That fight was challenging for me in coop. Was so much fun though. Trying to kills the minions, than kiting the enemies in order to revive the AI and than die and have them run to me and revive me lol.
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Lord of the Rings: War in the North |OT| Not just another LotR game
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That fight was challenging for me in coop. Was so much fun though. Trying to kills the minions, than kiting the enemies in order to revive the AI and than die and have them run to me and revive me lol.
AdawgDaFAB
Member
Well,
As a representative of Snowblind, and employee at the Developer, I can understand your frustration. Our goal...the goal of every programmer, artist, sound designer, producer, and engineer... the goal of the Studio is to create quality products and have people enjoy them.
Unfortunately, bugs do happen, and though I can't excuse them, I can say that we want to do everything in our power to resolve them... cleanly, correctly, without causing new issues, and as quickly as possible while following the first three rules.
I know you said "Before someone makes the request", but I'll make it anyways.
We have had reported, have isolated, and are on our way to patching five found issues. Save Desyncing (split screen co-op only... one "save" gets behind the other), NG+ Control issues (Crit Strike and rolling only in New Game Plus and only to a small subset of players), an issue in Carn-Dum 8-4 (if you quit mid-level between two gates, both gates are closed when you restart the game), Quest Disappearing (if you quit mid-quest), and PC Stuttering, primarily on specific ATI cards. IF your issue happens to fall outside of these five, I would really like you to post (or pm me), because we want to resolve any reported for any and all players experiencing them in the upcoming patch.
I can't go back in time and fix the issue you encountered, but I can do my very best to resolve it for you and ensure it doesn't happen for others in the future. In addition, we do have workarounds for most of the issues I listed, so if you tell me what's troubling you, I can help you get past it in the interim?
All my best
-Snowblind Tina.
Oh, and if your issue falls in one of the above, rest assured... a patch is on the way!
Has there been any update on the stuttering patch for PC since you made this post? I have been waiting to finish playing the game (and start NG+), but the stuttering is just maddening. I'm on the final chapter and it slows to a crawl at times, whereas I normally run smooth 60 FPS.
lunchtoast
Member
Befindlichkeit
Neo Member
This game is great fun, the eagles are bad ass and the slow mo limb severing is truly bang tidy! I've not ran into any bugs yet (ps3) and I'm into chapter 3 so all is well.
If anyone is still playing this send me a message and I'll give you a wee game at some point
Oh and the only negative is that the characters you play (apart from maybe the dwarf, but he has a dodgy accent) are a bit dull and lifeless.
If anyone is still playing this send me a message and I'll give you a wee game at some point
Oh and the only negative is that the characters you play (apart from maybe the dwarf, but he has a dodgy accent) are a bit dull and lifeless.
SnowblindTina
LotR: War in the North Community Manager
SnowblindTina
LotR: War in the North Community Manager
Here are the patch updates I can communicate:
1) We have a "global" (all skus) Patch in progress. All stickied (5 core issues) have been reported, isolated, reproduced, and we believe fixed. We've completed our internal testing, and our next step is a round of external testing for validation and then it'll be off to Sony/Microsoft/Steam for validation, integration, and deployment. We aren't able to give an explicit deployment date but this is where we are from a progress standpoint. I'm hoping we'll exit external QA soon, and we can be off to the first parties, but I don't want to give a date until it's confirmed and you can bank on it.
2) The ATI PC Stuttering patch is an unrelated issue, and only appears to occur with ATI cards. We've repro'd it with ATI, and they are working on it in tandem with our team. At this juncture, it is unclear if the solve will be a patch on our end, a driver update on theirs, or both, but as soon as we get our next round of feedback from the fine folks at ATI who are working on this, I'll try to update the thread.
3) No patch will be held for another's sake. The current plan is that whichever patch is done and approved by first parties first, will head on out the door. Whether that be the ATI fix, or the global fix, or a particular Sku fix, we want to help get a resolution out to people as soon as possible.
We are still answering questions in the forums daily, and hopefully we'll get the stamp of approval for deployment SOOOOOON. (Believe me, I'm just as eager as you are!)
For those experiencing a tougher time with some of the Boss Battles (Tharzog/Nordinbad Siege Trolls) we now have helper tip videos up for both of those in our YouTube Channel, if you want to give them a gander...
http://www.youtube.com/user/WBLordoftheRings?blend=7&ob=5
Ask me any additional questions... I'll do my best to assist.
