Seb Downie Annouces Killzone 2 Patch 1.27

From the offcial PlayStation Forums:

"Patch 1.27 is well under way and will be released a little later this month. It is a pretty sizable patch with some exciting features. More on that later on when we get closer to releasing it. There is also a lot of server related maintenance coming with that and a lot of other things still in the works. (DLC 2 anyone?) But more on that later.

So, behave yourselves and a press-release with the changes in patch 1.27 will be released when a date and time for release has been agreed upon with all regions."

[Nambassa]

gr8. another patch!! MAN I LOVE THIS GAME!!

[UnwanteDreamz]

Yep its nice to see the support. Hope they are ramping up for the next DLC I got my fingers crossed that we will see it at E3 and that it will be more than 2 maps.

I know they said think retro but I want maps and weapons or new game modes.

[jaysquared]

Wish we they can stop patching this game and just work on KZ3.. They need as much time as they can get with KZ3.. It took them 5 years to get KZ2 out and it didn't even have offline/online splitscreen multiplayer a party system for friends.. Seriously they need to just start working on KZ3 and hopefully they get it right this time!

[WhittO]

i havent play K2 in a couple of weeks !!

Its a fantastic game but i just never got used to the online, it just seemed to "clunky" and laggy (not gameplay lag but in terms of menus etc).
Every game is either like 30 min long which get very boring and repetetive or they just turn into a granade-fest !

Still has one of the best SP campaigns though, great to re-play that.

[Nineball2112]

@ 1.2

LOL... that's all I can say.

GG has earned my respect with the attention to details and the continued support of a fantastic game.

KZ2 has grown on me (no, not like a fungus!) and I find that I've been spending most of my gaming time playing it. The online is just insane at times...

And even though I prefer to play the maps without the rockets... even with them, it's still a blast (pun intended).

[Nambassa]

can't wait til the party system. its the main thing lacking in killzone 2. well that and some co-op. hopefully killzone 3 will have some sort of co-operative modes.

[Ju]

@whitto, I figured for me, that "lag" is very dependent on the weapon I choose. Actually, I feel comfortable with the ISA assault rifle, and the Magnum. I get this "laggy" feeling with the other weapons, for some odd reason, but I like the subtle differences of each. You can tell, that the Helgan riffle is the same as ISA, but not as precise but has more punch on the short range (that said, I can play that gun, too, but its not my favorite). Its quite impressive how they could capture this feeling in the game. And for the frag fests, well, try to join games without grenade or rocket launchers. They are definitively better to play. They should however add a info page to each game, so you can actually read if RL or so is on or off.

[DK_Kithuni_71]

Goddamnit. How hard can it be? No teams please. I want to kill you all!

[Kleptic]

^^Seb stated a while ago that an FFA mode may eventually come...they were testing it with limited classes; and the general consensus is that a mode with rifleman only, but just straight deathmatch may eventually come out...we'll see...

a lot of people want it...but most class shooters like this, all the way back to RTCW...never have FFA...it simply doesn't work with the map design, and completely unbalances the class system (everyone would go assault...it would just be quake III with better graphics...nobody really wants that)...

but put up a patch that has ffa with new spawn spots, and randomly spawn at any of them (can't be that hard to patch)...and just force everyone to be a rifleman...that could be a blast on certain maps with enough players...

[WhittO]

Ye i think if they had an info page for each game (like Warhawk does on the right when searching through games), it would solve ALOT of problems.

[buckethead_911]

Need more classes NOW!

[Nambassa]

i hope new classes r saved for killzone 3. personally i dnt think we need any more classes for killzone 2. can anyone think of some good ideas for another class in kz3? we could tell GG. lol

[Leogamer]

Ya know, Killzone 2 was my biggest disappointments of the year when it came to Multiplayer. To my dismay, Killzone 2 forces you to play the game the way it WANTS to. I mean 30 min. matches only? There's no, 'Free for all'? No, 'Capture the flag?' No, 'Team Deathmatch only'? No, cooperative gameplay?. Nothing? Nada...What a major disappointment when I popped this baby in my PS3. Talk about one hell of a gimp game. Instead, I got my copy collecting dust after I finished the single player campaign, while COD 4 & 5 still gets its normal rotation of gameplay daily. Lately I been playing capture the flag a lot on COD 5, which is freaking very addicting. Now why can't the developers implement that on Killzone 2. The long stretch out levels in this game is perfect to play capture the flag. But no, sorry kiddo, you play the game the way only guerrilla want you to play the game. Bull#hit!!!

