SOCOM: Confrontation – 1.60 Patch December 10th

[ps3andlovinit]

Originally Posted by jinzo1975

Ive been looking forward to Socom for along time now its not out in the UK until next month ive got it on preorder but im considering cancelling since IGN only give it a 4.5! in its review i dont normally pay to much attention to average reviews but a 4.5 is poor and im worried about buying it now
is it really that bad?
http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/925/925834p1.html

See previous post.. CopyWriter hasn't been afraid to call out games and their flaws even if he enjoyed playing them.

He loved Warhawk but also had a number of issues/choices he didn't like and let everyone know where and when it was going off the rails...so if he says it rocks I'm more inclined to believe him myself.

My son enjoyed the beta so it's on his xmas list..not my kind of game even though Warhawk was.

AFAIK they just released another patch that wasn't part of the review.

[caliblue15]

Originally Posted by jinzo1975

Ive been looking forward to Socom for along time now its not out in the UK until next month ive got it on preorder but im considering cancelling since IGN only give it a 4.5! in its review i dont normally pay to much attention to average reviews but a 4.5 is poor and im worried about buying it now
is it really that bad?
http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/925/925834p1.html

they gave it that, because of the problems the network... everything is patched now.. and works great... and it will only continue to improve..

Warhawk was horrid when it first started... just like socom.. and now its one of the best ps3 games..

[Bageara]

Ok thanks guys, i will keep my preorder glad to hear that people do think its a good

[Bailey05]

Originally Posted by jinzo1975

Ive been looking forward to Socom for along time now its not out in the UK until next month ive got it on preorder but im considering cancelling since IGN only give it a 4.5! in its review i dont normally pay to much attention to average reviews but a 4.5 is poor and im worried about buying it now
is it really that bad?
http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/925/925834p1.html

why not cancel it and buy it from ebay that way you should receive the game monday thats what i did i could not wait till next month for it to come out over here in the uk you should be able toget it cheaper on ebay aswell

[Copywriter]

If for some reason you're not going to get the headset (a must in my book), you can probably get a used copy on the cheap. TONS of people bought the game just for the headset.

As for the 4.5 rating hahahahahahahah.

Look, it has some issues, but I'm happily playing 3-5 hours a day (like I did with Warhawk).

The servers seem to have stabilized. Some of the issues vets have I don't, because I'm new to Socom, so I don't care if it's like previous PS2 games.

Right now, I'd like to see:

1. Ability to follow friends into rooms without needing to use game invites or XMB. Not a big deal to me, but would be cool.

2. Continued effort to strengthen servers. Now and then I'll get a little lag for a couple seconds. Nothing major.

3. Trophies. These are coming.

4. Stats fix. I left my made up clan to join the real one and my stats went to -5 games played and 4,900 teamkills. I'd like to see stats reset.

Socom and Warhawk are very different. Socom is a tactical shooter (skill) and Warhawk is an arcade shoot-em-up with ground/air.

Honestly, I almost passed on Socom when I heard about beta complaints. I'm glad I bought it on release day, because it's given me many hours of fun.

Can't wait until I don't suck.

[Uxi]

Glad I waited a few days. Got my first game in last n ight and not a glitch in sight. Took me a few matches to get used to the controls but I forsee lots of SOCOM gaming this winter...

Loved the customization I could do right out of the gate.

[Cyorg]

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3170791&p=37

**edit**
this should be in the SOCOM thread, sorry.... Please move mods.

[Elandyll]

Now if they could update the Resistance 2 score that doesn't make any sense, it'd be peachy

[toef]

Originally Posted by Elandyll

Now if they could update the Resistance 2 score that doesn't make any sense, it'd be peachy

This is the same site that gave MGS4 an A-, so I wouldn't expect much from them anyway. Sure, maybe it wasn't an A+ (even though I think it should have been) but why not even just an A?

Their standards for giving an Xbox game an A or A+ seem lower than for PS3 games.

[DezNutz]

from a big socom fan, I still think that is a little high.. game still has major issues.. some being advertised features that dont exist.. and there are still lag and boot issues..

[Copywriter]

I don't have any boot issues at all and lag is 99.8% not there now. I did have a couple lag instances (2 seconds) today, but I played for about 7 hours, so that's not bad.

I give the game a good B+, but I understand that Socom vets will be upset for this or that reason. For newcomers, it's great.

I'd like to see trophies added of course and perhaps nightvision that stays up when I sprint AND doesn't alter my view from classic to sucky over the shoulder.

I'm not a stats person (fun first), so the fact that the stats are messed up doesn't bother me in the slightest. I'm guessing they could be reset when trophies come anyway.

But reviews are garbage anyway. Play the game and decide for yourself.

[Jafo]

Originally Posted by Copywriter

I'd like to see trophies added of course and perhaps nightvision that stays up when I sprint AND doesn't alter my view from classic to sucky over the shoulder.

