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[Ardenyal]

We need more impressions

Played for an hour and a half. Did some questing for the empire and wandered around dicking around. Didn't notice stuttering getting progressively worse, only stutters were caused by streaming in new assets. So i decided to do my usual stutter test (rotate the camera at full speed in front of my own house in whiterun). Couple stutters when starting the test but they didn't persist so it seems that the problem is fixed.

 

[STG]

ok, after reading the bugthesda forums I now know I am not alone. others also still have those lags :/

 

[distrbnce]

I haven't had any problems on the PS3 (phat) and I'm level 27 with about 8MB save...

Hope the patch doesn't screw anything up for me.

 

[Kyoufu]

Okay scratch what I said. Slideshow now.

 

[disappeared]

So judging by some early impressions, the problem still exists?

 

[MMaRsu]

Okay scratch what I said. Slideshow now.

WOW BETHESDA is a fucking JOKE

 

[Kyoufu]

WOW BETHESDA is a fucking JOKE

It's really annoying now.

 

[LiK]

Okay scratch what I said. Slideshow now.

Man, what fail.

 

[freenudemacusers]

So judging by some early impressions, the problem still exists?

Sounds like the problem tied to save file size is reduced but the issues with traveling turning the game into a slideshow are still there.

 

[Kyoufu]

It was doing great until I started this quest. It went from buttery smooth to the Nostalgia scene in Mad Men.

 

[calder]

Okay scratch what I said. Slideshow now.

Lol I don't know why I let myself get even mildly hopeful after the first page of this thread. FFS... ah well here's hoping it helps my case at least a bit. The game is still playable for me (60 hrs, 11M save) for an hour or two depending on how much travelling I do and how much I'm in the larger cities/main world versus the 'indoor' areas. :\

 

[Hanmik]

we need more impressions.. it appears that Betatesters patch didn´t fix anything in the long run.

 

[GeoramA]

WOW BETHESDA is a fucking JOKE

And they're still going to win many studio of the year awards too.

 

[brandonh83]

I'm about to go pick this up so I was reading through the thread and have seen posts both here and in the OT about the size of save files. Does having larger saves make the game run shittier or something?

 

[LiK]

I'm about to go pick this up so I was reading through the thread and have seen posts both here and in the OT about the size of save files. Does having larger saves make the game run shittier or something?

Runs shittier and cause crashes.

 

[brandonh83]

Runs shittier amd cause crashes.

welp that saves some cash. fuck that. thanks for the info.

 

[JerkShep]

What a joke.
Let's see if they can fix the HDD texture problem on 360 now.

 

[darkwing]

how was this 'bug' not said in the PS3 game reviews? it's even 95 in Metacritic, they just played the main quest??

 

[Cheech]

Does the problem still persist if you're using a new save? In other words, load your save, then create an entirely new save. Then, load your game off the new save. Somebody try that and see if it helps.

 

[-KRS-]

Wait, 2.x? So this is now Skyrim 2?
Did something absolutely major change? Like, gameplay-wise? Because otherwise I don't think Bethesda knows how to use version numbers.

@darkwing: Hah, you'd be lucky if most reviewers even got halfway through the main quest.

 

[linkboy]

My game is going back today. Either I'll get store credit or my money back. I just don't want to deal with this anymore.

Which sucks, because Skyrim is everything I've really ever wanted in a video game

Great fantasy setting, check

Fighting Dragons, check

Ability to pretty much do whatever you want, check.

Such a shame that this fantastic game is ruined like this.

 

[Hanmik]

how was this 'bug' not said in the PS3 game reviews? it's even 95 in Metacritic, they just played the main quest??

probably.. or they never played the PS3 version..

 

[anddo0]

I hope the US patch goes up soon. I want to judge for myself.

I've found that the biggest drops occur in cities such as Whiterun (the worst offender) and Riften. Also, fast traveling seems to trigger it, especially when dragons force their way into your game.. Don't even get me started on the frame drops they present. When a dragon is in the vicinity that's when things really turn to crap.

If this path doesn't fix things. I'm afraid Skyrim is going on Amazon. I hate playing the waiting game for patches to fix major issues. It's for this reason why I stopped playing sports video games.

My game is going back today. Either I'll get store credit or my money back. I just don't want to deal with this anymore.

Which sucks, because Skyrim is everything I've really ever wanted in a video game

Great fantasy setting, check

Fighting Dragons, check

Ability to pretty much do whatever you want, check.

Such a shame that this fantastic game is ruined like this.

Pretty much this.. Getting rid of it will hurt. But, playing the way I do now (quitting the game every half hour just to make it playable). Just shouldn't be.

 

[calder]

how was this 'bug' not said in the PS3 game reviews? it's even 95 in Metacritic, they just played the main quest??

It would have been pretty easy to play the main quest, the civil war and a few other subquests/factions and still be done in a few dozen hours and not start getting the framerate issue. And since the file size depends on a lot of factors (such as how much you use fast travel versus opening up the map) you can see people who have played for longer than me (60 hrs) who don't notice the slowdown and conversly people who haven't played nearly as long but who explored the whole map finding their save unplayable much sooner.

Also, it seems most if not all sites who do multiplat reviews got the 360 version for review, and at least one site that specifically requested the PS3 game fore review got the 360 one anyway.