Leo

[Traveler]

I'm the exact opposite. I used to be a big COD4 player, but now I am addicted to Killzone 2 multiplayer and I haven't played COD4 in a while. Well, I did pop it in a while ago, but I am mostly playing Killzone 2.

[Bolts]

Agree. KZ 2 is total awesome sauce. There are game modes built into every map and the 30 mins round buffer farming and stats whoring. This is the only console game I know that managed to bring the PC style frag fest and chaos of battle to the console, which I didn't think is even possible.

Anyone of you clowns ever play a 32 player CoD 4 game on the PC? Its like the same thing in Killzone 2, but only with more structure and a little bit more space. This is the only console FPS that doesn't leave me wanting for the PC version. Unlike say, CoD 4 or Halo. Killzone 2 does everything right all on the console. Not sure how its possible but it is.

[chidori666]

i cant wait for see the olds maps of kz1 in the retro pack.

[Fishy Fingers]

Yeah I'm looking forward to seeing how the new engine handles different settings from KZ2. Vegetation etc.

[UnwanteDreamz]

Agreed, I want to see the engine do some plants. Not because it fits in the scope of KZ2 but because I think they will look sweet.

[LinuxGuru]

mmmmmm.....Killzone 2 plants...

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[Hellsvacancy]

The first game had snow

[UnwanteDreamz]

I want snow so that I may write my name in it.

Yellow Snow FTW!

[Eagle916]

I use 2 have KZ1 on my ps2 but i never played it online because that was before i was into online gaming and it was also when i only had dial up internet. So to me those retro maps will be as new as those on Killzone 3:) I cant wait!

[OmarJA]

Disagrees ? hopeless people can't play this masterpiece.

[pixelsword]

...I hope.

[Nambassa]

as if thats gonna be in a patch coming out this month. lol but one should always wish for this kinda thing. hopefully GG are listening. CO-OP CO-OP!! (for kz3)

[-MoOkS-]

I'm going to start calling this game patchzone 2 soon. They shouldn't have released an unfinished product.

[Elvfam511]

for features getting added you idiot and new dlc coming up damn read the story

[thebudgetgamer]

does it still take an half an hour to find a gears game online?
5 on 5 lagfest lol

[chidori666]

its NOT is glitchs of war 2 bot.

[ultimolu]

Do you have games to play or something?
Why are you such a f*cking nuisance?

[CaseyRyback_CPO]

Yea tons of AAA hits like...

uh

Racepro.. 72%

Velvet assassin 57%

Halo Wars... 82%

Ninjablade 69%

You're in the movies 56%

Lips 71%

banjo kazooie 80%

wait none of those are AAA, nevermind. No wonder he trolls kz2 news looking for something to talk about, because the 360 section/forums are dead as usual.

Bunch of morons looking around at eachother pretending to be excited about alan wake. Continuing the 5+ year xbot tradition. You know they are praying like hell momma M$ BUYS them a ps3 exclusive to play in 2030. at least it will be something to look forward to.

[Darrius Cole]

I want...

1) Party system of some sort.....
2) Party system of some sort.....
3) Invite or Reservation system.
4) Maps where there is sunlight,...you know, a clear day.

[Nambassa]

sounds gr8! if they do include this i hope they dont screw it up like call of duty. that only ever works half of the time and wen my friends invite me to nazi zombies, IT DOESNT JOIN!! AAAAAAAGGGGHHH how frustrating. and THEN they go off and play without me... lmao

o damn this is the last time i can speak on this page! GIVE ME POSTIVE FEEDBACK PEOPLE!!! LET ME SPEEEEEEEEEEAAAAKKK!!! lol :P :P

[Claudinho69]

give a island map with beach and everything

[Socomer 1979]

the budget gamer said: 5 on 5 lag fest !!! hee hee how true.
remember the good old days when games getter better and better
every year ?
ahhh, xbutt if only you knew, to bad you missed out in 2008, 2009.

uh oh, ps3 fans are off of another great weekend, LooK Out ! its bad enough we are all at work or in school and are already pissed to be spending 8 hours away from our beloved PS3. Xbutts are no match for that kind of rage.

