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cardsfan2222 · 05-05-2009, 04:43 PM

One reason people rush to DL the patch is because they've been waiting for it for almost 2 months, and they trust SCEA. The list of things that were patched was lengthy, and it supposedly fixed a lot of items that people needed or wanted fixed. There was no indication from SCEA that the patch would cause more crashes or that people would have to start over to have things work properly.

If SCEA had said the patch wouldn't work with current franchises, and given people an option to DL it or not, it wouldn't have been a big deal. But who wants to have to decline a patch, not be able to access online, get updated rosters, etc. when there is no indication the patch is faulty? SCEA had a big QA problem by not catching the patch issues before sending it out, because it caused widespread problems that didn't take a normal user long to find. Why couldn't the QA people figure that out sooner?

Pared · 05-05-2009, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jpup


	Pared, why are you baiting people? You know why everyone downloaded the patch. When you turn on the game it tells you to. Now I have to cancel it every time I start the damn game. We all know you are smarter than to ask why everyone downloaded the patch. C'mon.

Not even close to baiting. People want to make it personal when, believe it or not, some actually didn't download the patch and are still enjoying their games.

Granted, asking the mob why they are forming isn't always the smartest thing to do.

Either way, there's not much left to discuss. Get the new patch when it's available and enjoy the game.

Jgainsey · 05-05-2009, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Pared


	Just curious... why did everyone rush to install the patch? Did the daytime schedules really bother you that much? Or was it just a reflex?

I guess for most people it was probably just a reflex. Patches are so common now I wouldn't think that many people thought twice before hitting 'ok' to download it. And why would you? I think it's safe to say that 99% of users assume that a patch is going to fix existing bugs/glitches. Plus, now a days you have to have the latest version of the game to take advantage of the the online portion of the game and everything that goes along with that.

I think I understand where you're coming from with your question.. but I really don't think it's the best question to ask considering what has happened to most people post patch. Asking "why did everyone rush to install the patch", almost implies that those who downloaded the patch right away were some how in the wrong or at least naive. You're almost asking for people to become upset or provoked in a thread that is already very negative an hostile. I wouldn't think you'd be looking for an argument, but it would be hard to avoid one with a question like that.

I'm somewhat frustrated with the patch myself, but I've also come to expect problems like this from all types of software. I'm still going to enjoy the game, even if I end up having to restart my franchise. It's not the end of the world. Anyways, that's just my two cents..

Pared · 05-05-2009, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by getinthevan87


	I guess for most people it was probably just a reflex. Patches are so common now I wouldn't think that many people thought twice before hitting 'ok' to download it. And why would you? I think it's safe to say that 99% of users assume that a patch is going to fix existing bugs/glitches. Plus, now a days you have to have the latest version of the game to take advantage of the the online portion of the game and everything that goes along with that. I think I understand where you're coming from with your question.. but I really don't think it's the best question to ask considering what has happened to most people post patch. Asking "why did everyone rush to install the patch", almost implies that those who downloaded the patch right away were some how in the wrong or at least naive. You're almost asking for people to become upset or provoked in a thread that is already very negative an hostile. I wouldn't think you'd be looking for an argument, but it would be hard to avoid one with a question like that. I'm somewhat frustrated with the patch myself, but I've also come to expect problems like this from all types of software. I'm still going to enjoy the game, even if I end up having to restart my franchise. It's not the end of the world. Anyways, that's just my two cents..

...and that's a post I'd expect from an OSer.

You understood my point completely.

chilidogbeefcake · 05-05-2009, 05:11 PM

ok so just to be 100% sure before i start my franchise in the next day or so-the only problem reported at all with post-patch franchises is the highlight reels not showing at the end of games, right? and there are no further problems whatsoever? thanks.

Russell_SCEA · 05-05-2009, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by cardsfan2222


	One reason people rush to DL the patch is because they've been waiting for it for almost 2 months, and they trust SCEA. The list of things that were patched was lengthy, and it supposedly fixed a lot of items that people needed or wanted fixed. There was no indication from SCEA that the patch would cause more crashes or that people would have to start over to have things work properly. If SCEA had said the patch wouldn't work with current franchises, and given people an option to DL it or not, it wouldn't have been a big deal. But who wants to have to decline a patch, not be able to access online, get updated rosters, etc. when there is no indication the patch is faulty? SCEA had a big QA problem by not catching the patch issues before sending it out, because it caused widespread problems that didn't take a normal user long to find. Why couldn't the QA people figure that out sooner?

We had no idea the patch would effect some of the franchise and RTTS save files. So much of the QA process is retro-active. However we want everyone to know that we take theses issues very seriously and we looking at ways to help make this process better in the future.

manny2k8 · 05-05-2009, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Russell_SCEA


	We had no idea the patch would effect some of the franchise and RTTS save files. So much of the QA process is retro-active. However we want everyone to know that we take theses issues very seriously and we looking at ways to help make this process better in the future.

Does that mean that things are still in limbo regarding any fixes to get back things like replay vault, etc. etc.,..

SoxFan01605 · 05-05-2009, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by manny2k8


	Does that mean that things are still in limbo regarding any fixes to get back things like replay vault, etc. etc.,..

I think that was just a general response to the many comments about the state of SCEA QA.

As for the fixes, the only one to expect is the "mini patch" for the replay issue sometime this week. Not really in limbo, just not necessarily the info everyone wanted to hear.

05-05-2009, 04:43 PM	#1417
cardsfan2222 Pro OVR: 12 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Missouri	Re: MLB 09: The Show Patch Released 4/27/09 - Impressions and Discussion Here One reason people rush to DL the patch is because they've been waiting for it for almost 2 months, and they trust SCEA. The list of things that were patched was lengthy, and it supposedly fixed a lot of items that people needed or wanted fixed. There was no indication from SCEA that the patch would cause more crashes or that people would have to start over to have things work properly. If SCEA had said the patch wouldn't work with current franchises, and given people an option to DL it or not, it wouldn't have been a big deal. But who wants to have to decline a patch, not be able to access online, get updated rosters, etc. when there is no indication the patch is faulty? SCEA had a big QA problem by not catching the patch issues before sending it out, because it caused widespread problems that didn't take a normal user long to find. Why couldn't the QA people figure that out sooner?

05-05-2009, 05:11 PM	#1421
chilidogbeefcake Pro OVR: 5 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: North Carolina	Re: MLB 09: The Show Patch Released 4/27/09 - Impressions and Discussion Here ok so just to be 100% sure before i start my franchise in the next day or so-the only problem reported at all with post-patch franchises is the highlight reels not showing at the end of games, right? and there are no further problems whatsoever? thanks.

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