1) We have a "global" (all skus) Patch in progress. All stickied (5 core issues) have been reported, isolated, reproduced, and we believe fixed. We've completed our internal testing, and our next step is a round of external testing for validation and then it'll be off to Sony/Microsoft/Steam for validation, integration, and deployment. We aren't able to give an explicit deployment date but this is where we are from a progress standpoint. I'm hoping we'll exit external QA soon, and we can be off to the first parties, but I don't want to give a date until it's confirmed and you can bank on it.
2) The ATI PC Stuttering patch is an unrelated issue, and only appears to occur with ATI cards. We've repro'd it with ATI, and they are working on it in tandem with our team. At this juncture, it is unclear if the solve will be a patch on our end, a driver update on theirs, or both, but as soon as we get our next round of feedback from the fine folks at ATI who are working on this, I'll try to update the thread.
3) No patch will be held for another's sake. The current plan is that whichever patch is done and approved by first parties first, will head on out the door. Whether that be the ATI fix, or the global fix, or a particular Sku fix, we want to help get a resolution out to people as soon as possible.
We are still answering questions in the forums daily, and hopefully we'll get the stamp of approval for deployment SOOOOOON. (Believe me, I'm just as eager as you are!)
For those experiencing a tougher time with some of the Boss Battles (Tharzog/Nordinbad Siege Trolls) we now have helper tip videos up for both of those in our YouTube Channel, if you want to give them a gander...
http://www.youtube.com/user/WBLordoftheRings?blend=7&ob=5
Ask me any additional questions... I'll do my best to assist.
Caesar III
Member
I did not read the whole thread here but since you asked for questions: I'd like to know if splitscreen coop is planned through a patch for PC. Would be ace.
If anyone is still playing this send me a message and I'll give you a wee game at some point
I wouldn't mind playing with a Gaffer or two (PS3 version) but it'd probably be a week before I'd be able to. Haven't tried the online co-op yet.
Castor Krieg
Banned
Does it support X360 pad (PC version)? If not, are the KB+M controls decent?
Yes it has full 360 pad support with on screen buttons. Havent used M&K.
Kong Fisso
Banned
I've completed the Dark Alliance and Champions of Norrath games several times. Dark Alliance on hard borderlines sadism at times (orb of the dead), but the news of this game being hard greatly satisfies me. I'm actually glad that the mindless, potionchugging lootdrones are getting their ass kicked. Means the game will probably be fun, and hard rpg's are always welcome.
Totally getting this to play coop PC.
Totally getting this to play coop PC.
dragonlife
Member
It's been asked (by me and others). SnowblindTina said there are no plans for it, which extremely depressing.I did not read the whole thread here but since you asked for questions: I'd like to know if splitscreen coop is planned through a patch for PC. Would be ace.
SnowblindTina
LotR: War in the North Community Manager
I did not read the whole thread here but since you asked for questions: I'd like to know if splitscreen coop is planned through a patch for PC. Would be ace.
I wouldn't want to lead you on...
No new features are planned in the upcoming Patches. Only Fixes for bugs.
Caesar III
Member
this makes me kinda sad
btw, tina. Would be good, if there is some kind of box around text. The text is distracting a lot when playing in 3d
btw, tina. Would be good, if there is some kind of box around text. The text is distracting a lot when playing in 3d
So Tina PC patch when? Days away? Weeks away? Months away? Never?
Would make an excellent Christmas present if i can finally play this game. Or do i have to wait until next year?
Being waiting for over a month now.
BoltzmannBrain
Neo Member
Got this the other day and sold it already, it really disappointed me. Mostly because it's completely unfriendly to non gamers, with the constant need for camera refinement on the right thumbstick.
It's easy for seasoned vets like us but the actions needed to see the action and engage in it are incredibly complex. It's totally unnecessary in a genre so simple. An automatic follow option on the camera would have alleviated this and made it much easier to focus on the actual combat options at your disposal. As it is, it just completely overwhelmed everyone I tried to play with.
