Black Ops PS3 multiplayer patched again

@8bitartist

Unfortunately, lobby based multi-player is the best option for such a large range of players on console. Yeah, there's no communities, but the majority of gamers, (the ones that have no interest in sites like these) don't want that. To them there's no difference between game play in a lobby, and game play in a dedicated server, so why would they want to go through the hassle of selection?

@8bitartist

Wait, so PS3 owners are just now getting a patch that allows for muting in pre-lobbies?? Man, between this and the last patch that just made it possible to play AI bots, my Wii version is looking like the fuller experience in comparison!

@Co

The thing is that the Wii version can't really be patched because of the archaic design of the wii architecture. For better or worse the Wii version is what it is and that's what it'll always be.

@Johnnynumber5 is powered by cell
But its been patched twice...and had server hotfix's

@Co PS3 has always had the ability to mute players in the lobby, this addition in the patch actually makes no sense. It's always been there. Maybe they just made it quicker now because before had to click on their names then goto Mute.

@phinn

No dude, when 1.04 came out, the ability to mute people in the lobby's vanished.

1.05 - they have fixed that flaw.

@8bitartist

I really don't miss spending 30 minutes looking for a good server when all my mates are offline. Only to find one and get booted by the admin just because he's OCD about uneven numbers. Or to play the same map over and over and over with no respite or team changes. Yeah, that particular facet of dedicated servers I just don't miss at all.

I understand and appreciate the benefits of dedicated servers, but those same benefits can be the bane of my existence if the people behind the wheel are tool bags. I don't have the luxury of having a good enough connection to host my own lobby, so I have to rely on people I don't know and who don't know me. Basically, a crap shoot.

@Blay

i thought unreliable parties was just a feature of all CoD games.

@Mateen110

Why do you post such spiel? Do facts annoy you?

@Mateen110

Also

"I hope trayarch never makes a call of duty"

your about 5 years and about 5 COD games too late

And you should take a look at the ps3 CoD forums. 9 out of 10 say the patch sucks, and made things worse.

@Mateen110 I've had very very few problems with Black Ops on my PS3, and I play a ton. I like the patches Treyarch has made (splitscreen with bots is awesome with my bros).

I've only had a couple of problems with our party disbanding, and even then it only takes about 5 seconds to fix anyway.

@Mateen110 umm WTF are you talking about? I play Black Ops on my PS3 with friends almost EVERY SINGLE NIGHT since it came out, and I rarely have any issues at all. Occasionally our Party drops out when loading a map and clearly they are fixing it. And FYI, NEITHER version of Black Ops (PS3 and 360) don't render in HD resolutions. They look almost identical even side by side. I've seen em.

@Levi

360 owners ARE complaining but Joystiq wont post that, oh no.

@Levi I haven't even finished the single player campaign yet. The multiplayer pisses me off to no ends. I haven't gotten rid of it yet, but still anytime I play the game for 15 minutes I just end up putting REACH back in. Unfortunately with Medal of Honor sucking hardcore I have no other options for a "modern arcadey" shooter at the moment.

@Billlop Why would Joystiq post about people complaining? That's just silly. Joystiq doesn't need to do anything different from the sound of it, it's Treyarch that needs to address them (and then Joystiq can post about it).

@Billlop.

Hmm. You do know that a new patch is news right? Like actual verified fact? As opposed to a bunch of guys on a forum complaining?

Do you know how many articles Joystiq would have to post everyday if they posted every group of complaints from the 360 users, PS3 users, Wii users etc. of every single game?

@Levi yep, i have the same problems.... not to mention the zombies issuess...

PS3 here...

@sammo21

Halo's MP system has always been better, imo. much easier to maintain a party.

@maveric101
I never really played Halo except for LANs and splitscreens at friends' houses during 1 and 2, so I can't compare. I can at least compare to MW2, since I played that quite a bit and had none of these issues. Admittedly, I came in after the initial patching, so I didn' experience the javelin glitch or the pre-patched 1887's.

Regardless, I should note that even though the CoD series is like heorin, in that it instills many negative emotions in me (raaage! Withdrawwwlll!!), I still like Blops enough to put up with these connection issues. I should at least be thankful that I didn't buy it on PC as my initial copy.

I have heard people, like GUNNS4HIRE from NextGenTactics, say that there is a certain lag with Treyarch's Call of Duty games, and I haveb't experienced any difference i the way Black Ops controls to MW2... GUNNS is an avid PS3 gamer, so I'm wondering, do you PS3 players get stuck with additional input lag on top of these connection issues or something? I have and love my PS3, but play CoD on my 360, so I wouldn't know. It really sucks to hear about bad ports. It's a shame that one of the platforms, usually the PS3, gets the shaft. Unless a company has the resources to build an engine designed to be multiplatform from the start, like Capcom's engine for Lost Planet 2 and RE5, it seems one of the ports gets the shaft :S

@FerrisCJ24

The close relative was still going at this point, we have yet to see if Treyarch continues past them.

@Jawmuncher

Well they made there billion.. who cares now! Everything that sells now is overkill :D

@Crimsic well i like the game alot but im just having some problems with it such as

1. frame rate drops really low when people use napalm strikes
2. messed up party.. seems to be fixed now... i hope
3.needs to be better at finding a new host when the host leaves in the middle of the game
4. the online menu graphics start to flash and and at times i get some checkerboard like boxes i on the screen

but besides that i like it alot... they just need to fixed the above asap

@Crimsic I'm absolutely loving it

@Crimsic

I'm enjoying it, despite some minor MP glitches here and there. It's not the worst game I've ever played; I've greatly enjoyed both the single and multi components. I really do like Treyarch's approach to games and I feel like they're a much better company in dealing with their fans, so I will gladly support them into the future.

On a sidenote, here's hoping that in 2011 they'll be developing a bad-@$$ sword-n-sorcery game. ;)

@Crimsic
I love it, despite the fact that I rage far too often while playing. I can deal withsome connection issues. They are annoying, but I'm still madly addicted.

@Crimsic
I'm loving the game. I play on ps3 and have only encountered a glitch in MP every now and then. I hardly have any issues.
The MP is fun (wager mode is hectic and intense), zombies is crazy good (love all maps), and the SP has some pretty sweet moments.

@Triskelion "ship now patch later", sounds like EA too...

@The Commenter Formerly Known as nothin is wrong with mw2 u just need strategy. For example u see someone noontubin just use a m16/holosight for 1 kill burst or if their behind a wall use FMJ

@Wizardsofwaverly

unquestionably the dumbest reply Ive ever seen in regards to the noobtube problem.

solution: camp with xray vision and hope he doesnt shoot anywhere near you. Got it. Gotta grind to 300 weapon kills to get that FMJ first tho.

@The Commenter Formerly Known as Actually, IW did keep up with MW2, at the beginning. But as alot of people know, alot of people got fired/left the company.. So i could understand why it didnt continue.. Treyarch had ALOT of time to smooth out this game. As much advertisement as they did saying this was gonna be wayyy better then any other CoD game, etc, this game should have been damn near perfect at release.

That has nothing to do with Treyarch/Activision. They won't see a cent of the money coming in from Xbox Live, except in the form of exclusive deals.

Other than that I can't see why they would prioritize patches, the Xbox version also has problems that need to be sorted, as with PC and PS3.