UFC 2009 Unleashed: Details on the Upcoming Patch

  • By BrianEk, GameSpot
  • Posted Jul 7, 2009 9:19 am PT

While I still maintain that UFC 2009 Undisputed is one of the best sports games of the year, and in recent memory, I haven't touched the game in weeks, thanks in large part to the terrible lag in online play and the ever-present problem of people dropping out of ranked matches before they get...

While I still maintain that UFC 2009 Undisputed is one of the best sports games of the year, and in recent memory, I haven't touched the game in weeks, thanks in large part to the terrible lag in online play and the ever-present problem of people dropping out of ranked matches before they get beat. And though we've known for a while that THQ has been working on a patch to fix the problems, now we finally have the details of what this patch will entail.

Writing on the game's community forum, producer Neven Dravinski outlined the patch details:

1. We recognize premature match quitting as the biggest online issue and have taken steps to fix it. The Patch will have integrated code that detects who pulls the cable and will assign a Loss as well as a Did Not Finish to that player. The DNF is only counted for the player who executes the disconnection. The DNF rate will be displayed on the fighter selection screen of the Online Ranked Match. When disconnected the Winning Streak is also reset to 0.
2. We've adjusted Ranked Matches to match up players with better connections, which will improve lag issues we've seen to date.
3. We've adjusted the difficulty of performing submissions against AI opponents to improve the balance of subs vs. striking when playing against the AI.
4. We've adjusted the Flash KO rate so that they are less frequent.
5. We've increased maximum number of points awarded in online play from 99,999 to 999,999 and we've increased the Max Level from 100 to 200.
6. We've lowered the Winning Streak Bonus Max from 5 to 3.
7. We've removed the decimal places on the Leaderboard Winning Percentage so we only show whole percentages.
8. We've addressed the CAF cheat so the skill levels in CAF cannot be cheated and increased. Also any CAF with unfair point values will no longer be able to be used Online.
9. For PS3 users we've also fixed a bug that causes a freeze during auto-save; whichever controller was used to Press Start on the Title Screen will be identified as the main controller.

Rest assured our entire team plays A LOT of online matches and we read the boards every day, so we are well aware of the issues. We want to make sure we patch this correctly so it is taking a bit of time, but I can confidently say we'll be releasing this patch soon.

The premature quitting fix is the big one here but increasing submits against the AI, improving online performance, decreasing flash KOs, and fixing the skill level cheating are all welcome improvements as well. Now, if they could just figure some way to get flash submits into the game…

187 Comments

  • chilly222

    Posted Jul 21, 2009 9:48 am PT

    whats the hold up with the patch???

  • animal503

    Posted Jul 20, 2009 12:05 am PT

    not even in the same realm as a sports game of the year. the fighting system is good but nothing else about it is.

  • lordmass

    Posted Jul 18, 2009 7:34 am PT

    LISTEN TO THIS STATEMENT: ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS PEOPLE QUIT ONLINE PLAY IS BECAUSE CHEAP-A** ONLINE PLAYERS USE THE SLOW CONNECTION TO TRAP THEIR OPPONENTS WITH REPEATED LEG KICKS AND BODY BLOWS, WHICH WOULD THEY NOT BE ABLE TO DO WITHOUT THE ONLINE LAG. THAT WILL STOP A LOT OF PEOPLE (NOT EVERYONE) FROM QUITTING EARLY.

  • chilly222

    Posted Jul 18, 2009 2:20 am PT

    hope they hurry the hell up and get the lag fixed along with other things.im ready for throwing the f@~king game in the bin!!!!!!!!

  • ikev33

    Posted Jul 16, 2009 1:49 pm PT

    I think for the next ufc game they should put it so when you reach a certain amount of points or rank you should be able to invite online fighter to your online training camp. then have the ability to go with them in online matches shouting out things they should be doing, and in between rounds give them advice.

  • deesnutts25

    Posted Jul 16, 2009 1:37 pm PT

    rando22

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 2:36 pm PT

    8. We've addressed the CAF cheat so the skill levels in CAF cannot be cheated and increased. Also any CAF with unfair point values will no longer be able to be used Online.

    What's this about?

    This means all of the chuckle heads that have stats above 100 will not be able to use their super fighter (as if it matters) online anymore. They will have to go through the actual story mode to get a fighter they can use online instead of just making a medicore one with the base stats in CoF mode.

