Major Backbreaker Patch in the Works

[tjspeaks]

Re: Major Backbreaker Patch in the Works

I am having a blast with this game (without a patch). Playing online with someone who is sim and knows what they are doing is fantastic. I have had several 30-28 type games (3 minute quarters). You can generate plenty of offense once you get the hang of it.

Patch expectations: The devs have stated, "You can't do stuff like change the player model, add a new stadium, or include new motions (like QB throws etc). That would require asset creation, which is beyond the scope of patching. But pure code change like "this rule is broke", "make X turn slower", "raise camera by X" etc (ie, pure code changes) are all possible."

[TheShizNo1]

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Not sure it can be done but I'd love for them to add to the play books, I'd even pay for that dlc

[Charleston_Tiger]

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Not sure it can be done but I'd love for them to add to the play books, I'd even pay for that dlc

I agree with this. Playbooks really need addressing at least in the next game (hopefully there will be a next game).

[LingeringRegime]

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More playbooks, very slight camera adjustment, and the ability to save replays, and I would be a very happy man.

[mestevo]

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Playbooks would require assets, so unlikely (and they said no DLC). I expect some camera tweaks to be one of the few exceptions from what is mostly a big bug/AI fixing patch.

Todd reiterated that they are still considering ideas and feedback for the patch, so almost definitely an August-September patch.

Hi Guys,

Yes, the patch is in progress. If you have specific issues please post them for consideration. I cannot promise we will implement them (or that we have time to) but I would rather hear all the issues so we can decide what to do with them.

Thanks for your patience. I cannot give a time frame as yet, but we will do what we can do get you the patch as timely as possible.

Todd.

[BigDofBA]

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I keep waiting to get Brackbreaker.

I'll probably get it after Madden or NCAA drop. That way I can get it cheap on ebay. Then after the Madden/NCAA hype train turns to bashing the games for a few months, I might pick those titles up around the start of football season.

I'm not sure why I'm going about it this way. Maybe I'm cheap. Maybe I don't have enough time anymore or maybe I just don't care like I used to.

I really just want a game that is fun and feels like football. I can look past obvious game killers like dreads and eye black,

[Above Awesome]

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Will buy Backbreaker after the patch. The demo feels great, but I don't feel justified paying $70 CAD to get Backbreaker new with some of the problems it has in its current state.

[DavonBrown]

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$70? It won't even cost you 40.

[24]

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This is what we need from a video game. The producers realize there are a few bugs and they immediately come in to fix them. I occasionally play back breaker in between the show and WoW and while at first i thought the game was going to go down hill i see this i think that its great for gaming that companies are now trying to fix problems instead of just letting them be.

[mestevo]

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This is what we need from a video game. The producers realize there are a few bugs and they immediately come in to fix them. I occasionally play back breaker in between the show and WoW and while at first i thought the game was going to go down hill i see this i think that its great for gaming that companies are now trying to fix problems instead of just letting them be.

That's a very optimistic picture you paint... others see it as they waited 4 weeks to announce a patch, and I think most aren't expecting it for a couple months (and then we get to see how quickly MS/Sony certify and distribute the thing). Even the developer(s) are calling it a major patch, so it's much more than 'a few bugs and they immediately come in to fix them'.

Most of my friends are tired of the ship and patch method, out of the box game quality has gone down much quicker than their complexity has increased.

I look forward to what the patch accomplishes, I don't think they should have set the bar high and called it major though. Underpromise and over deliver, all they have left are the die hards, they're not going away either way.

[Bigmofo]

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If backbreaker had the NFL license would it sell twice as many copies, 4 times as many copies? Im just trying to see how much of a benefit it is. I mean, if Madden had generic teams what impact would it have in their sales? Just an interesting question to entertain.

[shadowman]

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By the time they get the patch out most people will have moved on to other games. Not many are going to say "hey a patch came out, I think I will go buy backbreaker."

[mestevo]

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By the time they get the patch out most people will have moved on to other games. Not many are going to say "hey a patch came out, I think I will go buy backbreaker."

Even the official forums are slowing down quite a bit compared to what they were even a week or two ago now that the UK launch is behind them.

[Bigmofo]

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Its tougher to find a game online as well. If the online gameplay dries up Im done. I never play the computer for really any of my Xbox games.

[metallicatz]

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Personally, i'm grateful for patches. With today's games being far bigger and more complex than games of generations past there will be bugs in every game. Used to be you had to live with the bug, even if it was literally a game killer to the point the game could not be completed in some instances (playing as the male character in Enter the Matrix on the original Xbox, for example). I'm fine with patches.

NHL 10 was a textbook example of what a sports game can be with dedicated dev support. Granted, BB isn't on par with a game like NHL 10 and probably has issues too big for a patch to make much difference......but I think patches are a good thing. I can, however, see the other side of the argument. Depends on the developer I suppose. Some may rush a bad product knowingly with the idea of just patching it together later, while others make an honest attempt at a good game and use the patch system to tweak it after release for the benefit of serving the game's community.