Killzone 3 (PS3) Zero Day Patch Information [News]

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Feb
24
2011

Here are some details for the planned patches for Killzone 3.

MULTIPLAYER

Gameplay:

  • Increased the number of melee kills needed to unlock Increased Accuracy
  • StA-3 LMG has had its spread increased and overall accuracy lowered
  • Lowered the range and recoil of the LS-57 SMG
  • Silent Footsteps has been removed as a ribbon and is now an unlockable skill
  • Capturing a Capture and Hold area in Operations will award the same amount of points as it does in Warzone – it was previously worth less
  • A specific screen has been added to inform players when a Skill has been unlocked
  • Medic: The LS-57 SMG replaces their previously equipped StA-11 SMG
  • Medic: The M224-1A LMG replaces their previously equipped LS-13 Shotgun
  • Engineer: The StA-11 SMG replaces their previously equipped LS-57 SMG
  • Tactician: The LS-13 Shotgun replaces their previously equipped M224-1A LMG
  • Tactician: Neutralizing and capturing Tactical Spawn Areas now have two different timers, allowing you to neutralize the ownership away from the enemy faction quicker
  • Tactician: Spot & Mark has been rebalanced – it will now ‘pulse’ like a sonar for 30 seconds, rather than stay constantly active during its duration
  • Infiltrator: Disguise ranges for each rank has been adjusted. At rank 1, any player can see through Disguise when targeting the Infiltrator. At rank 2, a player must be within 30m range. At rank 3, a player must be within 15m range. Additionally, Disguise at rank 2 has had its timer set to ‘indefinite’ and is no longer based on a timer.
  • Infiltrator: The sprint speed modifier earned from Survivalist has been decreased
  • New online trophies can be unlocked from the Retro Pack DLC
  • Kick-voting has been added to online matches
  • Experience points earned for completing mission objectives has been increased

Clans and Squads:

  • You can no longer rejoin a clan match that has already finished
  • Current clan ratings are more accurately reflected at the beginning of the match
  • Players will no longer start the game in a squad by themselves
  • Clan matches will no longer end in a draw if one clan quits out (therefore forfeiting) before the remaining clan is able to score points in Guerrilla Warfare
  • You will no longer hang after pressing the Start button right after accepting a clan invite on the region select screen

Network Issues:

  • Network errors experienced during the open beta, such as 20002 and 8001, should no longer occur
  • A 30 second time-out has been added to Multiplayer “joining” screen, should you experience an interruption in your connection
  • Players that don’t have the Retro Pack, who tried joining a friend who was currently playing on a Retro Pack map, will no longer receive a network error code

General Bugs:

  • You will no longer have the “Your Faction Has Won/Lost” image roll over into subsequent matches
  • You will no longer receive multiple unlock points when the server is out of sync
  • You will no longer accumulate additional unlock points after everything has been unlocked
  • Fixed an issue that caused the menu to stop responding after switching rapidly between the career unlocks screen and the multiplayer main menu
  • The Bullet Damage ribbon reward is now applied to all primary and secondary weapons that fire bullets
  • Tactician: Fixed an issue that prevented players from re-activating Spot & Mark for 60 seconds after they were killed with it active

CAMPAIGN

Cutscenes:

  • Stutter issues stemming from cutscenes that were loaded from the menu have been resolved
  • Icy Incursion: Audio is now in sync during the cutscene played while streaming into Providence Station

Gameplay:

  • Improved streaming performance for a smoother gameplay experience

GENERAL

Sharp shooter:

  • Square button is mapped to Jump when using the Sharpshooter
  • Adjusted the deadzone modifier when using the Sharpshooter

PlayStation Move:

  • Fixed a possible crash that could occur after playing the campaign while using the motion controller

Technical:

  • Killzone 3 is now integrated into the PSN store
  • Enhanced security features included to deter cheating
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