Did the flash freezing bug in Futari Black Label get fixed?

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Did the flash freezing bug in Futari Black Label get fixed?

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And if it did, is it in an update that I can download on a US 360?
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Re: Did the flash freezing bug in Futari Black Label get fix

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Not fixed.
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No, but you can install BL on a flash drive and I think that should fix it.
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Wait, it looks like you can't even download the black label off the US xbox live anymore. Can anybody else verify this?
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Its still there on xbox.com (or on the dashboard from bing search), so yes, you can still DL it under "Black Lavel" if you search it, lol.
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So what exactly causes the flash freezing bug and where does it appear?
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it's a 0.5 second freeze usually twice during the game. If it happens at the wrong time, it can easily kill you.
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Fudoh wrote:it's a 0.5 second freeze usually twice during the game. If it happens at the wrong time, it can easily kill you.
It can occur for up a full second for some and the stuttering can trigger in every stage in worst cases. There's really no rhyme or reason to what causes it... much like the input lag in PS1 Night Raid. On my console it's pretty bad. I found the only way to stop it was to disconnect from XBox Live while playing (this cleared things up and allowed the game to run normally for me).
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Kiken wrote:
Fudoh wrote:it's a 0.5 second freeze usually twice during the game. If it happens at the wrong time, it can easily kill you.
It can occur for up a full second for some and the stuttering can trigger in every stage in worst cases. There's really no rhyme or reason to what causes it... much like the input lag in PS1 Night Raid. On my console it's pretty bad. I found the only way to stop it was to disconnect from XBox Live while playing (this cleared things up and allowed the game to run normally for me).
So does disconnecting from Xbox Live get rid of it completely?
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MrOldSchoolCool wrote:
Kiken wrote:
Fudoh wrote:it's a 0.5 second freeze usually twice during the game. If it happens at the wrong time, it can easily kill you.
It can occur for up a full second for some and the stuttering can trigger in every stage in worst cases. There's really no rhyme or reason to what causes it... much like the input lag in PS1 Night Raid. On my console it's pretty bad. I found the only way to stop it was to disconnect from XBox Live while playing (this cleared things up and allowed the game to run normally for me).
So does disconnecting from Xbox Live get rid of it completely?
Yep. So long as I stay offline while playing, the game functions normally.
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That's interesting. Does this only happen in score attack, or does non-ranked do it as well? I have a slight hunch.
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trap15 wrote:That's interesting. Does this only happen in score attack, or does non-ranked do it as well? I have a slight hunch.

Yeah, can anybody shed more light on this? It seems like the online connection may be what's messin' it up.
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Yes, my guess would be "the game is checking if your internet is still on, and it's just sitting waiting for a response".
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This topic made me wish there was an ice attack in the game. Flash freezing bugs sounds like fun!
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trap15 wrote:That's interesting. Does this only happen in score attack, or does non-ranked do it as well? I have a slight hunch.
The stuttering happens in every game mode for me if I'm connected to Live (ranked, non-ranked, practice, white label, black label, arrange). As soon as I unplug my ethernet cable from the console, every mode goes back to functioning as it should (except that ranked will give you a warning message saying that it can't find the connection to Live so scores won't be uploaded).
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I also never once had the game freeze on me before installing the Black Label DLC. Once that DLC was installed, the game started freezing in every game mode.
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StarCreator wrote:I also never once had the game freeze on me before installing the Black Label DLC. Once that DLC was installed, the game started freezing in every game mode.
Yep, same here. The DLC is the culprit.
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