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[Dommel]

Ugh, just about to stop playing and notice that it keeps auto saving. Check GAF, see thread, realise I lost 2+ hours

Back to

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Downtown

after just reaching

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The Woods

.

 

[Carnby]

Solved!

Wait... our saves are on a server? I don't understand.

 

[panty]

The cynic in me says this was done deliberately as a stab at the Xbone...

Not worth it

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lol

 

[uncleniccius]

I'm really trying, I cant get use to the view and bullet sponge enemies. All they had to do was emulate Uncharted 2 and tweak things.

Kedp trying! It takes a while, but now feels fine.

 

[zinder]

I've been playing for about 2 hours now with autosaving not working. I guess I can't quit the game now, can I? Looks like my PS3 will be on for a while..

 

[danthefan]

I've been playing offline for about an hour now and no issue.

 

[FlashbladeGAF]

Too late, already cancelled my PS4 pre-order. Going 100% Xbone next gen.

sarcasm right?


cause this shows why you wouldn't want "always online" to play SP

 

[Moobabe]

I've been playing for about 2 hours now with autosaving not working. I guess I can't quit the game now, can I? Looks like my PS3 will be on for a while..

The game won't save post credits if you keep going to completion.

 

[graywolf323]

well glad to see it's fixed though count me among the people somewhat puzzled by how server issues caused this

 

[batman2million]

Maybe try playing it yourself and forming your own opinion?

That's why I said I'm gonna redbox it?

 

[Radec]

Wait... our saves are on a server? I don't understand.

Your single player stats are being uploaded to ND's servers for statistics.

 

[ban25]

They should still issue a patch to allow telemetry to fail gracefully if the server is down or the request times out.

 

[StevePharma]

Wait... our saves are on a server? I don't understand.

No they collect statistics of your single player actions on a server. That seemed to mess up the autosaving process on your game and PS3 system.

 

[Interfectum]

Wait... our saves are on a server? I don't understand.

#PRISM

 

[Darkkn]

Your single player stats are being uploaded to ND's servers for statistics.

If that prevents the game from saving... Someone has made a big oversight in the engineering department.

 

[DoomGyver]

At least it was a server issue and quickly fixed.

 

[CambriaRising]

If you haven't seen it already, we have we've been investigating and have discovered where the issue was -- the cause was from our servers for The Last of Us, which were capturing player statistics.

We've made a change to the servers. Quit any game in progress out to the XMB and restart the game. Existing saves are fine.

Single-player and multiplayer are both okay to play (since some of you were playing offline).

Awesome, I am very happy to be wrong about you guys not fixing this today. Take care, Samurai Warrior.

 

[i-Lo]

If you haven't seen it already, we have we've been investigating and have discovered where the issue was -- the cause was from our servers for The Last of Us, which were capturing player statistics.

We've made a change to the servers. Quit any game in progress out to the XMB and restart the game. Existing saves are fine.

Single-player and multiplayer are both okay to play (since some of you were playing offline).

I'm scare Arne.

 

[RoboPlato]

So it's totally fixed now? No need to play offline?

 

[Pillville]

Conspiracy theory time:

Maybe Sony did this on purpose to show how bad "always online - cloud power" can be and the benefits of being able to disconnect to play.

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I don't really believe that

 

[toastyToast]

What I don't get is what does being online have to do with the save file? Shouldn't all this stuff be available locally? Why was progress being communicated to the server while still in game?

 

[i-Lo]

So it's totally fixed now? No need to play offline?

According to ND, yes.

Conspiracy theory time:

Maybe Sony did this on purpose to show how bad "always online - cloud power" can be and the benefits of being able to disconnect to play.

What if I told you that I had the same thought...

 

[friskykillface]

im playing offline anyway since i dont want to input my online code

good thing i found this thread, was at

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20 years later , when i read the thread.

would have played for 2-3 hours without noticing 0_o

 

[aronnov reborn]

5 hours played, 3,5 lost. NO WORRIES!!! Kinda pissed...

Just be thankful. I'm sure in 10 years we'll have to pay for the right to save.

 

[-griffy-]

I'm really trying, I cant get use to the view and bullet sponge enemies. All they had to do was emulate Uncharted 2 and tweak things.

No, it's a radically different game from Uncharted 2. The multiplayer isn't trying to accomplish the same thing AT ALL.

 

[Moobabe]

All I wanted was a damn apology Naughty Dog - not an explanation as to WHY you've cost me the time you have, and whatever ridiculous decision was behind it. I dropped £80 quid on your fucking game.

 

[Pillville]

What I don't get is what does being online have to do with the save file? Shouldn't all this stuff be available locally? Why was progress being communicated to the server while still in game?

Probably something like:

public void DoAutosave()
{
SendStatsToServer();
WriteSaveFileToDisk();
}


SendStatsToServer() hangs waiting on an overloaded server, the save file never gets written.

 

[Persona7]

Solved!

Too late for me. I am not going to ever pick this game up again.

 

[GalacticMouse]

All I wanted was a damn apology Naughty Dog - not an explanation as to WHY you've cost me the time you have, and whatever ridiculous decision was behind it. I dropped £80 quid on your fucking game.

They apologized and fixed it. What are you attacking them for?

