Backbreaker Patch Details

[budsticky]

Wow! That's a lot of stuff to put into a patch. I'm impressed at the level of commitment from the dev team. Personally, I don't see how a patch this large can come out so quickly and not introduce some other issues, but clearly this will make the game better. But either way, good job from the dev team being responsive and diving head first into your game to try and improve it...especially since this patch will not likely garner very much in the way of additional sales, especially with Madden coming out. Still though, you have made your current customer base very happy and have put yourselves in a stronger position if there is a Backbreaker 2.

[Bodizzy]

I really cannot believe these guys are rolling out such an extensive patch. Kinda dwarfs anything EA or other devs release by miles.

I agree with those that say you should buy new. I'm eager to see how this plays post-patch and if the reviews are promising, I'm getting this thing new. Madden has lost me. NCAA is great (waiting for that patch as well), but to have a solid football playing experience w/ this engine is exciting.

BB2 could be the real deal.

[Charleston_Tiger]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bodizzy

I really cannot believe these guys are rolling out such an extensive patch. Kinda dwarfs anything EA or other devs release by miles. I agree with those that say you should buy new. I'm eager to see how this plays post-patch and if the reviews are promising, I'm getting this thing new. Madden has lost me. NCAA is great (waiting for that patch as well), but to have a solid football playing experience w/ this engine is exciting. BB2 could be the real deal.

I agree this patch far exceeded my expectations. I thought they would beef up the Oline and fix the penalty/block kick issues. I had no idea it would be this big.

[bcruise]

I like the name, but nothing beats Media Molecule (the LittleBigPlanet dev team) naming their patches after types of cheeses.
The demo turned me off to the initial release, but I'll be reading patch impressions and might consider picking this new game up.

[brak]

Quote: Originally Posted by coolbreez35

• Pre-snap penalties (Encroachment, Delay of Game, False Start) no longer stop the game clock.

Glad to see the Backbreaker devs think this is important...it's been wrong in Madden for years and they don't care to fix it (even though they're the officially-licensed game). I even sent e-mails to Tiburon back in the day and posted on message boards over at EA trying to explain this...hopefully Backbreaker gets it right.

[swanlee]

Quote: Originally Posted by FlyingFinn

For all you PC Editor fans, this may shut us down: Online Gameplay • Reduced online lag slightly • Built in a new protection system against people hacking the game to create a “super team” and taking it online • Removed the Cancel Stats Posting option as reported by the forum. People were abusing this to avoid losses showing up in their profile • Fixed a number of other stat posting related issues

As long as the patch does not stop us from playing our own NFL teams offline with adjusted ratings I'm fine with this. The fact they specifically mention the online part make me hope this is the case.

[hatisback]

Quote: Originally Posted by swanlee

As long as the patch does not stop us from playing our own NFL teams offline with adjusted ratings I'm fine with this. The fact they specifically mention the online part make me hope this is the case.

They cant stop us from playing offline. Worst case scenario, you disconect your 360 or PS3 from internet.

[Charleston_Tiger]

Quote: Originally Posted by swanlee

As long as the patch does not stop us from playing our own NFL teams offline with adjusted ratings I'm fine with this. The fact they specifically mention the online part make me hope this is the case.

I think they are mainly trying to go after the people who would take a team and set every position at 255 Strength Speed Focus and Agility.

Those are the cheesers they are trying to stop with that.