What new patch problems are you having?

Navaron · 2003-07-21, 10:34 AM

My game now randomly just stops, and goes back to my desktop, no crash, no error, no warning.

I can't enter the vehicle training areas with out this problem.

The fucking doors lag like 5 seconds still.

I haven't been able to stay in game long enough to get my deliverer to find out what they messed up with that.

Sometimes I feel like they should just stop selling this game, close shop, and go back to beta for another 6 months, instead of making us pay them 13 dollars a month to beta test for them.

Aegis · 2003-07-21, 10:35 AM

Just the one you are getting, game drops to desktop with no warning or error messages.

Recster · 2003-07-21, 10:37 AM

I haven't really had any problems with the game since the patch but then again i've only played the game for about 30 min since the patch

Madcow · 2003-07-21, 10:51 AM

When the patch first came over at 3 am on Sunday morning it wouldn't let anybody log on, we had a client/server version not matching and everybody was sitting in chat hoping they'd fix it.
Yesterday afternoon I played and didn't have a single issue.

Sandman · 2003-07-21, 11:20 AM

My problem is all the damn VS that use the lasher now. All they do is walk into a room and just starting spamming at nothing and hitting me. And im VS BTW.

Lise · 2003-07-21, 11:52 AM

I DID have Planetside just exit to desktop on me when I was HARTing. Very odd. Only happened once though.

Yeah, if there is one complaint I have it's that their QA is non-existant. Like Hamma said earlier, it's not a "back to beta" issue, it's just utterly horrid QA. If they actually bothered to test these patches we wouldn't have these problems (the fact that we have a Public Test server makes this even more depressing.) Mark my words, one of these days someone is going to release a MMOG (of ANY kind, not just like Planetside) that, in addition to being insanely fun also has great customer service and excellent, if not flawless, QA. If they don't clean up their act Sony will find themselves out in the cold one of these days.

J3Ff · 2003-07-21, 12:25 PM

Game crashes to the desktop every 15 minutes :o

Lonehunter · 2003-07-21, 12:29 PM

Originally posted by {BOHICA}Navaron
My game now randomly just stops, and goes back to my desktop, no crash, no error, no warning.

I can't enter the vehicle training areas with out this problem.

The fucking doors lag like 5 seconds still.

I haven't been able to stay in game long enough to get my deliverer to find out what they messed up with that.

Sometimes I feel like they should just stop selling this game, close shop, and go back to beta for another 6 months, instead of making us pay them 13 dollars a month to beta test for them.

I had that first problem twice last night. Another small bug, when I come out of the spawn tubes and hit the use key to access the terminals, it takes like 10secs to work. Which really sucks if somebody is spawning and your trying to get better armor/guns.

HawkEye · 2003-07-21, 12:42 PM

the only problems i have had are it takes a few seconds to acces terms. ANd i was in tower battle i die respawn at same tower, select my falcon max config. i get in my max but one problem, i cuoldn't shoot.

J3Ff · 2003-07-21, 12:43 PM

Same exact thing with the 10 second delay happens to me sometimes.

Lise · 2003-07-21, 03:27 PM

Ditto on the delay thing.

BUGGER · 2003-07-21, 03:47 PM

Originally posted by Aegis
Just the one you are getting, game drops to desktop with no warning or error messages.

Nixon · 2003-07-21, 03:53 PM

No new bugs with this patch for me, other then I don't think the advanced medic feature that shows corpses is working. Either that, or maybe you have to have your medical applicator out for the radar feature to work... although that would seem a bit useless. Anyone else manage to get it to work?

Then there's a bug that has my computer hardlocking at random between 15 minutes and around 2 and a half hours apparently because of my ATI 9700. The problem didn't exist during beta, and cropped up after the first major patch. A few patches later it was apparently fixed, but then the so-called FPS Patch of not too long ago brought about a ressurection.

When the game is running... it runs fine. Even in Zerg battles, there doesn't seem to be much lag on a cable modem. The only other problem is that the TR are now running from Vanu Lashers and would rather face Jackhammers instead. It's like a mass exodus to Hossin...

*UPDATE* Oh, how could I forget. Here's the new bug for me... if I jump in the Sanc, my screen goes grey and I die... while the game just slows to hell. :-(

NCG JMan · 2003-07-21, 04:18 PM

Originally posted by Lonehunter187
I had that first problem twice last night. Another small bug, when I come out of the spawn tubes and hit the use key to access the terminals, it takes like 10secs to work. Which really sucks if somebody is spawning and your trying to get better armor/guns.

I too have had this issue/bug. After coming out of the spawn tube, I can't seem to get access to the equip term for about 10s or less. It's annoying. It may not be a bug, but it's something new/different that is happening now. (BTW, I am a BR11 CE (implants-- surge, audio enhancer))

As for the CTD (crash to desktop) bug, I don't think mine is related to PS. I have the latest drivers for my video card and my motherboard. I think my problem is an overheating graphics card problem that causes my system to crash. Unless the house is about 65 to 70 deg F (AC on) I get a CTD and a restart of my system about 30min into gaming. I completely have to open the case and blow the house fan right into the case (crazy...i have the max amount of fans in my case already =/ ) . The reason I don't believe that it's planetside related is because it happens when I play other games.

Another bug (minor to all the others) that I have seen, since the new patch (played 3 hours with the new patch), is more of just an aesthetic bug (this one has been around since release).... There seems to be water covering the floor (hell, even one's footsteps make the splash sound when you enter) in the tech plant in the vehicle facility on Amerish. I can't remember what base, but it's to the south and near Hyoki (sp).

Finally, there is one other bug that seems to occur and is the most annoying of all. There are times when I can't seem to board the HART. I run in and run right out the other side, I try again, and I can run right through. I have to wait anohter 10 min for the next HART and I can get in then, but I have to wait another 10min....that's very annoying. I could have driven/flown there by then. However, I haven't seen it yet since the new patch.....*knocks on wood*.

Nixon, you just reminded me of the other one. I have seen the spawn to another plane of existance bug too. I have had it occur in the TR sanct on the second level when I jumped. The screen goes grey and computer locks up. When I reboot my system and restart the game and log in, my character dies. I then have to respawn again. I don't jump on the second level of the sanctuary anymore....

FYI:

My sys specs:

WinXP Pro (latest updates--critical)
P4- 2.8GHZ
Asus Mobo (P4C800 Deluxe-bios update ver 1008)
GeForce FX 5800 (128 MB) (driver ver--44.03)
1 GB RAM

p.s. Sorry for the long post.

Nixon · 2003-07-21, 04:27 PM

Yup, now that you mention it, I get the HART bug as well sometimes... though not often, so I guess it's easy to forget. What's more, I've surged through all three HART buildings and you just run right through when it happens.