In order to keep the patch notes thread a bit easier to find information and be overall less intimidating for people just hoping to find the notes, we're going to separate the two. Please use this thread to discuss the patch for new issues, feedback, and so forth.
Patch 4 was just posted here and is currently available for the PC. We are working to have it available on the consoles next week.
In order to keep the patch notes thread a bit easier to find information and be overall less intimidating for people just hoping to find the notes, we're going to separate the two. Please use this thread to discuss the patch for new issues, feedback, and so forth.
Patch 4 was just posted here and is currently available for the PC. We are working to have it available on the consoles next week.
Thank you Allan, that does make it easier to find patch notes.
Just a suggestion, also create a Dev's News thread and lock it so that only game staff can post, then someone can post there now and again to let us now what you are working on, looking at, etc... and give us a teaser for upcoming content when you are allowed to do that. You could also post requests for information or polls on what we would like to see and, leave links for us to respond there.
We'd appreciate it and, it would do wonders toward solving the current forum PR thing so many are griping about.
So you're calling the shield hotfix Patch 4? *shrugs* Any word on a Patch 5 then?
Yeah, I think there's just something about needing to completely increment the number from a data stand point, so it's easiest to simply say "it's patch 4" rather than communicating that it's "Patch 3 hotfix" while the patch data actually says "Patch 4." It'd end up confusing because visible "Patch 4" would be tracked internally as "Patch 5" and guaranteed someone will make a mistake and get confused!
I don't have any news on patch 5 at this time unfortunately. I'll touch base to see if we can at least get a timeline on when we're able to get more information for that.
Thank you for this and the other thread. Now we know what exactly the hot-fix fixed.
I am looking forward for those balance changes, they are probably MP related, right? Wouldn't mind some for SP as well (though more focused on boosting rather than the classic easy way of nerfing, for example Artificer can use some more love).
Btw it would be nice to hear something more about the patch that is supposed to improve the PC controls.
Thank you for this and the other thread. Now we know what exactly the hot-fix fixed.
I am looking forward for those balance changes, they are probably MP related, right? Wouldn't mind some for SP as well (though more focused on boosting rather than the classic easy way of nerfing, for example Artificer can use some more love).
Btw it would be nice to hear something more about the patch that is supposed to improve the PC controls.
Yes please 
Will we get auto-attack in the action cam? Maybe as a toggle? How about moving the tac cam on mouse screen edge? Oooooh I hope so!
Thanks for the post and the update
and I'd like to ask if there are works for possible auto attack toggle in the works.
Wow 4 patches and this is all you've fixed thus far?
You patched the dupe glitch which most players didn't even use or know about and it broke the shields and armors and had to backtrack and fix what that broke and now call a hotfix is a full patch and is patch 4?
seriously?
there are people who cannot even play their files and games and this is all the answers so far?
Wow. Cannot wait for what Patch 5 will break in an attempt to fix.
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I would suggest staying polite in this thread, we already have many rage topics about what should be patched or shouldn't have been patched (and BW reads them, you can see mods clearing them of profanities all the time). I and many others would like to hear from BioWare more often and creating a hostile environment will not exactly help that.
I'm guessing I'm in the minority with audio and banter issues ?
Very relieved to see Bioware folks joining us. Thank you for coming back.
I would suggest staying polite in this thread, we already have many rage topics about what should be patched or shouldn't have been patched (and BW reads them, you can see mods clearing them of profanities all the time). I and many others would like to hear from BioWare more often and creating a hostile environment will not exactly help that.
Well my corrupted files are 'hostile environments' as well.
and devs need to know when fans are angry with them or they won't learn anything either. And the fact that criticism with a bit on anger would get deleted is a fault on the devs part. I'm not flaming or cursing. I am understandably angry. And that is is perfectly okay.
I'm guessing I'm in the minority with audio and banter issues ?
Very relieved to see Bioware folks joining us. Thank you for coming back.
No, I've still got those too.
I have no armor sounds, no mounts noises footsteps/neighs/shrieks etc
And I have 4 files still plagues by banter bugs to the point I've decided to play solo on them.
You are not alone.
any word on maybe fixing the crashing to desktop and direct x error issues, it's very frustrating trying to play only to have to redo missions i just did because of the game crashing constantly 
Well my corrupted files are 'hostile environments' as well.
and devs need to know when fans are angry with them or they won't learn anything either. And the fact that criticism with a bit on anger would get deleted is a fault on the devs part. I'm not flaming or cursing. I am understandably angry. And that is is perfectly okay.
No, I've still got those too.
I have no armor sounds, no mounts noises footsteps/neighs/shrieks etc
And I have 4 files still plagues by banter bugs to the point I've decided to play solo on them.
