God of War: Ascension Update Brings New Features and Fixes

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God of War: Ascension Update Brings New Features and Fixes

God of War: Ascension on PS3

Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to run their Blades through my poor little champion’s skull every night in God of War: Ascension‘s brutal multiplayer mode. After a long day of work, there is definitely something to be said about gutting and impaling people into the wee hours of the morning!

One of primary reasons we’ve been relatively quiet in the last week regarding support and DLC updates is because we’ve been heads down, working on an update which expands our God of War: Ascension multiplayer experience and addresses some key issues our community has helped us identify and diagnose. There are lots of gameplay developments coming down the pipeline, and today we’ll be sharing some of the stuff that’s moved into our final testing and tuning phase.

God of War: Ascension Update Brings New Features and Fixes

Elite Levels – Going Beyond Level 30

One of the biggest enhancements in our upcoming 1.04 update will be increasing the allegiance level cap from 30 to 40. With the addition of 10 levels for every God allegiance, we are introducing a new item, two new relics, and an ultimate magic for every allegiance. For our Champions who have ascended to the highest levels, and for those on their way, now you have a new goal to reach. It will not be an easy journey.

We’ll have more info on Elite Levels and specifics surrounding the new abilities as we lead up to the update’s release at our official site. It was important to us to let you know what’s coming up, and that this is just the beginning. We haven’t stopped working since Ascension’s launch, and we’re more excited than ever to keep improving Multiplayer with new features and gameplay enhancements such as this.

God of War: Ascension on PS3 God of War: Ascension on PS3

Champion Stats

We want you to show off! You will now be able to access your accomplishments in battles from the main menu.

In addition to displaying your prowess in competitive combat, from death/kill ratios to win percentages, we want to see how you are faring in Trial of the Gods.

Our team hasn’t just been focusing on adding new content; we’re also working tirelessly to address prominent bugs and other issues denoted by the community.

Audio Issues

We are very aware of the audio drop issues many have been experiencing. This was a critical fix for this update, as a powerful and immersive audio mix is a tremendous part of the God of War experience. We apologize again for those impacted — now you’ll be able to better enjoy our sound team’s painstaking efforts.

Matchmaking Optimization

Our work in addressing this and getting players into matches as quick as possible is non-stop. We have already made numerous improvements based on your feedback at our boards and social channels, and have recently bolstered our ranks internally to make further improvements. You should be seeing marked improvements daily; please continue leaving any feedback in our forums.

Shard and Unlock Requirement Fixes

We are addressing the shard issue preventing players from attaining the Spear of Destiny and Barbarian Hammer in version 1.04 (possibly sooner), and have made additional tuning changes, namely on weapon shard drops for some of the rarer weapons, as well as unlock requirements for certain armor pieces, weapon stats, and magics.

We are also on the cusp of our first DLC pack announcements. We’ve got some brutal new toys coming to assist you on the battlefield!

Do well, Champion… Ascend!

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  • good to know that the level cap is going be risen to 40 because i have already reached level 30 on all 4 god characters :D

  • YOU HAVE TO FIX THE GLITCH ON CHAPTER 13 IN THE BRIDGE PLEASE !!!

  • Hi tbere, i really dont know where to start but ok here it goes. i really love god of war games and i specially think santa monica is one of the best studios there are, but i was totally shocked when i played ascencion, it lacks a good story (not a bit close to the others) and the amazing tons of bugs! that ive never seen in the series. While i was playing i got myself into a wall and died, another one was while trying to use the power of orkos my clone would just stand there doing nothing while the enemies attacked me, and yet another one was while using the urboros amulet when you have to restore a bridge, i couldnt see kratos and therfore advance forward, and so on with many more bugs (like the sound one). Dont get me wrong, as i said, i love the series and i even have my pandoras box, and the game has astounding graffics but i am kind of sad things came out like this maybe because a release rush date or the multiplayer thing you are putting so much effort on. Nevertheless i wish you the best of luck with this and i want you to know im still a big fan of you. sorry for my bad english ;)

  • I HAVE BEEN A FAN OF THIS SERIES SINCE THE BEGINNING AND I WANT IT TO GET EVEN BETTER WITH THESE DLC IDEAS:

    FLASHBACK PACKS: a flashback pack is a single player dlc that lets you have the costumes from previous god of war games become playable on this one. there are five games and so there would be 5 dlc packs. each pack would be 2.99 while all 5 packs would be 9.99.

