Since patch 2.4 on 2/14 I was unable to play online until today. Through trial and error I figured out that something with the new patch is keeping some players from connecting online if your PSN account is already logged in. Before I got to that determination I tried deleting Wipeout from my HD, re-downloaded & re-installed, downloaded the 2.5 patch, and then I tried logging in several times. I got the following error "An error has occured while logging in to the Wipeout servers. This account is already logged in. Please wait a moment and try again.". After getting that a bunch of times I signed out of PSN while in game. Then went to access online and was able to play online. Weird. So for anyone who still can't connect despite the servers being active (they went down apparently from 1-6am UK time overnight) try logging out of PSN, going into the game, and selecting online. Also like everyone else my rank was reset too. This will be corrected soon for everyone if not already according to Stu Lovegrove at SL. I reported all that I previously mentioned to him via twitter and the Wipeout2048 FB page and got a personal email from him directly this morning asking for more info, if my rank was reset, and looking for general feedback. I thought that was cool, big ups to him for that.

I played for about an hour mostly on rapier (I have phantom class WO rust since I haven't played in 2 months, lol). The game feels the way it used to feel before the 2.4 patch. However, the game does feel a little strange at times though. Kind of like The Matrix. Everything seems ok but in the back of your mind there's this nagging feeling that something isn't quite right. lol. I have a fast and stable wired connection and noticed what I thought were weird server issues. Some racers seemed to have gotten a short head start or would just randomly pop up in front of me as the races progressed. It didn't happen every race and not nearly as often as the invisible weapon thing in the 2.4 patch. Perhaps a few players had bad connections, I'm not sure. I did notice the ships do seem a little heavier as others reported (I snagged some corners too) but I thought it may have been lag, server issues, my WO rust. Since Yeldar took some time to test that theory and confirm it, I believe the physics have been changed a bit. But in the end it's not a total deal breaker for me. I also noticed that the Player's Met list didn't update while playing WO. Anyone else notice that too? Records seem to update but I agree that if lap times are a bit slower now they should wipe the slate clean.

For those of you ready to completely abandon the game (amplificated, JFthebestJan, and a few others) please don't. The game is certainly more fun with the better racers still around. Also in Stu's email to me he did mention they do want to keep everyone happy. I hope you guys decide to keep playing despite the seemingly adjusted physics.

Lastly good seeing some familiar faces online today (MegaGeeza22, matplayer, Wage23, Ponta, and a few others that I can't remember. lol)