It's easy for seasoned vets like us but the actions needed to see the action and engage in it are incredibly complex. It's totally unnecessary in a genre so simple. An automatic follow option on the camera would have alleviated this and made it much easier to focus on the actual combat options at your disposal. As it is, it just completely overwhelmed everyone I tried to play with.
Lord Phol
Member
I played the game with my casual girl friend, we got through the whole game just fine.
Yes but it's bug ridden and has performance issues. (Not as bad as Bethesda though)
You sold it because you couldn't play with dumb people?
bigdaddygamebot
Member
That's really...strange.
I've played it split screen with some pretty inexperienced people and your issues never came up at all.
I wanted to thank SnowblindTina for working with me to troubleshoot my COOP issue on the XBox 360. She suggested a solution after I sent a video to her of what was happening and my girlfriend and I have been playing it since and having a blast together. As a thanks she sent me this (Two shirts and two bags, for me and the lady)
Sorry for the low quality (Not a lot of light in that room)
Sorry for the low quality (Not a lot of light in that room)
My friend and I were playing on Steam and progressed from Chapter 3 part 2 to Chapter 4 part 1. After we defeated the boss in Ch 3 part 3, my game disabled saving and I had to go back and kill the same boss again, albeit this time I cannot proceed when the game prompts me to hit [E] to proceed. I retried this a number of times and the glitch just reoccurs and prevents me from progressing.
I saw at least 2 posts in the official forum from folks with the same problem and they did not even get a reply. Is this issue being addressed in the upcoming patch? and is there a workaround for this?
I saw at least 2 posts in the official forum from folks with the same problem and they did not even get a reply. Is this issue being addressed in the upcoming patch? and is there a workaround for this?
SnowblindTina
LotR: War in the North Community Manager
An Update:
The pathway for a patch is as follows:
1.) Issues are reported by the public.
2.) Issues are reproduced by the team.
3.) Issues are isolated for fixing.
4.) A resolution is attempted and tested by the engineers.
5.) When the resolution is verified, it is implemented into the patch pipeline.
6.) The patch is tested by internal QA
7.) The patch is tested by external QA
8.) The patch is delivered to Sony, Microsoft, and Steam for testing
9.) Sony, Microsoft and Steam validate the fixes.
10.) Sony, Microsoft and Steam integrate and deploy the patch.
Right now, we are in step 9 with PS3/360. We are in step 8 with Steam/OnLive (with everything except the ATI Stuttering patch, which is still out with ATI)
I've been told that I'm getting a Deployment date tomorrow, that could be as early as tomorrow afternoon for 360.
We're sending out each sku as it gets cleared, so it may mean that 360 users get it first, with PS3 or Steam trailing by a day, but we want to start solving the issues for as many users as possible as quickly as possible, without stalling out a patch to wait for the others.
Hope this helps
-Snowblind Tina
The pathway for a patch is as follows:
1.) Issues are reported by the public.
2.) Issues are reproduced by the team.
3.) Issues are isolated for fixing.
4.) A resolution is attempted and tested by the engineers.
5.) When the resolution is verified, it is implemented into the patch pipeline.
6.) The patch is tested by internal QA
7.) The patch is tested by external QA
8.) The patch is delivered to Sony, Microsoft, and Steam for testing
9.) Sony, Microsoft and Steam validate the fixes.
10.) Sony, Microsoft and Steam integrate and deploy the patch.
Right now, we are in step 9 with PS3/360. We are in step 8 with Steam/OnLive (with everything except the ATI Stuttering patch, which is still out with ATI)
I've been told that I'm getting a Deployment date tomorrow, that could be as early as tomorrow afternoon for 360.
We're sending out each sku as it gets cleared, so it may mean that 360 users get it first, with PS3 or Steam trailing by a day, but we want to start solving the issues for as many users as possible as quickly as possible, without stalling out a patch to wait for the others.
Hope this helps
-Snowblind Tina
SnowblindTina
LotR: War in the North Community Manager
It sounds like this is when you save Radagast in Mirkwood?
If so, yes, this *should* be fixed in the patch, however I'll be closely monitoring the rollout of the deployment to see if anything didn't resolve it for all users.
SnowblindTina
LotR: War in the North Community Manager
I wanted to thank SnowblindTina for working with me to troubleshoot my COOP issue on the XBox 360. She suggested a solution after I sent a video to her of what was happening and my girlfriend and I have been playing it since and having a blast together. As a thanks she sent me this (Two shirts and two bags, for me and the lady)
Sorry for the low quality (Not a lot of light in that room)
I'm glad to help however I can. Your fix was easy, and I'm glad you and your lady are having fun!
