Team Fortress 2 players will be happy to hear that The Orange Box has finally received the update promised by Valve. The patch went up over the weekend, and players will be prompted to update the title whenever they load the game on their 360s. We haven't had a chance to see if Team Fortress 2's lag problems have been effectively addressed yet, but here's hoping. Anyone out there noticing a difference?
Orange Box finally updated
Team Fortress 2 players will be happy to hear that The Orange Box has finally received the update promised by Valve. The patch went up over the weekend, and players will be prompted to update the title whenever they load the game on their 360s. We haven't had a chance to see if Team Fortress 2's lag problems have been effectively addressed yet, but here's hoping. Anyone out there noticing a difference?
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(Page 2)22. Yeah this game sucks i traded it in. I was really looking forward to tf2 since I've played TF1 and Classic.
This game really does suck......
Posted at 1:23PM on Oct 29th 2007 by Cameron
23. @17:
You were host and it was laggy?
You can't know whether it's laggy or not when you're host unless it was the graphics lagging on your system, and in that case it wouldn't be a connection problem.
Posted at 1:26PM on Oct 29th 2007 by Asforoneday
24. LLLLLLLLLLL
AAAAAAAAAAA
GGGGGGGGGGG
!!!!!!!!!!!
I got the patch, it is barely any better, tons of lag some disconnects... How to screw up a near perfect game in 3 weeks or less...
Posted at 1:41PM on Oct 29th 2007 by Rodec
25. the only thing i noticed was that the demoman now has less ammo for the grenade launcher. it only holds 4 rounds now.
Posted at 2:07PM on Oct 29th 2007 by erik
26. Still lags like crazy even after the update. Also, achievement issues have not been fixed.
I have 25/25 head shots and the Grey Matter achievement still has not unlocked.
Posted at 3:23PM on Oct 29th 2007 by THX7168
27. Man I'm glad Warhawk and other PSN games don't let you overhost like Orange Box does. How hard is it to test players upstreams first, Valve?
Maybe Gabe should put the delicious cakes down and make sure things are built properly from now on.
Posted at 4:29PM on Oct 29th 2007 by useedems
28. i can haz rumble now?
kthx.
Posted at 5:37PM on Oct 29th 2007 by Zack
29. I think if most people experiencing lag issues should test their highspeed connection. You don't get what you pay for. Test your connection speed you will see.
Posted at 5:49PM on Oct 29th 2007 by Dr Dave
30. I recieved more lag this round than before the patch for some reason
Posted at 6:12PM on Oct 29th 2007 by kHz Glitch
31. i noticed a little to no difference. theres still some major lag, mainly depending on the ping of whos hosting. basically 1/5 games i quit because of unbearable lag. i'm starting to regret buying the console version of the orange box, as the pc at least has capacity for dedicated servers, and modding.
still my current favorite game.
Posted at 8:05PM on Oct 29th 2007 by Drew
32. The game is lag free for me until I get in a game over 12 people. Then it is ridiculous lag fest. No it isn't my connection. I have 6m down and 1m up. I tried many different games and all were the same. Maybe every game I was in had a slow host, but who knows.
Luckily the game is fun with only 12 people. I also have the PC version. So, for big games, I play it there.
Posted at 10:30PM on Oct 29th 2007 by Hoffer
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21. I was prompted for the update Friday evening around 1 AM EST. I had been playing TF:2 for a few hours prior to it and had just power cycled my XBOX from the latest TF:2 caused lockup when Valve released the patch.
Can't say if the lag has improved but other issues still occur such as the aforementioned XBOX freezes in TF:2 and the random player drops during match startup.
Posted at 12:43PM on Oct 29th 2007 by 420sniper