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Old 17-11-2014, 23:59
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A lot of the leaderboard times are just plain knackered.
One of the Scotland point to point times was 9 seconds. That wasn't even in the top fifty,lol.
It had OMTT s time down as 100 mins or something ridiculous! No wonder you can't beat Lisa, what you driving? A steamroller?
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Old 18-11-2014, 06:34
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Rofl @ steamroller.
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Old 18-11-2014, 11:41
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That's your choice of course. But by doing so you're denying yourself the excellent single player mode, and I've managed to get a load of multiplayer races with no trouble.

I'm not defending the game at all, they should have got it right first time, but it's my most played game this past month even with all the issues.
How am i denying myself something i have already done to death? In the first couple of weeks you had no chose but to batter the living daylights out of the single player mode, i was at level 30 odd before any points i earned were added to my club FFS.

As for the multiplayer yes i have played it when its worked and it was ok but to be honest it is like playing Destruction Derby.

The Xboners must be pissing themselves at this huge balls up.
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Old 18-11-2014, 12:00
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How am i denying myself something i have already done to death? In the first couple of weeks you had no chose but to batter the living daylights out of the single player mode, i was at level 30 odd before any points i earned were added to my club FFS.

As for the multiplayer yes i have played it when its worked and it was ok but to be honest it is like playing Destruction Derby.

The Xboners must be pissing themselves at this huge balls up.
They're all to busy playing Halo online. Oh, wait... 👅
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Old 18-11-2014, 12:47
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They're all to busy playing Halo online. Oh, wait... 👅


Yeah it's strange how all the Driveclub shit-flinging died down substantially once MCC hit...
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Old 18-11-2014, 12:51
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How am i denying myself something i have already done to death? In the first couple of weeks you had no chose but to batter the living daylights out of the single player mode, i was at level 30 odd before any points i earned were added to my club FFS.

As for the multiplayer yes i have played it when its worked and it was ok but to be honest it is like playing Destruction Derby.

The Xboners must be pissing themselves at this huge balls up.
You completed the entire single player mode within a couple of weeks of release? Wow. I bow down to your exemplary driving skills Mr Stig.

Anyhoo, the patch is now apparently live with 3 new tracks and the photo made. It's just a shame we can't embed pictures here.
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Old 18-11-2014, 13:08
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The new patch has three new tracks, right? Any reports back?
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Old 18-11-2014, 13:15
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The new patch has three new tracks, right? Any reports back?
Yeah, 3 new tracks - all including reverse variants: Yedapalli in India, Los Pelambres in Chile and Wester Ross in Scotland.

Won't be able to check them out until tonight.
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Old 18-11-2014, 13:18
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Patch 1.07 is now available including the photo mode where you just tap the touch pad mid race and it brings up a whole host of options
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Old 18-11-2014, 13:21
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Yeah, 3 new tracks - all including reverse variants: Yedapalli in India, Los Pelambres in Chile and Wester Ross in Scotland.

Won't be able to check them out until tonight.
Me neither. Plus GTA5 should be waiting for me.

DILEMMAS!
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Old 18-11-2014, 13:39
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Yeah it's strange how all the Driveclub shit-flinging died down substantially once MCC hit...
Driveclub was delayed by almost a year and has been out over a month now and it seems like the game released was when it was still not complete and working.
More importantly if a game is broken and a key element of it not working regardless of what system it's on the developers should be given a hard time over it.
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Old 18-11-2014, 16:02
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My favourite of the new tracks is the Scotland one. Nice scenery, train going of the bridge, driving through the ruins etc with lots of fast straights. The India one is good for drifts & the Chile one is pretty short but makes for tight races. Made a wee Shareplay video of the new tracks http://youtu.be/KnaHUJNUrHo
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Old 18-11-2014, 16:38
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I like how they've added extra functions to a mode that doesn't even work.

"• Adds Newest Clubs to the list of potential recipients when sending a Club Challenge.

• Adds the ability to search for a Club by name when sending a Club Challenge."
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Old 18-11-2014, 16:50
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Driveclub was delayed by almost a year and has been out over a month now and it seems like the game released was when it was still not complete and working.
More importantly if a game is broken and a key element of it not working regardless of what system it's on the developers should be given a hard time over it.
Sure. I'm just pointing out that Halo MCC which is broken in a comparable way isn't getting nearly as much negative press as DC. I find that an interesting contrast.
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Old 18-11-2014, 18:53
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Might seem a silly question but my son is trying the photo mode. It looks impressive to get that shot but how do you take the pic ?
Is it from outside the game? Ie share button or is there a button to snap it in game ?

