To all of you who have been participating in our DC Universe Online PS3 Beta, we’d like to welcome you and thank you! We’ve been listening closely to your feedback and we’ve heard a few of you are running into some technical issues. We want you to know your feedback is valuable and we are implementing fixes as quickly as possible. In the next patch many issues will be resolved.
Some of the specific issues that we are fixing include numerous changes to improve the user interface, in particular text readability. In addition, we want to make it easier for you to play with your friends! What is an online game without playing with friends? :)
Social enhancements will make it easier to communicate, play and group with others. Improvements to chat input, frequently used phrases menu, and the ability to use emotes will further convey your personality and mood to the world. There are also several adjustments in process that will improve instruction and hint messages within the UI. Plus, we are adding a way for you to quickly access combo sequences, super power information, and buff/debuff information for your character.
Finally, stability of the game has been greatly improved in the latest version. So, as you can tell there is a lot going on and more to come. Please, keep giving us your feedback and insights, and get ready for a great game play experience – thanks to your feedback!
The conversation continues in our new DCUO PS3 Forums!
Need code.
Well the beta did the trick… I am geting this game even if I have to drop others that where on my list of gets before…
Only thing I would change so far about the beta is the reading of the text a larger font and more sharp and make it easier to connect with friends and it looks like from the artical above you are going to address that so… I am in both feet… and a cape…
Yo, to all of you who’ve been downloading for over 4hrs. check and see if your HDD light(the yellow/orange one) is blinking if it isn’t and your download status bar isn’t moving; try hitting the power button(or holding down the PS button and choosing ‘Quit Game’. It’s just that a couple of times it wouldn’t let me do that so I had to just shut it off manually) and letting the system shut down and then restart it and load the beta again. When it starts loading it will jump to where it froze at and then download a bit more. I had to do this off and on for about an hour and a half but it worked for me so thought I’d share it.
I’m not a tech-support guy or anything so if you don’t want to risk hurting your PS3 then by all means ignore me but this worked for me. Do with it what you will.
OK, now for the beta – I’m loving what you guy’s did here and trust me you’ll have a customer in me when you release. If everything you say your fixing it the next patch does get fixed then that should clean up the bulk of the glitches.
A couple of other things I’ve been running into 1)Quite often when I open the in game menu the game lags bad. Sound’s start skipping, the screen sometimes twitches and about 6 – 7 times per about every 10 to 20 times I use the menu this happens to me. 2) This morning at about 2:45 to 3:15 after about 4hrs of non-stop play(well 1 freeze and restart about 30min. in) the sound all but cut out on me I’d get a SFX hear and there but the BGM quit altogether. The game was still playing just fine. A little smoother if you ask me but otherwise I could notice nothing else wrong.
Keep up the grate work and you’ll get a copy of this via the in game feedback.
I’ve downloaded it and redownloaded it several times. Every time I can get after the 122MB patch but when it tries to connect it says that it can’t downloaded necessary files and to try again later.
Also, I went to the forums listed above and clicked on tech support and it says the page no longer exists.
So far the only suggestion I’d make is having a notice on the initial download screen. From a user standpoint you see something happening, however there is no notice of “update downloading, please be patient” or something along those lines. All I saw, and figured out, was the MBps indicator and a 3 hour download…at 20MBps.
This beta is huge! The things that I have done so far has got me sleeping a whole lot less. Finally, the PS3 while have an action MMORPG!
games that have monthly fees seem to be whats coming. when you pay for internet and companies want to charge gamers and netflix users more now a days for bandwidth then people will only play one or two games . 50 bucks for internet, 10.00 for netflix. ea and others want 10 bucks online pay price. and now more pay as you play games.
I have the beta. I know it is a beta but how do you even make a game if the text can’t be read. I also would never play that game if theres a fee. The game is so dumb it doesnt tell you anything on what to do when it loads. beta or not.never.good bye 15 gigs of junk
any one else having same problem when u get to psn, when u try to buy a game u get error has occured 80023102
its been already over 24 hours they still havent fix the time, come on now,
The download needed is ridiculous. 1st I have the title update, ok, no big deal. But the games loads and then I have another dl that can’t be done in background or while in XMB. The time estimate is more than 3 hours at over 1MB/s. Really? Couldn’t you have just enabled this from the store so it could be done in background and the space needed would be known.
this is soo awesome :D finally my favourtie universe goes online :D cant wait to finally get the 14gb download over and start playing :D make my own character and stuff ! w00t
Can I get a beta key please?
Ok, so iHave the beta and mine jus stays with a loading bar going up.. wth is that?
