Rainbow Six Vegas 2 plagued by online issues
by Andrew Yoon 
{ Mar 23rd 2008 at 4:30PM }
These tips are just a few that echo the sentiments found on Ubisoft boards. It seems as though the publisher is keeping quiet about the problem, refusing to directly address the hundreds of complaints its receiving. "What's even worse is they refuse to refund my money," one frustrated gamer noted.
We'll keep you updated with any developments.
[Via Joystiq]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
flubba @ Mar 23rd 2008 4:40PM
yeah, its ridiculous, i should of got this for the x360...
Sietse @ Mar 23rd 2008 4:44PM
well it seems like the 360 version also has problems with online, though not as much I guess
abyssal @ Mar 23rd 2008 11:56PM
the 360 version is fine, those that say theres something wrong with the 360 version are just pure 360 haters that cant stand it when something goes wrong with the ps3 lmao
cmc @ Mar 23rd 2008 4:38PM
My friend was telling me that the 360 version has massive amounts of slowdown offline. Maybe they should just have waited until it was finished.
Greg @ Mar 23rd 2008 4:42PM
I can not stand it. I have no idea how many times I cant connect. They better fix this immediately if they want to regain there respect from gamers. I guess this is what you get for rushing to release a game that had problems with the PS3.
frankym @ Mar 23rd 2008 4:39PM
Main reason I refused to be this game was b/c the first game was terrible with its online offering. I don't just mean bad.....I mean absolutely abysmal. This game is just a recycle of the first version.
frankym @ Mar 23rd 2008 4:39PM
Main reason I refused to be this game was b/c the first game was terrible with its online offering. I don't just mean bad.....I mean absolutely abysmal. This game is just a recycle of the first version.
Nick @ Mar 23rd 2008 4:46PM
Woo hoo my comment got in ;)
But yeah too annoying, i think by getting it out in the open rather than Ubi keeping it quiet is far better to speed up the fixing process....
Also some people on the ubi forum are thinking of goin to trade commission to file a suit....
Ian @ Mar 23rd 2008 5:04PM
So first of all Ubi releases Assassin's Creed which was full of bugs and white screens. Now they've released RSV2 which is plagued by on-line bugs.
Remind me someone, who's publishing Haze in a couple of months?
mclogo @ Mar 23rd 2008 5:09PM
This is just annoying...
There should be laws against the release of unfinished/untested/buggy software.
I could connect to about 4 games today, but was disconnected before finishing even one of them.
sirpilf @ Mar 23rd 2008 5:21PM
yea just imagine, if companies in other industries were allowed to release bad/buggy products... like a george forman grill that only cooks your pork chops 60% of the time. hah
xXShadowSlayerXx @ Mar 23rd 2008 5:09PM
I bought this game because Vegas 1 was really fun. I cant even connect to a game and even if I do the host quits :/. Its getting really annoying.
Don't get me wrong, I'm loving the single player but I can't freaking get online!
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PSN: xXShadowSlayerXx
TinyTim121 @ Mar 23rd 2008 5:08PM
lol congrats Nick!
But yeah it is really difficult to connect to any game. Me and my mate tried to play a game 2day, all we got was "Cannot connect - server error" or some other excuse.
Ubisoft should do what Rockstar games did with Bully - apologise for the problem and fix the problem in a week.
I hope it gets sorted out soon though - the original Vegas was brilliant!
(I've sent this message three times as a reply to nick but they don't appear so i'm hoping this one will without the reply)
wonway01 @ Mar 23rd 2008 5:18PM
I can understand bugs and things to fix but sometimes it seems as it wasnt even tested sometime.
DrunkRaba @ Mar 23rd 2008 7:31PM
that seems to happen to too many PS3 games. Devs need to start switching to make the ps3 version perfect then port to 360. Cause this crap just makes these usually good companies look incompetent.
Ysleiro @ Mar 24th 2008 10:54AM
Man I feel you guy's pain.
