When is NRS gonna get their crap together and fix this damn online?

The game doesn't necessarily lag during the fight any more, but I do have to deal with input lag.

If you can't deal with the online, find some offline tournaments or get together with people in your area as previously suggested. I'd be all over offline MK around where I live but there's no chance unless I want to travel half-way across the country.
 
HipHop_Idiot said:
This is what I payed 60 dollars for? First horrible lag, and now constant disconnects? I have downloaded both the compatibly packs, and almost all matches I play eventually disconnect at some point. I'm getting really tired of this bull****. And I'm not buying any DLC until this crap is resolved.

Why is it that SSFV can get it right on the first try, but it's been this long and nothing has been done yet for Mortal Kombat? This game would definitely be one of the best fighters of this generation if it wasn't for its online. Next time I suggest NRS get their online together first before they waste time on worthless krypt content or a boring repetitive challenge tower with a half-assed reward.

/rant
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You're user name explains it all. You are an idiot. SSF4 didnt get it right the first time. They had time to make everything good from SF4. ITS YOUR CONNECTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why is it that me and all my friends have NO LAG,NO disconnects, NO desynchs if you choose default skin and KOTH rarely freezes. Alot of ppl have said their online play has been much better, its definately not perfect but far from not playable. Just join a room, and when u fight someone choose your default costume ONLY otherwise it will freeze or disconnect.
 
DCP said:
You guys also do know that it's not always the game's fault, right? If you have shitty Internet and even of you do have decent Internet, if your NAT type is 3 or restricted, you won't be connecting to many people. I have good Internet and NAT type 2 and 9/10 times my matches go smoothly.
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When changing the xbox ip to static and placing that ip in the router DMZ all Nat issues are resolved. It totally removes any network address translation all together. I would recommend anyone that has router with DMZ capability to go with this setup.
 
I redownloaded it and I still can't even select a regular costume without getting disconnected.
I still get random no longer availables very often.
I still get desynch often too.
Sucks, and I feel the same way he does.

Also seems that the button lag has gotten worse.
 
The "Game is no longer in session" issues may be NAT type related, but the desync problems are not. Desync problems occur when a company lacks the common sense to release a DLC patch that EVERYONE HAS TO DOWNLOAD. Some games will prevent you from accessing multiplayer if you have a restricting NAT type.
 
why does there always seem to be only 2 radical opinions when it comes to this game

you got crybabies who wont shut up
and you got fanboys constantly riding NRS's Nuts


I love this game and they did a great job on it. More positives than negatives, but there are still some painfully obvious flaws. wish more people could see the same.
 
DCP said:
This game like every fighting game was meant for offline so....
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Bingo.People seem to miss the part where they said their number 1 goal was to make a tournament worthy fighter.TOURNAMENT=offline play

Personally I play much more offline vs then online.but then again I am kind of lucky as I live in RI therefore most of the ppl i used to play games with in the arcade are still people I talk to today,considering that there were only 2 REAL arcades in RI when I was growing up.
1 was DG's arcade (the best,was just a empty store that was filled with arcade cabs)or you could go to the mall.Since we are such a small state everyone knows everyone thats why Im still in touch with "mall" friends from 15+ years ago.

But yea I understand the frustration,but you didnt pay 60 JUST for a online mode.as <--,<--,<--,lp
already stated you got a excellent game for your $
offline MK9 is 9.8\10

just me 2 cents :)
 
I'm of the position that priority should be in online play.

This is 2011. More people play/interact via the internet than they do outside of it. People socialize way more over text messages, Facebook, email than they do in person. It's a sad fact. Social networking has turned people into anti-social beings.

As a result, people tend to stay in their homes, with their huge televisions, nice sound systems and play games with their "friends" (local or abroad) via online play. Online play is such a high selling point when it comes to certain genres...sports games, first person shooters, fighters, racing.