Hee Hee !

[bigjclassic]

you guys have been awesome this entire time, while the internet and fad gamers have hated on you guys. Keep up the good work, GG.

[FantasyStar]

If a game needs so many patches after it's release. Is that a good thing because they're visibly showing their continued support, or is it a bad thing because it's obvious they weren't ready to ship this game out yet?

[Ju]

They patch it because they add new features. That's all. This game worked right out of the box. I can't say I encountered any troubles. I can't say the gameplay changed much with any patch, it just made things better. The last patch added DLC, that was the main feature. So, I'd say its a good thing, because it expands the game. I can't see how this was not ready at launch. It totally was.

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

He is 1 Bitter guy!!! ;-D
Saying that i think i hate M$ more tho??? But i only came on this to Defend the PS3 and SONY, i didn't do what he and his Lovers do and come on this to Destroy(as if they could ;-D they couldn't Destroy their way out of a paper bag!!!) ;-D the PS3 and SONY??? Bad luck guys it's not working your Stup!d LIES!!!;)

Anyway 'KillZone 2' will NEVER be beaten on Graphics by anything on the ChatBox 360...EVER!!!
NOT MW2, NOT CryingEngine(i.e the ChatBox version) NOT Unreal ;-D Engine CR*P...etc etc...

Well done GG ;) KZ2 online is Faultless for me ;)

[TheMART]

Sir Ken = Ultimolu/Juuken = Nasim = Fork = ...... (fill in your favorite PS3 fanturd)

See I can do that too. Really. Said it before, say it again. From start, about 3 years ago, I have had one account and one account only. I want everything I say, all the harsh PS3 statements to have on one account and one account only. So PS3 fans can ignore me for it and others can track me. To reach 500 ignores soonish, another milestone!

[ultimolu]

Mart/POG/-Mooks-/pp/...wait I haven't even stopped yet!

Accusing people of multiple accounts when you have one? Still being a pathetic loser I see.

[TheMART]

Cookiehour get laid, you're too moody for a girl at your age.

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

http://www.n4g.com/ViewComI...

Oh for the Record i have never said i haven't cheated on this in the past!!! ;-D
The Mod's know about it. I'm a good Boy now;)
Not that i give a T0SS really about Bubbles and the Scores/Points on this site anyway;)

[ultimolu]

Mart, you're the one that needs to get laid. I'm fine thank you very much.

Keep waving that around. You're even more of a douchebag than I thought.:D

[Thoreau]

2 features that need to change

no deathmatch, and you cannot adjust the team deathmatch score limit.
plus the lag from playing other players(cough cough, japan) that are not in the us region. just got my 3rd top 6%, so the game is ok

the stage designs are terrible. every stage has too many choke points created by the stage designs. there is a monster choke point in radec. god forbid that a tech places a spawn point in the helghast area. clusterfack central.

[FantasyStar]

Ah whatever. Just keep your head down, avoid those places under preferred circumstances and don't charge out there. Why hate the Technician for making a good move? Place the turret in Radec Academy at the stairs and kill the idiot Helghast team that forgets to have an Assault Class. Kill the host that bans the Assault class. Hate yourself if you can't properly lob a grenade under pressure.

[Rifle-Man]

I'm totally with you, Thoreau. I loved playing the tactician and placing a spawn point in a choke point and watching the chaos unfold.

Unfortunately, that happens every match. The same things seem to happen every match, no matter who you're playing with. For example: how come at the start of every match in Radec Academy – when playing as the Helghast – my team runs through the bathroom, and past that choke point by the lockers, and a rocket flies through the door. Every. Single. Time.

[Traveler]

I really respect Guerrilla for continuing to support and improve their game. I am absolutely hooked on Killzone 2 and any improvements are much appreciated.

[NitrogenB]

Or does anyone else experience frequent "kick-out's" from the server? I get at least one a day, and I know it';s not my internet connection. That being saud, this game rocks. Looking forward to getting the Scout class so I can blow some people's heads off, hahaha. Not really....or maybe?