  • Jib_jib2003

    Posted Jul 16, 2009 3:26 am PT

    Can u put UFC superstar appearance in to CAF mode ??? so we can use Superstar in career mode,,,,,of just update we can use Superstar in career mode Should have make it like WWE game with Storyline and stuff,,,the game will be much better with better presentation,,,,Walk to the ring routine and story of the Superstar, uknow? those stuffs Make it more interesting and people feel better with storyline when they play against rivary superstars....

  • jamescrenshaw

    Posted Jul 16, 2009 2:51 am PT

    yes...no more "practice"for free with the pros. I cant wait for these idiots to get the loss. I have been filing complaints on 360.

  • Herwick13

    Posted Jul 16, 2009 2:20 am PT

    FINALLY!!!! I HATE QUITTERS!!!!

  • Mephistoau

    Posted Jul 16, 2009 12:40 am PT

    Oh man finally a fix for the retarded submit ratio. Hopefully they've made it a tonne more realistic... i stopped playing because of that.

  • rando22

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 2:36 pm PT

    8. We've addressed the CAF cheat so the skill levels in CAF cannot be cheated and increased. Also any CAF with unfair point values will no longer be able to be used Online.

    What's this about?

  • mikeinmd81

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 9:40 am PT

    Oh that sucks, I get alot of free live practice from the pros without giving them wins.

  • EliteCobra718

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 9:10 am PT

    yea i cant wait for this, the lag issues is what i have a problem with.

  • Cetanu07

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 7:13 am PT

    i would like a general date

  • Wozmcfc

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 3:42 am PT

    How about some more offline trophies? I hate online trophies.

  • JAMESEY_10

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 2:49 am PT

    Bout time they did something.

  • Lostat

    Posted Jul 15, 2009 12:09 am PT

    The not assigning of a loss to people who disconnect, and not allocating them a DNF number, is really something they should have thought about well in advance of this game's initial release. I honestly can't believe they didn't consider this might be a problem until the problem was reported in their forums by the players. As it is, it might be too late for this game. A lot of people are now already deeply frustrated by these problems and have traded in their copies of the game.

  • ampofo100

    Posted Jul 14, 2009 5:36 pm PT

    No where in this memo does it state that if my opponent quits out that I get the win it only states"will assign a Loss as well as a Did Not Finish to that player."
    Nothing about you receiving the win.

  • maddogon7

    Posted Jul 14, 2009 2:14 pm PT

    finnaly! i get my wins back!!!!!

  • TheGamerMan3000

    Posted Jul 14, 2009 1:43 pm PT

    yeah they should update save time and load to all generally laggish games!!

  • klvncopeland

    Posted Jul 14, 2009 11:25 am PT

    what they need to do is get an update for all of the loading time and sepreate saving, it's really irratating

  • ramo_zemog

    Posted Jul 14, 2009 11:24 am PT

    would be nice if people who disconnect when they are lossing automatically get a lost and give the win to the other player

  • AllGunsBlazin

    Posted Jul 14, 2009 8:10 am PT

    im missing about 40 wins

  • twelve652

    Posted Jul 14, 2009 7:32 am PT

    I'd appreciate a patch to speed up the menu and allow you to use a licensed fighter in a prolonged career mode (more amatuer fights before entering the UFC). Then the game would be a 10.

  • 1stpersondabst

    Posted Jul 14, 2009 2:07 am PT

    i love ufc and i enjoyed this game without the patch so this will just make it better again

  • W1n_At_Any_Cost

    Posted Jul 14, 2009 1:45 am PT

    This is good to hear

  • DaJoker21

    Posted Jul 14, 2009 1:33 am PT

    i have only faught my lil bro on this game, so no ranked matces, i read this and went to play. and you all r right if they lose the quit the game. my only real complaint is.... judo moves can be very frustraiting to do..lol. long live clay guida. anybody ever wanna fight my tag is airidin. win or lose i dont run my mouth.

  • drangel_jam

    Posted Jul 13, 2009 6:38 pm PT

    I got the game 2 weeks ago, but only played it a few times. The career mode is kinda hard to get into because early fights I start with 10% health which sucks.

