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Added by Jeff on Sept. 26, 2008 112 comments

If you stand here long enough, you'll eventually be able to download a patch and play with a friend.

Microsoft's Gamerscore Blog updated today with information that even though the game has gone gold, Fable II is still being developed, and the ability for online co-operative play won't be in the game at launch.

This seems like an extremely temporary setback, as Microsoft's Sara "DirtyDiva" Nicholson is quick to mention that the update should be available within the first week of the game's launch. The glowing orbs that represent your friends in-game will still show, however, and you'll be able to trade with those players right away.

Still... considering this game seems to have gone gold like 19 times already, isn't it completely insane that the game is shipping in an unfinished state? Or is that just me?

Either way, Fable II will be in stores on October 21.

Filed under : Fable II, Xbox 360

113 Comments

Lies is online
on Sept. 26, 2008

Oooh. Bad sign. I thought they had this all worked out and had demoed it already? Or were thos more of Molyneux's lies?

rohanspear345
on Sept. 26, 2008

awww

Crono
on Sept. 26, 2008

Wonder if it says it has Co-op on the box though....

TheGTAvaccine is online
on Sept. 26, 2008

Whaaat?!

Oh well, still going to be a great game.

EddyFictitious
on Sept. 26, 2008

"Fable 2 is finished." - Peter Molyneux July 2008

pirate_republic
on Sept. 26, 2008

Meh, it'll be a week before I'll want to try out co-op anyways, so no biggie.
But it's not acceptable to release an un-finished game.

SilverArrows
on Sept. 26, 2008

Well, i think when this was demoed at E3, it was probably working, but they couldn't get it to production quality before launch.
So they will spend time to get that up to par from now till it launches, when it'll have online co-op.
Sucks though, as i think most websites will review the game based on lack of online co-op (and thats fair), but i think with the Co-op element added it will be an even better game.

Metamorphic
on Sept. 26, 2008

Fable 2 Gone Gold! Guess not. What is this all about? You can not sell this game as having co-op anymore.

Though I'm still excited for this game. Hope is fun to play :) and that the most important things (like combat, etc.) work well.

AndrewB
on Sept. 26, 2008

This is a huge, HUGE hit to Fable 2. Last I checked, one of the biggest things they were touting about the game was online co-op, jump-in, jump-out style gameplay. Finish the game before you release it,, developers. That is the most basic piece to launching a game.

MKHavoc
on Sept. 26, 2008

I won't be getting this game in the first week so this probably won't affect me.

Claude is online
on Sept. 26, 2008

Patcharama for the game that's never finished and lives on forever.

jangofett88
on Sept. 26, 2008

This game probably won't be gold until Fable 3 is on shelves.

Kazona
on Sept. 26, 2008

How can a game possibly have gone gold when it's not even finshed yet? And if it'll take only a week to patch it in, why not postpone it for that one week? This just doesn't make any sense to me.

Kazona
on Sept. 26, 2008

Actually I just thought of something. Perhaps online co-op is being left out of the game on purpose to semi-force people to play the single-player game first. That is really the only reason I can think of for them to release the game without it and patch it in within a week.

SolidKnight
on Sept. 26, 2008

that sucks

jlaudio7
on Sept. 26, 2008

sucks, but at least they're gonna patch it in.

vinsanity09
on Sept. 26, 2008

why don't they just delay the game for 1 week then? i'm sure it's going to take longer then that, if not then expect a lot of bugs

TheWolf619
on Sept. 26, 2008

Kinda messed up to ship it this way but, as long as it's being patched in for free, I have no major problems with it.

Tanuki
on Sept. 26, 2008

I don't want to sound like I'm nit-picking or something, I mean, it's "only" a week or so delay... but I'm getting pretty annoyed that it's becoming the norm that games are being shipped out when they're not even finished. In fact, I don't think this bodes well for the game in general... especially after that Fable II pub games thing. It's a bug, no it's not, yes it is, no it's not, patched! I mean... if they're gonna lie, choose one and stick with it.

thehamburgler
on Sept. 26, 2008

..or is this all part of Peter Molyneux('s?) sick and twisted vision, just as the xbla glitch?

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