Ok forget it, after reading the download is huge.. a background download would have been nice you know
And people asking for the BETA key, i dont think there is one. You need PS+ I believe? iMay be wrong though.
Downloaded it last night. The download is in-game so all those who think they are stuck on the loading screen, it’s just downloading the game for you. It does take a long time but I found by leaving it on at night when the servers are least busy and I’m not using my PS3, it’ll be finished in less than 3 hours and ready to rumble in the morning.
The game is better than I expected with quite a decent character creation system although one thing I noticed was that it gives you the choice of three builds but they’re actually just different sizes. A more detailed build system would have been better (slim – medium – muscular – fat – etc), otherwise, the selection of costumes and hairstyles as well as skins is pretty good.
Gameplay is good but accessing the menus seems very slow and not very intuitive. There should be a quicker way to access inventory and trait tree.
All in all, I would buy this game but it largely depends on cost. If there’s a £40 pricetag on the game and then a monthly subscription, I don’t know if I’d pay that.
Just fix the freezing issue.
I can’t even complete the first lvl with that it just freezes my ps3
i spent most of yesterday updating…anyway to download massive updates like that in the background would be awesome :) i ended up playing GT5 and then just leaving it on overnight…will try it out today when i get home
Is this game getting a PS3 digital release? Any response would be appreciated.
Do we know for sure if there is a subscription fee? Ive read a few different things. $15 for all or no fee for PS3 users or free for playstation + members. Anyone know a definate answer? Thank you
Once I can figure out what I want to delete so I can free up about 14GB of space I’ll get to try it out. ;)
This game is pretty good but still seems like it has a lot of graphical flaws. Also yesterday I tried to resume my game and I was started out in the ship yet again. I still had my same level but I had to replay the entire opening. Strange.
i Hope it becomes free 2 play someday, and including premium cash shop items that boosts stats and also while you can sport your cool looking gears and weapons. Also i wish the level-cap gets raised to lvl 40+ There’s side things to do in DCU online, but nothing beats doing storyline missions and fun side-mini missions.
Isn’t this thing going to be 15 dollars when it comes out?
For people who asking for the key to the beta “JUST GET PS+” nothing is free in life
Hey, it’s good to see the SOE guys post here.
Just wanted to say I have a lot more faith in the game since starting this beta.
So far, I’d like to see voice chat implemented either by proximity or through a ‘league chat.’
Also, I noticed during a few missions that my character didn’t react to getting shot, and all of a sudden my character was dead, and then there were times where a guard dog would damage me from 10 yards away where obviously they oughta be right next to you to actually attack you.
Nice job so far, guys. I’m a bit hesitant over the subscription fee, but I’ll consider picking it up.
Thank you for the invite, I’m enjoying the *potential* of the game so far. My biggest gripe, truth be told is the frame rate. The menus and game seems to skip frames consistently. I know its difficult in an MMO (especially in BETA phase) to achieve steady frame rates, but, for the sake of the final game, I really hope this is ironed out. I would also appreciate a way to gauge an enemies strength relative to mine before engaging in combat.
I LOVE the character creation and really dig being able to customize my character with so many options. Lots of potential :)
I’ll let know what i think of it when it’s done downloading 3 days from now….
Large file download is necessary for the beta..i.e. no disc. The frame rate is to be desired. interaction among other players needs to be utilized with voice chat. Camera angles can be frustrating when character is not facing correctly which can cause a player to lock themselves into the environment. So far the visuals are working (the PC version loses mapping regularly).
Great job guys!
My only problem with it so far is that is hard to find the next objective. It never tells me where I have to go and after flying around Metropolis so many times looking for an agent I just get bored and turn the game off. Fix the map make it easy to find objectives.
This game is the real deal… It definitely does justice to the DC world. Intro video will have you hooked, and although the “training” level on the game is a bit repetitive, and quite frankly, predictable, the instance you enter metropolis, you are sucked into the full experience of the DC universe.
However, there was one instance, where I was flying out of the clouds, dive-bombing enemies below, and as the game refreshed to allow the vehicles on the road to appear, the game simply froze. Another negative to this game is the user functionality. Most often, the combination of the constant action, coupled with the small on screen text, makes it nearly impossible to obtain feasible directions.
Keep in mind, this game is still in the Beta testing stages, and most of these problems will be fixed before release to the gen pop.
SO FAR— 8 out of 10
I seriously hope that either there will be a way to pay through PSN Accounts, OR there won’t be a monthly fee at all! (And hopefully the latter) Because that seriously turns off a LOT of players!
