Rejoice MNR fans!!

The new patch is coming out this Wednesday!!!

Quote:Slashed Load Times
Yes, there are still going to be load times, but Sony is reporting that in some cases those loads will be 50 percent faster.

Casual Difficulty FTW
A lot of folks dug the gameplay in ModNation Racers, but they were getting pwned by the game's AI-controlled opponents; those computerized b*******s never gave Player 1 a break! Well, this patch introduces Casual Difficulty Mode. This should give people who just want to have some fun the chance to do so without having to worry about hurling a controller after getting sideswiped in the third lap.

Friends with XP Benefits
Racing in XP Races and Series is key to earning experience points and leveling-up online. However, as it stands, you can't invite your friends to XP outings. It kind of sucks the fun out of your multiplayer romp. Well, next week, that'll be a thing of the past. This patch allows you to invite your buddies to races and series, so go level grind!

Death to Hot Lap Cheaters
Apparently, this patch will fix a bug that allowed players to cut through tracks and post ridiculous times in the online Hot Lap section. Only a few more days to steal the spotlight, kids!

The Ultimate Collector
Player cards -- the profile showing what you've whipped up -- will now display all of you creations and not just some of them.

Get Online Faster and Stay There
United Front Games is also fixing MNR so that you'll be able to jump into online races faster than ever. The developers say that this has been done by removing "the online game room from the ModSpot." On top of that, the server's been upgraded to help get rid of those pesky disconnects people were having to deal with. We'll see how that works next week.

Attain the Unattainable (Challenges)
United Front Games has listened to all of your ranting and raving and honed in on three challenges that it agrees are just too damn tough. When you download the patch, expect different completion conditions on the Devastator takedown on Wild Run, the Devastator takedown on Modobahn and the "sideswipe three opponents on the cliff side" task on Fracture.

Free Stuff
The Tin Bucket item will be unlocked for everyone! Hooray!

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This is well overdue! Glad to see they've worked on most of the issues, rather than just one or two =D

I'm thinking we can actually plan a MNR event in advance and hopefully have everyone connect fine!

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Excellent! I wish I could stick to this game more, but I do love the fact that it can be great party game.

And everybody here who plays it, please, download my track!

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Laguz Wrote:This is well overdue! Glad to see they've worked on most of the issues, rather than just one or two =D

I'm thinking we can actually plan a MNR event in advance and hopefully have everyone connect fine!

ey laguz from now on, we can now race and get exp for it!! Level grind to the maxx!!

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I really hope that the loading times and connectivity are being fixed.
I might *shock* actually play this game now.
Just as I was considering selling it. XD

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Astharis Wrote:I really hope that the loading times and connectivity are being fixed.
I might *shock* actually play this game now.
Just as I was considering selling it. XD

OH NO!! Dont sell it! This still has lots of potential!!! TRUST!!

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Astharis Wrote:I really hope that the loading times and connectivity are being fixed.
I might *shock* actually play this game now.
Just as I was considering selling it. XD

You can't sell it! Just like Jux said, it still is fun to play =) We play it quite often, and ok, we do get the occasional problems, but it's worth it for the fun we have ^,^

Racing friends and gaining XP at the same time will be awesome, I'm looking forawrd to this download now xD

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I have only played a handful of hours on it. Haven't picked it up since.

I get that people like the creative nature of it, but really... I use my creative energy outside gaming anyway, so I don't get that much extra from within the game. On top of that, it's not actually that great a karting game. Of course, it's not terrible, but I'd still rather play the PS1 Speed Freaks over MNR.

So the only thing it has going for it at all is the online play with friends, which, uh, HAVE NOT BEEN SATISFACTORY ON ANY LEVEL up until now. It takes forever to load/connect and then won't stay connected for very long. Additionally you can't even play with everyone yet due to where they live. And then... The racing isn't actually that much fun. Perhaps that's because I suck at it, but I suck at UC2 and that makes no difference. XD

Dudes, I totally shouldn't have let you convince me to buy this game at RRP. XD

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