USF4-PC on Steam is SUPERB NOW? *GASP*

[StockyJam]

2 more days till Ultra drops and their simultaneous release of “the patch”…
2 more days till everyone is either overjoyed…
or sadly miserably disappointed.

[blufang]

PC players should either pick up Skullgirls (also 14.99 but frequently on sale), or KOF XIII (which goes under 15 on sale) rather than give money for an update that everyone thinks is shitty.

[Glovedman]

PC players should either pick up Skullgirls (also 14.99 but frequently on sale), or KOF XIII (which goes under 15 on sale) rather than give money for an update that everyone thinks is shitty.

But what if the person likes only Street Fighter???

[blufang]

PC players should either pick up Skullgirls (also 14.99 but frequently on sale), or KOF XIII (which goes under 15 on sale) rather than give money for an update that everyone thinks is shitty.

But what if the person likes only Street Fighter???

Good question, Street fighter is a beloved franchise with iconic characters . You still have options though. You can play SFA2, SFA3, 3s, SF2 Hyper fighting, or ST on GGPO. If you really do love Ultra SFIV (have tried it out on the console release) then go for it. I’m just saying if you don’t like the changes, or the game that much, don’t feel forced to buy it.

[Links]

PC players should either pick up Skullgirls (also 14.99 but frequently on sale), or KOF XIII (which goes under 15 on sale) rather than give money for an update that everyone thinks is shitty.

Come on now. Besides, I got the original SSF4AE on PC for 10 bucks on Amazon anyway, so 15 more dollars is no big deal for me.

[LockM]

I played some endless and i haven’t had the waiting for players message once and i haven’t dropped out of any games either. Seems fixed, though ill try again tomorrow to see if i wasn’t just lucky today.

[YorKeY]

Latest patch notes:

Reduced latency issues and frequent “Waiting for player…” message during online games.
Latency indicator that shows players’ connection status now updates sooner.
Severe audio distortion issue improved by addressing memory leak.
Rendering performance restored on certain machines that had been impacted by the aforementioned memory leak.
VCredist install routine no longer occurs every time you launch the game.
Reduced wait time before the “Unable to join” message is displayed when searching for matches online.

Private Slots (Steam settings work differently than GFWL):
Empty public slots in lobby: no changes to joining rules
Empty private slots in lobby (3 options below):
Host’s friend can join by using “Join Game” from friends list
Players can join by accepting invitation from the host
Players can join private lobby using “Join Game” on a friend that is not the host, if the player has the host of the lobby in his friends list.

Joining a friend that is the host in a private lobby is not possible but "Join Game" on the friends list is still active. (but ignored)"

False “New Challenger” interrupt by local 2nd player when playing Arcade Mode - Keyboard/pad/arcade stick settings problem has been addressed.

Now it is possible to manually change the refresh rate in the config.ini file (same as the GFWL version)

Players can now view recently player players by using the Steam overlay while the game is active.

Additional country flags have been supported: China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Cyprus, Malta, Thailand, Argentina, Indonesia, Ukraine 

You sir are a legend.

[StockyJam]

I played some endless and i haven’t had the waiting for players message once and i haven’t dropped out of any games either. Seems fixed, though ill try again tomorrow to see if i wasn’t just lucky today.

I played a little couple hours ago, I also notice no more waiting for player pop ups. had 10-15 random ranked matches.
not once was there a pop up.
still laggy, but more consistent lag thankfully.

[fohstick]

I do not notice any improvements. Game is literally unplayable for me now because the number of lag spikes per match has increased significantly. The “joining session” message still takes 15 seconds to timeout. Ping indicator is worse - some players in my own country would have 0 bars.

Opponents that fought frequently with no or little lag in the past are now unplayable.

[StockyJam]

oh, don’t get me wrong. its still unplayable.
it isn’t just noticeably worse than GFWL ever was…it still needs tremendous work. inputs are still dropping and all over the place. The wrong moves are coming out all over the place. lmao, I tried doing anti-air crouching mp for example and the game read qcb+p when the qcb was a good 2 seconds prior while blocking and not hitting buttons. morphing & mixing inputs. or dropping them.
its still bullshit. still unplayable.
its laggier but more stable.
not to mention the bar colors are still crazy.
I see one player. he has full green bars.
I join his lobby.
no bars red.
I leave.
I check the list again.
his bar is full bars green. I rejoin hoping it stays green, but soon as I enter its no bars red.
like wtf?
doesn’t give you a clue as to who you have a good connection with.

[YorKeY]

Trying it out now guys, let’s see if i produce different results, i knew damn well not to get my hopes up with this patch, so maybe it might live up to the low standard i set for it.

[Essenthy]

i dont know what you guys are doing but its not as bad as you are saying, yes the netcode is not good like the GFWL version, but its playable, everytime i face players with decent rating its pretty smooth

[MotM]

oh, don’t get me wrong. its still unplayable.
it isn’t just noticeably worse than GFWL ever was

Oh, okay, a rare post where I just stop reading part way through.

[Aquashark]

now the matchmaking server is located at: http://www.geoiptool.com/en/?IP=146.66.152.10 (Host Name: pcroot01.fra-1.srcds.valve.net)

doesn’t seem to make any difference. random freezes/frame stutters in the same match…

[YorKeY]

Yeah and "weird is the new normal."
Stopped reading half way through after i saw the bitching and indirect shots fired.
Oh wait im talking to myself.

[StockyJam]

i dont know what you guys are doing but its not as bad as you are saying, yes the netcode is not good like the GFWL version, but its playable, everytime i face players with decent rating its pretty smooth

nah, it still needs alotta tweeking. you’re being too forgiving.
no way can I play with it the way it is now.
still needs tremendous work done.

[DoctaMario]

I can’t even imagine what this game’s netcode is like now. It was bad on GFWL BEFORE the patch, better than PS3 anyway. SF4 PC GFWL was probably the best bad netcode though. I mean, if you compare it to KoFXIII on console and stuff like that anyway.

I’m on the fence about even getting Ultra in part because SF4 just isn’t really my game but I have friends that play it. I guess I hope that the Ultra patch vastly improves the netcode but if it doesn’t, ah well, I have 3SO anyway.

[Hawkingbird]

I’m hoping that the game codes gets released early for pre-purchasers like with Dark Souls II.

[Trife88]

http://shoryuken.com/2014/08/03/ultra-street-fighter-iv-pc-pre-orders-25-off-through-green-man-gaming/

it’s discounted at GMG if you use the 25% off coupon

Stupid website isn’t accepting my card -_-

[Dragonfave723]

Capcom dev on release time:

We’re now hoping to unlock/launch the game in 4.5 hours from now. Just working out the logistics with the development team and Steam store folks. Stay tuned

The pre-purchase page for the Ultra SFIV Upgrade Edition was unblocked earlier per the post above. It turns out the country restriction stuck from the original SSF4AE before the Steamworks migration took place. SSF4AE availability was previously limited to 41 countries due to the Xbox LIVE/GFWL restriction.

So, around 7 PM EST tonight, USF4 PC will be released?