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Resistance 2 patch 1.40 goes live today: details, hint at new PS3 firmware feature

Posted Jan 26, 2009 at 3:02AM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: PS3 Tags: EULA, Insomniac Games, Splash Damage

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Shrug off the weekend snooze, gamers, Insomniac Games will be releasing Patch 1.40 for Resistance 2 today! We're getting new trophy rules, added clan support, and a more balanced matchmaking system. And what's this? A hint at a new PS3 firmware feature?

According to Bryan Intihar of Insomniac, they want to be able to release a feature that will allow the second player to save his progress. Unfortunately, this requires a firmware feature that wasn't available on Resistance 2's release. We won't have to wait much longer though. According to Intihar:

We now have that firmware and are currently working to implement the feature. As soon as itÂ’s ready, weÂ’ll get it out to you.

Wonder if this new firmware update will allow the same function in other games that need it as well. While we're looking forward to that, here are the details for Patch 1.40:

Multiplayer Progression

Some people have seen their competitive and/or cooperative characters reset to level 1. For several of those cases, this patch will not only bring back all the XP, stats, and attributes that youÂ’ve lost, but it will also add to your character profile the XP/stats/attributes that youÂ’ve earned since those levels were reset. For example, say you were a level 20 medic and after being reset to level 1, and you earned 5,000 XP. Thanks to the patch, youÂ’ll return a level 20 medic and that 5,000 XP will be added to your profile.

This patch will also correct some medal and trophy issues, including the Â“Killing MachineÂ” trophy (if youÂ’ve already accumulated 10,000 kills but havenÂ’t received this trophy, itÂ’ll pop up as soon as you download the patch).

Trophy/Medal/Ribbons

Â“Salute MeÂ” trophy is not awarded until player reaches level 31 (Lieutenant)
Â“BerserkerÂ” trophy can be collected during non-ranked games
Â“SurvivorÂ” medal can be collected in cooperative games
Â“Sure ShotÂ” ribbon is awarded if player has accuracy of exactly 50%

Clans

Added clan support for viewing members, sending invites, and setting up clan tags
Default clan region is now USA

Match Balancing

Unbalanced ranked games are cancelled in staging before the game is started
Parties are prevented from matchmaking into free-for-all Deathmatch games

Competitive

Loadouts can be disabled in the Â“Create GameÂ” screen in competitive games
Balanced the chance of dropping large ammo pickups in competitive games
Core Control scoreboard displays Â“KillsÂ”
Improved scoreboard formatting

Cooperative

Balanced the amount of XP gained by the Medic class in cooperative games
Stalker movement enabled in cooperative games
Small ammo pickups donÂ’t give LAARK ammo in cooperative games

Weapons/Gameplay

Splash damage on Pulse Cannon can damage the player firing it
Rossmore reticule better reflects its accuracy
Fire is easier to shake off
Players cannot swap weapons in the middle of a melee attack

Miscellaneous

Localized text updates
Network message optimizations
EULA displays the correct language text for Norwegian, Finnish, Swedish and Danish

Big thanks to Biig Biscuit for the tip!

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