You are not alone.
I have to agree, being quite angry myself, and as of now I have a completely unplayable game.
I tried starting a new game today to see if anything would be different, and it seems that the banter and sound bugs are worse than on my original save, since before it was occasionally working and now it is non existent.
Great, my perfectly good game got broken and now I don't have party banter anymore. Well one thing is certain: If the next damn patch fixes this then my Origin will be offline and NO friggin half-arsed "fixes" will be installed untill I finish and can move on to something else.
Thank goodness GTA V will be available for pc in a few weeks 
also recently noticed that, upon leaving skyhold and traveling to camps (most noticeably the dalish camp in the plains), one or more of my party members arrives with half-health. this is a new phenomena, since the patch.
most annoying.
Also I fear my loading times between locations have gone up significantly with patch 3 (and stayed the same with patch 4). I don't know if my save game became bloated (I finished every single side quest, collected all the things), but for example 2 mins and 10 seconds from Skyhold to Emprise du Lion on a freshly started program running on 7200 rpm HDD is not cool either way.
Btw about the banter issues. I am guessing my current party probably went through all their lines, but even when I switched companions for some time, everybody was still silent after patch 3, except maybe occasional one-line comments about locations.
any word on maybe fixing the crashing to desktop and direct x error issues, it's very frustrating trying to play only to have to redo missions i just did because of the game crashing constantly
The DirectX error is a graphics driver issue. Yes it can be fixed but, that will take time. EA/Bioware has to work with AMD and Nvidia to resolve that one and, that means both sides having the time and people to get it done. Given that it only happens with some GPUs and, for some people, I can be patient with that for a couple of more drivers at least.
Patch 3 and 4(or hotfix if you will) did increase loading time a bit for me. Perhaps one or two seconds longer. I know it's likely more on lesser computers but, that's expected. Everything you add to a game means more it must load and, I don't care how fast the computer is, it takes time to load things, more things to load, more time needed to do so.
I have noticed that for banter to engage, it seems to take about 30 mins CUMULATIVE out of combat and not interacting with NPCs for the first banter to engage, after that it seems fine until you switch regions.
Allan, I know you don't make the calls on what's upcoming and you may be limited as to what you can say, but I have a question I would dearly love answered, if possible.
I am one of the people who was hit with the voice change bug. I don't have an earlier save.
Is there anything in the works, at all, that will work similarly to this patch 4?
Somehow patch 4 was able to identify the shields affected by the glitch that had already been crafted, and it was able to correct them.
Is there not a parallel fix possible for those of us whose voices were flicked to the wrong switch? If something as minor as a shield stat going from front to side can be retroactively corrected it seems something as major as a character generated trait should be easier to identify a fix for.
I suspect a console command could do it, were we permitted to use such. Set_Inq_speech_male_02 or some such. (I know that looks nothing like a viable but you get my point.)
Frankly I've been lucky. Avoided all stuttering, crashing, reskinning, etc. At least I think I have. I haven't loaded since Patch 2 because I simply cannot bring myself to either a) continue playing my character after being abducted and subjected to some nifty voice box adjustments... or 
restarting to grind through 80% of the game to get to where I am at.
I don't want to abuse this renewed contact we have but I just really need to see a light at the end of the tunnel, sir.
I hate being "that guy" but are we ever going to see any fixes or changes to the elves in SP? I'm sure everyone is aware of the topic in character creator that has numerous screenshots of their inquisitors with broken arms/glued arms/inverted arms: http://forum.bioware...d-its-problems/
I've been holding off of my Elf playthrough due to his glitch/bug as it completely distracts me from the story when I have to see my character with their arms clipping badly in to their body.
Any word if this is being worked on and a patch is coming down the pipes soon?
Also, are we going to get any new armors added to SP, especially racial ones? There's a lot of nice looking armor on either NPC or even the MP characters that would be nice to have in SP. Lookin' at you Elven Sentinel Armor.
DAMP patches and small DLCs are nice and all, but is SP going to get any love any time soon (small DLC wise)?
I am a little confused. Patch 4 is going to release on consoles next week, but when was patch 3 released for consoles? Unless patch 4 includes patch 3 something is not right
Nah. No thanks. My PC version works fine with just patch 1 and... maybe 2? Can't remember if I have patch 2 or not.
Nevermind the "shield glitch" or what not. What about the Direct X issues? I havent played for a month now just because i didn't want to leave my PC for more than 2-3 mins without getting a error message saying that the code sucks's. You guys and Nvidia need to get your **** together. GTX 760 SLI does not work without a error message. Im not sure why this glitch is not in the news. You guys are getting awards for a broken game.
What about the memory leak issue that has crept into many people's games after patch 4? when can we expect a fix on that?
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