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Where to start? That must be the big question facing DICE right now as they try and wrangle Battlefield 4 into a stable state. Players have been reporting disconnection errors, freezes, crashes and a smattering of bugs. DICE have tabled a list of fixes they’re working on on the Battlefield 4 forums, which includes a bug that stops server queues from working and various client instability problems.
Players have also been finding some odd errors, YouTubers TeamTooHeavy have posted a video that apparently shows the silencer on the QBU88 muting sound on a server. More worryingly, many players have been reporting netcode issues, which cause a discrepancy between the game logic that denotes where shots are going and when they hit, and what you’re actually seeing on-screen. If netcode’s laggy the game might tell you that you’ve just git a soldier seven times in the chest and been suddenly killed, while from your killer’s perspective he’s rounded the corner and shot you fair and square. Redditor Hickery123 has rounded up some pretty blatant video examples of this happening here.
DICE are patching speedily, thankfully, which marks a change from Battlefield 3 when every patch had to go through Microsoft and Sony bureaucracy. A lot of Battlefield 4’s multiplayer component operates server-side, so they no longer have to deploy updates and downloads to every player’s PC to deal with issues. Battlefield 3 also had some major problems on release, and ended up okay, but it’s a particularly frustrating situation when a big open beta event happened just weeks ago.
The connection issues seem to be affecting 64 player servers more frequently, so you might want to steer clear of those for a while. If the server runs into an error, all of the levelling progress you made during the match will be lost, but reportedly this will suck up XP boost time regardless, so it’s best to save those until the server issues are fixed.
Activision has officially confirmed ‘Extinction’ mode for Call of Duty: Ghosts following leaks which revealed the mode over the weekend.
The publisher has released an official trailer showing the new four-player co-op mode in action
According to the brief official blurb, Extinction is “an all-new 1-4 player cooperative game mode featuring a unique blend of fast-paced survival action, FPS base defence, scavenging and class levelling”.
The game’s official Facebook page calls it “co-op survival madness, with aliens”.
The video appears to show players using drill-like devices to destroy alien hives. Players work together to protect the drilling devices from incoming hordes of four-legged aliens.
Extinction mode was first outed when screenshots and teaser footage was leaked over the weekend.
The Call of Duty: Ghosts release date is set for November 5 on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U and PC. It will also arrive alongside the PS4 and Xbox One on their respective launches in November.
The latest title update for Grand Theft Auto V goes up today and it’s supposed to do away with one of the game’s most annoying bugs. Hopefully, players won’t have to worry about cars and other vehicles disappearing from garages.
Here’s the list of issues that Rockstar says should be resolved with the new update:
– Fixes numerous issues that were causing vehicle loss and/or loss of vehicle mods
– Fixes an issue where the incorrect car is replaced when choosing to replace a car in a full garage
– Fixes an exploit allowing players to sell the same vehicle multiple times
– Fixes an issue that caused personal vehicles to be duplicated
– Fixes an issue where some players were unable to pay utility bills on an owned apartment or house
– Fixes an issue where players were not getting Crew invites in-game
– Fixes an issue where the starting point for the tutorial race was not appearing
– Fixes issues with joining Jobs from within a player-owned garage
– Fixes issues with players getting stuck while using playlists
– Fixes additional issues causing black screens, long load times, and players getting stuck in the sky cam
– Adds details in the UI to clarify that characters created while Rockstar cloud is unavailable are temporary (non-saved)
– Adds changes to the character creator to make better-looking default characters with the “random” option
– Players now only lose a maximum of 500 GTA$ upon death in Freemode
This is presumably the update that preps for the in-game cash infusion that Rockstar’s giving players to apologize for GTA Online’s troubled launch. That $500,000 should be hitting soon. If you get a lot richer inside the multiplayer version of Los Santos, let us know.
The guys over at The Elder scrolls Online just posted a new character creation video of what to expect
Take a look below 🙂
Watch our new video to get a taste of the diverse customization options you’ll have at your fingertips in The Elder Scrolls Online.
Even though creating your character is just the first step on your adventure, it’s an important one. We want to give you the tools you need to realize the hero you’re already envisioning, and we’re excited to give you a peek at some of the options you’ll use to create the character you want to play in ESO. Take a look at our new video and let us know what you think.
