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Socom beta broken

It seems to be an unfortunate trend of modern online gaming - last week it was Spore, and now it's Socom: Confrontation that has been plagued with online server issues. Do these people not see it coming?

This, of course, has made performance of the currently-running public online beta less than desirable, but developer Slant Six Games is on the case.

"Due to overwhelming demand for the SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation Public Beta, we are experiencing load related issues. These issues are causing abnormal latency, disconnects, long load times, login errors and community features such as clans and stats not functioning correctly (or at all)," it posted on its official site today.
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Published: 478 days 8 hours ago | News | PlayStation 3 | Industry News
 
 

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clintos59 - 478 days 6 hours ago
1 - Why are they comparing a beta of socom to spore which has problems and is out already???
Besides that Socom aint even out yet so why are they already trying to downplay socom? Anyways it does have server problems but the game is fun as hell. Definately will be buying this on bluray.
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Chubear - 478 days 3 hours ago
1.1 - lol, gaming "journalisim" is an utter joke XD
I didn't see all this "it's broken" stuff for other games like Warhawk beta testing and that game was way worse with it booting you off almost every 3-4mins and lagged like crazy the first 2 weeks.

Gaming editorial pieces aren't about providing info anymore. It's one huge fanboy irritant game just to win the "clicks-on-our-website " battle.
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morganfell - 478 days 3 hours ago
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Balls. Or stupidity. One or the other. But they have one of those items. I suspect the latter. After all there has to be some reason why these wannabe journos HAVE NO EFFING IDEA OF WHY THEY CALL IT A BETA AND WHAT A BETA IS NOR THE PURPOSE OF A BETA.

Here's a hint. Get a rope and hang yourself you dumbasses you. Stupid moronic writers being accorded credibility when they are some of the most idiotic people ever to gain internet access.
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WIIIS1 - 478 days 1 hour ago
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Apparently, you don't just expect betas to be buggy, you expect them to be absolutely broken too. It just simply wouldn't be a beta if it didn't have crippling login errors or disconnection problems or abnormally long load times. Welcome to the new age of stupid.
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morganfell - 477 days 21 hours ago
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Chubear, this is the price we pay for any 12 year old with internet access. Self proclaimed journalists.
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Fishy Fingers - 478 days 6 hours ago
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I had problems the first night, laggy menu and ridiculous load times. But after that I haven't had any real problems I wouldn't expect from a beta. Bit of lag, few visual problems but all in all it's been ok.

Hopefully the new update should help out those with problems. Happy shooting guys.

Little advice, get/use your mic's. A lot of the guys I've played with have been really friendly and like to orchestrate team movements with everyone else. This being my first SOCOM, they've also helped me "get with it" much quicker. SOCOM although I havent experienced much, seems to have a very mature, helpful following, I've really enjoyed my time with it so far.
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Raoh - 478 days 6 hours ago
3 -
they do minor updates every morning behind the scenes, tweaks most likely on their end since day one.

this update is client side meaning its download patch that changes the local build on our ps3's.

pre update: i logged on last night after work and was able to get in a game with no problem, little to no lag and plenty of matches were played back to back in a 32 player map..

sometimes dev slip other changes hidden inside an update that goes unannounced..

that site sounds like the whiny little girls on the playstation forums complaining that it's not the original game when they should be happy with all the progress... i think they've been spoiled with run and gun games and forgot how socom is played..
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Fishy Fingers - 478 days 5 hours ago
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Yeah Id agree with that, my first game I went running in like I tend to do in most shooters (COD, Gears, Warhawk etc) but quickly realised (after repeated pwnage) that isn't how SOCOM need to be played. It much more tactical and squad based, leaning more towards CS:S in it's "realism". It's actually rather refreshing to play a shooter that you need to take your time with, an use a more patient approach.
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iceman2885 - 478 days 1 hour ago
3.2 - Funny thing
I tried to play last night and wasn't having very many problems with the game. However I was having a heck of a time trying to find a match b/c apparently half the people playing/trying to join games don't know how to 'green up' by hitting the start button. I seriously sat in one game lobby for 15 minutes waiting for a 32 man game before I just left b/c people wouldn't green up. Talk about annoying.

The game itself though, I had a blast.
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jlytle1234 - 478 days 5 hours ago
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played socom all weekend. i guess somebody forgot to tell me it was broken.
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harry190 - 478 days 4 hours ago
5 - Aren't they
releasing a patch today? So what's the problem? There is a reason it's called beta after all.
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Gam71 - 478 days 4 hours ago
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Exactly.

Thats what betas are for to find bugs and test the product on a larger scale than just a few testers and a local server.

Wouldn't worry about it.