That is my biggest disappointment/pain in duppa. If I select classic, I should not have to go through OTS to get back to it after night vision or scope.

[Copywriter]

Originally Posted by Jafo

That is my biggest disappointment/pain in duppa. If I select classic, I should not have to go through OTS to get back to it after night vision or scope.

One solution is to not play night games.

Seriously though, I'd like to see this fixed.

[Wreck]

Originally Posted by Copywriter

Our clan doesn't do clan wars as far as I know. But if that changes I'll let you know.

We usually play in our own private room.

My clan has some big pros in it though, so I'm not sure it would be too fair.

We even have 4 squads and practices, etc.

Socom rocks!

I just meant we could get in ur private room as well and just play games with our own teams is all ... not like some huge "War"

But you can claim your clan has "pros" and it wouldnt be "fair" but yet you dont do clan battles sounds like a clan thats not a "pro" to me ... I mean c'mon your just facing randoms or each other, instead of another unified team

[becomingwater]

Originally Posted by caliblue15

yep, this fixes the scope, the only thing im pissed about..

I ahve the game, but with all the other games I have like RB2 GHWT and Motorstorm 2, I would like to know how the game is since you have played it more than me I hope..lol

[caliblue15]

Originally Posted by becomingwater

I ahve the game, but with all the other games I have like RB2 GHWT and Motorstorm 2, I would like to know how the game is since you have played it more than me I hope..lol

i havent touched it since those issues came out, because there are way too many games to play..

[Copywriter]

Originally Posted by BigBLUballz

I just meant we could get in ur private room as well and just play games with our own teams is all ... not like some huge "War"

But you can claim your clan has "pros" and it wouldnt be "fair" but yet you dont do clan battles sounds like a clan thats not a "pro" to me ... I mean c'mon your just facing randoms or each other, instead of another unified team

We have a lot of players (I will when trophies are out) who play in ranked rooms and stuff too.

I'm just saying that our regular private room is for clan only. We have about 50 members active I think and a slew who are inactive for this version of Socom.

As for clan battles, I think we don't do them because not enough people actually care (I don't). However, I can't speak for everyone. I prefer to play with my clan and people on my friends list and I'll definitely hit up the ranked rooms when stats are fixed and trophies are out.

[Copywriter]

Originally Posted by becomingwater

I ahve the game, but with all the other games I have like RB2 GHWT and Motorstorm 2, I would like to know how the game is since you have played it more than me I hope..lol

Can't speak for others here (appears I've played more than anyone here ). I enjoy Socom. However, if you like arcade-shooters (CoD, Warhawk, etc) then you might not like it as much.

I've been playing hours each day (put in about 15 hours on Sat/Sun). Still learning, but it's a blast. It's my sunshine each day.

Also to anyone thinking of getting Socom you need to know that this is a tactical shooter. There's no auto-aim, no showing where everyone is on the map, no shooting someone 40 times to kill them, etc. You can just stand there holding the fire button (I know, I've tried it many, many times).

Of course, you can find rooms that feature RPGs and respawn. I actually recommend these to get started, so you learn how the game functions.

[eRod v1.0]

Copy, I can't believe that you haven't posted this yet, lol. Next patch off of socom.com. Thanks yakov456

Here are some of the items planned for the update. Please note that some items listed may be delayed to a following update if additional development is required beyond what our schedule for the 1.30 update allows. This should not be considered a guarantee that these items will be in the 1.30 update, but we did want to give everyone a heads up as to what is on our plate currently.

New Features

* SOCOM Awards and PSN Trophies
* DTS audio support
* Add HUD and scoreboard opacity
* Scoreboard invocation improvements (tap select for persistent scoreboard, hold for temporary)
* Spectator mode HUD turns off after brief interval
* Spectator camera look now respects user invert on/off setting
* Spectator camera pan now consistent with in game camera
* Add dive-to-prone
* Add lean control to d-pad
* Gear items stackable
* Extend post-round period
* Restrict RPGs and grenade launchers in ranked rooms
* Increase prone movement speed
* Adding support for lefty control configuration (analog stick functions swapped)
* Increase frag grenade effectiveness
* Prevent incorrect reload interruptions

Bug Fixes

* Fix animation issue when prone rolling near certain objects.
* Fix remaining issues with statistics gathering and display
* Fix bugs related to equipping of C4 in breach mode
* Fix occasional audio drop outs
* Fix last remaining framerate hitch when other clients late join
* Fix remaining stability issues
* Fix hostages being affected by smoke

Of course there will also be many additional smaller fixes included in the patch. Please watch this spot for updates as the patch moves through development and into QA/verification/deployment.

We are also hard at work on an additional patch which will include the remaining community support features. The design and art teams are also making great progress on new content- based on some of the posts in the forums, many of you will be very happy with what is coming down the pipe.

[sega_smasher]

was there any time frame on that update?