    POWER OF THE GODS PACK: it is a multiplayer dlc which unlocks all weapons, armor, etc for all the allegences which would save you the trouble of getting weapon fragments or leveling up just to have that one item you want.
    LETS FACE IT. IT COULD GET TEDIOUS AT TIMES UNLOCKING CERTAIN THINGS. this dlc would be 4.99

    CHAMPION OF THE GODS STORY ADD-ON: a single player adventure involving the actions before the champion you play as in multiplayer was sent to the furies prison. questions like: who was he before this? , or what did he do to be taken there? could be answered here among other questions. this dlc would be 8.99.
    THE GOD OF THE SUN PACK (MULTIPLAYER DLC):be a champion of helios and have power as mighty and furious as the sun.this dlc would be 4.99

  • THE ASCENSION OF “THE OTHER ONE” STORY ADD-ON: a single player story;Deimos ,the brother of kratos has been through years of torture under the hands of thanatos.in this dlc you will see though his eyes and learn and experience how he managed to survive all these years until the day kratos arrived to save him. this dlc would be 8.99

    DYNAMIC COSTUMES PACK: a 5 costume pack containing some single player costumes for kratos. 1.THE GHOSTESS OF SPARTA: a female version of kratos 2. THE FRUITFUL ONE: kratos in a banana suit. 3.THE YOUNG WARRIOR: play as the kid version of kratos as shown in ghost of sparta. 4.MARIONETTE KRATOS: if the gods are going to use him like a puppet ,might as well make him look like one. 5. THE ZOMBIE OF SPARTA OR FRANKENKRATOS (WHATEVER WORKS BEST): kratos as an undead champion of the gods. this dlc would be 2.99

    THATS ALL I GOT 4 NOW PLZ CONSIDER THESE IDEAS SINCE YOUR LOOKING FOR FUTURE DLC TO GIVE DLC TO YOUR GOD OF WAR FANS
    DONT 4GET 2 REPLY!!!

  • I HAVE BEEN A FAN OF THIS SERIES SINCE THE BEGINNING AND I WANT IT TO GET EVEN BETTER WITH THESE DLC IDEAS:
    FLASHBACK PACKS: a flashback pack is a single player dlc that lets you have the costumes from previous god of war games become playable on this one. there are five games and so there would be 5 dlc packs. each pack would be 2.99 while all 5 packs would be 9.99.
    POWER OF THE GODS PACK: it is a multiplayer dlc which unlocks all weapons, armor, etc for all the allegences which would save you the trouble of getting weapon fragments or leveling up just to have that one item you want.
    LETS FACE IT. IT COULD GET TEDIOUS AT TIMES UNLOCKING CERTAIN THINGS. this dlc would be 4.99
    CHAMPION OF THE GODS STORY ADD-ON: a single player adventure involving the actions before the champion you play as in multiplayer was sent to the furies prison. questions like: who was he before this? , or what did he do to be taken there? could be answered here among other questions. this dlc would be 8.99.
    THE GOD OF THE SUN PACK (MULTIPLAYER DLC):be a champion of helios and have power as mighty and furious as the sun.this dlc would be 4.99

  • THE ASCENSION OF “THE OTHER ONE” STORY ADD-ON: a single player story;Deimos ,the brother of kratos has been through years of torture under the hands of thanatos.in this dlc you will see though his eyes and learn and experience how he managed to survive all these years until the day kratos arrived to save him. this dlc would be 8.99
    DYNAMIC COSTUMES PACK: a 5 costume pack containing some single player costumes for kratos. 1.THE GHOSTESS OF SPARTA: a female version of kratos 2. THE FRUITFUL ONE: kratos in a banana suit. 3.THE YOUNG WARRIOR: play as the kid version of kratos as shown in ghost of sparta. 4.MARIONETTE KRATOS: if the gods are going to use him like a puppet ,might as well make him look like one. 5. THE ZOMBIE OF SPARTA OR FRANKENKRATOS (WHATEVER WORKS BEST): kratos as an undead champion of the gods. this dlc would be 2.99
    THATS ALL I GOT 4 NOW PLZ CONSIDER THESE IDEAS SINCE YOUR LOOKING FOR FUTURE DLC TO GIVE DLC TO YOUR GOD OF WAR FANS
    DONT 4GET 2 REPLY!!!

  • I hope it’s not to late and you will reply to this =). It would be extremely appreciated even if the answer isn’t what I want to hear =).

    I have made quite a few polls and the PSASBR community has responded mostly positive over the idea and that they would do so in a heart beat.

    Could you please start a KickStarter for how ever much money Activision wants to put Spyro and Crash into PSASBR?

