DICE details upcoming Battlefield 4 patch fixes

[ssandersjr]

DICE details upcoming Battlefield 4 patch fixes

DICE releases some notes on the upcoming BF4 patch, set to fix the game crashes and freezes.


Battlefield 4 has been plagued by issues on the PC (and consoles, to some extent) ever since it launched. The game constantly crashes and freeze, to a point where it’sunplayable and not worth the money. To make matters worse, the recent server patches have resulted in even more server crashes lately.
While DICE initially remained silent, they’ve now spoken up for the first time, detailing the fixes that are scheduled for an upcoming Battlefield 4 PC patch.
DICE notes that players have been experiencing crashes on all platforms, and that they are looking into this and fixing them as they are identified. Some crashes are caused by the server software, which they are also working on fixing.
They also aim to fix the issue with lost progress and stats, which is related to the crashes and freezes. When a server crashes, stats are generally lost, but if the player client crashes, stats are usually saved on the server. Lately though, neither the client or server have been stable.
Finally, DICE is also looking into the audio bug, where audio would be delayed or loop on certain maps (or completely cut off).
Battlelog has also recently been updated to add server queues and the “stats reset” button for Premium players. They are also working to fix some of the promotionalBattlePacks, which aren’t working.
As for a patch release date, DICE didn’t give any specifics, only that they are working on the Battlefield 4 PC patch and that they hope to release it soon. They are first focusing on issues that are affecting a large number of players, mainly the crashes and freezes.
It might take a while before we see the patch released, as it has to go through proper testing and certification, especially on consoles. Hopefully the new fixes will be part of a day-one patch on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One when they launch later this month.


SOURCE http://bf4central.com/2013/11/dice-d...g-patch-fixes/

[saviger]

DICE details upcoming Battlefield 4 patch fixes


DICE releases some notes on the upcoming BF4 patch, set to fix the game crashes and freezes.


Battlefield 4 has been plagued by issues on the PC (and consoles, to some extent) ever since it launched. The game constantly crashes and freeze, to a point where it’sunplayable and not worth the money. To make matters worse, the recent server patches have resulted in even more server crashes lately.
While DICE initially remained silent, they’ve now spoken up for the first time, detailing the fixes that are scheduled for an upcoming Battlefield 4 PC patch.
DICE notes that players have been experiencing crashes on all platforms, and that they are looking into this and fixing them as they are identified. Some crashes are caused by the server software, which they are also working on fixing.
They also aim to fix the issue with lost progress and stats, which is related to the crashes and freezes. When a server crashes, stats are generally lost, but if the player client crashes, stats are usually saved on the server. Lately though, neither the client or server have been stable.
Finally, DICE is also looking into the audio bug, where audio would be delayed or loop on certain maps (or completely cut off).
Battlelog has also recently been updated to add server queues and the “stats reset” button for Premium players. They are also working to fix some of the promotionalBattlePacks, which aren’t working.
As for a patch release date, DICE didn’t give any specifics, only that they are working on the Battlefield 4 PC patch and that they hope to release it soon. They are first focusing on issues that are affecting a large number of players, mainly the crashes and freezes.
It might take a while before we see the patch released, as it has to go through proper testing and certification, especially on consoles. Hopefully the new fixes will be part of a day-one patch on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One when they launch later this month.


SOURCE http://bf4central.com/2013/11/dice-d...g-patch-fixes/

The frequency of the lockups seemed to be increasing for me, I disabled SLI and that seemed to help a little, But was still occurring.
Am also getting the audio bug at random times. I can usually get it to click back on by firing a round. I think the lockups and the audio are the same issue. When I get the lockups, it get stuck on playing a sound. ie. reloading a mag, grenade going off, looking down the sites.

DICE you disappoint! Not sure if it was lack of testing on your part, or EA pushing to get the title released before it was ready. Either way I know they are working full-bore to get these issues resolved.

These things aside. The game is beautiful, runs butter smooth (when its not locking up), and really fun to play.

[ssandersjr]

Yes, I have enjoyed it so far. I had not experiences any major issues on PS3 until 3 nights ago. I started experiencing lockup at the point I would try to spawn at the beginning of a game. I had read in the forums at battlelog that users were experiencing the issue when making changes to field upgrades. I had just made the changes with my profile prior to experiencing this, so I changed back and was able to spawn again. I also have had the drop in audio and after firing a full clip sound would return.

