SOCOM: Confrontation – 1.60 Patch December 10th

[eRod v1.0]

Didn't see a set time on the site.

[caliblue15]

that update might make me play again.. oh wait.. r2 tommorrow and cod5 next week... hmmm, will i ever have time to play socom again..

[Gamma_Winstead]

Originally Posted by caliblue15

that update might make me play again.. oh wait.. r2 tommorrow and cod5 next week... hmmm, will i ever have time to play socom again..

And just when you get down with those out comes Killzone 2!

[Copywriter]

Originally Posted by eRod v1.0

Copy, I can't believe that you haven't posted this yet, lol.

I was too busy playing Socom today (about 6.5 hours). I tried out my MG build for the first time and did some major damage.

I even came back from a 3 on 1 match to win it for our team, so I'm making some progress.

Biggest things in the update for me:

1. Awards/Trophies (um, finally)

2. Fixing the reload bug (however, it happens less to me of late)

3. Opacity added to scoreboard/hud stuff.

4. Stackable items. I'm not sure how this works, but I think you'll be able to take items (smoke, nades, etc) off bodies.

5. Grenades tweak. I hope they are actually like grenades now.

And the dive-to-prone will be nice too.

The timeframe is most likely this week as it fits the timeframe given to us before. And they announced 1.2 right before patching. I'm hoping to see this by the weekend.


Oh and yes: * Fix remaining issues with statistics gathering and display

I left my made-up clan to join RotA and my stats went to -5 games played with like 4,985 teamkills. LOL Fix it please.

[caliblue15]

Originally Posted by gamma626

And just when you get down with those out comes Killzone 2!

nope... these are just to tie me over till killzone 2.. lol

[Wreck]

Originally Posted by Copywriter

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.

I hear that! 80 some odd members in blu-clan ... bout 50 active as well.

[becomingwater]

Originally Posted by caliblue15

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

Yea, I am playing all kinds of games..lol

I am even playing Spyro, which they did a good job on.

[becomingwater]

Originally Posted by Copywriter

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.

Thanks for the info.

[Uxi]

This game is pretty damned fun. Definitely not a run and gun thoughtless game like COD4 and the maps are huge.

Only thing that could make this game better is vehicles. Hopefully we get more maps, too.

All the issues have been solved since I started (1.20). The headset is great, too.

[Wreck]

Originally Posted by Copywriter

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.

Actually there is an auto-aim feature, atleast I know there is for private rooms as when you make the room its one of the settings.

Originally Posted by becomingwater

I am even playing Spyro, which they did a good job on.

Nice to know, It just got mailed out in my gamefly .. more so for the wife, but im willing to check it out... she loved it back for ps1.

[Copywriter]

Originally Posted by BigBLUballz

Actually there is an auto-aim feature, atleast I know there is for private rooms as when you make the room its one of the settings.

Really? I didn't know that. I'd never use it, but that's good to know if I join a room.

I do know friendly fire can be on or off as we play with it on. And I know you can limit weapons when making a private room.

Looks like we won't be getting the option to make private ranked rooms, so I hope they increase the rank rooms, because many aren't playing right now since stats are messed up and there's no awards/trophies.

Last night at the end of my Socom marathon, we played a 2 vs 2 game on a large map. Talk about spread out. There were so many paths to each other.

My favorite modes in order:

Escort/Extraction
Breach
Demolition
Control
Elimination/Suppression

All the modes are pretty close with me except elimination/suppression, which is a clear last place mode. I like them in small doses.

The maps are all pretty good. Frostfire would be my least favorite by a little, because it's not open enough, but the tunnels are pretty nice.

[Shin-Ra]

Check SOCOM.com for previous parts if you missed them:

SOCOM: Confrontation 1.30 Update Features (Part 5)
Posted by Seth Luisi

Today, I wanted to give you the first glimpse of SOCOM Awards and PSN Trophies.

This is a very big addition to the game and one we are really excited about. In-game, you can see all of the SOCOM Awards by going to Records and then Awards from the main menu. We have three different types; performance, service and weapons.

http://socom.us.playstation.com/imag...onduct_web.png

This is one of my favorite awards. As you can see, we display both the progress towards achieving each part of the award as well as what type of PSN trophy the award will unlock (Bronze, Silver or Gold) shown by an icon. Awards which have multiple criteria will show you progress for each criteria. It takes 8 full working days under controlled conditions for SCEA QA to collect all of the trophies in the game. SOCOM: Confrontation is not going to be one of those "easy trophies" games.

One more note, you can only collect trophies by playing in ranked games. We want the trophies in SOCOM: Confrontation to really mean something.

http://socom.us.playstation.com/imag...ophies_web.png

We will have more details regarding the SOCOM: Confrontation trophies in a PlayStation.blog post. We will link it here once it goes live.

Regards,

Seth Luisi
Director of Development
Sony Computer Entertainment America

SOCOM: Confrontation 1.30 Update Features (Part 6)
Posted by Seth Luisi

Quick Match/Parties are a go for 1.30.

While we were finishing up the SOCOM Awards and PSN Trophy implementation, we were also working in parallel on the Quick Match/Party features of SOCOM: Confrontation. Since the awards and trophies took a little longer than expected to fully implement and test, we had time to finish the Quick Match/Party systems and they will now be included in the 1.30 patch.

http://socom.us.playstation.com/imag...h_headsets.jpg

The Quick Match option has been added to the SOCOM: Confrontation main menu. Once you select quick match you are taken to the party screen where you can invite other players to join your party. On the party screen, you can chat with your party while you are waiting for everyone to join. Once everyone has joined, select join game and your party is matched with other players of similar skill. For the 1.30 update, you can select from 3 different game types for the quick match; 16x16 Ranked, 16x16 Unranked and 16x16 Respawn. All large maps and game modes are available and the playlists are selected at random.

We plan on making improvements to the Quick Match/Party system in future SOCOM: Confrontation updates, including smaller games and smaller maps as our priority. We look forward to the consumer feedback once you get a chance to try the system out.

Regards,

Seth Luisi
Director of Development
Sony Computer Entertainment America

[Wreck]

yeah quick match IS NEEDED

[MLK]

so when does 1.30 update come out? I cant see the other links since i am at work

[DezNutz]

1.3 has not been dated.. best guestimate is before x-mas.

[caliblue15]

Originally Posted by DezNutz

1.3 has not been dated.. best guestimate is before x-mas.

after sony gets all the trophies..

[MLK]

good lord we have to wait forever for this update.

[Bluoholic]

where is my patch damn it? I want it NOW

[Copywriter]

I stopped playing Socom until the patch is out.

No rush though. A certain game released a certain expansion pack and a certain person has just spent way too much time leveling again.

Socom 2009 FTW!

[Avarice]

I used to be "addicted" to socom 2 and later to socom 3, I am glad they brought the game to ps3. But also when this game is running properly (remember the socom ps2 days that was not so hot in the beginning) I will be head shooting scrubs all over again....this time with trophies