I really can't believe how some of you are considering this patch a joke... they are addressing some of the primary areas of concern, and these are undoubtedly the most fundamental issues that were on the list to be fixed. PS3 performance, Xbox textures for installation, PC remapping and menu fixes, the audio driver problem.
They work to fix all of this and release it, then you call it a joke.... It's awesome that Bethesda is working to fix the more critical problems first. It's all about priorities guys.. game crashes, texture load issues, crazy PC mouse lag, PS3 frame rate drops and freezes - these are the types of things that ruin the game experience as a whole. Quest bugs and other superficial stuff is set to be address AFTER the important stuff. There's probably several undocumented tweaks and fixes as well.
Thank you for the patch Beth, so far you've shown a much more timely response to addressing game issues than in the past.
They fixed 1 major issue on PC...1 single issue (the sound thing) and there was already a work around for it! ALL the other PC "fixes" are small, minor, graphical things, or quality of life issues, or very very rare, minor bugs (like dragons occasionally not attacking). This patch fixes only 1 single major bug on PC! ONE! There are literally HUNDREDS of them, just about ALL of which have been WELL documented on this forum since DAY 1!!! My game currently has had about 8 major quests (most for factions, 1 main story-line) that I have HAD to use the console to be able to complete! I have 2 others (one for Companions, one is a random major quest) that I can't even fix with console commands! I have CTD about once every half hour or so. EVERY time I recruit a new follower or reload a save I have to use a console command to make sure my follower equips the right weapons/armor. Dragons who I "allow" to plummet into the ground and leave their fancy little crash site in the earth almost ALWAYS disappear, become unlootable, and I don't get souls for them. I have had about a dozen dragons get stuck on architecture and not be able to be killed, resulting in being forced to reload a previous save or be permanently in combat. I have TONS of small, graphical issues/sound issues. I have countless other, smaller bugs. And NONE of those things are addressed in this patch! NONE!
And here's the kicker. I have only a VERY tiny selection of all the bugs people are reporting. There are MANY players WAY worse off than me. So no, for PC users, this patch is garbage. It's a total joke. I am sure that Xbox and PS3 users are a little bit happier with it, as they at least got a fix for a major issue that they couldn't make workarounds for (although from what I hear there are MANY more major issues that they still need to deal with on the consoles too).
So please, keep your rabid fanboyism off my reality. Thanks.
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Think about how much code this game has ..... now think about having to go over all that code on top of play testing. Calm down people they are working as fast as they can. Oh and DragonDai ..... They know more about fixing glitches than you do since you think everything should be fixed at once. If you want that patch we would all be waiting for a good month or two, so im glad they got this out as early as they did. It hasn't even been a month yet.
I GUARANTEE that if the Creation Kit came out today, by this time next Monday there would be a fan patch that would fix AT LEAST double the number of major bugs this patch fixes. I'd be willing to be 100 bucks on it.