What's Going On With Fat Princess

Lag

Players are sometimes experiencing significant lag in some games... Leaving a particularly laggy game and joining a new one may result in a better experience.  Unfortunately, it can be luck of the draw.  The fix we have in testing returns a list of potential servers in such a way that it always favors the lowest available pings.

Connection Fixes

We have implemented a number of fixes for previously identified problems, focusing most of our efforts on connection failures.  We have already tested this patch on our own client machines, and performance appears to be dramatically improved.  We are working with Sony now to get the patch into the Sony testing process as soon as possible.

Lag

Players are sometimes experiencing significant lag in some games... Leaving a particularly laggy game and joining a new one may result in a better experience.  Unfortunately, it can be luck of the draw.  The fix we have in testing returns a list of potential servers in such a way that it always favors the lowest available pings.

Connection Fixes

We have implemented a number of fixes for previously identified problems, focusing most of our efforts on connection failures.  We have already tested this patch on our own client machines, and performance appears to be dramatically improved.  We are working with Sony now to get the patch into the Sony testing process as soon as possible.

*sigh* I just got Fat Princess yesterday and was hoping for some online action. Is it me or are a lot of new games being released with broken online?

Why is it that every big arcade/psn title has shitty online? Same sort of issues plagued Castle Crashers last summer. Hope for a fix soon.

It's been laggy now and then. But I've only had occasional problem finding games. Although if the host leaves, I get booted back to the main menu, even though the game tells me it's trying to find a new host...

I've learnt in the past that the first week of a multi-player game's release is essentially an open beta (BF 1943, Warhawk etc), I just normally wait/play the single player until then and avoid getting stressed.

That's why I'm waiting on the game.  I want it fixed before I get it.

brad says "tad" a tad bit much

lag... it kills

I'm getting this as soon as these issues are sorted. :D

I've never been able to connect to an online game... its ridiculous.

I have some problems myself when it comes to getting connected, but it a lot of fun.  The princess capture modes need a time limit setting though as some matches can drag out way too long. I'm bit puzzled how the host leaving bug made it in the launch version.  It clearly does not work as another user noted.  The only main problem I have is the lack of people communicating.  I did get on an organized team game once and it was a blast with the amount of coordination that took place with voice chat.  Although that is quite a rarity from my experience so far.  
 
I think the main problem with connection issues is that the hosts' routers are blocking needed ports which rejects incoming players from connecting to their system, similar to hosting custom games on battle.net for warcraft 3.

" brad says "tad" a tad bit much "

" I've never been able to connect to an online game... its ridiculous. "

" @Akeldama said:

" brad says "tad" a tad bit much "

He said it twice, as many times as you did. "

Can you even pronounce anecdotally? Would you use anecdotally in a conversation? You know the word... it's on the tip of your tongue, but no... you go a different way. Use it all the time. Be the word.

Most games are like that when they come out. Battlefield 1943 was basically unplayable for about a week on Xbox LIVE (from what I've heard)

It would not be a Quick Look without Brad dying. 

Wipeout HD now has video ads during load times, Sony is on a roll this month.
What next Sony you start wiping levels in mass from LBP?

" Wipeout HD now has video ads during load times, Sony is on a roll this month. What next Sony you start wiping levels in mass from LBP? "

The game is great and online is not nearly half as broken as 1943 was when it first came out. It definitely needs the update but at least it is playable. 

only played a few matches but its not lagged for me yet

" It would not be a Quick Look without Brad dying.  "

When i get into games, i seem to get that snail on the screen, even though it seems lagless

" @Mordukai said:

" It would not be a Quick Look without Brad dying.  "

You've got to cut him some slack on this one.  Death is a constant companion in Fat Princess, especially as large groups of guys huddle in a small area and the area of effect attacks start getting used.  Anyway it seemed like these problems were present in the beta and not fixed before release.  Just look at the quick look Brad did above.  The multiplayer was down so he showed the single player mode instead. "

I had a hard time connecting the first couple days, but it's been fine for me since yesterday.

