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Killzone 2 Patch 1.27 Is Now Released.

Patch is 76mb

Patch Information:

"First of all, Eric, can you run us through the highlights of Patch 1.27?

Sure! Most importantly, we've added functionality to make the process of finding and playing with friends much easier, tweaked the Skirmish Mode to keep it interesting for players with lower-bandwidth network connections, introduced a new 'High Precision' option to the controller configuration menu, and improved the overall balance of the game. There's also a host of smaller changes as well, but I'll save that for the change log.

Let's start with the first one: finding and playing with friends. How has that been changed?

We've examined how party systems work and added similar functionality to our game where possible. The 'Join Friend' option has been changed so that the player can automatically join a friend's faction and squad – even if faction balancing is on. In addition, squads and their factions are now persistent over multiple games, so friends can keep playing together continuously.

You said the Skirmish Mode been tweaked – can you explain?

Well, we've decided to unlock all the badges in Skirmish Mode. Considering that the game has been out for a while, and that many players have already reached the rank of General, we believe this is a nice way for players with lower-bandwidth network connections to experience the full range of weapons and abilities available in the Warzone.

Control-wise, what exactly does the new 'High Precision' option do?

When this option is switched on, it makes the analog sticks more responsive to small movements. Turned off, the controls behave exactly as they did before the patch. It's not a radical overhaul of the control system, so the layout and the 'weight' of the controls remain the same.

Still, a lot of us here at Guerrilla really enjoy the new High Precision option, so we've decided to switch it on by default for new players. Existing Killzone 2 players will have the option turned off by default after patching – we wouldn't want to force a sudden change to the controls on you!

How have you improved the overall balance of the game?

For starters, Patch 1.27 allows players to switch factions manually if the factions are unbalanced. If the factions consist of, say, 13 players versus 11 players, a player from the largest faction can manually switch over to make it an even 12 versus 12. Switching in the other direction is not allowed, so players from the smaller team can't defect to the larger team if the battle doesn't go their way. Players who switch over retain all their points, but squad affiliations will of course be lost.

Furthermore, we've removed the temporary invulnerability awarded to players who spawn at a spawn point other than the base camp. The players will still be safe at their own base camp, but custom-placed or mission-based spawn points do not yield temporary invulnerability anymore. This will hopefully give opposing players already at this location a fair chance.

Finally, we've made a couple of changes to the Badge abilities. The Assault Badge, for instance, was deemed too powerful by many players – so we tweaked down its Armor ability from 100 hit points to 50 hit points. The Tactician Badge's secondary ability (to request air support from a Sentry Bot) has also been tweaked to make the Sentry Bot more useful. It can aim more accurately now, and its health is a little higher as well. To make it even more useful, we've reduced the way automated turrets target them, so they're not shot down as fast. It should certainly make the Air Support Specialist ribbon easier to obtain!"

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YungXclusive2K95872d ago

and goodbye stupid shotgun noobs who get a bot off because of that spawn shield

ShiNe-Box-5872d ago

I'll take my rocket spamming to Socom

INehalemEXI5872d ago (Edited 5872d ago )

All I ever needed was one rocket or grenade your arse is still going to explode if I see you and your buddies in a bunch. ble ble bleeeep.

/cooks nade

Mo0eY5872d ago

But how else will I be able to rush all of you guys and smack you in the face with my pistol while running really, really fast? :(

jammy_705872d ago

thing is a great idea!
and the rest is a biiiig bonus =DDD

Panthers5872d ago

LOL How will you take your rocket spamming to Socom? They are not allowed in ranked rooms.

ShiNe-Box-5872d ago

@ Panther

I never said anything about ranked.

Anyway, Y R ppl disagreeing with me!? lol. Rocket spamming's fun from time to time.

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Mr_Controversy5872d ago

You guys are funny, I think its hard to kill someone with a rocket. I find it easier to kill someone with a pistol than a rocket, lol!

Every time I use the Assault class, I get smoked.

Mo0eY5872d ago

The only question I have about this is how does it work when you want to join a friend's game? Does it still give you the game is full popup? I wish they'd figure a way around that... Maybe have your friend join spectators and rejoin the game as someone leaves?

cyberwaffles5872d ago

same here. i swear that assault class doesn't give you that extra health they're suppose to have. i really can't stand the class mainly because of the damn guns. the grenade launcher is a pain in the ass to kill people with and nobody should be using a damn rpg for a main weapon to begin with. i love boosting and pissing off people with my kamikaze attacks, where i dont' die from. i'm sure everyone has done this, but for those who haven't and want some laughs; turn your boost thingy on, look for a bundle of enemies or whatever, cook and hold your grenade while sprinting into the enemy, and then BOOOM! the first time i did it i thought i was going to die but that extra health allowed me to end up tea bagging the enemy's body after wards.