Honestly in my opinion the gaming community was robbed on this one.
I'm a 360 owner and I haven't had THAT many problems. But I do feel pain for those of us in the community that feel like they got shafted.
The only problem I noticed is that the game drops the host connection after every ranked game. If you go to non-ranked the game plays fine.
Complain until we get what we want !!!
wonway01 @ Mar 23rd 2008 5:26PM
Allow myself to introduce myself....
Maybe I should re-read what I type once in a while...
Game_playa @ Mar 23rd 2008 5:34PM
Just a rental then?
Tranando @ Mar 23rd 2008 5:37PM
So why is XBoxFanboy not reporting the same issues for the 360 version? because they do exist.....
BOTH versions have the same issues.
never$$hort @ Mar 23rd 2008 5:42PM
Because 360 problems are always kept hush-hush... shhhhh
Quinion @ Mar 23rd 2008 5:43PM
i've been playing vegas 2 online on 360 since launch....no problems at all except for when the host quits sometimes
abyssal @ Mar 24th 2008 12:00AM
your a damn liar xbox360 fanboy hasnt reported anything so stop trying rofl, the 360 version is fine....been playing since launch no problems
Volomon @ Mar 24th 2008 3:45PM
I got my refund just talk to the manager.
Yardman @ Mar 23rd 2008 5:58PM
lol sorry buddy...the 360 version have nop such problems.....I have been playing this game since launch....check my gamer tag rohan800...and see for urself.....i play 4 player terror hunt and 2 player stroy mode and no lags no issue....
Mein Bratwurst @ Mar 23rd 2008 6:02PM
Does this honestly surprise anyone? Ubisoft has always given Playstation ports the shaft. It's the same reason i've never purchased any of their games on PS2 until Splinter Cell:Double Agent (which was actually a good port for once).
Aysir @ Mar 23rd 2008 6:03PM
I've had a few freezes but no connecting problems.
xPAULIEx @ Mar 23rd 2008 6:04PM
What doesn't make sense to me is that they went backwords...They had the vegas 1 servers running fine so why didn't they just add or expand on them...I'm not sure what it is but my ps3 always has issues with ubisoft games...For example on the single player on vegas 2 and assassins creed, my character has pixels that go nuts...my guy runs around with a line that shoots from his head making him look like a unicorn...this only happens on ubisoft games though...I hope they do something quick cause COD4 is releasing their new map pack in 2 weeks.
Mentality @ Mar 23rd 2008 7:16PM
You know, if we don't hear anything from Ubisoft soon, I will be going to the UK trading standards about this, it's disgusting that Ubisoft hasn't acknowledged the problem and are keeping us in the dark, I'm pi**ed off, the game was highly anticipated and has somewhat delivered in the single player but the fact that they never fixed the problems on the last vegas for the PS3 I reckon they won't touch Vegas 2 either despite the mass complaints they are getting.
The fact is I don't want my money back, I want a fix and I want it yesterday, so they better sort they're sh*t out or I will causing some sh*t for they're company and I'll go public with it.
Hereward @ Mar 23rd 2008 7:51PM
No Lag issues of the 6 matches I got in over the past 48 hours (none of them I got to finish) I was impressed with the maps speed and graphics, even the coms, I would have been more impressed if it wasn't a case of try 20-40 matches and get in 1 (honestly) I'm sure UBI are loseing sales by the hour as people are hearing about this from friends and ALL OVER THE NET including youtube. The longer it goes unfixed the more cash they lose and the more tarnished there reputation becomes, I can't even host a 2 player terrorist hunt with a friend 20 miles away and we both have 10+ meg connections! Ubi haven't even issued a statement other than for users to check there NAT settings....way to annoy your customers intelligence guys LOL
Napkin Sketch @ Mar 23rd 2008 9:11PM
This is a problem in Vegas 1 & 2 on the XBOX 360. Your disc would stop spinning at which is painfully obvious when it happens. Seconds later you get a Disc Unreadable error. I tossed this game aside, they cant even fix major problems in a "new release" or better known as R6V1.1.