I’m still waiting for that darn install. (I think it’s about 10% completed by now) which, judging by what everyone else is saying, means I have about 5 or 6 hours left. (give or take a few) But, once I’m done with this rediculous install, I’ll be sure to play, and hopefully enjoy, the beta! I’ll definately post all of my feedback (positive and negative) on the forums too! Thanks for including PS+ members into the beta! =)
A little off topic, but did anyone find a solution for the Sam and Max error code that some PS plus members are getting? I still get the error code and haven’t been able to download the episodes yet.
Right on!. Im not a fan of RPG’s or MMO’s, but this game is awesome. Love the beta so far besides the small text, long loading loading (especially for the start menu), freezing, and crashing issues, plus some graphical issues, but it’s beta and you guys mentioned most of that will be updated.Great work so far!
When does the beta end?
IS there anyway to make the text bigger so I can at lest read it cause at the moment it is to small to read anything.
The freezing thing is fairly new on my end. Been playing for the past 5 or so days and it took about 2-3 hours for it to freeze (I liken it to an alarm to wake up to the real world). Now, it freezes up every five minutes or so.
What are we supposed to do in order to get on a beta ??? I’ve been a member or the playstation plus community since day 1 and yet no beta ! LBP2, Killzone, DC universe…
Please do something in order convince me that a need a PLUS membership…
FrankG
The text and freezing issues should be resolved the next patch. We’re glad so many of you are enjoying the game.
I’m enjoying the beta very much. I only have a few of complaints: 1. The text is to small. 2. I didn’t get the mail oracle said she sent me. 3. When I went to go play the game again the game said had to wait 2hours to play because I was 90th in line.(I didn’t wait I found something else to play.) Other than those things it’s a great game!
OH my god ive seriously been installing this thing for four hours and it isnt even half way i hate my net lol
I will give feedback tomorrow. It’s been going for an hour now so it probably won’t be finished until late tonight. My completion time is fluctuating from 2 hours to 16 so who knows when it will be done. Guess I will watch Netflix on the Wii while I wait…
I’ve been having fun with it so far, looks like you are taking care of the main problems I’ve been having. I just signed up for that forum too.
All of the freezing is not fun. I worry that it’s destroying my Ps3. Also, what’s up with the login Queue? I never had to wait so long to enter other mmos. I feel like I’m on hold with my ISP or something. lol.
Ok, aside from those things,I really love this game! I don’t have the interface down quite yet, but it’s very fun to play.
Being an mmo I have one problem. I have no idea how to hook up with other players. Could you help me out here someone?
Oh yeah! There are some big sound issues also. They cut out sometimes. Also one of the lady cops in the police department has a mans voice. LOl! Has anyone else noticed this.
Well,.. I’ve got to say I’m liking this game a lot,.. It has a little bit of everything ppl of all ages can like about,.. Though there are some turn offs about the game i must say,.. though i do know its just only in its beta phase. anyway the turn offs are the Cinematic voices.. The males sound like demons, and wonder woman sounds like a MAN! Plus there are some NPC Females that have males voices, this i hope they fix.. another issue is the freezing of the game. doesn’t bother me much but does get to you and to many resets bad for the Ps3, even though its still in its beta. Now about price.. I hope it Ain’t $15 bucks a month to be honest, and i see they have a cash shop that’s not in game yet.. Anyway i enjoy the game, and cant wait to see more,.. Depending on how much things will cost.
Oh! Btw, anyone know how to take screenshots? i have a KB but cant get it to SS.. If anyone knows i’d appreciate someone letting me know, thx.
what i love is when people always got to QQ. Relax peopel its a mmo it will take a bit to install. But on a good note i am getting this game, comming from world of warcraft and spending 3 yrs. Now something new and fresh and i hate to say but this is looking like the wow killer. Hope psn plus members get a discount on the fee to pay to play but if not no biggie i pay 15 a month.
I just had to restart my ps3 because the game froze now Im getting an errror measage saying I can’t sign in to PSN. If I can’t sign in I can’t play! What’s up with that? And how can I get that fixed?
I’m having trouble logging in with my PSN account. It just doesn’t recognize it
Yep.
• Impossible to read text
• No way to join/find online PSN friends playing in same Game World (or at least broken in bugginess)
• No way to adjust costume palette after character creation (or at least incredibly obfuscated)
Tutorial peeve: There’s no “Controls” overview in the Start menu. I 2x jumped at the very very very beginning of the game and spent the entire level flying until the tutorial told me L3 was how I switched movement modes because there was no way to see what button did what. I highly question the choice of a modal movement switch that ONLY works one way. 2x jump = 2x jump if I can do it, nothing more.
I cant get in the actual beta forums. Not a huge fan of the UI so far though but that may change with longer exposure to it.