Killzone 2 Patch 1.24 - Fewer Bugs, More Features

While most of the information out there right now talks about the patch, the official PlayStation blog has a new post that also talks about Guerrilla Games plans to add a party system in future patches. This is straight from the Lead Online Game Designer - Eric Boltjes.

[sonarus]

I agree. Sweet spot for MP is 24. Anymore than that = grenade and rocket launcher spam party

[Bnet343]

I play 32 player matches all the time but I never seen a rocket launcher lol? That's great they are making that filter, as long as they keep 32 players it's cool, that's what I play.

[Fishy Fingers]

Noticed a large number of servers have the rocket launcher blocked off. Or just allow use of the granade launcher.

Personally I dont mind. It's somewhat rewarding downing the b**tards! Especially with the revolver :)

[Fishy Fingers]

Perhaps they shouldnt fix the faults? I know how tramatic a 30 second DL can be.

Think I'll go with disagree.

[redsquad]

Downloading patches requires no effort, expense or hardship on my part and make a great game better. You obviously despise the game so won't be downloading any, ergo no ammount of them can be "too many" as far as you're concerned.

So why the worthless post?

[ultimolu]

Press Agree is looking for attention.

Press Agree.

On topic: I love how they're continuously supporting this game.

[DragonWarrior_4]

I think 32 players is perfect, but whatever. Guerilla has proved they are the one of the best devs of all time. Im sure it would have been easier for them to have all of these features day one if they had xbox live, but that just shoes how good of a dev team they are when they use what they got and still make a phenomenal game. I would love to see Bungie or Epic try to make a game without xbox live. They wouldn't beable to. They would curl up in a ball and suck on their thumb till their mommy Microsoft came with some booby milk.

[Mindboggle]

Im playing Killzone 2 now for the first time in ages and there are tons of people online, the activity hasnt seem to of gone down at all.

So to the fools saying noone plays it, your lying. I think im gunna go for those new ranks....Its an amazing game.

[Lifendz]

I really wish the game had a ranking system like COD4. It really keeps you playing. Not complaining cuz I love the game but it is always cool to take prestige.

Great Great game. Party system for the mfw.

Oh, and to all you 360 owners that are about to flame I know you have that already. But since PSN is free anything I get that you have is a bonus imo.

[Sarcasm]

"Feature - Three additional 'Harcore' Ranks added to the top limits."

Mannn... Only 3? Leveling up is part of the addiction. They need to add some kind of prestige resetting mode.

It's an unusual addiction, but let's face it. We all do it on COD and for some reason it keeps us coming back.

[Bubble Buddy]

I love GG, they're not like other developers that just give up on the players after we purchased their game. And for the prestige thing, I don't understand why people love to prestige in COD. I was always one of the ones that just stay at the first level 55 :). Can't let go of my Golden guns. Lazy to get headshots blah blah.
And thanks GG for trying your hardest to implement a party system. Appreciate it :)

[Kleptic]

^^totally agree...the cod prestige thing is just a gimmick, and I never liked the idea of resetting everything I had unlocked...

I like this idea of having ranks for certain milestones...

[Tru_Blu]

Nah, 32 is fine. Just tweak it to RL's have to get 5 kills to get a point and a lot of them will go away. Grenade launchers I have no problem with, leave that how it is.

[redsquad]

The first two of the new ranks are at 5000 and 10,000 points? Most people will get them automatically as soon as the patch is downloaded then.

[Fishy Fingers]

Could of been higher really, still, 100,000 should seperate the men from the boys.

Or the employed from the unemployed ;)

[redsquad]

Indeed! I think they should have set them at 30, 70 and 100,000.

[Megaton]

Yeah, I've got around 12k points as it is, almost all of it gained during the week I went for the top 1% trophy. There should be a couple more ranks between 10k and 100k.

[Sarcasm]

"Or the employed from the unemployed ;) "

LOL

Unemployed here (obviously not by choice) but I still don't have that much time to be leveling up.

Then again, I also wish it was more ranks instead of just 3. The addiction ends as soon as you hit the cap.

[RememberThe357]

I have 3 days and about 15000 points so far. 100000 seems like a great number to reach for.

[NateNater]

Its great that i can play people online around the world. But, did they ever think that i would also enjoy playing against or with the person sitting right next to me? Where is the co-op love? Halo and Gears have it, why not Killzone?

[Fishy Fingers]

For every game (be that 360 or not) that includes co-op I could list one that doesnt. Sure the the option of co-op would of been fantastic, perhaps it will come in a later DLC. But as of now there is no co-op and no comment on co-op.

If it bothers you so, my advice would be to go back and play Halo or Gears.

[cliffbo]

yep, and it should have had racing cars too... shame, it could have been perfect

[Mitch_Cumstein]

Co-op SHOULD be in this game. Playing through the campaign sets up for co-op perfectly and the only reason GG didn't put it in there is because they simply COULDN'T given the platform's limitations.

