marcusravenheart

I wish this was true, however this doesn't seem to be a "server" issue or lack of server issues.  This is a game issue.  It is a glitch/bug.

Several people have been mentioning this issue recently. I was wondering if any fellow GBers had this issue and found a work around.  Basically I am unable to connect to any multiplayer games in my PC version of the game.  The symptoms of the problem are fairly strait forward.  When I select the multiplayer section of the game; Under the Join game section I am offered a fully populated server list with 200+ dedicated servers.  I am able to click on any of these servers and "join" them either by double clicking their name or by clicking the appropriate button in the menu.  On doing so a typical box will open saying "Entering Game..." ; this box will remain on the screen for around 20 seconds before simply vanishing in most cases.  On some rare occasions the server will be found and I will be rewarded with a short video explaining the game mode's parameters and rule sets.  However promptly after watching these videos the screen will return to the server selection list and inform me that connection to the server has been lost.  I tried the alternate method of connecting via a "quickplay" option only to find that the game will "find" a server, then connect me to an endless loop of a loading screen until the game is forcefully terminated.  Other websites have had documented cases of people with similar issues.  However no answers have been provided or work-arounds.  Since I have had good luck with Giant Bomb in the past with the community solving issues like this I figured I would give this a shot here. 
 
To help here are some of the things I have verified.  
- My computer meets the recommended hardware specifications for the game.
- My NAT settings are correct on my router and modem. 
- I used Steam to Purchase,Download, and Play the Game. 
- My internet connection  is currently pushing 10mbps and is not occupied in any way. 
- I have reset my computer multiple times, as well as checked drivers for updates. 
- I am not suffering a glitch related to a mouse or Joystick being plugged into my PC. (That glitch does not allow you to select or click on server names.) 
-  I have successfully played the single player portion of the game. (Completed it as Well) 
  
If you have this issue, please feel free to offer any information you may have.  If you know of a workaround please post it here.  All assistance is appreciated. 
 
- Marcus Ravenheart

Chuck has gotten me closer to the true video game that  we all know we desire to see made.  Chuck Greene... is Fuckin Macgyver.  Frank took pictures, which while it was fun to earn Prestige Points for taking zany images, it is by far more fun to duct tape random objects to one another and get prestige points for using them on the slow, and meandering undead populace of Fortune City.  Also, lets throw in the ole' story standby of Katey Greene. I don't know about you guys, but I can grasp better the idea of a smuck trying to save his kid from becoming a zombie, by doing stupid acts.  Than a reporter risking becoming a zombie for some pictures.  I mean not to say reporters are stupid, I'm just saying it doesn't exactly make me want to see the guy live.  I personally wanted to see frank get eaten from the feet up several times while playing Dead Rising.   Though I must admit, I highly miss the mini purple chainsaws of death given to you by the late Psycho-Clown Adam.  Yes you read me right.  This world needs three major things... 
 
- Marc
    

Mine was on my ACTUAL RECEIPT, not my PRE ORDER RECEIPT and I pre-purchased the game from FUCKING GAMESTOP. Call your Gamestop location and explain the issue in a civil manner, and I am sure they will resolve it.  I mention civil, because the guy your talking to on the phone is probably not the person at fault, and we all know how much we love getting irate calls from nerd raging scorned customers at our jobs.  If someone told you that it was on the pre purchase receipt they are an idiot, and they didn't scan the pre-order item at check out like they did for me.  Just talk to a manager. 
 
- Marc

It has been a common asked question by players new to Dead Rising 2, "where exactly is my Ninja Costume, My Soldier Gear, or where is all my gear from Case Zero?"  Well have no worries.  The answer is simple. Once you have completed the first small chapter, and established yourself in the safe house.  Your clothing and unlocked DLC can be found in a series of lockers in the bathroom of the safe house.  To easily find this, just look for the bathroom icon on your map.  Should you not see your DLC in the dlc menu, you may want to recheck the steps you had to take to redeem and download your pre-order content. I hope this was helpful.

You know it is semi ironic that this was posted recently.  A co worker of mine grew up in Hong Kong and was telling us how the suicide rates are so extreme over there due to the process in which testing is performed and how the schools are ran.  While students often excel rapidly in comparison to their Western Counterparts they suffer a cultural fatigue unlike any other.  Asian cultures tend to focus on a strong honor system and self discipline that most Western Individuals will never understand. As a sad side effect of a disciplined educational system and a highly competitive system of education, students often succumb to suicide when failing to meet standards set before them.  This is not to say all schools, are like this in Hong Kong, however many of the most "prestigious" ones do suffer from such problems.  With that all said... I guess the big thing to point out is this.  "The greatest test one can pass is the one that comes with living one's life."  Learn, Adapt, and Overcome.  If you are 16 and looking at entering the 12th grade equivalent at this current time, a LA community college is most likely not where you will be one way or another.  Most often students with student Visa's from Hong Kong can get into most major state colleges without much effort if they do simply nominal on the test you speak of.  The West is very different, and it may or may not be a breath of fresh air when you come to terms with that.  It is good that you hold a bar up and want to match that with your person... however remember goals are simply a guideline... and if you don't achieve them at first.. there will be more opportunities in the future. 
 
- Marc

" Whorebag.  I swear no one said it before I did. I was in class and got angry and started throwing random words together in rage. Whorebag got out. People liked it. "

I played Colossal Cave Adventure on a PDP-10 reel to reel PC that was in my elementary school.  At that point, I was hooked, and when I graduated high school, I knew exactly what field I was going to go to college for.  
 
- Marc

Android.  Motorola offers some of the best followed by HTC.  August is the release of the new Android X by Motorola. Its damn sexy, apps are more available and useful, Android is more reliable and feature rich... and unlike my old iphone, co-workers can not make fun of you for having one... with comments like "Apple is Gay" and "Oh look Marc is having a Mac attack!"  Apple makes great mp3 players, but leave the phones to the pros like Motorola and Verizon.  Also... my iphone did not work in Canada... but my Droid did. 
 
- Marc

Always sees the "bigger picture" but that is only because he has a really large screen and trouble seeing small icons. 
 
- Marcus