    It would be able to be a HUGE major turn around for PSASBR and you could even bundle all the DLC later and be able to resale the game and actually get good sales this time around. So please at least try doing a kickstarter it will not cost you all anything to do it.

    If it cost to much to “make” Spyro and Crash as well just add a additional $300,000 to make them. Worst thing that happens is the kickstarter doesn’t make it. So please =)

  • @28
    I really appreciate the reply and am grateful that you guys can take the heat on that. I apologize for being so abrupt but when you set high standards, well there is a legacy in play. As a fan though, I really can’t express how rushed this game felt which is something I’ve never experienced by any game Santa Monica has even dabbled in let alone a baby project.

  • What an amazing update!

  • Any chances of adding an offline multiplayer? Kudos to santa monica for a great game worthy of the franchise.

  • This is great to hear which i knew they would address these problems. For those that are still not sure, you don’t know what your missing.It’s cool to play shooting games but it’s fun to change it up from playing FPS games all the time.

  • SMS continues to prove why they’re one of the best teams in the industry.

  • Yeahhhhhhh BABY LVL 40 Here I Come Tired Of Being Maxed OUT.. TY Dev’s Can’t Wait. ALso Are There Going To Be Any Map Packs? I Am Hoping So Tired Of The Same Maps.

  • Thank you for adding another great chapter in the God of War Saga.

    Unfortunately some of your most loyal fans still can’t experience all the content they bought from the Collector’s Edition. I am one of them but there many more.

    Many people have reached out to Sony for help, some up to three times, and still a lot of us are wondering if we will ever get the content we paid for.

    Here’s a link to a forum post now 11 page strong.
    http://community.us.playstation.com/t5/God-of-War-Ascension-General/Collector-Edition-Pass-Codes-how-to-resolve/td-p/39858777/page/11

    I would appreciate any help you could provide.

  • SSM, Please bring Gex into the game!

    Many want him! I even created in official thread in the PS Forums, and it has a LOT of support so far! Please check it out!

    http://community.us.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-All-Stars-Battle/OFFICIAL-GEX-for-PSASBR-Thread-Sony-Santa-Monica-Please-Read/m-p/40057763#U40057763

  • RikkiRossTheBoss

    nice patch, can see you have put alot of hard work into it…. however

    your not doing anything about the exploit where you can do a glitch so that your character can wear any armour from any god and any magic from any god so they basically become really OP can have the magic of hades with ares armour etc.

    it was that which completely put me of this game. i will come back to this game once it has been fixed.

  • Wish that PlayStation All-Stars would have this much support and attention post launch. :(

  • You guys should partner with ReadyatDawn more. Both the PSP games had teh best stories of the God of War series.

  • how about you guys add the stereoscopic 3D support you promised, but then didn’t deliver?

  • Wow – “Not at this time, we are focused on Multiplayer”

    That single statement describes the entire gaming industry right now. How sad.

    How about a “fix” for how short the SP is? I think GOWIII and GOWA can both be finished in the same time, or less, than playing either GOWI or GOWII yet we now have MP – WOOHOO *sarcasm*

    I have never understood how running around without a purpose (other than to level up – big whoop) is fun. Call of Duty MP, any MP really – just boring. What am I missing? run, shoot (stab), dodge…yawn, rinse, repeat.

    I love playing RPG games here of late just because they have lengthy playability and you do not have to worry about just running and shooting. What other SP game can you play for 50+ hours and still have new things to do?

    Oh well, I got suckered into a b2g1 deal at target and picked up GOWA. I should have waited as even $40 is high for this short of a game.

  • I appreciate all the patches for the game so far and look forward to the DLC as I bought the Collector’s Edition. However, I was playing the single player last night and encountered a glitch. After receiving the Amulet of Uroborus and using it, the camera froze and I couldn’t see to advance. Restarting from the last checkpoint didn’t help and I ended up having to restart the chapter. Just thought I would let you guys know. Keep up the good work!

  • thats very good news indeed!!! but i would like you to bring it up to lvl50…
    also some of my recommendations would be…1) the lobby must support 8 players…so you can have some matches with other clans or friends…2)everyone in the lobby should be able to invite friends…3)give us the option to create our own custom matches…more time,more flags,no weapon spawns…etc
    i know that these things are a bit difficult to happen but i believe these options should be available…
    furthermore…i think a little more balance to the Gods should be made…i mean Ares players are BEASTS both on offense and defence….yesterdays i was beating the hell out of one guy and his health didnt reduce at all(cheating????)
    …i was using poseidon with EL ATT 10% PH ATT 10%… i understand that this is low but i had no problem dealing with the other Gods…

  • Finally! I can play this game with no audio interruptions thanks for the patch.

