Lost Planet Patched At Launch
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Capcom uses demo feedback to better the game.
by Patrick Kolan, IGN AU
Australia, December 14, 2006 - Apart from giving players a taste of an in-development game long before release, demos are a great opportunity for developers to gauge reactions and apply tweaks as necessary. First came confirmation that the itty-bitty, nigh-unreadable text had been changed to something more legible on an SDTV, and now a whole list of multiplayer improvements will be implemented, via patch, at launch:
* Private slots can be set by host.
* Invite friends to a match.
* Number of players in a room will be displayed next to name of the room.
* Players will not be kicked all the way out to the main menu if they try to join a full game.
* New button allows players to refresh the match list without going out to the main menu and selecting Quick Match again.
* Players will now go to a post-game lobby at the end of a match, not kicked back to the main menu.
* The ability to replay a match with the same group without leaving the post-game lobby.
* Cycling maps on replayed matches when map selection is set to Random.
* Text size on the team selection screen will be greatly increased when using non-HD resolutions.
* When manual team selection is set to ON, players will have 20 seconds to form teams.
* The time limit on each match will be maxed out at 60 minutes, instead of the current unlimited time.
* A player's custom match criteria will now be saved.
It's great to see developers getting behind community-focussed testing. We're expecting our review copies of Capcom's latest in the office any day now, so expect a full review in the new year.
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posted by Wasted Rage @ 12/14/2006 09:54:00 PM,
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