  • JEW-SLAYER-dude

    Posted Jul 13, 2009 6:14 pm PT

    plz guys join our UFC league......its pretty bad ass sideways!


    http://ufcps3.proboards.com/index.cgi

  • GamerNY1

    Posted Jul 13, 2009 2:41 pm PT

    I havent touched this game in weeks, I love this game!!! So, I hope this patch fixes some of these issues and I'll go back to playing one of the best fighting games ever!!!!!!

  • HoboWithastickk

    Posted Jul 13, 2009 1:52 pm PT

    im missing 7 wins on my acc

  • rambo_2k8

    Posted Jul 13, 2009 12:11 pm PT

    i agree legends like clay guida wud be good DLC, more trophies would be gd aswell sum of em aare just to hard to get lol

  • heylookitsdrew

    Posted Jul 13, 2009 9:27 am PT

    First, fix the online issues and the submission issues. Then for dlc we need clay guida! and put in some legends like joyce gracie, ken shamrock, and randy coutore (If he isn't already under some other gaming contract like I have heard). Also, i would like to see some more floors for the arenas. I don't think they could do this with a dlc or an update but i think it would be sick to see more realistic knockdowns such as falling so you can get to back mount. Also, fighters should have unique specialty punches, such as Liddel's right overhand, Lesnar's quick hammerpunches, maybe give Matt Hughes a rear naked choke from the clinch? i think this would make this game or a new UFC game better

  • death-for-ever

    Posted Jul 13, 2009 5:58 am PT

    the greet game for ppl to play together i dont think it will be that amazing

  • skp_3001

    Posted Jul 12, 2009 9:06 pm PT

    no wonder ppl are lvl 100..they quit b4 they lose so they go undefeated

  • Super_Peter_Pan

    Posted Jul 12, 2009 8:16 pm PT

    thats like 1 good part (out of many) about this game....when ppl lose and take the loss...its honorable...and i actually dont mind losing
    just means i need to get better

  • Super_Peter_Pan

    Posted Jul 12, 2009 8:14 pm PT

    i wish they created a patch to fix the problem that kept Clay Guida out the game....

  • shadow8585

    Posted Jul 12, 2009 6:51 pm PT

    360 version better

  • SmartGhost

    Posted Jul 12, 2009 6:10 pm PT

    lol

  • skp_3001

    Posted Jul 12, 2009 4:08 pm PT

    i played 5 matches yesterday and beat them all and they all quit.....JUST TAKE THE LOSS PPL!!

  • tbolt_88

    Posted Jul 12, 2009 2:43 pm PT

    Bout time many of these issues get fixed. I dont really see flash KOs being an issue that needed to be fixed since most i encountered were rather reastically with a shot caught on the temple or on the jaw but oh well. At least the more major flaws are being addressed. And yay to finally being able to submit the darn computer.

  • ultralesus

    Posted Jul 12, 2009 2:08 pm PT

    Blows Fight Night out of the water... and soon I can play it online without fear of someone cheating...

  • Tedxtasy

    Posted Jul 12, 2009 1:49 pm PT

    i havent gotten my hands on this game as yet but i really think i should

  • jimbob_1977

    Posted Jul 12, 2009 11:32 am PT

    damn, im going to have to go back to quitting out of fifa 09 matches again if they are going to stop me from pulling out before i get beat...

  • obiePR

    Posted Jul 12, 2009 9:19 am PT

    eduction of the flash KO others that this is not something that happens very often in the game and in real life that happens normally. but I agree with everything else in the patch.

  • citychamp07

    Posted Jul 12, 2009 12:49 am PT

    this patch is definitly needed, dont like the reduction on flash KOs but its a worthy sacrifice to get everything else in there, i like the idea about a tornament for an online title would be great to see instead of being judged on the record of the fighter

  • jonman771

    Posted Jul 11, 2009 10:47 pm PT

    one of the best fighting games i played. but the controls can be a bit troublesum

  • nunchuckgun

    Posted Jul 11, 2009 10:19 pm PT

    agree with tpzuma, but how exactly are they gonna know how a player cheated and what will be described as unfair? my rank in exhibition mode is 99(although most of my stats round out to about 75) but i made my fighter through career so am i gonna not be able to use online him anymore? also whens this thing coming out, i wanna start playing online again and not have to worry bout droppers or dudes with cheated characters that are 6'6

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