UFC 2009: Undisputed Patch Announced

[keithlewis]

What’s up guys, Neven here with an update on the patch for UFC 2009: Undisputed.

I want to thank all of you for the support in making UFC 2009: Undisputed such an amazing success. That being said I want to you to know we’ve been working hard on fixing some of the issues found in the online experience. Hit the jump for the list of fixes.

1. We recognize premature match quitting as the biggest online issue and have taken steps to fix it. The Patch will have integrated code that detects who pulls the cable and will assign a Loss as well as a Did Not Finish to that player. The DNF is only counted for the player who executes the disconnection. The DNF rate will be displayed on the fighter selection screen of the Online Ranked Match. When disconnected the Winning Streak is also reset to 0.

2. We’ve adjusted Ranked Matches to match up players with better connections, which will improve lag issues we’ve seen to date.

3. We’ve adjusted the difficulty of performing submissions against AI opponents to improve the balance of subs vs. striking when playing against the AI.

4. We’ve adjusted the Flash KO rate so that they are less frequent.

5. We’ve increased maximum number of points awarded in online play from 99,999 to 999,999 and we’ve increased the Max Level from 100 to 200.

6. We’ve lowered the Winning Streak Bonus Max from 5 to 3.

7. We’ve removed the decimal places on the Leaderboard Winning Percentage so we only show whole percentages.

8. We’ve addressed the CAF cheat so the skill levels in CAF cannot be cheated and increased. Also any CAF with unfair point values will no longer be able to be used Online.

9. For PS3 users we’ve also fixed a bug that causes a freeze during auto-save; whichever controller was used to Press Start on the Title Screen will be identified as the main controller.

Rest assured our entire team plays A LOT of online matches and we read the boards every day, so we are well aware of the issues. We want to make sure we patch this correctly so it is taking a bit of time, but I can confidently say we’ll be releasing this patch soon.

Stay tuned and thanks again for your support.

Sincerely,
Neven Dravinski, UFC Producer

[PrototypeMike]

Hell YA!!! Now i can play this great game again!!! Looking at my stats, People have quit early / Dissconnected on perpose 27 freakin times!!!! Thats 27 more wins I should have on me record but pussy little bitches have to unplug their shit before taking a loss.... Kudos for THQ & Yukes for dealing with the many issues!!!

[BreakingBacks]

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Improved support for dealing with online cheating.

THQ has announced the release of a patch for UFC 2009: Undisputed, worldwide for Xbox 360 and across Europe for PS3 – the patch is in the approval process for SCEA.

Amongst other changes, the patch will enable the game to better support issues with users who leave an online match – essentially those who attempt to cheat by disconnecting from a match will be penalised.

Included in the patch update are the following items:

- Online matches will better support issues with users who leave a match. The game will now detect users who disconnect and will assign a “Loss,” as well as a “Did Not Finish (DNF),” to that player. The DNF is only assigned to the player who executes the disconnection. The DNF rate will be displayed on the fighter selection screen of the “Online Ranked Match.” When disconnected, the “Winning Streak” is also reset to zero.

- Ranked Matches have been adjusted to match players with better connections.

- The difficulty of performing submissions against computer opponents has been adjusted to improve the balance of submissions vs. striking.

- The Flash Knockouts rate has been adjusted so they are less frequent.

- The maximum number of points awarded in online play has been increased from 99,999 to 999,999. The “Max Level” has also been increased from 100 to 200.

- The “Winning Streak” bonus maximum has been moved from 5 to 3.

- Decimal places on the “Leader Board Winning Percentage” have been changed so that only whole percentages are shown.

- Create-a-Fighter (CAF) issues have been addressed so that the skill levels in CAF cannot be cheated and increased. Also, any CAF with unfair point values will no longer be able to be used online.

- For PlayStation 3 system users, game freezes during auto-saves have been eliminated. The controller used to “Press Start” on the title screen will be identified as the main controller.