To patch, or not to patch (1.3)? : V

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 10:34 am

I want to know everyone's thoughts on the new 1.3 patch for XBOX 360.

We waited long enough for it. It has some very important fixes.

But... every patch Bethesda has introduced has caused allot of problems.

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:00 pm

i was checking this on the xbox forum, it seems very buggy still im still playing on 1.1 xD!

Mainly they fix resistance and backwards dragons thats it

Still issues with incomplete quests, bug with beast form, bug with loading, etc ~~im staying on 1.1 ^_^~~

Hope this helps

*Plop going to give a try to patch 1.3 >

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 7:27 am

I havent dared. Still on 1.1, nothing broken in my game, so why "fix" it. Heard horror stories of non-usable savegames after update. At 90 hours into the game, losing my saves would be "not cool"

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:01 am

But... every patch Bethesda has introduced has caused allot of problems.

Yes. Every 1.2 patch caused a lot of problems.

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 7:16 am

I've not had any problems on the xbox and my resistance and backwards dragons seem to be fine now.

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:53 pm

If you didn't download 1.2 then 1.3 will not fix anything as 1.3 was made to fix the mess 1.2 made.

This has been said countless of times already.

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 2:10 am

Nothing wrong with mine yet.

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 9:29 am

Went from 1.1 to 1.3 and so far so good with dramatically improved textures for me (which was pointed out to me was done in 1.2 but eh new for me). It seems really random who suffers from bugs. For instance Blood on the Ice which everybody encounters problems with worked fine for me...twice.
Only broken quest for me is Repair the Vial.

1.3 fixed some stability issues which made my playing experience smoother. Some of the slight stuttering I had is gone and so far it hasn't frozen in loading screens, not that this happened often but I did have to restart a few times with 1.1.

Now waiting for the actual patch that fixes quest bugs!

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 10:06 am

I shared your trepidation Bleakwail, after patching to 1.2 and then having to revert back to 1.04 to enjoy the game like before. I bit the bullet last night and downloaded 1.3 and so far no problems at all.
No texture issues, backwards dragons or problem getting souls. All good so far!

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 8:33 am

personally,i will be waiting (have 1.1 360 patch installed),until there is a decent patch released (that won't give more problems than it fixes/from what i have read about them).

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:24 pm

I am playing patchless right now. But I want to download the 1.3 patch so that the bookshelves work.

Am I understanding correctly, that playing patch-free means I have the book shelf glitch?

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 6:58 am

Still issues with incomplete quests

Well, they said they would get to quests in jan, prioritizing etc, so I really don't see why people still complain that 1.3 is not fixing quests.

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 9:56 am

I want to know everyone's thoughts on the new 1.3 patch for XBOX 360.

We waited long enough for it. It has some very important fixes.

But... every patch Bethesda has introduced has caused allot of problems.

I have both backwards flying dragons and screwed up resistances on my character right now, so I'm definitely downloaded 1.3 (PS3) as soon as available. Who know what/if new problems will occur, but right now I can't kill this one particular dragon for a quest and it's pi$$ing me off, hehe.

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 9:36 am

im on these forums because thanks to the new patch my game cant go 2 loading screens without crashing on any save file. and my bookshelves still dont work.

so yeah... dont get it. bethesda is out of control. their "patches" have reliably broken more than they fixed for me.

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:00 pm

1.3 working fine for me.

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:50 pm

I am playing patchless right now. But I want to download the 1.3 patch so that the bookshelves work.

Am I understanding correctly, that playing patch-free means I have the book shelf glitch?

and my bookshelves still dont work.

If your bookshelves didn't work properly before the 1.3 patch, the patch didn't fix them. What the patch did was to make sure that the glitch can't happen anymore.

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:59 pm

I have both backwards flying dragons and screwed up resistances on my character right now, so I'm definitely downloaded 1.3 (PS3) as soon as available. Who know what/if new problems will occur, but right now I can't kill this one particular dragon for a quest and it's pi$$ing me off, hehe.

Isn't there any way to clear the cache on the PS3, and/or uninstall updates? I recommend playing patch free until 1.3 comes out for you.

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:40 pm

If your bookshelves didn't work properly before the 1.3 patch, the patch didn't fix them. What the patch did was to make sure that the glitch can't happen anymore.

I have no idea if the shelf glitch exists in my game because I haven't tested it yet.

My question is, the did bookshelf glitch / bug always exist? Or did on of the patches CAUSE it to start happening?

I prefer playing patch free. But if there is going to be bookshelf issues, then I want to get patch 1.3.

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:06 am

Isn't there any way to clear the cache on the PS3, and/or uninstall updates? I recommend playing patch free until 1.3 comes out for you.

No, I believe the save games are messed up making it impossible to revert back.

Also the PS3 patch 1.3 is released now. At least in Europe. NA shouldn't take long.

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:09 pm

My question is, the did bookshelf glitch / bug always exist? Or did on of the patches CAUSE it to start happening?

Sorry but can't answer that. I lucked out and haven't encountered that glitch/bug at all so I don't know if it was there from day one or not.

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 4:41 am

AS with Oblivion and Morrowind, I'm really not having any problems so unless something horrible comes up that I know a patch fixxes or I need it for a mod I really want, I'll just skip for now.

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:40 am

My opinion, if you are a console user who got stuck with 1.2 get 1.3. otherwise wait. 1.3 makes it's own problems, but it better than 1.2. 1.1 is best.

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:56 am

I am playing patchless right now. But I want to download the 1.3 patch so that the bookshelves work.

Am I understanding correctly, that playing patch-free means I have the book shelf glitch?

This problem seems to affect different people/platforms in different ways. Whilst others, like yourself, have encountered the problem, I'm playing on the XBox, from disc, unpatched and all bookshelves and weapon racks work fine.

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:33 am

I want to know everyone's thoughts on the new 1.3 patch for XBOX 360.

We waited long enough for it. It has some very important fixes.

But... every patch Bethesda has introduced has caused allot of problems.

When it comes to patching, ask yourself :
Have I experienced a problem in my game ?
If no, no need for patch. If yes:
Does the patch fix the problem I am experiencing?
If no, no need to patch. If yes:
What's the risk of introducing new problems with the new patch? Are there known issues introduced with the new patch? Are those worse than the ones I am experiencing now?

Answer all of those questions, and you'll know whether to patch or not.

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 8:39 pm

No matter. Better to be safe, than sorry. My vote is cast. Just downloaded the patch. I hope I don't regret this...