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
Thanks for the update Tina. I've been missing this game a lot but have been waiting on the patch to get back into it. Sounds like it'll be sooner than later.
BoltzmannBrain
Neo Member
Not entirely, my dad is old not dumb. But yeah, I've overemphasized the not-casual-friendly thing possibly, as pretty much everything different from Dark Alliance I'm not fond of. I can see there's a lot of love gone in, but it's not for me. Hopefully the 360 will get Diablo 3 or Torchlight 2 to satisfy my co-op looting needs.
SnowblindTina
LotR: War in the North Community Manager
Patch is confirmed to be on its way
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
I've had a bad feeling since the bugs started being reported that, since the issues directly affected save states, old saves would essentially be corrupted after the patch. Were you all able to load old saves safely, or is it safe to assume that even if they load, certain variables may make old saves unstable?
Starting over would be a real bummer, so we basically just stopped playing 6 weeks ago.
Hopefully I can at least recommend the game to a new player after this though.
Starting over would be a real bummer, so we basically just stopped playing 6 weeks ago.
Hopefully I can at least recommend the game to a new player after this though.
Actually I was referring to
Bargrisar
Hopefully this is fixed in the patch. Thanks for the reply!
I just started playing this on PC today after a co-worker insisted it was a great game.
I was having a total blast with it until I hit the barrow downs. As soon as I went into the first tomb and 5-6 of those glow-y skeleton guys showed up, my frame rate dropped to like 1fps when looking at them. Up to that point I was getting a solid 60.
ATI user here. Ugh.
So, after reading this thread, it seems like even with the new patch coming out this won't be addressed? It's entirely up to ATI to fix it?
I was having a total blast with it until I hit the barrow downs. As soon as I went into the first tomb and 5-6 of those glow-y skeleton guys showed up, my frame rate dropped to like 1fps when looking at them. Up to that point I was getting a solid 60.
ATI user here. Ugh.
So, after reading this thread, it seems like even with the new patch coming out this won't be addressed? It's entirely up to ATI to fix it?
Befindlichkeit
Neo Member
In the middle of a fucking battle and that fucking patch comes up and quits me ARGH!
eta. And it seems to have glitched my game fucking super!
eta2. Mini crisis over whoop, installed patch and glitch is gone WHOOPA!
eta. And it seems to have glitched my game fucking super!
eta2. Mini crisis over whoop, installed patch and glitch is gone WHOOPA!
lunchtoast
Member
Put the disc just now and got the update for 1.02, don't see any info on it online other than here.
I had the no critical glitch before and it's fixed!
This is for PS3.
I had the no critical glitch before and it's fixed!
This is for PS3.
SnowblindTina
LotR: War in the North Community Manager
Patch is confirmed to be on its way prior to Christmas
lunchtoast
Member
Boom, platinum.
Steam - #8. I'm awaiting a deployment date, but due to the Holidays, I'm not sure when I'll get one. I'm hoping that since they're in the office tomorrow, they'll have some info for me then.
Has the bug where all ATI cards experience game-crippling slowdowns been addressed in the upcoming patch?
Hmmm not very impressed with this game after the first hour. Feels so generic and uninspired, and the dialogue is pretty crap. Not really getting a LOTR vibe at all, and I don't see any gameplay mechanics that differentiate it from an other action RPG. Co-op would improve the experience but at this point I'm not going to get into to that.
Feels like one of those solid games you romp through if you have nothing better to play.
Feels like one of those solid games you romp through if you have nothing better to play.
I may get this for my brother for Christmas. He enjoys loot games. 60 sounds like it's too steep for this game though..
Update: Whoa. I got it for 20 at Walmart. It was probably a mistake though. Me and my brother love Co-op loot games. So this should be great. Hopefully the bugs don't break it though.
Update: Whoa. I got it for 20 at Walmart. It was probably a mistake though. Me and my brother love Co-op loot games. So this should be great. Hopefully the bugs don't break it though.
Nope.
Phife Dawg
Member
Is there any way to disable the joypad on this one or at least turn off the rumble?