According to arecent blog posting on the officialUFC 2009: UndisputedWeb site(spotted byIGN), THQ is working on a gargantuan patch (or title update) for the brawler that will address multiple issues with the game’s online component almost exclusively. Most notably, the studio is fixing the whole “pull the plug and it’s like that match never happened thing,” which has been driving us nuts since release.
“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 posting reads. “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 zero.”
And that’s only the first fix. Check below the fold for the other eight fixes and assorted bus squashing — a list that includes adjusting Flash KO rates, smoothing out latency, raising the level cap, and the PlayStation 3 auto-save freezing error.
At the end of the posting, THQ mentions that the patch will be “releasing soon,” so look forward to it in the near future. The only barrier, apparently, is one the studio put up for themselves. They’re giving her a spin, making sure it works.