  • When does this update come out? I need more levels!

  • …fixing and patching the game, it means the game is not perfect, God of War III don’t need patching because the game so smooth and perfect. if you fix and patch the SP game, now we now the game is not perfect. I still enjoy the game, God of War RULES! :)

  • how about Prestige when we reach the maximum Level on MP. :)

  • I really am enjoying the game. I am by no means a hardcore gamer, but I have many health issues and have come to know videogames pretty well. I enjoy the MP and single player. I am a little disappointed that you don’t earn different weapons in this story mode because I always though the weapons making you use different strategies to fight and use them was really fun. I still enjoy the elements adding to your blades, but just saying if there were a mix of earning weapons and then applying the Zeus or Poseidon aspect to them, it would be a really fun game I think. Overall though,this one is a great game. Keep up the good work and the new ideas Santa monica. I hope the GOW franchise remains strong for many years to come since greek mythology has so many characters and stories. I had an idea where you could take stories from ancient greek myth and had Kratos help people complete quests, like have him help Hercules slay the hydra or have him help Perseus kill the gorgons and defeat the king, or even participate in the trojan war and the sacking of Troy. There are a bunch of quests and wars in greek myth.

  • Maybe when its 20 bucks …. itll be polished enough and not need anymore fixes :) then ill buy it lol

  • It would be cool if they could add some online co-op style, but these current modes weren’t much fun IMO.
    I do like the single player mode though. I hope they never lose focus on that.

  • hey, i have a sort of a glitch i want to report. in SP, when i upgraded the blades to the point when i can to the dodge move (dodge+square, dodge+triangle…) those moves do not work. they only rarely work if i keep my thumb on on the dodge direction, but then i cant press the buttons after. not sure if you know what i’m talking about. but it was a real let down because the moves looked real cool when they worked on occasion. it is as though the move does not register if i’m not in the process of dodging.

  • Can plz plz , do a patch that let us control the camera in options menu , if its hard in the single player do it on the multiplayer , i was watching gameplays from GOW 1 and there was plenty of times where the camera was close and it was cool , people keep writing this comment if u agree so they can see it

  • Kratos is a Greek mythology fanfic Mary Sue and his popularity is a sad commentary on the intellectual void America’s public school systems are creating of the nation’s youth.

  • i had play god of war ascension so long, till got no chronos blade.. so weird… so hope got that blade..

  • Will there be trophy patch for the new ascension dlc

  • Why are the core fans who love this series for its SP campaign being ignored? Stating that you have no plans to release SP DLC for this game is a slap in the face to all of those who love this series for its SP Campaigns. MP never belonged in GoW and has damaged the SP Campaign immensely. The SP felt like a PSP style game, is filled with game breaking bugs (where the Dev’s workaround is “just restart the chapter.”), completely taking away our ability to save the game whenever WE want to (and only allowing us the hope that the autosave works and the single solitary file doesn’t get corrupted), changing the parry system, offering nothing new or exciting once the game is completed (E.G. challenges of the gods, battle arena, useful costumes, etc.), and filling the SP game with QTE platform sequences and emptiness.

    I just want to know who made the decision to disregard the SP and focus on MP, and if you can’t mention who, then at least give a reason for why the SP was ignored in this game. This way I’ll know whether or not to continue giving respect (and money) to SSM or ignore them completely and move on from them knowing they don’t care about what makes the games good in the first place.

  • I see someone dislikes Trial of the Gods for its time limit but that mode is my favourite because of the additional challenge.

  • Hey, I’ve got an idea – make a sex minigame DLC?
    And an arena DLC? You can do them together or seperately… offline gamers would appreciate it.
    (Hope I don’t sound bad because of my request lol!)

  • Santa Monica, you may not be able to answer this but are you guys going to be bringing out any map packs with your upcoming DLC packs? It’s just that their aren’t many maps in my opinion and I don’t really think that their is need for a weapons/armor pack right now just because the game is fairly new and you guys already did such a good job on making so many of those already. Map Packs would be much appreciated. :) Keep up the goood work though i’m excited about the new update!

  • what the heck is with the characters that seem invincible… they get surrounded and get a beating but no damage, i thought i was mistaken but when you hit someone with a spike trap 3 times in a row and it does not kill them,…. whats up with that?? i think we have some hacked characters that need investigated

  • Nah ravnwlf, it’s the game glitching or something because it’s happened to me more than once. When it makes me seemingly invincible, I just exit the game and it returns to normal.