It's like Castle Crashers all over again- but the fact that there was a beta for this game before the actual game came out is confusing.

" @Yzzerdd said:

" Wipeout HD now has video ads during load times, Sony is on a roll this month. What next Sony you start wiping levels in mass from LBP? "

They could totally just reject GoogleVoice for the platfform.  (Tech Geeks laugh, c'mon do it!) "

Bitch be TOO fat and slowin' shit up daaawg.

They had these same problems during the beta so it pisses me off they didn't fix it.

Yep, I couldn't get on the few times i tried this weekend and the bots get boring fast.  But at least that forced me to try the classes and to read the wonderfully designed in game manual so hopefully I won't be a total arse when i'm eventually able to connect...
Hope this gets fixed soon!

" @Velsk said:

" @Mordukai said:

" It would not be a Quick Look without Brad dying.  "

You've got to cut him some slack on this one.  Death is a constant companion in Fat Princess, especially as large groups of guys huddle in a small area and the area of effect attacks start getting used.  Anyway it seemed like these problems were present in the beta and not fixed before release.  Just look at the quick look Brad did above.  The multiplayer was down so he showed the single player mode instead. "

It was all in good spirit, I guess I should have added a smily face next to my post. I just love when he does QL.  "

They lost a customer with that crap.  I was set to buy it, but waited to see how it would go down, and sure enough it was a crappy launch.
 
While I may get it later on down the road when/if it gets fixed, my money is going to the next Fallout 3 DLC, and then sweet sweet Shadow Complex.  So my purchase won't reflect the ever-important first week sales.
 
I also picked up Dawn of War II on Steam for the sale, so my plate is fairly full for games, maybe too full for a Fat Princess.

Dang it, i so want to see this game get a PC port. I have wanted to play it since i heard about it months if not a year ago on 1up i think. IDK it was some video show i watch online. Maybe Co-Op was where i saw it first?....Anyway...my point is ME WANT!
 
Also laughed my ass off at the first 10 sec of that QL. Jeff's fat princess comment had me in tears. Probaly becasue i too am a fat princess just like Jeff. Only fatter....And i'm sure not half as pretty in a dress...ok this is weird now....Look a kitten playing will a ball of yarn!

I played this game for a couple of hours tonight, had zero problems, and actually had a shit ton of fun playing it. There's a really awesome feeling when you attack this thing with a plan. I started every round collecting resources and feeding our captive princess cake until everything is maxed out, then I'd slip on a warrior cap (or whatever there was the least of) and my group would just go at the opposing team's castle at full force. We won every round with this simple strategy and it's one of the best 'put-a-smile-on-your-face' games I've played in quite some time.
 
And yes, you die (and kill) a lot in this game.

Well this is a shame.

Developers really need to start overcompensating their servers for games like these so they don't continuously have this problem.

Battlefield 1943 was horrible on the 360 and worked fairly well on the PS3, this is the first PSN title I had trouble with lag.    

It's a fantastic game <3
 
I doubt anyone here has any trouble finding people to play online with, but if anyone does, there're usually at least a few people playing or happy to play over at the Anime Vice irc, #AnimeVice on irchighway.

The biggest problem I've encountered is the host leaving the match which results in losing a connection.

Managed to get about five hours in with the game on launch day. It's really, really awesome when you're playing with a good team. Haven't been able to play since Sunday.

Just bought the game. Doing storymode atm, cuz online is simply not working for me yet.
Game, even with NPCs are crazy fun. If you own a PS3, you really should get it.

" @PowerBombYo: This is Giantbomb and only PSN online games have rough launches here. Your logic isn't welcomed. "

Love the game. My problem isn't so much the lag, but the fact that I played a match where the our princess couldn't be rescued from the other team's prison.  They had used an exploit where they pushed her into a wall and she was stuck there...That was screwed up dude. Since they couldn't get there people into our base, they glitched the princess out of the game.