abyssal @ Mar 23rd 2008 9:50PM
thats bullcrap about problems with the 360, those problems exist only on the ps3, the 360 version is fine, its the ps3s cell chip thats causing alll these problems, thats what you get for getting a ps3 and not the 360, i have both but i dont bother with the ps3 if i can get a game for the 360, i only have resistance and warhawk for my ps3 the rest are multiplatforms but 360 versions
Mein Bratwurst @ Mar 23rd 2008 11:22PM
Cell doesn't cause problems, lazy developers cause problems for Cell.
Popfrogs @ Mar 24th 2008 12:53AM
Man, you microsoft people sure do live in denial. I bet you have a launch 360 that hasn't red ringed too right?
joey2joey @ Mar 23rd 2008 10:01PM
Well, I just downloaded a patch, so maybe that will help.
AAHILL @ Mar 23rd 2008 10:11PM
Ya this is real crap I played the first one and loved played all night all day til I got 2 an elite so when I hear of rsv2 I run to the store and find out the online sucks ass cant even play a match everytime ''CANNOT CONNECT TO HOST'' its pissing me off. Better fix it or RSV2 ends before it even started one week and if theres no patch then my copy meets Mr.Fireplace
SOCOMRAIDER @ Mar 24th 2008 12:08AM
It is more of a problem during prime time hours. If you log on when most users go to sleep, it connects much easier and faster. Early in the evening I couldn't connect to save my life. But when I jumped on later in the night, when all the kids have bed time, it worked perfectly.
Who Flang Poo @ Mar 24th 2008 12:14AM
I had the 360 version since day 1 and had no problems what so ever the only complaint I have is the limited respawns on some of the gametypes, but that could always be fixed.
marklar @ Mar 24th 2008 1:57AM
yeah, i've had no problems at all with the 360 version. IMHO this game is so much better than RSV1. I'm having an awesome time playing online (tag: marklar2k5)
Sorry to hear about the PS3 version... hope it gets fixed soon...
Riley Freeman @ Mar 24th 2008 8:35AM
someone want to explain to me why one person feels that because their game is working they know whats going on for the entire 360 community? Please shut up urs is working good for u doesnt mean others are not having issues. Second the idiot sayign the cell is causing servers to not work has no logic and I hope you return to school.
Finally I had these issues on friday when I tried to play. Saturday everything worked well i only tried coop story and it worked perfectly so I dont know if its fixed or not but i havent tried since then. its shady when they dont get these things fixed upfront but u know what rainbow six 1 sucked rainbow six 2 is improved but after playing call of duty theres no going back. so ur not missing anything. This is definitely a rental NOT a purchase.
Gamertage rileysfreeman
Ken @ Mar 24th 2008 9:45AM
The online function is aweful. We have 100+ members in our clan who bought this game and the only we can play is terrorist hunt with 2 poeple, anything other than that gets us kicked.
D-Schrute @ Mar 24th 2008 12:42PM
no probs here
rat90 @ Mar 24th 2008 12:48PM
I can not get online with rainbow six vegas 2
adancito316 @ Mar 24th 2008 1:45PM
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adancito316 @ Apr 3rd 2008 8:43AM
Arrgh why is this not working!!
ryan @ Mar 26th 2008 8:09PM
way to go ubisoft, you sure pulled a fast one on all ps3 owners. now this makes me want to play call of duty on an online system that actually works. my advice to you developers is to fix this quikley and more importantly, fix it well. oh, and i also want to know how the hell this happened and went on the shelves unoticed. JEEZ! A COMPLETE D-BAG MOVE
adancito316 @ Apr 3rd 2008 8:47AM
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adancito316 @ Apr 3rd 2008 8:48AM
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