Sivious5872d ago

online server is down and i haven't been prompt for the patch. i'm able to connect to the playstation store and use my wireless internet so that's not the problem. anyone get this patch yet?

TitanUp5872d ago (Edited 5872d ago )

don't know killzone.com is not loading for me happy we can turn it on and off the control thing.

really duh 25872d ago

Another patch LOL this game really is a glitchfest but then every Ps3 game is a glitchfest poor droids while we 360 owners will be enjoying games that innovate like Project Natal, Halo ODST etc.

Ps3 owners are going to be busy trying to play this game on-line and when there not doing that there downloading patches for games and firmware updates.

No good games at all i feel sorry for the Droids.

jaseo5872d ago

patches for Killzone2 are like full version releases for Halo :)

Mo0eY5872d ago (Edited 5872d ago )

I hope I popped one of your bubbles, little troll. The ignorance spewing from your mouth is mind boggling and astounding.

And in return, I'll counter:

Remember Glitches of War 2? I played that game over at a friend's house the first day it was released, and it was so disappointing. Here's a YouTube video compilation of all these glitches: http://www.youtube.com/watc... (one funny video LOL)

Utterly disappointing. The only KZ2 glitch I've seen is the autoaim spam but they've taken that out.

Now go back to your cave, troll. Mommy's teet is calling.

rukia_chan5872d ago

its not glitchsof war 2 idiot!

Lord_Ranos5872d ago

wow this guy is a loser only mentioning project dunkeyballs and halo sh1t.

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Why Guerrilla Games Shouldn't Abandon the Killzone Series

Hugely disappointingly, it seems that Guerrilla Games, developers of the Killzone and Horizon series, may be done with Killzone for good.

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IAMRealHooman251d ago

1 was fine, overhyped as a " halo" killer
2 was a graphical beast at the time, and felt heavy
3 was good a refinement of 2 but not much else. weird audio issues environment were to quiet
shadow fall was pretty but bland

OtterX251d ago (Edited 251d ago )

Shadowfall had great Multiplayer though. Too bad the campaign was meh at best. It did have the occasional great moment sprinkled in.

TheNamelessOne251d ago (Edited 251d ago )

I played through 2/3 multiple times. I played through the original once, but it felt pretty lukewarm for me. I couldn't be bothered to beat Shadow Fall. I got a couple hours in and just went "I'm done". Never touched it again. It was awesome on the tech side, being a launch title, but it didn't even match up to the first game when it came to actually having fun playing it.

Rude-ro251d ago

3 in 3d was an amazing experience to be had.
Although not many experienced it as intended for good reasons.

just_looken251d ago

You forgot the ai advancements on the playstation 2 killzone one you could have a full team of bots doing everything even playing the objective that was a big thing.

In killzone 2 they always flanked you and when available used the high ground.

Playing killzone 2 no hud 5.1 audio was/is awesome

MDTunkown251d ago

They should finish Horizon story first

darthv72251d ago

I dont mind if someone else takes up the mantle for the KZ franchise. We are several years removed from the first game. It certainly could use a remake to gauge interest in the rest of the series. I know it has its fans... Im thinking of how a proper reboot can rekindle that old dormant flame and bring in a new generation of fans in the process.

just_looken251d ago

You forgot killzone mercenaries on the ps vita but it was the worst selling sony game for awhile there.

Yui_Suzumiya250d ago

Yeah, a remake would be pretty awesome

anast251d ago

They should let it go or sell it. No use spending millions on this project.

LucasRuinedChildhood251d ago

Would like a new IP before Horizon 3. Just because games take so long to make these days.

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PlayStation 3 Games That Desperately Need a PS5 Remaster

The PlayStation 3 may not have been the strongest generation for Sony, but there were still some diamonds in the rough that deserve a revisit as PS5 remasters.

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OtterX480d ago (Edited 480d ago )

Even if they could just remaster and put on PSVR2, some would still look great as VR titles and could do a whole lot to bolster the headset w these exclusives! I'd imagine the investment of reworking these titles into VR would be way less than building new games from the ground up, and they could be amazing experiences, and VR often makes flat games feel fresh again. The Resistance and Killzone games are particularly what I want to see!!

Rude-ro480d ago

I played killzone 3 in 3d and it really changed the game per being immersive.
In vr, that would be even more awesome.

darthv72480d ago

Funny you mention that... my son wanted to play some PS3 games in 3d on my PS tv and he was blown away by how good KZ3 was. It really was a great addition to the game. Im surprised there have not been more 3d games from that era being ported to the PSVR/VR2.