 

[Hanmik]

I hope the US patch goes up soon. I want to judge for myself.

I've found that the biggest drops occur in cities such as Whiterun (the worst offender) and Riften. Also, fast traveling seems to trigger it, especially when dragons force their way into your game.. Don't even get me started on the frame drops they present. When a dragon is in the vicinity that's when things really turn to crap.

If this path doesn't fix things. I'm afraid Skyrim is going on Amazon. I hate playing the waiting game for patches to fix major issues. It's for this reason why I stopped playing sports video games.

most people are reporting that everything was fixed. But after several more hours of gaming, the game went back to stop-motion land..

People wrote that their savefile was smaller (most say it was around 1 MB smaller) after the patch.
So maybe Bethesda thought they just could cut some corners and everybody would forget about them..

 

[Truespeed]

In the words of Dennis Green,

They Are Who We Thought They Were

 

[renitou]

4MB patch limit says "not so fast, cowboy".

There is no longer a limit on 360 patch sizes, iirc.

 

[brandonh83]

So is none of this happening on the 360 version?

 

[Kyoufu]

Looks like exiting to XMB is our only option for a smooth experience.

 

[linkboy]

So is none of this happening on the 360 version?

Nope, the only issue the 360 version has is the game won't load textures properly, but the bulk of that was happening when the game is installed to the hard drive.

 

[Hanmik]

some people are saying that the Patch is up in Canada..

 

[Treemonkeys]

I'm sorry to say but this problem has been around since Oblivion and with both releases of Fallout on PS3. Their engine does not play well with PS3 and it's really fucked up for them to continue to release products for it in this condition.

 

[LiK]

So is none of this happening on the 360 version?

Nope

 

[brandonh83]

Nope, the only issue the 360 version has is the game won't load textures properly, but the bulk of that was happening when the game is installed to the hard drive.

That's a shame. I don't have a 360 but I may have to get one now that both the PS3 versions of Skyrim and Bayonetta are broken as hell. Fuck.

 

[JerkShep]

probably.. or they never played the PS3 version..

This is the official version, reviewers played only the 360-PC version.
The irony is that the 360 has a pretty big texture bug and NONE reported it in their reviews.
I want to believe that the review copies didn't have that problem. The alternative...well... yeah, let's just say that those reviewers should be ashamed of themselves.

 

[darkwing]

I'm sorry to say but this problem has been around since Oblivion and with both releases of Fallout on PS3. Their engine does not play well with PS3 and it's really fucked up for them to continue to release products for it in this condition.

yup, got burned on Fallout 3

 

[freenudemacusers]

I'm sorry to say but this problem has been around since Oblivion and with both releases of Fallout on PS3. Their engine does not play well with PS3 and it's really fucked up for them to continue to release products for it in this condition.

I played oblivion on the 360 and skipped fallout.... That is fucked up.

 

[lucius]

Where is the texture patch for the superior 360 version?

 

[Drewsky]

Wow so the first impression has totally turned around now? Doesn't fix it. Shit.

 

[Kyoufu]

Wow so the first impression has totally turned around now? Doesn't fix it. Shit.

Yeah it took my save around 5 hours or so to take a shit. Saved and exited so now it's back to normal...

*ticking timebomb*

 

[LiK]

Where is the texture patch for the superior 360 version?

Before the end of this week.

 

[crustikid]

My game is going back today. Either I'll get store credit or my money back. I just don't want to deal with this anymore.

Which sucks, because Skyrim is everything I've really ever wanted in a video game

Great fantasy setting, check

Fighting Dragons, check

Ability to pretty much do whatever you want, check.

Such a shame that this fantastic game is ruined like this.

Where are you returning it? I want to do the same.

 

[Gibbles17]

Well, excitement from reading this thread has dropped off significantly. Playing for a few hours consecutively is the real test and in a lot of cases it looks like it still hasn't helped very much. How depressing, wonder if there's any hope for another patch that's reasonably close, probably not

Was at ~50 hours in with a 7.3mb file, all autosaves disabled. Get the stutter after an hour and a half or so of playing, obviously I'm not in as much of a jam as you 10mb+ folks but I'm still holding out for a solid fix. Will update when patch goes live in NA.

 

[disappeared]

some people are saying that the Patch is up in Canada..

Just checked, and no.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

In the words of Dennis Green,

From my private stash my friend

 

[Lily]

game has frozen on me twice in the past 20 minutes since updating :\

 

[Wilsongt]

Welp... Hello, USED 360 version!

 

[SolidSnakex]

how was this 'bug' not said in the PS3 game reviews? it's even 95 in Metacritic, they just played the main quest??

Because a lot of sites will just review the version sent to them and that score will count for every version of the game. I don't think that Bethesda sent out any review copies for the PS3 version.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Where is the texture patch for the superior 360 version?

You mean the absolute end all be all PC version patch? That's coming.

Welp... Hello, USED 360 version!

Realistically, this is what people should be doing. Don't care about 2 versions being ok but this is unacceptable for any company to be doing. Not like, avoid PS3 versions. No, punish them and buy second hand or wait for a sale.

 

[tirant]

Guys, do you know if they fixed quest bugs?