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[River_Rat_459]

The only issue I had occurred the other day when it kept flashing that I had been promoted about ten times in a row to the same rank.

I'm gonna go with Sav's hypothesis that EA rushed the title out.

[Port66]

360 I froze often over the weekend, I mean the whole console locked.

The PC version I got graphic errors after saturday afternoon, not sure it was a n update or something. Now I cant play it, may re build the install while I am on Eve tonight.

[BigFreeze99]

360 I froze often over the weekend, I mean the whole console locked.

The PC version I got graphic errors after saturday afternoon, not sure it was a n update or something. Now I cant play it, may re build the install while I am on Eve tonight.

My 360 froze numerous times while playing. I heard others having the same problem. Not just a game event but the system had to be restarted entirely.
Some were complaining of connection with other players in the game... Unable to kill them... I wouldn't complain about that because I just suck...

[Ragingclue]

It crashed on me a couple times in a couple hours on PC. That's why I went mostly with PS3 this weekend.

I had the sound bug a bunch but eventually they would come back. I had no freezes, which I can't say for BF3 on PS3. I got stuck under the map a couple times but that's expected with a release this fresh.

I had some lag issues here and there but I'm not sure if those could have been due to my connection from the ISP or the powerline adapters.

[ssandersjr]

Oh yes the lag issue. The funny thing is that my lag was always on Zavod 311 and Operation Locker. Attempting to collect tags and just as the knife would go out, the players would then disappear.

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[Brian]

On PS3 I haven't had any lag issues but it's frozen on me a few times, had a server crash once, the audio bug in campaign and multiplayer.


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[NwG_SnakeEyes]

The only issue I had was initially with what I call the Hainan freeze. It would freeze every time I tried to play that map.

[tw0sh0t2112]

I'm having a blast with it and I'm glad the crashing and such are being addressed. That's pretty important to keep a seemless experience for us gamers. One thing I am hopeful though is having (very soon) some type of party / grouping function so we can get more USMG tags visible stomping and showing the world at large how it's done.

Maybe I'm just being nostalgic from our old MAG days 4 years ago when we used to rule the place.

[Twizted875]

Everyone on PC needs to add me lol I'm getting bored of soloing

[Ragingclue]

Whenever I go to play on PC, nobody is on. Are you on my BL friends list?

FWIW I wasn't getting freezes on PS3 at all for the first couple days, but Monday night I couldn't get it to stop freezing. It was really pissing me off.

[iamthesgt]

Everyone on PC needs to add me lol I'm getting bored of soloing

Well...mine arrived today...but I'm camping...so next week.

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[saviger]

Everyone on PC needs to add me lol I'm getting bored of soloing

whats your battlelog name?

[Ragingclue]

whats your battlelog name?

^^ This ^^

I'll be starting on PC here soon too. I've just been waiting for my lazy ass to map all the controls, as I don't like the way I had things mapped for BF3.

[ssandersjr]

whats your battlelog name?

^^ This ^^

I'll be starting on PC here soon too. I've just been waiting for my lazy ass to map all the controls, as I don't like the way I had things mapped for BF3.

Here he is Twizted75

[Brian]

Well...mine arrived today...but I'm camping...so next week.

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At first i thought you were talking about your play style. Lol

[BULLETMAN]

Yea...... Now it will be a GREAT game.....

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[iamthesgt]

At first i thought you were talking about your play style. Lol

Lmao!

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[KaNtSt0PMeH]

Anyone seen a patch yet? I'm itching to finish the campaign!

[ssandersjr]

Anyone seen a patch yet? I'm itching to finish the campaign!

I haven't noticed a patch. My internet was down until 2AM so I hopped on the campaign and finished up. Still need to go back and snag a few collectibles and trophies

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[Port66]

not sure when but the ammo thing is right now

servers will be down part of the 13th

[River_Rat_459]

not sure when but the ammo thing is right now

servers will be down part of the 13th

Hopefully that'll be where they ready the patch. I was playing the campaign on hard (which is NOT hard, IMO), and is like to finish up, then play again just for the collectibles.

[Ragingclue]

I was playing the campaign on hard (which is NOT hard, IMO).

Yeah I was pretty disappointed with the difficulty level, or lack thereof. I seem to remember campaigns in some of these games actually being hard on the harder difficulty settings. It also makes the short campaign seem that much shorter when you can just blow right through it.