Multiplayer

[GreyFox123]

I just got this today and it is an incredible game. At least second best singleplayer on the 360 in my opinion. However I just tried a multiplayer match and the lag is ridiculous making it unplayable. I really hope Starbreeze patches this quickly. Also from the game I was in, a lot of people seemed unhappy and were complaining that they paid $60 for the game. If this isn't patched I feel this game's sales will be hurt tremendously and I don't want to see that happen to Starbreeze for making a great game.

[captainkudzu]

Indeed; the lag is unbearable. If they don't fix it, I'm returning the game after single player is completed. However, the survivor gametypes seem incredibly promising and I hope that the problems are fixable.

[GreyFox123]

Anybody know if Starbreeze is working on a fix because if they aren't I will be very disapointed because I played a lag free match and it is amazing. Without the lag I would call this the best game on the 360.

[Kydd BlaZe]

Yeah. Lag free...the MP would be such a blast. This game needs a patch ASAP!

[Mox Born Again]

Although I haven’t played the game, here are some things that I have gathered from multi forums and talking with fellow gamers, is that this game needs a couple of things and it will be awesome!

I’m not sure if some of these things are possible or not but this is what i have been seeing on the interwebs.

-lag: some people have it some people dont: if this problem was
taken care of it would solve half the problems people have
with this game.

-gun recoil: adding some kind of recoil to gun firing would set apart the
difference between gun A and gun B also would be nice for

skill sake of the game rather than people just holding down
the trigger/"prey and spay"

-hit detection: not knowing if you are in fact hitting your target can be one
of the most annoying things in the world. A splash of blood or
a cry for help would be awesome. You could get creative
with the darklings and have a splash of shadow, some kind of
visual recognition for hitting the target would help this game
out tremendously.

All in all I hear good things about this game, single player rocks and the multiplayer just needs some minor polish and it’s good to go. Please don’t let a good thing just die, I believe the right changes to this game will increase its over all successfulness and longtivity. It will keep customers coming back for more.

Cheers,
Mox Born Again

[captainkudzu]

to give us some recognition of the serious multiplayer lag? Even if this is some temporary problem will clear up on its own in a couple of days, could we be at least told this?

I am willing to wait for the problem to be taken care of (or take care of itself), but I personally think it is ridiculous that we are not being told anything when it is, indeed, a serious problem.

[captainkudzu]

By the way, great singleplayer...

[2K Elizabeth]

hey guys--

i'm looking into this for you!

[captainkudzu]

Thank you, that's what I wanted to hear. (please keep us updated whenever you can)

[Mox Born Again]

thanks, any updates on whats actually happening would be great... is there going to be any patches to update other problems (ie gun recoil)?

thanks,
mox born again

[delusionaltool]

yeah the game almost feels like quake and thats a +, they need to fix the lag in mp its really bad, it has so much potential and the mp so fun, its like alien vs predator when you can be a darkling in a match and thats awsome, i think the darklings need more attacks, i dropped down on this guy from the cieling and killed him it was great but it was just some claws maybe some sort of biting thing like in avp and a leap attack since there so weak if they get shot it would be easy just jump and incorporate an attack to it. some sort of collision detection would be nice like a hit sound when you hit an enemy, maybe some more crosshairs then the dot. all i can say the mp is going in the right direction. it really is a blast to play.

thanks starbreeze for a great game.

[mia vapor]

hey guys--

i'm looking into this for you!

Liz,

I too am experiencing a lot of lag. Not only is the lag making the game unplayable at times, I was curious as to how deep will SB support this game post-release?

There are a lot of awesome options that they designed into the game and I was curious as to whether or not they will take feedback from the community of gamers that loves their game?

I was curious as to whether or not they may ever put recoil on any of the weapons. Currently all of the weapons have ZERO recoil and I was wondering how come they don't have recoil?

Also, it's impossible to know whether or not you're hitting someone because there's ZERO hit detection.

On single player you actually see the AI players take damage from when you shoot at them, but in mulitplayer, you never know if you're hitting the other player or not.

Now, it'd be nice if it was like Quake 4 where when you do make contact with someone from a shot, that a small beeping sound comes on to let you know you hit them, and it does it with each shot. Not an annoying sound, but just enough to let you know you're getting hit detection.

Please let us know whatever you can tell us! It's much appreciated. Darkness Multiplayer has HUGE potential and could be one of the best MP games of the summer but there are some serious issues that need to be looked at.

[delusionaltool]

yeah the game almost feels like quake and thats a +, they need to fix the lag in mp its really bad, it has so much potential and the mp so fun, its like alien vs predator when you can be a darkling in a match and thats awsome, i think the darklings need more attacks, i dropped down on this guy from the cieling and killed him it was great but it was just some claws maybe some sort of biting thing like in avp and a leap attack since there so weak if they get shot it would be easy just jump and incorporate an attack to it. some sort of collision detection would be nice like a hit sound when you hit an enemy, maybe some more crosshairs then the dot. all i can say the mp is going in the right direction. it really is a blast to play.

thanks starbreeze for a great game.

keep this bumped any other mp problems please post...

[delusionaltool]

could we have this stickied please...

[delusionaltool]

awsome thanks liz for the sticky i think this is gonna help get a patch in the works.

