Skyrim getting patch : V

» Mon May 14, 2012 8:47 pm

Skyrim already confirmed first day patch for skyrim.

» Tue May 15, 2012 4:33 am

EternalDarkness: Master Reposter

:biggrin:

» Tue May 15, 2012 12:13 pm

Skyrim already confirmed first day patch for skyrim.

source?

» Mon May 14, 2012 10:47 pm

Google it many news articles available. Also work began yesterday on the first major DLC for skyrim and hot sauce Uh thanks I think.

» Tue May 15, 2012 4:56 am

Google it many news articles available. Also work began yesterday on the first major DLC for skyrim and hot sauce Uh thanks I think.

This. Google News will give you like 80 hits of different articles saying the same thing. Just Google Skyrim in Google News (not Web).

» Mon May 14, 2012 10:27 pm

Yes, but how does this patch work? Do I merely need xbox live, or must I pay for it?

» Tue May 15, 2012 12:20 am

Yes, but how does this patch work? Do I merely need xbox live, or must I pay for it?

for xbox, as long as you have at least the free xbox live silver you'll get the update

» Mon May 14, 2012 9:35 pm

for xbox, as long as you have at least the free xbox live silver you'll get the update

You sir, just made my day.

» Tue May 15, 2012 7:32 am

You sir, just made my day.

No prob. Ofcourse its the only thing you'll ever get for free from M$ :ermm:

but its better than nothin! lol :thumbsup:

» Mon May 14, 2012 10:10 pm

This isn't really news, pretty much every game has a day one patch nowadays.

» Tue May 15, 2012 1:39 am

This isn't really news, pretty much every game has a day one patch nowadays.

Ragamuffin? Steve?

» Tue May 15, 2012 12:26 pm

You mean that this game will have a patch?
Wooow, I would never guess that!

» Mon May 14, 2012 9:25 pm

Ikr. Lol me either. They never had patches before.

Rofl.

» Tue May 15, 2012 1:30 am

Yes, but how does this patch work? Do I merely need xbox live, or must I pay for it?

Like war wizard said, free, but that's a given since this will be a day 1 patch.

Day one patches typically contain last minute fixes and the like, so they don't charge anyone for them. Just sort of a standard thing now, as Ragamuffin said.

» Tue May 15, 2012 9:22 am

Ragamuffin? Steve?

Nope.

» Mon May 14, 2012 9:03 pm

Pardon me for my ignorance, but how can a patch not be free, its a patch not a DLC.

» Tue May 15, 2012 12:05 am

Pardon me for my ignorance, but how can a patch not be free, its a patch not a DLC.

It would take a pretty worthless company to charge for fixes to their game. Not even sure if it'd be legal.

» Tue May 15, 2012 6:36 am

I believe all patches are optional to install and free.

» Tue May 15, 2012 1:43 am

I believe all patches are optional to install and free.

Not on steam. If steam knows a game has a patch, you HAVE to patch it. It wont let you play otherwise, and its against the EULA to circumvent it...

Also, numerous console/handheld games force updates before they'll let you play.

» Mon May 14, 2012 7:58 pm

It would take a pretty worthless company to charge for fixes to their game. Not even sure if it'd be legal.

Well if a company did do that, it would go down as the biggest face-palm :facepalm:

in the history of gaming.

» Tue May 15, 2012 12:29 pm

Not on steam. If steam knows a game has a patch, you HAVE to patch it. It wont let you play otherwise, and its against the EULA to circumvent it...

Also, numerous console/handheld games force updates before they'll let you play.

I had not known that. That is interesting. I always played PS3 of bethesda.

» Tue May 15, 2012 5:22 am

The game had to be shipped to manufacturers, and to MS and Sony for certification quite a while ago. It would be very surprising if they hadn't hammered out some optimization in that time. It's just the nature of things these days, patching isn't a big deal anymore.

It would take a pretty worthless company to charge for fixes to their game. Not even sure if it'd be legal.

Unless the game is totally unplayable without the patch, then there's no issue. You are not legally entitled to performance increases.

Of course, the community backlash would be an absolute hellstorm. And rightfully so.

» Mon May 14, 2012 8:15 pm

I have a hunch that this is just an anti-piracy thing. Those who don't buy the game will be playing a defected product and those who are foolish enough to patch their game, will need re-cracking etc.

» Tue May 15, 2012 11:58 am

Hopefully the patch notes don't contain a spoiler. Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time has a patch that reveals the name of the final boss, which is an enormous spoiler, and they pop the message right up on your screen when you first play the game. :facepalm:

» Tue May 15, 2012 3:24 am

Not on steam. If steam knows a game has a patch, you HAVE to patch it. It wont let you play otherwise, and its against the EULA to circumvent it...

Also, numerous console/handheld games force updates before they'll let you play.

There is a way to turn this off for most games. Within your Steam library, right click a game, select Properties, and then see the Updates tab. Should be able to prevent the game from auto-updating.