Unfortunately its the lack of co-op and general lack of innovative gameplay that really hampered this title. But PS3 fanboys seem to prefer having "the prettiest graphics on a console" bragging rights as opposed to the best and deepest gameplay possible.

Unfortunately GG decided to listen to the ignorant graphics fanboys and pretty much "hand-cuffed" themselves into taking nearly 6 whole years to deliver "just another shooter". That is why sales flopped and its also why used copies are starting to pile up at GameStop.

6 f****** years and no co-op = sales flop = FAIL

[Fishy Fingers]

I must admit, there is nothing more enjoyable than reading a comment from a dude who obviously has no knowledge of game/engine development telling us what a studio on GGs magnitude are and arent capable of doing with a specific piece of hardware.

Perhaps while your giving a word to the wise you could give Infinity Ward a shout, tell them where they went wrong with COD4.

Note to self: People have 1 bubble for a reason...

[redmamoth]

Please give us more of you wealth of knowledge... with such a handle I can only imagine you are an intellect of the highest order... educate us young squire, please... give us more of your knowledge... oh wait, you can't!! 1 bubble baby!!

[RememberThe357]

I'm with the rest of you; it would be cool, but it's not needed. I played COD4 for a year without caring about co-op, now I'm played KZ2 without it as well, and I still don't care.

Maybe it's that I don't know what I'm missing, and I do realize the if Army of Two could be fun with co-op, then surely Killzone 2 would be a blast. But I'm not the MP too much to care.

[NateNater]

@ 3.1

I wasn't saying gears or halo was better! I don't even own an xbox! I was just stating that the option of co-op would have made the game better.

[RealtorMDandDC]

great news

[Bigrhyno]

I am not a fan of the hardcore ranks. If anything give me a different color for my weapons or something. I don't care about the symbol next to my name.

[iHEARTboobs]

I'm all for ranking up if it involves earning things to use in the game (like guns, classes or perks). Aside from that, ehh.

[Serjikal_Strike]

this is an awesome patch by the way....

cant wait for the DLC :)

For dude below...Bigryno

this is a patch (PATCH)..not DLC
Be happy they added new ranks and you didnt get charged for them.....
besides you did mention you wanted painted guns..lol..not something I want in KZ2

[Bigrhyno]

I don't "want" colored weapons, but it would be better than nothing. It was just an example of something they could have done instead of giving us nothing.

[CaseyRyback_CPO]

How can you complain when its features that were requested from the community? How would GG know to add flaming hot pink pistols, if no one asked for them, but you?

[Bigrhyno]

Ok, ignore the colored weapons thing.

I want something for my ranks, not just a symbol next to my name.

my original comment "If anything give me a different color for my weapons or something."

Did it really sound like I was dying for new colors... no, I just was saying give us something, even if it is minimal.

[CaseyRyback_CPO]

You can do no wrong in my eyes.. nevermind anything i said. He was a good one.

[HDgamer]

I want the lightning gun and bolt gun in the multiplayer.

[crillyconlig]

that would be fantastic but it wouldnt be a balanced weapon

[HDgamer]

Of course it wouldn't, lighting gun has unlimited ammo.

[Close_Second]

2 weeks ago was hating it as every second player was a sniper or used a rocket launcher. But good sense is prevailing as more and more players recognise that to win you need to at least look as though you know what teamplay means.

Teams that are heavy on snipers seldom win as they just sit back and wait for things to happen.

I like the new ranks but I would love to see a demotions as well. Play like crap and get punished for it after you reach a certain rank. Nothing like having to play good to keep rank!

[thereapersson]

And that's the best part!

I love how everyone is becoming more adept at sticking together, or at least (like you said), looking like they know what they're doing.

[sixaxis]

dammit i just installed the 1.24 patch and when i try online it says error 1002??? other games work fine

[xXKingofStingXx]

I-i-i-i want the knife! Be nice if it was added as a reward for one of the new ranks.

[dogmeat eater]

n4g is just run by fanboys.

[thereapersson]

Cry about it some more for us, will ya?

[Minted]

the last rank is going to be impossible to get, unless you spend half your life playing it, i got 95,000 points to go.....

[no-spin]

"grateful Sony gamer"

[thomo1888]

And they seem easy to get. If you check your trophy list go done to the bottom and there are the trophy's that have been added. There are for the new maps but this confirm the rumour that trophies would be added. To give you an idea here are a few examples. Revive 5 people on Vekta Cruiser in one round, Kill 5 people while cloaked on the train map in one round.( yeah I know I cant be bothered checking

[FFXI101]

Download the patch last night, didn't notice the different. Anyone know when is the new map pack coming out? is it tomorrow?

[Hallucinate]

no no no no
GG dont you know your not supposed to support your game?