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Evolve Gets a 3GB Day-one Patch To Improve Loading Times

Just one day left and we can play one of the most anticipated games to be released this year. Turtle Rock Studios anounced that players need to download a 3GB day-one patch first before they are able to play online

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Snookies124104d ago (Edited 4104d ago )

Wait, I'm confused... Is it a 30 GB or 3GB patch? The title and article itself say two different things. 30 would be ridiculous, lol...

bouzebbal4104d ago (Edited 4104d ago )

30GB for loading times?
i mean even 3KB is retarded. Day one patches are the worst thing ever. Just shows how done games are nowadays.

SamPao4104d ago (Edited 4104d ago )

it's an online only game, there will be tons of patches in the coming days/weeks/months.
this should be no surprise

GarrusVakarian4104d ago (Edited 4104d ago )

Day one patches are made during the time between a game going gold and the game launching. After a game goes gold, the devs can't work on it any more, so they make separate day one patches instead to launch alongside the main release.

Would you prefer the devs just sat on their hands during that time and didn't make improvements? Because that would be the alternative. Devs have time restraints set by publishers, there's only so much they can do before the deadline comes, so they use the "free" time between going gold and release to further develop the game.

Why exactly is that "the worst thing ever"?

Saints944104d ago (Edited 4104d ago )

Ultr, It's not online only.
http://evolvegame.com/news/...

gedden74104d ago

@ultr Its not an online only game there single player.... But adzdiine is 10000% correct... The devs are so rushed these corps to get the game and not refined and mastered....

But gamers like you will buy without even thinking about it bc you don't know any better...

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VER1ON4104d ago

You are right, typo fixed and it's 3gb

kratoz12094104d ago

Yeah this is awesome I love downloading patches

higgins784104d ago

@Ultr
That it should come as "no surprise" makes it even worse. Its not a current gen thing. This just doesn't happen - certainly on this scale - with Nintendo/Wii U.

SamPao4104d ago

"No surprise" because they want to improve the game. Especially since its an online game. What does it matter if its a day onw patch or a patch 2 weeks after.
Its not like the game wouldn't have worked (Unity) its just improvements. Can't see the problem especially since its an online only game.

higgins784104d ago (Edited 4104d ago )

Improve in these terms means fix broken. Too many games are being released clearly unfinished, this being another example. Its another unfinished game due to be patched for months and months, hopefully by the end it will have some resemblance of finished. You're niave if you believe otherwise or buy the propaganda.

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Report: Evolve 2 Was Once in Development, Concept Art Reveals Scrapped Sequel

It has been recently revealed by an artist that a sequel to the 2015 title Evolve was in the works. However, this project wouldn't last long.

jznrpg288d ago

Didn’t bother with the first one.

TheColbertinator288d ago

All I wanted was Left 4 Dead 3 instead

Abnor_Mal288d ago

Was this game ahead of its time? A few years later games like Dead By Daylight, Friday the 13th and other asymmetrical games exploded onto the scene.

MeteorPanda288d ago

if lm not mistaken it started the asymmetrical pvp matches. Evolves logo was a nod to their concept.

The_Blue288d ago

They should have because I played the first one when it was already dead

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Evolve or Die: The final days of the follow-up to Left 4 Dead

Back in 2016, Turtle Rock announced that support for its 4v1 monster-hunting shooter Evolve would end but fans wouldn't let it die.

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‘Evolve: Stage 2’ is back from the dead as peer-to-peer servers come back online

From NME: "Evolve: Stage 2 had its multiplayer servers shut down back in 2018, but today players are once again able to matchmake and join peer-to-peer multiplayer games.

Several months ago, peer-to-peer functionality was lost for Evolve Legacy, which was the only way fans of the series could play with friends. Upon a multitude of players reaching out to publisher 2K, the issue was eventually fixed earlier in July. It seems 2K have gone a step further now, and reinstated peer-to-peer and matchmaking functionality for Evolve: Stage 2 after four years."

MIDGETonSTILTS171377d ago

^^this, I have so many awesome skins on Xbox that I’d rather not lose

Germaximus1377d ago

Yes so far because it's just the servers alone coming on and the console version never had the free-to-play update.

I imagine if they find people playing the PC version and enough players are enjoying it then they'd probably reconsider opening console as well but I wouldn't count on it.

The game was epic as a monster. Hunters were really boring to play as to me.

LordoftheCritics1377d ago

I used to play this a bit.

Was kinda fun.