 

[mauaus]

Too late for me. I am not going to ever pick this game up again.

good for you!

 

[arne]

That was almost an apology.

We are sorry for all the lost progress! It sucks but we tried to get it fixed as quickly as possible for that reason.

Thanks to all who helped as well.

 

[x-Lundz-x]

They apologized and fixed it. What are you attacking them for?

Gaming is serious business.

 

[-griffy-]

All I wanted was a damn apology Naughty Dog - not an explanation as to WHY you've cost me the time you have, and whatever ridiculous decision was behind it. I dropped £80 quid on your fucking game.

Entitled much? A problem was discovered and Naughty Dog fixed it within one working day. It is fixed before the vast majority of people have even had an opportunity to play the game (my day one Amazon order hasn't even been delivered yet and I'm at work anyways).

 

[Moobabe]

They apologized and fixed it. What are you attacking them for?

This is not an apology:

If you haven't seen it already, we have we've been investigating and have discovered where the issue was -- the cause was from our servers for The Last of Us, which were capturing player statistics.

We've made a change to the servers. Quit any game in progress out to the XMB and restart the game. Existing saves are fine.

Single-player and multiplayer are both okay to play (since some of you were playing offline).

Neither is this:

Entitled much? A problem was discovered and Naughty Dog fixed it within one working day. It is fixed before the vast majority of people have even had an opportunity to play the game (my day one Amazon order hasn't even been delivered yet and I'm at work anyways).

I'm not entitled at ALL - I understand that these things can happen, but I have yet to see an apology for wasting people's time.

 

[bassman2112]

Mraah, raah entitlement. Raar, graar never touching this game again because you guys had launch day issues.

Thanks to the ND guys for getting it up and working, just waiting on my Amazon copy and am looking forward to digging into the game all night!

 

[jimi_dini]

SendStatsToServer() hangs waiting on an overloaded server, the save file never gets written.

I will take timeout for $60, Alex

 

[Baby Milo]

fixed before i cracked open my copy

cool beans

 

[Sullichin]

Too late for me. I am not going to ever pick this game up again.

Too late? The game hasn't even been out for a full day yet, I'd say they handled this really well.

This is not an apology:



Neither is this:

I'm not entitled at ALL - I understand that these things can happen, but I have yet to see an apology for wasting people's time.

There's a post from arne right above you where he apologizes. Regardless I don't see the difference between "Sorry! we fixed the problem" and "We fixed the problem!"

 

[DarkLordMalik]

Autosave issue - FIXED and update

Hi all,

The autosave issue some of you have been encountering has been investigated thoroughly. We have determined that the cause had to do with a server we were using to capture player stats, which is why playing offline may have alleviated the issue for some players. We have addressed the issue with the server.

All you need to do is quit any current playthrough of The Last of Us all the way out to the XMB, and then restart the game.

Existing save files are okay. Both single-player and multiplayer are okay to play. I.E. you play online in any mode.

Enjoy!

https://www.facebook.com/naughtydog/posts/10152906648715246

 

[Pillville]

I will take timeout for $60, Alex

That's probably what they just changed on the server end. Or just turned it off for now so that people can play the game.

 

[CambriaRising]

All I wanted was a damn apology Naughty Dog - not an explanation as to WHY you've cost me the time you have, and whatever ridiculous decision was behind it. I dropped £80 quid on your fucking game.

Dude, they fixed it in like less than 15 hours. Get a grip.

 

[KoruptData]

This thread should be closed....problem solved, all that is left is a bunch of whiney babies. Too much drama for 1-4 hours of your life. Heres a tip, this wont be the last time in your life that something or someone will waste your time.

 

[Persona7]

Too late? The game hasn't even been out for a full day yet, I'd say they handled this really well.

It is too late because I played the game for 3 hours and then immediately lost all that progress.

As did thousands of other players.

 

[i-Lo]

This is not an apology:



Neither is this:

I'm not entitled at ALL - I understand that these things can happen, but I have yet to see an apology for wasting people's time.

I hope this fits the bill:

We are sorry for all the lost progress! It sucks but we tried to get it fixed as quickly as possible for that reason.

Thanks to all who helped as well.

 

[LiK]

It is too late because I played the game for 3 hours and then immediately lost all that progress.

experience the masterpiece again

 

[icespide]

why is this thread still open?

 

[Interfectum]

It is too late because I played the game for 3 hours and then immediately lost all that progress.

As did thousands of other players.

It'll be okay man.

 

[Peterthumpa]

Time to close this thread.

 

[Pillville]

It is too late because I played the game for 3 hours and then immediately lost all that progress.

Just pretend that you just spent a couple hours in the NES area when you always had to restart a game from the beginning every time you played.

 

[Moobabe]

Dude, they fixed it in like less than 15 hours. Get a grip.

Read my fucking post - I'm asking for an apology. Every single statement they've released so far says they've addressed the issue - great. And no offence - but don't tell me what to do. I bought the hard back guide and the Ellie edition and have been anticipating it for months for a server side error to cost me 5 hours of gameplay and ALL I want is an apology in one of these statements.

I hope this fits the bill:

It's better than nothing - would be nice to have seen it in an official statement from ND. Gonna take a break now - might pick the game up again next week when it won't feel like I'm treading the same ground too quickly.