Multiplayer update announcement from CA

[IanRoxCA]

Hi all,

I just wanted to officially jump in and let you all know that we are aware of the MP issues that have been flagged up in the various forums and are currently doing our utmost to rectify them as soon as possible. We conducted an extensive multiplayer BETA test in the months prior to release, but some new problems (primarily due to the extreme extra demand on our servers at release) have surfaced. We apologise for any inconvenience and/or annoyance this may have caused and can assure you that fixes will be patched in as soon as is possible. We are ready to release the first update (with a number of major fixes) imminently. This should be out within a week. The fixes for this first update are:

-All stats should report correctly
-All avatars being flagged as ‘dishonourable cowards’ fixed. This will be removed from all existing avatars. [Incidentally, this trait has no actual effect in- game]
-Avatar cost contributing to naval battle funds fixed.
-Occasional inability to add avatar skills has been fixed.

There are a number of additional issues that we are looking at for a subsequent update. These include: fixing use of global regions for the chat channels and battle lists; fixing the leaderboard and general crashes and matchmaking problems. We will release a bigger list of these issues in due course. This second update should be available within a few weeks.

Please note that the blue screen issue that a number of users have identified has been tested extensively and we have determined that this is actually caused by old drivers or an outdated motherboard BIOS. Upgrading your BIOS is something you should be careful with, and users are individually responsible for this. Please seek advice from your computer manufacturer's technical support department on this.

As I’m sure you have all seen, there are many new features within the multiplayer – many of which involve a significant burden on our central servers. We have all worked very hard to make the multiplayer for Shogun 2 special and I can assure you that we are currently fixing the problems with a high amount of urgency. Please bear with us for the next few days/weeks while we rectify this.

Regards,

IanRoxCA
Multiplayer Lead Designer

[Darth_Revan]

thanks for the heads up.

[Daily]

Great! Thanks for the update.

[Stil]

Sweet +rep

[daniu]

Is anything getting reset?
I'd like the stats to be, but not the avatar progress (xp and unlocks).

[Harry Lime]

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[swoosh so]

Sorry am i reading this right the ladders wont be fixed in the first update but in a later update? what stats reporting correctly are you referring to then? What about the clan campaign i would think these are more pressing issues than a trait that does nothing as you say..

[daniu]

Sorry am i reading this right the ladders wont be fixed in the first update but in a later update? what stats reporting correctly are you referring to then?

The stats on your avatar profile page, which doesn't register wins.
IIUC, this is what messes up the ladder as well.

[cevap]

Well you did make the Multi-player special. Calling all your fan base cowardly and dishonorable is unique But avatar mode is great (are will be in a few weeks)

[Karingemori]

It has worked really well now, thank you. Really glad you got this back on track so quickly!

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[Stil]

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[King Gambrinus]

Will us europeans be able to access American servers? The server browser is always empty...

[dmcheatw]

well this is a step in the right direction... you gave a firm time table and mentioned specific things that would be fixed. excellent! and you all mentioned making the servers global, that's a major fix. but also what you didn't say I am paying attention to. you never said anything about fixing match making for more than 2 players. fixing the servers to make them global is 1/2 the battle. the other 1/2 is making matchmaking for more than 2 work.

btw, despite the buggy release, well done on MP. the system you implemented shatters some of the paradigms with balancing unit nations and giving each nation variety.

[Caesarian]

well this is a step in the right direction... you gave a firm time table and mentioned specific things that would be fixed. excellent! and you all mentioned making the servers global, that's a major fix. but also what you didn't say I am paying attention to. you never said anything about fixing match making for more than 2 players. fixing the servers to make them global is 1/2 the battle. the other 1/2 is making matchmaking for more than 2 work.

btw, despite the buggy release, well done on MP. the system you implemented shatters some of the paradigms with balancing unit nations and giving each nation variety.

I could of sworn he said "and matchmaking problems."

[Nero Wulf]

Good that you guys do something to fix it

[KraLL]

Thanks fir the information and good that a patch coming soon.

I have a question.

-All stats should report correctly

Are profile stats kept till now and will reported in the profile sheet also? or the stats will be reported from the time of the patch release and over?

[The Bobba-Job]

3 posts and yet more rep than some who have over 100 posts....

But it is good to see CA directly addressing the community

[JackDionne]

Glad to hear it.

[Pixie]

I'm glad to hear it.

[irmrodd]

"-All stats should report correctly"

Does this include fixing a bug me and one or 2 other people have had where all avatar conquest progress is reset to a certain point every time we start up the game?

Except that the games great