In fact the bugs and problems found the better for the final product.
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kevnb - 478 days 4 hours ago
6 - why complain about a beta?
this is a true beta, not a Halo 3 type demo.
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Gam71 - 478 days 4 hours ago
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anything to get a dig in eh?
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VMAN_01 - 478 days 4 hours ago
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After the new patch it doesn't initialise the network. Anyone else have this problem.
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chanto23 - 478 days 4 hours ago
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yeah me too...but thats because they haven't finished the maintenance...give them like 10 more mins...they said it wouldn't last more than an hour an a half
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DethWish - 478 days 4 hours ago
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It's a beta lawl it's bound to have bugs in it..
A beta is not there to let people try the game for fun before it's released, that's what a demo is for.

I like your site but this article just screams incompetence
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SL1M DADDY - 478 days 4 hours ago
9 - Wait a minute...
A buggy BETA? Wow, never heard of that before. /sarcasm

Of course there are issues. That would be why it's a beta. Just count on them working out the bugs before launch and we can all be happy campers when they release... Well, not campers in the game sense but you get what I mean.
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Owner360-PS3 - 478 days 4 hours ago
10 - lol
Did you really expect sony to have something working on the day they promised it ?
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divideby0 - 478 days 3 hours ago
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guess the dude is clueless about what a Beta is..

sure there are issues and problems, and I do not like the way the beta is being run, but I have at least 15 hours of pure, lag free gamming Socy bliss
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FreestyleBarnacle - 478 days 3 hours ago
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I would normally let the fact that so many have already said it stop me from repeating them but in the face of such sloppy journalism I feel I have to say the words BETA and recent update again.
Plus recent trend my eye. TWO instances do not as trend make. Coincidence for happening around the same time maybe. Anomaly due to them being unconnected bar their nature as games perhaps. Trends require more examples. Or a certain kookieness if they are fashion based.
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Raoh - 478 days 3 hours ago
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dont forget the servers are down for about 3 hours every morning.
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agentace - 478 days ago
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what are you on about i`ve been on it all day and there never down, its probaly you having a crap connection
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AllseeingEye - 478 days 3 hours ago
14 - a day one purchase
I was never into shooters until a friend of mine gave me a beta code for this game and I am amazed. Although atm it is slow loading and has lag, I know its a freaken BETA. Without a doubt day one purchase but I'll download it on PSN. My bluetooth head set works great. This is the only game where my headset works flawlessly. Even better then burnout paradise.
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PSWii60_Gamer - 478 days 2 hours ago
15 - Holy crap stop the presses!!
teh Beta iz teh buggzorz - git teh info on teh tubes qwkly, ghame es broken!! ghame es broken!!! sony liezzorz, is teh suk!!!

/end sarcasm
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thehitman - 478 days 2 hours ago
16 - Just have things together
When the qore opens up because Im going to be doing some heavy socom playing.
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devilhunterx - 478 days 2 hours ago
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oh wait. its computerandvideogames.com
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Delive - 478 days 2 hours ago
18 - Sorry,
but I have been playing the BETA, and for a BETA, it has very BETA like issues, but I have been able to play it just fine. I would not use the work broken, or anything close to it.
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iceman2885 - 478 days 1 hour ago
19 - Biggest Problem I encounterd...
The inordinate amount of idiots trying to play the game.

I tried to play last night and wasn't having very many problems with the game. However I was having a heck of a time trying to find a match b/c apparently half the people playing/trying to join games don't know how to 'green up' by hitting the start button. I seriously sat in one game lobby for 15 minutes waiting for a 32 man game before I left b/c people wouldn't green up. Talk about annoying.

The game itself though, I had a blast.
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mykrlz182 - 478 days 1 hour ago
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Wow you guys get real excited over nothing Sony has got you trained very well. The the game is average at best (when i could actually get the game to work) it's rainbow six / MGS 4 nothing special. I guess when you've got nothing better to play your standards do tend to drop. How does that saying go " In the land of the blind the the one eyed man is king."
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iceman2885 - 478 days 1 hour ago
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Just b/c you don't like the game doesn't make it average. It is way better than MG4 online for realism and gameplay and I've never like Rainbow 6 games. I have no problem if you don't like the game personally, but I guess since you don't like it and other people do it's 'because Sony has us trained well'.

You sir...fail.
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DJ - 478 days ago
21 - F*ck it.
Why stop at Betas? Let's start reviewing games at Alpha status too.
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agentace - 478 days ago
21.1 - yeah..
..did you know COD6 cant be played with a controller yet, i thinks thats a big problem why dont you retards make a article on that
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iceman2885 - 478 days ago
21.2 - Better yet...
Just review it based on gameplay footage and trailers before it's available to play in any stage. Wait...people have already started doing that too.
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