[TheMART]

WHERE IS MY CO-OP PATCH GUERILLA/SONY?!?!?!

[air1]

they cant do co-op all the resources are in the graphics. that is all that the sony fanatics want anyway nothing more then killer graphics. plus many have stopped playing it anyway by the time modern warfare 2 comes out kz2 will be a distant memory..

[thebudgetgamer]

is that why everytime a multi-plat looks slightly better on 360 the fanboys go crazy?

:) anyways gameplay > graphics

[CaseyRyback_CPO]

lol, your lineup is a joke.

[air1]

i dont know why they go crazy over that i think its dumb too. but i would guess that they are happy cause they didnt have to pay 4 to 500 dollars to play a multiplat game that looks and plays better on the 360, considering that its old and outdated like the fanatics claim..

plus most sony fanatics dismiss good games if it doesnt live up to the "graphics", dont believe me? just look all around n4g...

[thebudgetgamer]

thats the only thing i disagree with. even tob plays pretty good on my ps3. i paid the money because i knew sony has the first party games to go along with those multi-plats i dont have a problem trading slightly less graphics in multi games in exchange for god of war and uncharted killzone and others. anyways like i said gameplay > graphics all day

:)

[CaseyRyback_CPO]

But as we progress this generations, and as xbots realize their 360's hardware is garbage. People tend to try to boost the argument of gameplay being more important than graphics, guess what? Thats ALWAYS the case.

It was the case when people called BIOSHOCK the graphics king at the time, it was the case when they called GEARS OF WAR the graphics king at the time. And its the case right now with KZ2 being the undisputed graphics king.

Now we get to watch MW2 look just like cod5. Just like bioshock2 looks JUST like bioshock 1. Because they cant get anymore power out of the 360. You guys wanna pretend you're impressed by some low polygon trees for LP2, have at it :).

But i hate the amnesia people get around here... especially when people said MW2's graphics were going to trump KZ2's.

jackasses.

[air1]

you just love getting your ass handed to you dont you.

yea casey we get it, you are getting alan wake on your super pc. you clown you dont have any kinda spec info and you already assume that you can even run the game. you are just like sony always jumping the gun to then only be forced to sit the fvck down and shut the fvck up, cause you are talking out of turn you belong in the back of the line with the ps3 :)

@ thebudget

i love god of war cant wait for the 3rd uncharted surprised me. kz2 though, i cant believe you guys praise that game so much with that terrible story... if you like the 1st party for the ps3 better fine, i was just saying why i think the 360 fanatics get excited over a better multiplat.

[CaseyRyback_CPO]

Its the reason a 5 year old rig that ran HL2 in WUXGA res and higher res textures than the 360 could ever pull off runs:

BIOSHOCK
COD4
GEARS2
ASSASSINS CREED
Left4Dead
Mass Effect

AKA EVERY SINGLE MULTIPLAT EVER MADE IN HIGHER QUALITY THAN THE 360 VERSION/HIGHER FPS/MORE AA ETC.. You don't need super requirements to play a game that has to run on an ARCADE 360 without a HDD.

The Only Game, and let me repeat.. the ONLY game you need a "super" rig to run is CRYSIS. Which alan wake isn't going to be since it has to run on the rrodbox.

What is your logic in thinking that you need higher requirements to run a game that has to match the 360's gimped performance? I'd love to hear a technical explanation. PC/360 games are rarely enhanced for the PC as GTA4 is. And even those requirements aren't steep.

I want to see if you actually can respond with something real. Or just hide like a chump.

Think of it this way.. a PC rig for $4000.00 can run Crysis on max, hell even cheaper, around 1000.. But the game it has to run COD4.. its not using all the things crysis would.

Just like how killzone2 runs on the ps3.

[air1]

first off im no pc gamer, if i was i would be talking about alan wake in a pc site or something not here..

incase you didnt know the game is alan wake its not gears, bioshock etc.

now as i said im no pc gamer. hell, i even hate solitary or whatever it's called so im not going to sit here and pretend that i know technical sh!t about pc's.

i do know this much though. even if i was a computer wiz like you i still couldnt give you a technical answer as their is NO technical info on alan wake idiot..

but hey i guess you have it covered, you played all those games minus gears2 on a pc so why the hell wouldnt you be able to play alan wake right?

oh, mw2 is still being worked on. there you go again just like sony jumping the gun, dont worry though i will have a chair ready for you when the time comes so rthat you can sit the fvck down and shut the fvck up..

now have at it with all those bubbles that you gave your self..