MK9 was NOT designed with RPG elements in mind. If it were, then yeah, i could see MK9 being more geared toward the offline crowd. However, it was designed to be a fighting game that pits you against an opponent for a brief 3 round, 90 second match. MK9 was NOT designed for strictly offline tournament play. MK9 creaters know that not everyone would be of age to drive/travel to go play in these offline tournaments, nor the number of people even interested in tournament play wouldn't be that high. Only the hardcore MK players want to travel around and meet up at some comic shop to play other MK nerds.

No, MK9 creaters knew the key component of their game would be online competitions...hence their priority in developing KING OF THE HILL and their promoting this feature all the time. This mode alone was designed to get people back into the arcade mindset, WITHOUT having to travel to an arcade (either because arcades are dying out or an arcade is not around where you live). You never heard MK9 developers pimping the hell out of "hey, once MK9 is out, you can travel all over the place and play in tournaments." No, they pimped the hell out of "hey, KotH will bring back that arcade feeling you had with friends back in the day!". Sure they want MK9 to be tournament level, but that isn't their target audience. They want the MASSES to flock to their game, not the small group of hardcore MKers.

bottom line: MK9 needs to focus their efforts on cleaning up the online experience. paying $60 for a fighting game with a poor online framwork is completely unacceptable and not worth the price of admission. now, if this were an RPG type game, then sure, F* online....but it's not RPG based. It's a game that let's you match random people, of varying skill levels, all over the world, in a social setting, from the comfort of your home, without traveling, and each "game" will last no more than 270 seconds.

fix online NRS.
 
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DCP said:
You guys also do know that it's not always the game's fault, right? If you have shitty Internet and even of you do have decent Internet, if your NAT type is 3 or restricted, you won't be connecting to many people. I have good Internet and NAT type 2 and 9/10 times my matches go smoothly.
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This.
It's not the game's fault or NRS's fault.
It's your connection, your problem.

I have had maybe 5 disconnected sessions, with over 300 matches played. Online works great for me, but Offline is much funner anyways.
 
Pluto said:
This.
It's not the game's fault or NRS's fault.
It's your connection, your problem.

I have had maybe 5 disconnected sessions, with over 300 matches played. Online works great for me, but Offline is much funner anyways.
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it IS NRS fault when they release DLC and don't make it mandatory that everyone d/l it in order to play online. as a result, we get 50% of the players who do have the DLC and 50% who do not have the DLC...which results in "desyncs".

NRS is partially responsible, the other responsiblity lies on the users internet connection
 
The third part of you're screen name is totally correct. I'm surprised you had the strength to admit it, Mr. Hip Hop Idiot.
 
boX said:
I'm of the position that priority should be in online play.
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100% agreed. to all the people saying the game should only be played offline, you should think about a few things that have already been explained here but i will reiterate the point. not everyone has the money to play in tournaments nor do they have the time. again, not everyone has a lot of friends that play mortal kombat. arcades are almost non-existent in the u.s. lucky for me i have one in my area. and very few people pay $60 to play the computer. so for all the people that fit into those categories(a lot more people than the # of people who play exclusively offline) online IS the next best option. not only that but it is convenient as well.
 
chessmaster said:
100% agreed. to all the people saying the game should only be played offline, you should think about a few things that have already been explained here but i will reiterate the point. not everyone has the money to play in tournaments nor do they have the time. again, not everyone has a lot of friends that play mortal kombat. arcades are almost non-existent in the u.s. lucky for me i have one in my area. and very few people pay $60 to play the computer. so for all the people that fit into those categories(a lot more people than the # of people who play exclusively offline) online IS the next best option. not only that but it is convenient as well.
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Tournaments aren't the only source of playing with others. People have casuals all over the US. Casuals are get togethers at arcades/game stores/comic book stores, pretty much any local that allows you to set up monitors and game systems. Usually they are free to get in, and you only pay if you want to enter small tournaments.

Sure online is cool, but I think the game is worth $60 just for the offline features. You get a great story mode, arcade ladder, tag ladder, challenge tower, various "test your" game modes. It got me through the whole PSN situation.

