Patch me or i’ll shoot!
They can be big, they can be small. Some people hate them, some people like them. What am I talking about? It’s the ‘patch’ ofcourse. Patches are, in my mind anyway, a good thing as they fix errors found in games once they have been released. This time Resistance 2 will be receiving the ‘patch’ treatment. Look below to see whats going to be in the patch as there is quite a lot.
Patch 1.40 details:
Trophy/Medal/Ribbons
- “Salute Me” trophy is not awarded until player reaches level 31 (Lieutenant)
- “Berserker” trophy can be collected during non-ranked games
- “Survivor” medal can be collected in cooperative games
- “Sure Shot” ribbon is awarded if player has accuracy of exactly 50%
Clans
- Added clan support for viewing members, sending invites, and setting up clan tags
- Default clan region is now USA
Match Balancing
- Unbalanced ranked games are cancelled in staging before the game is started
- Parties are prevented from matchmaking into free-for-all Deathmatch games
Competitive
- Loadouts can be disabled in the “Create Game” screen in competitive games
- Balanced the chance of dropping large ammo pickups in competitive games
- Core Control scoreboard displays “Kills”
- Improved scoreboard formatting
Cooperative
- Balanced the amount of XP gained by the Medic class in cooperative games
- Stalker movement enabled in cooperative games
- Small ammo pickups don’t give LAARK ammo in cooperative games
Weapons/Gameplay
- Splash damage on Pulse Cannon can damage the player firing it
- Rossmore reticule better reflects its accuracy
- Fire is easier to shake off
- Players cannot swap weapons in the middle of a melee attack
Miscellaneous
- Localized text updates
- Network message optimizations
- EULA displays the correct language text for Norwegian, Finnish, Swedish and Danish
The patch is due to be released this Monday (26th Jan) so look out for it the next time you hook up Resistance 2. Are any of the above fixes going to benefit you? What would you like to see improved? Let us know in a patch comment below!
