I’d like to start off this week by thanking everyone for all their feedback on the online issues we’ve been facing. The information was compiled and sent to Konami.
I’ve listed all the information that I sent, and I hope it meets with most people’s approval - there’s always someone that won’t be happy… So without much further ado:
The two biggest fundamental flaws which would make the online game bearable are:
1. Connection issues
Many people are saying that even having a green connection does not guarantee a quality game. Playing with a green connection against an opponent on anything less is a waste of time.
There must be ways to address the lag suffered in games by most people playing online.
Online play now counts as a major factor in selecting a football title to play with friends. As things stand, FIFA2009 is converting many, many PES fans purely because they want a reliable online game. Fixing this must be made a priority for both the current version of the game, as well as for the next version.
2. Online difficulty
Please put the game difficulty level up to “Top Player” immediately. A quick online update can’t be too hard to fix. Right now, having the difficulty fixed on “Beginner” is more conducive to having cricket scores, rather than realistic football results.
Other factors which are affecting the whole online experience are:
Online Lobby
1. The whole interface is very clunky and not very intuitive at all.
As usual, most fans will point Konami in the direction of FIFA presentation to see
How they have mastered the interface making the whole experience enjoyable.
2. People would like to see a system that allows the players to restrict selections to be outside of the Champion’s League elect. Currently the system allows you to refine teams to be either club or national sides. Having a new filter which allowed only teams outside of the CL bunch would be very useful.
3. It can take a long time to find a suitable match. Instead of spending time playing games, people are spending time trying to find people with suitable connections and get good games.
4. When attempting to pick teams, if you find that your opponent has a red connection (or even amber) whilst you have a green connection, there is no way to back out the game, other than rebooting.
5. Restricting people to local regions only may be a good way forward. Even restricting games to people’s own countries may be a drastic but good measure to ensure good quality of games. Is that a possibility with PES2009 in the February update?
6. Some people are complaining that even trying to host a room is problematic. The error message “An error has occurred” is displayed, and means they can’t play online. Surely these types of issues must be addressed?
7. Get rid of this “Konami ID” agreement – its pointless!
General online play improvements
A better rating system where all teams are graded (could be A to D)
Where the number of points awarded for winning with a “D” team are a lot higher than an “A” team. Example “A” team: Barcelona, example “D” team: Wigan. All teams should be graded upfront. This could help encourage people to move away from the very big teams that virtually guarantee wins.
2. Goal replay times need to be shrunk. If people really want to rewatch them – they can store them for themselves. Having idiots scoring easy goals, and then replaying them to rile players is really annoying.
Everyone that has provided feedback pretty much says that they are happy with their net connections, and do not really encounter chronic lag on any other online game, other than PES. We couldn’t make it any more clearer that the online issues are a major Konami problem that needs addressing immediately.
The future of the series rides on a working online game.
Please go to the following link to read details of individual responses to the question about lag, if you so wish:
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http://www.pesgaming.com/blog/pes-2009-news/335/pes-off-13th-november-2008/
OK so that was everything that I sent to them. Fingers crossed on whether this information is used!
I am interested in trying to get some discussions on tactics and tips on how to get the most out of PES 2009, so will look to kick that off in the near future.
In the meantime, I was wondering if people could help one our site visitors Blake in telling him how to do the Ronaldo heel flick with the ball to change direction. I don’t play with Ronaldo, and so don’t know how to pull the trick off. Can anyone enlighten us?
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