game's success and not having enough servers to handle the traffic?

 

[noah111]

Wasn't it just another case of them underestimating the game's success and not having enough servers to handle the traffic?

Nah not really, it was more so to do with the coding and the way it would try to find servers for you.. obviously it had to do with the user base but they just couldn't test it until now I guess. They got on it and other features (mage/preist point whoring etc) quite fast.