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[Vortex3D]

saucex4 wrote...

Played 60 hours, finished all loyalty missions, all planets depleted of resources, all characters except the geth, and when I get to shadow broker car chase boom, my 20th or so lock up and when I go back to it...my data is corrupt.


The game is great and all, but is it so difficult to put save files in separate files?

To those who say why you need more than 1 save file on an rpg...

1. times like these
2. if you miss something you can just go back to the previous save
3. if games have multiple endings with differing requirements you make multiple saves...games like Atelier Rorona require something like this.

I usually have 99 saves for almost all my games, even non rpg games.

Whenever I play games, I always max out the different saves limit. Sometimes I have to reload an older save because either I missed something earlier, don't like the path I took (for multi paths choices in the story), or sometimes I forgot where I saw certain item and need a quick way to figure out where it was than trying to backtrack until I find it again.

Of course, able to save in a different file is a huge plus not only to protect file corruption, but also to individually backup only certain saves that I care assuming the saved game file isn't console locked.

As for console locked saved game file, I thought game developers/publishers have finally learned that gamers hate it not able to quickly backup the file. Sure, locking the saved game file slows down hackers but hackers will hack it no matter how it's locked. It's the honest gamers that have to deal with file corruption and lost their long game process.

Simple question to the game developers/publishers, do you even care if the gamer looses 50-100 hours of RPG game process because they can't easily backup the saved game file? By the time I completed everything in Dragon Age: Origins Ultimate Edition, I have put 100 hours into the game progress. Every saved game file in DA: O is console locked.

Having to backup the entire hard drive isn't a practical solution for those with larger 500+GB  hard drive that is filled up with data. Do you know how long to backup and restore 500GB of data just for a few MB of console locked saved game file? Also, full hard drive backup is useless if you have to replace your PS3 console.

[Sidar80]

I lost my save as well in this game. I had advanced past the Collector Ship and recruited Samara. I was doing one of the Shadow Broker missions when the game was loading the next scene I assume a car chase type scene it froze loading. It was late I went to bed got up the next morning and my only options were New Game and Extras. I thought it was a joke went to my PS3 files and it said my data was corrupted. Auto save real save etc. everything. I had 25 hours into Insantiy on that guy to

[KewlLink]

Mass Effect is a game that you could have a bunch of save files in and import them all to part 2 or part 3 it's pretty ridiculous i have a lot myself. Still gotta romance Ashley never bothered to do that....

[Karim_A]

There was an article on N4G, talking about a patch and that it is available upon signing in...can anyone confirm this? I did not see an official update by Bioware so maybe fake...

Here!

Modifié par Karim_A, 26 janvier 2011 - 07:08 .

[JeffZero]

I'll have an answer in just a moment...

[Tawkn.com]

Karim_A wrote...

There was an article on N4G, talking about a patch and that it is available upon signing in...can anyone confirm this? I did not see an official update by Bioware so maybe fake...

Here!

I just put the disc into my second PS3 and it's doing the install. I wasn't prompted for a patch yet. After the install, I will restart and see.

I am installing it to see what use the backed up save file I have on my USB stick is. If it won't load it, it's pointless and may as well be locked down to the creating console anyhow.

[JeffZero]

Nope. Not to my awareness, anyway. I logged into the EA servers. Nada.

[JeffZero]

Well, judging by your user name you weren't planning on using it productively... not that I can really think of too many productive instances.

[Pegasos123]

I didnt entcounter this bug yet ... from now on ill make 2 savegames!



i hope if there will me a patch that it will fix also the jumping chars and asynchron cutscenes >.<

[JeffZero]

Making two saves won't fix anything. It corrupts all save data upon instance.

[jbh]

No patch for me...can't find where that site got that information from.

[JeffZero]

I'm doing what I can by posting updates to people on the game's GameFAQs message board. Unsurprisingly it's a rather popular topic over there as well.

[Tawkn.com]

Hey, so, no patch here, either. However, I copied the save I've been working on on my living room PS3, copied it to the PS3 in my basement and tried to load it. It shows the save progress is all there, BUT it wouldn't let me load it due to not having the Cerberus pack installed yet. So, I'm downloading that now, and will report back.

IF it works, lets me load the save, then that means if you have a non-corrupt backup of your save file, you should be able to use it. If anyone has a backup and has experienced the corruption, if you want to try that theory... Delete all the [edit: Mass Effect 2] saves from your PS3, and then restore your backup only, and try starting the game.

Obviously it won't work if you try to backup an already-corrupted save.

JeffZero wrote...

Well, judging by your user name you weren't planning on using it productively... not that I can really think of too many productive instances.

Huh? Gotcha. That was pretty confusing.

Modifié par Tawkn.com, 26 janvier 2011 - 07:41 .

[JeffZero]

Tawkn.com,



The person I was replying to appears to have had their post deleted. Their user name was "BioWare sucks" and they were asking why a certain word was censored.

[jbh]

I think the people who have had a corrupted save file and then try to load up a previous clean save file are failing because the actual game data is possibly becoming corrupt. I bet if users with corrupt data first deleted all game data and DLC from the PS3 and then reinstalled everything and copied their clean saved data back to the PS3 it would load up with no problems.

[Either.Ardrey]

Sweet Seoul Brother wrote...

schoust wrote...

BUY A PC

Some people are not comfortable with keyboard controls.

I dunno. I was initially going to get the X360 version of 1 and 2 because I was more used to console controls for shooters (SWBF specifically), but I just recently got 1 for PC and I adjusted to the controls fairly easily, and now I'm glad I did because some of the other functions in the game would've felt awkward to me on a console.