[GreyFox123]

I just spent the afternoon hosting with a good connection. This mp is ridiculously fun and has so much potential all it needs is a patch. I would definitely be willing to pay for mp DLC as well. (Not too many maps, but still ridiculously fun)

[The DarknessNEEDS a PATCH]

there is only one reason why i registered on here, its because you guys need to patch up the multiplayer, IT IS BROKEN. The lag in this game is unbelievable. Even though you said not to expect much from the multiplayer, you released a trailer and everything for it, so you were obviously expecting SOME people to play your multiplayer, right? But as of right now it is impossible to have an enjoyable experience. Thank you for reading and I hope you take this message into consideration since I'm speaking for tons of gamers!

[GreyFox123]

2k Elizabeth said she was looking into it so that is a good sign. I just don't want this to end up like Far Cry for the 360 getting patched several months after release when no one was playing or buying it.

[GreyFox123]

Sorry for double post, but I just remembered that there is no option to boot in mid-game. If there is can someone tell me how to do it and if there isn't lag comes first, but that would be nice in a patch.

[SuperSaiyan4]

Oh come on! PREY was and still is laggy when you play online with even 4 people!!!

And now The Darkness is laggy online

Its all well and good if a fix comes out and I hope soon!

[NECESARY EVIL]

hey guys--

i'm looking into this for you!

thank you very much.

the lag is similar to the multi player of prey (among a thousand other similarities 2 prey) which still hasnt been fixed. but i sure hope this can be resolved cause i'm a multi player addict.

[reaper114]

I played on some servers that don't lag at all, the trick is to have no more than six people. Also I think the problem is that the servers all appear green at random times regardless of connection speed. Hope that helps at least somewhat.

[NECESARY EVIL]

ARRRRRGG! THE LAG! ITS EATING MY BRAIN! I Have to find the lag guns and break into the castle of lag only to have the lag eat my brain in the end anyway (hmmm... sounds familiar)

unless.. A PATCH! i light in the darkness! or is 2k just going to build up to the patch only to make the game laggier?

after all consistency is a good thing.

[keyblademaster]

I'm Pretty Upset that the PS3 and 360 version are lagging so horribly, I mean I'm a Big Mutiplayer Fanitic and I don't tink there should be any lag on this mutiplayer because the game itself is great but there shouldn't be any lag for it, I onw a PS3 btw and I having the Same problems as you guys are, I can only have a good game for about 10 minutes tops and then the room gets all laggy and I just quit it. Please 2K hear our Cries Fix this Immeditley because I know that this game has a great mutiplayer in it without the lag.

[captainkudzu]

Update please? Have the developers recognized the problem? Are they working on it?

[decay]

Another thing i would like to see fixed in the multiplayer is the death animations, or rather the death animaTION (single) i want at least ragdoll in any new multiplayer games, even if it didn't have lag it would be boring as hell killing guys over and over with the same death animation, the single player has such cool physics, why didn't they carry over to multiplayer?

[keyblademaster]

also add mic support for the PS3 Version so when can help each other out and talk trash online

[Az_awk]

The lag isn't the only thing, i feel that the levels can feel very claustraphobic at times, the game types just aren't as unique as the singleplayer, deathmatch, ctf it's all been done before it needs something different and where is the darkness, sure it would be hard to implement it but that is the game i feel it should be there. This isn't all bad mouthing the MP, the darkling - human shapeshifting is fantastic, and i have found a way round the lag for online which has already got me alot of achievements, get a person on your friend list (i used a friend of mine i know personally) n just have 2 people in your room and do the necessary things for the achievements and it doesn't lag at all (well very rarely) ok i shared the secret, i'm only needing the win achievements such as 50, 100, 250 and i have all the other MP ones!

[poopypooperson]

I don't like multiplayer much on Darkness. Plus, last night, some kid was on Live talking about McDonalds being God... Seriously, I wish their parents would cut the microphone cord, I'm sure those dumbasses wouldn't notice. Or maybe the parents should tell their kids to just STFU.

[bent]

hey guys--

i'm looking into this for you!

And...?
Over a mont since you posted this.... now what?
Info? Update? Patch? Something?

[Eradose]

I'm glad you're looking into it, but this is making me think of how this will affect Starbreaze's other Xbox 360 project. (The remake of Butcher's Bay is going to have multiplayer too)

[UltraMunX]

so has the lag been fixed yet??

[Ganja]

so has the lag been fixed yet??

Last time I went on MP (couple months ago) I couldnt even get into a server, noone was playing it.

[I_Chose_2_Obey]

Last time I went on MP (couple months ago) I couldnt even get into a server, noone was playing it.

Can you blame 'em? It's not really that good online.

[caldziee1984]

got this game never really played it but multi player looks alright

never seem to find anyone either tho,

anyone up for some CTF ??

[vitoisjimmysclone]

i bought it years ago and got it agen for £3 on ebay lol im up for some CTF

[Muskel]

I'm always up for some MP Darkness. Anyone on PS3 send me an invite and say MP Darkness. PSN Kil_Chronic.

[TheCreeper3]

I'm always up for some MP Darkness. Anyone on PS3 send me an invite and say MP Darkness. PSN Kil_Chronic.

I dnt care about the lag im still up on ps3 anyone wanna hook up on darkness find me on PS3 (user name) TheCreeper3

[TheCreeper3]

Also with the lack of players on now if the problem is that there r to many people playing then the spotlight is open