Those sayin you don't have the time to play offline, you can take the time you play online to play offline. It's no different.
 
chessmaster said:
100% agreed. to all the people saying the game should only be played offline, you should think about a few things that have already been explained here but i will reiterate the point. not everyone has the money to play in tournaments nor do they have the time. again, not everyone has a lot of friends that play mortal kombat. arcades are almost non-existent in the u.s. lucky for me i have one in my area. and very few people pay $60 to play the computer. so for all the people that fit into those categories(a lot more people than the # of people who play exclusively offline) online IS the next best option. not only that but it is convenient as well.
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ill break down and agree. purely from a business PoV tho. the majority of the people who buy this game will probably play it online most of the time, since that is the direction most of there money is coming from thats where they should probably work on it.

tho to be fair, its not exactly a easy thing, and i doubt other companies are like...here...this is how we did it so amazingly well competition so you can do it too!

even then, online play will NEVER be as good as offline simply because there is no real way to overcome the input lag, it will always be there in some fashion simply because even the internet isnt instant.
 
chessmaster said:
100% agreed. to all the people saying the game should only be played offline, you should think about a few things that have already been explained here but i will reiterate the point. not everyone has the money to play in tournaments nor do they have the time. again, not everyone has a lot of friends that play mortal kombat. arcades are almost non-existent in the u.s. lucky for me i have one in my area. and very few people pay $60 to play the computer. so for all the people that fit into those categories(a lot more people than the # of people who play exclusively offline) online IS the next best option. not only that but it is convenient as well.
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I dont think anyone here is saying the game should "only" be played offline,I like to think as we are all MK fans we all want to see the game succeed in every possible way,online included.

I think most replies here were a response to the OP's post,I know mine was.You arent paying $60 just for a online mode,you paid that $60 for a excellent game with a great story mode & a great vs. mode even though it,like most other games suffer in one way or another.And it just so happens that MK is lacking in the online Dept.

And I understand ppl's frustration with online,but TBH since they fixed online for xbox the desync have been far and few in between.I also think it should be a mandatory download so there is less chance for desync.Most games dont allow you online unless you update,I dont know why NRS chose to make it voluntary.I also wish they slowed down a bit,so there wont be anymore classic costume glitches
 
creed200569 said:
You're user name explains it all. You are an idiot. SSF4 didnt get it right the first time. They had time to make everything good from SF4. ITS YOUR CONNECTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why is it that me and all my friends have NO LAG,NO disconnects, NO desynchs if you choose default skin and KOTH rarely freezes. Alot of ppl have said their online play has been much better, its definately not perfect but far from not playable. Just join a room, and when u fight someone choose your default costume ONLY otherwise it will freeze or disconnect.
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Lmao, so I gotta limit my options for the developers failure? Great logic, and to the fools calling me an idiot I LOL@you. And no it isn't my connection, all my other games run great, I guess its just a coincidence that MK9 is the only one not working properly? You people give passes on things that is directly the fault of the developer. What about the fact that the new classic costumes do not have the character patches that were previously put in place? Just another example of this broken online shamble.
 
DCP said:
Tournaments aren't the only source of playing with others. People have casuals all over the US. Casuals are get togethers at arcades/game stores/comic book stores, pretty much any local that allows you to set up monitors and game systems. Usually they are free to get in, and you only pay if you want to enter small tournaments.

Sure online is cool, but I think the game is worth $60 just for the offline features. You get a great story mode, arcade ladder, tag ladder, challenge tower, various "test your" game modes. It got me through the whole PSN situation.

Those sayin you don't have the time to play offline, you can take the time you play online to play offline. It's no different.
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the MAIN difference (and inconvenience) in your argument is that not every has the money, time, means to travel to tournaments or even casuals like you said. online is in your own home. simple. leaving the home to play in another location, town, state, country requires a lot more effort and resources that people just don't have. i work 40+ hours a week. hell no i don't have time to go to some casual or tournament, so online is very important.
 
I don't understand how a Halo: Reach match can have 16 people playing at once lagless when 2 people fight on MK and it's button lag central. Just one concept I never understood.
 
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