_SilverHawk_480d ago

resistance 1-3, killzone 1-3, uncharted 1-3, uncharted golden abyss, folklore, socom 4 , motorstorm, twisted metal, MAG, heavenly sword

Cacabunga480d ago

Killzone 2+3
Sly Thieves in Time
Crack in Time
God of War Ascension
Motorstorm
Modnation racer
Infamous 1+2

Profchaos480d ago (Edited 480d ago )

Killzone trilogy in VR would be amazing bonus points if they offer shadow fall.

There was a psvr1 Killzone project that supermassive was working on at one stage which wasn't up to scratch and Sony brand it back in house I was hoping we would see that on psvr2 eventually.

Personally I'd love to see some more love or acknowledgement of psvr2 from Sony in general it was a expensive headset and Sony barely acknowledge it's existence

seanpitt23480d ago

The amount of work needed to remaster these games wouldn't be beneficial on a financial and business sense.. MGS4 would probably be the best bet as it would need the least amount of work!

Iceball2000480d ago

YEAAASSSSS! I miss this franchise and wanna play it so bad again.

Father__Merrin480d ago

The time is perfect for a resistance fall of man game campaign coop multiplayer

InUrFoxHole480d ago

The resistance series is str8 trash to me. Socom 3 I would welcome. Or killzone MP.

Marcus Fenix480d ago

A Resistance reboot will be awesome

Michiel1989480d ago

That's what Bungie should make, Ill keep saying it until it happens

1Victor480d ago (Edited 480d ago )

Resistance was ok but Warhawk and Starhawk was better and kept me coming back for almost a decade of fun and petty revenge on the loud mouth unskilled players 🤣
Edit I loved capture the flag dropping the pot on the flag carrier was extremely satisfying as well as transforming your plane in bot form and stumping them to death 😱

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Michiel1989480d ago

Resistance was the best co-op fps I ever played after L4D2

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20 Years of Guerrilla: The Story of a PlayStation Studio

The Amsterdam-based studio reflects on its humble beginnings, beloved franchises, and growth through the years.

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SullysCigar784d ago

Up there with the top tier in the industry. Love Guerrilla Games - Horizon Burning Shores is simply STUNNING.

1Victor784d ago

Can’t wait for their next franchise

SullysCigar784d ago

Same. They nailed it with Horizon. The trouble is I also want a new Killzone! Can't I just have it all?!

jznrpg784d ago

I’m with you I want Horizon 3 , Killzone and new IPs

badz149784d ago

I have yet to play Burning Shores as I just started Forbidden West (bought at launch, just unwrapped last weekend LOL) and playing on PS5.

man...I still can't believe the graphics especially now I'm playing it on my LG OLED. that graphics and with stable performance backing it up, GG really is the master of their craft!

Vengeance1138784d ago

32.7M sales in the Horizon franchise! With 8.4M coming from Forbidden West alone! Truly a hugely successful game and franchise as a whole. Looking forward to Horizon III

Shane Kim784d ago

That's kind of a huge drop though. It's only been two games.

VersusDMC784d ago

One year after realease HZD sold 7.6 million.

https://www.noobfeed.com/ne...

So not a drop off.

Unless you're saying a HFW should have sold as much now as HZD sold in 5 years?

Vengeance1138784d ago

It's been 3 games, this includes Call of the Mountain. Also no, its a great improvement over HZD.

solideagle784d ago

lol you are comparing:

HZD: 28 February 2017 - May 2023 (6 years+)

HFW: 18 February 2022 - May 2023 (1 year+)

We will see if it surpass original number.

Phoenix76784d ago

@shane, 2 full main games, 2 DLC add ons, 1 VR spin off game, oh and a an official LEGO set.
Not too bad for an ip that's only been on market for 6 years

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REDGUM784d ago

Wow, very impressive. I didn't know the numbers were so high for Forbidden West. Still playing through it myself

thesoftware730784d ago (Edited 784d ago )

Yooo, when I first saw that Killzone 1 footage at E3, my friends my brothers and I were like, Holy shit! When it came out, it didn't look exactly like it, but we sunk so many hours into 1 & 2.

I even liked Killzone: SF, it was a spectacle to look at, and even today it looks good. I hope they make a new one. Can you imagine how that will look, and they can get some modern FPS pointers from Bungie.

blacktiger784d ago

thank you fps lover, I'm with you

talocaca784d ago

Such a wonderful studio. They deserve all their success.

The Decima Engine is absolute 🔥 I'm just mad they have abandoned Killzone.

OzzY-waZZy784d ago (Edited 784d ago )

Kinda wish they move on from Horizon tbh.

lukasmain784d ago

They are probably working on mutiple projects. One of them is Horizon 3, but another is a multiplaer game and probably somehting else.

Imalwaysright784d ago

There were rumours that they were working on a Socom reboot.

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