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[VictimOfGrief]

But before DOAX2, Ninja Gaiden 2 and all the rest, comes Dead or Alive 4. Team Ninja is still working away to tune up the game. We can expect the first online patch for the game in February, which should fix the various problems that Itagaki himself has encountered over his 300 Live-based matches. The patch will fix a few interface issues as well as some more core issues.


Source:http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/684/684484p1.html

 

[AtomicShroom]

It's a shame that games are released in such a state at all. Didn't Microsoft originally say, when the Xbox released, that patches would only be issued for upgrades and security issues, but not bug fixes?

 

[LakeEarth]

There have been patches on the original Xbox. Wrestlemania 21's main selling point was its online play... so how exactly they released it with a bug that didn't allow you to go online was fricken retarded. After a week that one had a patch.

 

[VictimOfGrief]

It's a shame that games are released in such a state at all. Didn't Microsoft originally say, when the Xbox released, that patches would only be issued for upgrades and security issues, but not bug fixes?

Yes but this is the X360. Patches are welcome.

 

[open_mouth_]

The difference is that DOA4 is not "broken" per se, but the perfectionist in Itagaki wants to make the game even better, especially online.

 

[DarkAngelYuna]

I dont see why it really needs a patch to fix anything. I've never had any problems with DOA4 at all except a little lag every now and then. Everythings working fine. Blast on live ^_^ Getting cussed out in spanish when I win is fun ^_^

 

[Dr_Cogent]

Kudos to Itagaki.

I appreciate a dev admitting something is wrong and fixing it. That's cool.

 

[iapetus]

The difference is that DOA4 is not "broken" per se, but the perfectionist in Itagaki wants to make the game even better, especially online.

 

[quicksilv]

well, they should fix the SS grade glitch, and tone down hayabusa's teleport/headbutt attacks. And some more costumes would be nice!!

 

[Jeff-DSA]

The difference is that DOA4 is not "broken" per se, but the perfectionist in Itagaki wants to make the game even better, especially online.

It's near-broken though. 90% of matches have lag, even between two players with excellent connections because somebody happens to join and bog things down by watching. The lag makes online very frustrating to play.

 

[White Man]

It's near-broken though. 90% of matches have lag, even between two players with excellent connections because somebody happens to join and bog things down by watching. The lag makes online very frustrating to play.

Way to exaggerate. During our GAF-gasm of DOA the otehr night, there was only game affecting lag in a handful of matches, most of them involving the same person.

 

[The Faceless Master]

It's near-broken though. 90% of matches have lag, even between two players with excellent connections because somebody happens to join and bog things down by watching. The lag makes online very frustrating to play.

sounds like you have isp issues

well, they should fix the SS grade glitch, and tone down hayabusa's teleport/headbutt attacks. And some more costumes would be nice!!

or maybe you should learn to play better?

yah they should fix the point losing/gaining glitch

 

[Sullichin]

DOA4 isn't laggy for me when I play with a friend in a private game, but it gets really bad when more people are allowed to join. Whatever. I'd rather play friends

 

[krypt0nian]

It's near-broken though. 90% of matches have lag, even between two players with excellent connections because somebody happens to join and bog things down by watching. The lag makes online very frustrating to play.

I've had occational lag. 90% is way way out there.

 

[Tiger]

I've had occational lag. 90% is way way out there.

I agree. I think i've seen lag in about 30% of my matches.

 

[IVYLancets]

It's a shame that games are released in such a state at all. Didn't Microsoft originally say, when the Xbox released, that patches would only be issued for upgrades and security issues, but not bug fixes?

What's wrong with patching? There have always been console games past and present that were released pretty broken to begin with, and those games have to either suffer the fate they were released as or go through a recall and re-issue. I applaud the idea of doing a simple download & patch, so I don't have to re-buy any broken game again to fix any post-production problems. Without or without patching, broken games are going to continue to be released.

The only shame of this is when gamers don't embrace something as effortless as getting a free patch to enhance and fix any problems with their current games.