To add to above. If it's share button then what is the progress bar indicating ?
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Old 18-11-2014, 19:05
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Sure. I'm just pointing out that Halo MCC which is broken in a comparable way isn't getting nearly as much negative press as DC. I find that an interesting contrast.
I was not trying to have a go and apologise if you think I am.

Driveclub was a game I was looking forward to getting as driving games have been sadly lacking on the PS4 but when this game got delayed I was hoping for something truly fantastic to be released. However when Driveclub was finally released as what felt like an incomplete game that only had average reviews and a broken online mode I thought I would wait for the PS+ version to see what I thought, but this version has now been delayed so I have become a little bitter towards the game.

When I look at MCC I don't see it as quite the same line up of issues with the game. Sure the online mode is not very good at the moment but 343 and MS seem to be very proactive to try and resolve these issues as you can see from the almost daily updates on the issue.
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Old 19-11-2014, 03:40
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I was not trying to have a go and apologise if you think I am.

Driveclub was a game I was looking forward to getting as driving games have been sadly lacking on the PS4 but when this game got delayed I was hoping for something truly fantastic to be released. However when Driveclub was finally released as what felt like an incomplete game that only had average reviews and a broken online mode I thought I would wait for the PS+ version to see what I thought, but this version has now been delayed so I have become a little bitter towards the game.

When I look at MCC I don't see it as quite the same line up of issues with the game. Sure the online mode is not very good at the moment but 343 and MS seem to be very proactive to try and resolve these issues as you can see from the almost daily updates on the issue.
I didn't take it to be you having a go at me

I understand your frustration and it's perfectly valid. My issue is much more to do with how the games press are handling these things at the moment. There's been a fair few games launch with problems recently, but the majority of ire seemed to get directed at Drivcclub. I can only think that's because it's a Sony exclusive and many people, some of the games press included, are willing MS to catch up - hence people pushing narratives such as 'PS4 has no games', or 'Xbox has the best exclusives' or 'Sony keep ****ing up' or 'No one noticed 1080p anyway'. Some of it is just console warrior nonsense, but the press seeming to get on board with it bothers me more. From what I've been reading on Gaf Halo MCC players are finding it impossible to get online to play MP (main selling point) but are also experience corrupted save files, missing levels etc. I don't see it as dissimilar, really. Meanwhile that game gets review scores of 9 and 10s despite being essentially broken, yet Driveclub gets sites like Polygon taking 2 or more points off for it's online issues. I'm seeing inconsistencies in how these issues are being reflected, that's all. That's not to say it's not a compete bummer DC shipped in the state it did,
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Old 19-11-2014, 03:49
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I can't remember if its ds 3 or ds 4 club im in but got so frustrated with this game I've traded it in so you may as kick me from the club
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Old 19-11-2014, 05:11
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Might seem a silly question but my son is trying the photo mode. It looks impressive to get that shot but how do you take the pic ?
Is it from outside the game? Ie share button or is there a button to snap it in game ?

To add to above. If it's share button then what is the progress bar indicating ?
You use the share button to take the pic.

The progress bar is showing post-processing of the scene. It adds another layer of anti-aliasing and improves shadows so the final image is even better than you see in-game.

On a side note, has anyone had any issues with their PS4 since the DriveClub update? My PS4 has frozen up twice while I was on the dashboard with DC running in the background.
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Old 19-11-2014, 20:55
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Not had any problem with it.
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Old 19-11-2014, 21:14
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Sure. I'm just pointing out that Halo MCC which is broken in a comparable way isn't getting nearly as much negative press as DC. I find that an interesting contrast.
Quite. As was GTA V on launch with the online component not working, heists still not there. Far less bitching.
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Old 20-11-2014, 19:19
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Just wish they could get the connecting in lobbys quicker. Its quite sole destroying sitting waiting. Still in my top 2 played games though.
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Old 21-11-2014, 01:32
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I've been playing a fair bit tonight, going after accolades and levelling up my club. Didn't try a multiplayer race but all the other online stuff (bar challenges which is still greyed out) seemed tp be functioning perfectly - leaderboards updating immediately, face-offs loading straight away, several ghosts to race against in the time-trial mode (and updating quickly if you beat one). Seems like the patch sorted out a myriad of issues
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Old 21-11-2014, 06:28
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It was working fairly well last night. Possibly between the patch and less players on it now.

Ps.these photo modes make me appreciate the amount of detail that is on screen in these games. Its absolutely fantastic. I can get lost in photo mode. I've seen some of the pics folk have posted on official ps forums and it makes you want to jump back in. Although I did see a house that didn't quite sit on a hill properly as I turned around on a Norway track.
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Old 21-11-2014, 11:50
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Think I'll be dabbling in this now from time to time.
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