Quid Squid Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 (edited) EDIT: Patch has been confirmed by GBX to be coming out tomorrow 12/13 http://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/showpost.php?p=3348237&postcount=2935 This was posted over on the Gearbox Borderlands forum today:We're almost done with the fix for this! It should be releasing on PC first with consoles to follow, given that the testing / certification process for consoles is more lengthy. Here's how we're planning for it to work: (after the fix is in): *deep inhale* Whenever you select a character and press "Continue" (or load into a level that's not the Main Menu) we will check to see if all the challenges you completed for that character add up to more BadAss rank than your profile currently has. Then (and only then), the game will bring your BadAss rank up to the correct value based on what your savegame reported, search your challenge and mission information and make sure you that you have all the skins and heads you would have been rewarded from those challenges/missions! It will also mark your profile as "having been lost at some point in the past". This means that whenever you load other, different savegames the game will perform this same process and adjust your BadAss rank accordingly each time, once per savegame, for up to a maximum 16 savegame slots, depending on how they're numbered. (I'm particularly proud of that part ) It's important to remember that this check will only occur when you load a character and press "Continue" or join a game. This fix up does not run unless you Continue or join a game. So, if you were one of the people affected by this issue and have 5 different characters, make sure to load each one up and press "Continue", enter the game, see your BadAss rank increase, and then Save and Quit! After you repeat this process for each character your BadAss rank should be completely restored, and your heads and skins will be restored, minus the ones you found on the ground. Please understand that this is the best we could do given the information available and our many constraints! I'll be checking this thread as often as possible in case you have any questions.http://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?t=150243&page=203 Also mentioned this next patch will fix Master Gee freezing. It is still possible you can lose skins/claptrap stash/golden keys after this, but should be less frequent.Unfortunately, our testing has not indicated that there is a specific way to avoid occurrence of the issue until we get the code update out there. That particular update is already out on PC, with restoration functionality coming soon. On consoles, protection and restoration will be bundled alongside some other tweaks. Also, if you were reset and continue to play don't go over your previous BAR or you will not be able to recover it. One of the programmers responded to someone else's question in the first post of this page. http://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/sh...50243&page=212 Originally Posted by LearnedLummox http://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/images/buttons/blbuttons/viewpost.gif Awesome news a patch is on the way. Since being reset to 0 I have created many characters to bolster my ba rank/regain lost skins and have since deleted those characters. My question is if I did happen to go over my previous ba rank prior to reset, did I inadvertently negate myself from the fix? Response from deubanks Unfortunately, the answer to this question is yes. When your current BAR is equal to or more than the BAR we calculate from your single character, there's no way for us to know the difference between "someone who lost their profile a long time ago" and "someone who never lost their profile and plays several different characters." The good news is that you'll still get your mission/challenge skins and heads back, that fix up is done for everyone no matter what. This is intended to help out people like yourself, as well as people who accidentally sold or lost their skin/head items. Edited December 12, 2012 by Quid Squid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalterWhite Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 "Minus the ones you found on the ground." Let's get this party started! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC B0B x360a Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 "Minus the ones you found on the ground." Let's get this party started! Lol. I read that part and laughed. I know it sucks for those people who lost stuff, but this is a pretty decent fix. It should have never happened but I am impressed Gearbox was able to recover that much info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalterWhite Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Lol. I read that part and laughed. I know it sucks for those people who lost stuff, but this is a pretty decent fix. It should have never happened but I am impressed Gearbox was able to recover that much info. Oh absolutely, the fix is more than reasonable. I can only speak for myself (but it's probably the same for 99% of the community) when I say, I've had a ton of skins duped for me so if I lost them I'd be set way back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doktor Wilhelm Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Ah, it seems that they are going to do it the way that I've been saying they could/should. I wonder if everyone moaning that Gearbox don't care will shut up? Lol, doubt it, even though Gearbox will have likely put a lot of extra work into fixing these things as quickly as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kunduz Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Finally I can start playing Borderlands again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acurate bob Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 This might give me a reason to play it again, but BL2 has not held me in wanting more as the first one did. Still happy about my 10,000ish rank will be fixed soonish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Carrot Cake Kid Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Ah, it seems that they are going to do it the way that I've been saying they could/should. You rock bro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnout x360a Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Man that would suck to lose the customisation items that were dropped though I don't change that often. Decent fix though for those affected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXthefragileXx Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 I wonder if everyone moaning that Gearbox don't care will shut up? We can only hope Lol, doubt it Sadly, this is probably more accurate =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuSt BLaZe Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Good news, thanks for the info. About damn time. I want my +22k rank back ya hear me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quid Squid Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 Just added a little more info to the original post. Basically it will not prevent it from happening, but once the initial patch comes it should give them the info they need to get a preventative patch up. It has also been mentioned that if you deleted a character you will get nothing back from that