For all of you who are saying that you're putting off DAII because of this issue, I'm telling you there is absolutely no reason to do that. DA is not made by the EXACT same people as ME. Bioware is a larger developer with multiple studios, and even within a single studio, there may be a separation of teams working on different titles (remember that the ME2 team is busily working on ME3 right now, and ME3 is be developed simultaneously as DAII (the release dates are only separated by just over half a year and that's practically nothing in the development cycle), THEREFORE DAII will not necessarily suffer the same bugs as ME2. If anything, bugs similar to DAO would be more likely to occur. Just my two cents.

[Chris Priestly]

Hello everyone.
 
We are aware that a small group of Playstation 3 users are getting corrupted saves while playing Mass Effect 2. We are aware of the issue and we are working on a patch to fix it. This issue is caused by too many level transitions within a single gaming session. Players who play for an extended period may encounter this issue.
 
In the mean time, there is a very simple work around to prevent this issue. Simply restart your game every few hours. By shutting down and restarting your game, you will not encounter the corrupted save issue.
 
So take a break from Mass Effect2 by shutting down your game, say hello to your loved ones or take the dog for a walk and then restart and keep playing.

[JeffZero]

I don't have the money to buy a PC and that's that for the time being. I have this laptop but it's a laptop -- and not the uber-pricey kind, either. Making this thing run ME1 would be an expensive chore. Making it run ME2 would be all the more.

[JeffZero]

Thank you for posting, Mr. Priestly. It probably goes without saying but anything officious always helps.

[Tawkn.com]

jbh wrote...

I think the people who have had a corrupted save file and then try to load up a previous clean save file are failing because the actual game data is possibly becoming corrupt. I bet if users with corrupt data first deleted all game data and DLC from the PS3 and then reinstalled everything and copied their clean saved data back to the PS3 it would load up with no problems.

Yeah, I guess I figured someone had already tried that. But the actual save files show up as corrupt, judging by the pics others have posted earlier in the thread, so it might not even be needed to delete the DLC and install data, it might just be the one main save file with settings and I believe the auto-save in it that is corrupted.

If anyone has the corruption and a clean backup, and can and is willing to test some things, try what I suggested and just clear out the saves and restore your backup, and if that still doesn't work, do as jbh says and remove the DLC and game data, and try again from scratch. I can't see how it could possibly corrupt a file that backed up cleanly.

Edit: or do as the BioWare gent said while I was typing this.

Modifié par Tawkn.com, 26 janvier 2011 - 07:45 .

[RaynarBrusk]

Either.Ardrey wrote...
For all of you who are saying that you're putting off DAII because of this issue, I'm telling you there is absolutely no reason to do that. DA is not made by the EXACT same people as ME. Bioware is a larger developer with multiple studios, and even within a single studio, there may be a separation of teams working on different titles (remember that the ME2 team is busily working on ME3 right now, and ME3 is be developed simultaneously as DAII (the release dates are only separated by just over half a year and that's practically nothing in the development cycle), THEREFORE DAII will not necessarily suffer the same bugs as ME2. If anything, bugs similar to DAO would be more likely to occur. Just my two cents.

BioWare/EA had a choice between delaying the game until more bugs were ironed out, or realeasing it as-is. They chose the latter, so now they have to deal with the consequences of that choice. Would there have been a negative response to delaying the game? Probably. Would it have had a bigger negative impact on customer goodwill? I don't know, but I'd bet the people who've lost 30 hours of progress would've preferred a delay.

Modifié par RaynarBrusk, 26 janvier 2011 - 07:52 .

[BringerOfChaos]

Chris Priestly wrote...

Hello everyone.
 
We are aware that a small group of Playstation 3 users are getting corrupted saves while playing Mass Effect 2. We are aware of the issue and we are working on a patch to fix it. This issue is caused by too many level transitions within a single gaming session. Players who play for an extended period may encounter this issue.
 
In the mean time, there is a very simple work around to prevent this issue. Simply restart your game every few hours. By shutting down and restarting your game, you will not encounter the corrupted save issue.
 
So take a break from Mass Effect2 by shutting down your game, say hello to your loved ones or take the dog for a walk and then restart and keep playing.

lol Small.

Yeah right. 

What about that NG+ glitch? 

[PapaLongLegs]

BringerOfChaos wrote...

Chris Priestly wrote...

Hello everyone.
 
We are aware that a small group of Playstation 3 users are getting corrupted saves while playing Mass Effect 2. We are aware of the issue and we are working on a patch to fix it. This issue is caused by too many level transitions within a single gaming session. Players who play for an extended period may encounter this issue.
 
In the mean time, there is a very simple work around to prevent this issue. Simply restart your game every few hours. By shutting down and restarting your game, you will not encounter the corrupted save issue.
 
So take a break from Mass Effect2 by shutting down your game, say hello to your loved ones or take the dog for a walk and then restart and keep playing.

lol Small.

Yeah right. 

What about that NG+ glitch? 

One thing at a time man, 

I'd like to thank Priestly for letting us know. However I've missed a whole day of Mass Effect 2 because I've been constantly refreshing these forums!

[JeffZero]

I know how you feel, Papa. I haven't played since this morning because between this and looking at feedback on my favorite (and struggling) show's ratings I've been glued to the computer.



"Carry on, Priestly."

[FlyingFungus86]

Well it just happened to me too! About 17 hours in. I only was playing for about an hour before it happened. Ive had longer sessions...like 3 hours and it would be just fine.



Hopefully something can be done about this! Even though I plan on playing the game more than once, Id like to at least finish it this first time. And I dont want to start a new game only to get about 20 hours into it and the same thing happens.



Guess I'll have to switch to Deadspace 2.