[CaseyRyback_CPO]

Thats why its discussed.

All multiplatform PC/360 games dont have steep requirements, Because the 360's technology is gimped. Get it? If the 360's hardware was changing every year, then the requirements would change, because you'd be able to utilize more PC power. But since its gimped, everyone has to optimize their games to run on gimped hardware, which means you cant utilize SPU's for the ps3, nor do you need 2 videocards to run Left4dead in 5-year old source engine.

Since the 360 is the goal to optimize for a specific hardware, the pC versions of these multiplatform games aren't enhanced anymore than extra options come release.

I dont need to know the Alan Wake specs. If it runs on the 360, it will run older gaming rigs. The 360 doesn't use what the PC could offer when it comes to hardware power that Crysis requires.

I hope this stops you from sounding like a moron in the future. The requirements for a PC/360 game will never require upgrades until the 360's hardware changes to something more modern.

[thebudgetgamer]

thats a problem. when mr kojima made mgs4 heavy on story and gameplay 360 fanatics got angry we want to play not watch a movie. now killzone comes with heavy gameplay and huge firefights and those same fanatics are still angry wheres the the story? i love killzone for the huge firefights and great pacing i didnt go into it looking for the godfather instead i wanted to be busting helhgan in the face and thats what i got.

;) and i cant wait for cod:mw2 witch is going to be awesome

edit: have a bubble for a reasonable debate

[QuackPot]

* get rid of the spawn flare and replace with spawn zones like warhawk
* redo the rankings with at least 20 and make harder to get - world ranking
* introduce more weapons(flame thrower, lightning gun, knife etc)
* fix the controls so they are fast and responsive like most other FPS
* bring a free for all mode
* make the Airbots more deadly and fast
* Sharpen the Bot AI so human vs bot matches are just like human vs human

Then bring on the new maps.

These fixes would make MP a whole lot better and will make KZ2 one of the all time greats.

Vehicles will probably never come. A pity.

edit:

@Phantom_T

Identify common 'human' tactics(eg. camping, C4 traps, strategic spawn flares, creating choke zones, use of rocket launcher for speedy clearing of congested zones etc) then program it into the AI. Just the common human tactics that work not the stupid stuff.

[Phantom_T]

* Sharpen the Bot AI so human vs bot matches are just like human vs human

When the hell do you think that is ever going to happen?
In any game?

[QuackPot]

Not just like but more like.

Human like AI for Warhawk would be ground breaking if ever done because our tactics on that game are insane.

Who will be the first Developer to pull off the most wickedly clever AI?

[Socomer 1979]

Killzone 2's story is awesome.
If you didn't beat killzone 1 or killzone liberation then the story is exactly like modern warfare to you & the rest of the plot when over your head. (air head)

So relax space cadet, you want a story play gears of war 2 oooops! Sorry, I know the homo erotic undertones of that game made you seek your manhood by buying a ps3 air1. Killzone 2 made you a man. Don't fck it up now cause your looking for a bromance.

Hee hee,
Sometimes xbutts buy ps3's?
Lies! He rented 1 from blockbuster!

[Socomer 1979]

I want host advantage.
I want autoaim.
I want deathmatch.
I want guns.
I want party system.
I want co-op
I want glitches.
I want to level up quick.
I want to level up more.
I want more classes.
I want glasses.
I want strawberry milk.
I want not to play the game the way it's meant to be played.
I want not to get shot.
I want to kill in 1 shot.
I want square maps.
I want little maps.

Some dude said he wants to play capture the flag. What do you think the propaganda radio is?

I want this
I want that

You know there is a reason why we just don't have 1 game to play.
It's called variety. The spice of life.

Hee hee!

[akaFullMetal]

can't wait, lets hope for some new weapons or details on game selection, i wish to know which map the game is on and what they are going to have. Keep up the great work Guerilla!!!!