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A patch in the shadows
Posted under Games, Rusty Ranchero by Rusty Ranchero
All the big sites, such as Major Nelson and Kotaku, didn’t post anything about it. But for the 6 of you that care, Xbox Live casted a long awaited (and much needed) update that mightily improves the online essence of Shadowrun. What did take 4-8 minutes to find a game, now calls for less than one, with a 99% success rate, and here is proof (video).
As the video above illustrates, the update introduces a new information pane at the top right corner of the screen that gives you up-to-the-second status. Way cool! But for every tree you chop down, you must also plant one.
While the lag has not changed (there was never much to begin with) the dissconnects seem to have increased. With the 10 hours of gameplay that I have with the new patch, I experienced half of my total disconnections in Shadowrun. And I’ve amassed almost 48 hours under my belt. So while I enjoy this game very much, I can’t say the patch is perfect. But it is admirable that the developers have not given up on Shadowrun, while so many gamers and even gaming websites have.
And to add to my shameless plug for the game, here’s a cool trailer you might have missed…
Catch you L8ER, -Rust.
Alright Rusty, next time you see me on send me an invite and I’ll play Shadowrun with you. I guess that game is only ok when played alone, but AMAZING when played with you. And I want to experience the full fun potential of this game.
wow with this new patch all six of you can now find each other that much faster!!
Hey Steve, I’m the wtty onehere
Rusty give us a little love. While TOG and I are no MAJOR; we did actually pull through for you, reporting on the patch on ver 49.0. You should listen every now and then.
I do listen bro, and I love every minute!
Thirll, you got it buddy! Somtime this weekend.
Steve, kiss my ass.
And to that one guy who reads our blog AND plays Shadowrun, did you notice more disconnections than usual after the update?
I just picked up my copy today and am looking forward to jumping into the action.
Cool the patch to disconnect faster… sorry rusty. hope they fix it for ya… everyone is entitled their own taste.. *cough* “game of the year” *cough*…
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