    It has happened far less than it used to however.

  • Have you guys ever thought of making a mp mode where u can actually use Kratos? Maybe like a hero vs. villains type of deal where the top hero becomes Kratos mid-match and the top villain becomes someone like Ares or even Fear-Kratos. Or it could just be random so everyone gets a turn. That would be awesome.

  • All I can say is …. I CAN”T WAIT FOR DLC! A little extra to say for those who made this game…. The campaign is amazing. I kinda struggled with the trial of archimedes (in hard mode but still managed to pass it). Anyways, the first time I played the multiplayer I sucked at it but then I got back in the ball and started to kick ass. I give this game 10/10.

  • I plat the game in 3 days I think I hope this patch fix my problem. I love this game but I haven`t been able to play not even once a 4vs4 match, last time I had 6 people on the lobby and when 1 more entered I got kicked. I^m fine with 2vs2 but I want to play 4vs4 to enjoy the game. I spent my EX boost from my collector´s edition and did not waste any second on it. hope this matchmaking improve everything. Thank You for you support

  • I wanted to thank everyone at Santa Monica for their hard work. I understand alot of you put in countless hours to bring us entertainment and well I really appreciate it.

    I’ll get down to what I believe is a gripe I have with the MP. Now, I have quick fingers and some might even go as far as saying that I’m very skilled at this game. What my problem is, is that when I’m fighting by myself versus two characters and one is badly damaged and tries to run ( while I’m fighting the other), why is it that when I go to grab that coward I succeed in launching myself past him and into an empty space? Yes, no grab n’ kick & no damage dealt. Yes, someone else winds up killing him and I get blindsided. I mean is Loki in this game? Because that is some trickery.

    Ok, moving on to what the Gods really wanna see that these mortals won’t soil their tongue for. Ring Out options. We either need a stage with no ring outs or the option itself. I know everyone’s experienced the horror of having flawlessly vanquished several people only to be thrown/tossed off the board by some off screen assailant.

  • Oh, you wanna hear more great ideas? Sweet. I’m here to please Gods not mortals. The mode that everyone wants to have. One vs One. Yes, to finally have someone in my clutches to beat the crap out of for stealing my kills!

    It’s also a tradition that you guys have a “minigame” in a GoW. I understand why there may not be one in this game. But, I can tell you without a doubt everyone has looked for that “minigame” like the others. DLC perhaps? Digital bosoms ftw?

    Now, for the final most “wanted” not “needed” thing for this game. Scorpion. Yes, that’s right. A Mortal Kombat representative. (Dat chain game screams “COME HERE!”) I’m familiar with Kratos in MK. I’m familiar with the many deaths of Kratos in MK. Is it not Santa Monica’s turn to have a MK flavor in their game? Kratos is also in Soul Calibur but I’m not pressing for a Nightmare armor and or Sword.. Oh wait. Yes I am. That sounds…most promising!

    I know you guys have already thought of this. But the Blade of Olympus and Blade of Artemis. These two are my favorite weapons in the GoW series. No magic and no abilities compare to these two weapons.

  • Now, last but not least. You guys aren’t slick Santa Monica. :D I know there’s a Fifth God and I have an idea of who it could be. Said God has a shield on their left arm. You revealed it when you released the game. It’s in the extras and I’m damn sure am happy to see it. Artemis…it has to be her. Kratos’s SISTER!

    Now, for the final DLC. Deimos….yes. Anything that gives a nod to Deimos.

    Heh, this was fun but now I’m about to go get ready for this Patch and DLC. Peace!……for now.

  • Half-Dead-Knight

    well i never liked the god of wars games, that was a wifie thing.. but i love this one for the mp. me and my buddy mobutt rule the arena. i would love to see 2+ players in the trial of the gods, shields with 1 hand weapons. and add axes…. this is the best mp game i have seen in awhile. also clan tags and private matches would be awesome… thanks

  • Bah, I want to get into this game, I am finally done with MGR: Revengenace so I’m testing the waters in GOW: Ascension (finally).

    Good to know I’m coming in when some issues have been ironed out. Quick question though, is there any 0.01% chance we will se new gods in future DLCs? Not to sound like a demanding user who can never be happy with all the awesome stuff he’s already got (as a programmer I know the type), but already sounding like one, I wouldn’t complain if there were any more. Just saying. :P

  • Hi guys.

    Is ther any chance that this patch include an option to change the difficult during the single player campaing? I have already beat it, but I bet some people will go crazy reaching Trial of Archimed on hard and would be very pleased to low the difficult (of course, disabling the trophies).

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