character, you must be able to continue or join a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Incendiary Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Glad to see that they are implementing a fix for this glitch. Fortunately, I haven't been affected by it (*keeping my fingers crossed here*), but I can imagine how people must feel when they see a lot of their character's items are reset. It's a shame that the skins and heads that dropped on the ground won't be recovered, but at least players will get back the majority of the things that they were missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolarFury Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Like last time with the last patch, the talk of the latest patch 'causing' this glitch has kept me from the game (with ME3 added in there for good measure), so it's good to hear there will be a fix soon, but especially for those who fell victim to the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTymer72 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 That is great news. Thought this game was dead, but this is gonna make me play again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purefuzz Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Nice! I lost my 9000 ish rank and have worked my way back up to about 8000 so that'll be good when they combine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quid Squid Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 Nice! I lost my 9000 ish rank and have worked my way back up to about 8000 so that'll be good when they combine. dont go over what you had before or it wont trigger the fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordDVS Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 I didn't suffer any of the ailments a lot of people seemed to have, but this is a very nice fix indeed! Now, waiting for info on when the next DLC will be released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarimy123 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 dont go over what you had before or it wont trigger the fix. Where does it say that in the post from Gearbox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quid Squid Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 Where does it say that in the post from Gearbox? http://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?t=150243&page=212 one of the programmers responded to someone elses question in the first post of this page. Originally Posted by LearnedLummox http://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/images/buttons/blbuttons/viewpost.gif Awesome news a patch is on the way. Since being reset to 0 I have created many characters to bolster my ba rank/regain lost skins and have since deleted those characters. My question is if I did happen to go over my previous ba rank prior to reset, did I inadvertently negate myself from the fix? Response from deubanks Unfortunately, the answer to this question is yes. When your current BAR is equal to or more than the BAR we calculate from your single character, there's no way for us to know the difference between "someone who lost their profile a long time ago" and "someone who never lost their profile and plays several different characters." The good news is that you'll still get your mission/challenge skins and heads back, that fix up is done for everyone no matter what. This is intended to help out people like yourself, as well as people who accidentally sold or lost their skin/head items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarimy123 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 http://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?t=150243&page=212 one of the programmers responded to someone elses question in the first post of this page. Originally Posted by LearnedLummox http://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/images/buttons/blbuttons/viewpost.gif Awesome news a patch is on the way. Since being reset to 0 I have created many characters to bolster my ba rank/regain lost skins and have since deleted those characters. My question is if I did happen to go over my previous ba rank prior to reset, did I inadvertently negate myself from the fix? Response from deubanks Unfortunately, the answer to this question is yes. When your current BAR is equal to or more than the BAR we calculate from your single character, there's no way for us to know the difference between "someone who lost their profile a long time ago" and "someone who never lost their profile and plays several different characters." The good news is that you'll still get your mission/challenge skins and heads back, that fix up is done for everyone no matter what. This is intended to help out people like yourself, as well as people who accidentally sold or lost their skin/head items. Nice, thanks man. I'm lucky, none of my stuff got reset. Hoping for the best for everyone who did. Looks like they can't fix things 100%, but this is way better than losing it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quid Squid Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 Nice, thanks man. I'm lucky, none of my stuff got reset. Hoping for the best for everyone who did. Looks like they can't fix things 100%, but this is way better than losing it all. yeah i didn't lose mine either, but stopped playing until there was a fix to prevent me from losing everything. will also add that last bit of info from the forum in the original post to make sure it's known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skribla Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Can someone just clarify something for me as after reading the second forum quote I'm now a bit confused! I had my BAR reset after the last update but did continue to play the game for a bit since then/ My BAR has gone up 20 or so points and I spent them. Although I have now spent the points, my challenges have not reset - i.e. I am still half way through a number of challenge levels. Will these be reset? The top post says it will check the completed challenges and see if my BAR matches up so I assumed it would be restored. However, after reading that latter post I'm now not sure.... Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quid Squid Posted November 10, 2012 Author Share Posted November 10, 2012 Can someone just clarify something for me as after reading the second forum quote I'm now a bit confused! I had my BAR reset after the last update but did continue to play the game for a bit since then/ My BAR has gone up 20 or so points and I spent them. Although I have now spent the points, my challenges have not reset - i.e. I am still half way through a number of challenge levels. Will these be reset? The top post says it will check the completed challenges and see if my BAR matches up so I assumed it would be restored. However, after reading that latter post I'm now not sure.... Thanks guys As long as your new BAR doesn't exceed the point total you had previous you should recover what you lost. At least that's how I've understood it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRA166 T Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 ive been fortunate enough for this not to be an issue, but its good that they have done something about this and not let poeple keep suffering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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