Issue with Switch Gameplay

When playing DDA on the Switch, I invited my son to join my game but find that none of his experience/levels are saved after the map is completed. It saves his gold and items but not level progression. It also shows that the maps are completed as well. Has anybody else ran into this issue? We have completed about 5 maps now and sucks seeing him not keep any of his experience and constantly starting over. 

I had this issue back during launch or early access where only the host would keep lvls and stuff. perhaps the bug has returned for the switch launch.

The funny thing is I had him join my game and he got some gear that requires lvl 14 and was able to put it on. Then after leaving the game he went back to lvl 1 and still wearing it. 

Same issues here plus some…. For me it’s running like a horse with 2 legs, hit by a semi, trying to finish a marathon while on tranquilizers. This was a favorite game back on ps3 and absolutely genre defining . This DDA has been the most disappointing launch experience ever I have higher expectations on performance in pre-alphas. Never knew that 4fps was acceptable now a days for a 30$ retail game!!! This is absolutely rediculous 

Edited August 5, 2021 by dskeletonz

Same here, i'm both refunding my kickstarter and nintendo store purchase. Might get it on ps if/when it gets released but think i'm just going to pass on this game/developer entirely. Extremely dissapointed to say the least after 2 years of delay..

Mr. Eiolon, where as I hate to see these types of comments when looking for a resolution, I have been experiencing similar issues. To name them in full: The host of the game (usually me) would have no problem retaining levels, loot or transmog changes. My Brother and Sister however, are also still lvl 1. They didn't keep any loot though, and I didn't check the gold. To anyone saying it's a disaster and that the are going to get a refund and it's a disappoint and yadda yadda yadda. Just wait. It's going to get better. From all of my experiences from their games, they were usually quick to fix.

1 minute ago, Mrmonopoly115 said:

Mr. Eiolon, where as I hate to see these types of comments when looking for a resolution, I have been experiencing similar issues. To name them in full: The host of the game (usually me) would have no problem retaining levels, loot or transmog changes. My Brother and Sister however, are also still lvl 1. They didn't keep any loot though, and I didn't check the gold. To anyone saying it's a disaster and that the are going to get a refund and it's a disappoint and yadda yadda yadda. Just wait. It's going to get better. From all of my experiences from their games, they were usually quick to fix.

I have different experience with this developer, that's al i'm going to respond to someone that has been a forum member for 12 minutes whilst we have been waiting for this game for over 2 years :)

Just now, Djmilos said:

I have different experience with this developer, that's al i'm going to respond to someone that has been a forum member for 12 minutes whilst we have been waiting for this game for over 2 years :)

Whereas I appreciate the scepticism, quick reply and the keen observation, I made this account to comment on this issue. Just because the account is 12 minutes old, does not mean my love for Dungeon defenders is as well. I remember when I played DD1 with my brothers all night long on the xbox 360 just to get the Giraffe on a treadmill(never did, no matter how hard we tried). My younger brother and I downloaded DD2 as soon as we got a ps4. We nearly fell off our seats when we heard DDA was coming out in February 2019. We also almost fell out of our seats when we heard it was delayed. Multiple times. But we were patient this far, so what's a couple of weeks more for them to fix a bug or two.:)

5 minutes ago, Mrmonopoly115 said:

Whereas I appreciate the scepticism, quick reply and the keen observation, I made this account to comment on this issue. Just because the account is 12 minutes old, does not mean my love for Dungeon defenders is as well. I remember when I played DD1 with my brothers all night long on the xbox 360 just to get the Giraffe on a treadmill(never did, no matter how hard we tried). My younger brother and I downloaded DD2 as soon as we got a ps4. We nearly fell off our seats when we heard DDA was coming out in February 2019. We also almost fell out of our seats when we heard it was delayed. Multiple times. But we were patient this far, so what's a couple of weeks more for them to fix a bug or two.:)

Thank you for your responds and i very much understand understand your sentiment towards the series. I guess i'm just less of a patient guy and have been waiting for such a long time for this release being delayed and the roadmap being changed as often as it has, i'm just extremely disappointed is all :)

14 hours ago, dskeletonz said:

Same issues here plus some…. For me it’s running like a horse with 2 legs, hit by a semi, trying to finish a marathon while on tranquilizers. 

I am having the same insane lag issues to the point where I am unable to move.  This happened starting at the first level/ third wave and then on the second level/ second wave through the first boss fight. Game plays fine during building mode and then the lag starts when the minions arrive and the defenses start activating. I am unable to play anything more than the first few waves. I tried to turn off the wifi as suggested back when BoTW came out, I tried to turn down the "number of damage numbers" and i tried numerous switch restarts and game restarts to no avail.

I haven’t experience any other issues thankfully. I just didn’t know if I was the only one not getting exp when joining other peoples games or someone joining mine. Hopefully it is something that can fixed sooner then later.  

23 hours ago, Helsabot said:

I am having the same insane lag issues to the point where I am unable to move.  This happened starting at the first level/ third wave and then on the second level/ second wave through the first boss fight. Game plays fine during building mode and then the lag starts when the minions arrive and the defenses start activating. I am unable to play anything more than the first few waves. I tried to turn off the wifi as suggested back when BoTW came out, I tried to turn down the "number of damage numbers" and i tried numerous switch restarts and game restarts to no avail.

Are you experiencing the lag while playing multiplayer or solo? 

Hello again. So, this is about the lag on switch. So far, the only time I've gotten "INSANE" lag was the first time I played Act 1 lvl2. Since then it's been smooth sailing. I don't know if it's because I've been playing in offline mode or my switch just decided to stop lagging... Oh, and the multiplayer bug where the host was the only one gaining lvls is still a thing too. Just thought I would mention that.

Hello,

 

I made an account here just to report about the performance issues I've been experiencing on the Nintendo Switch as well.

I play the game with my Switch docked, and I've tested it on both 1080p and 720p resolutions, and I only play offline mode.

The switch suffers severe framerate drops whenever there are a lot of mobs on screen, this usually happens during later waves and boss waves. As I've experienced this on Alchemical Laboratory final boss wave and The Throne Room final boss waves. If the issue happens to be character dependent, I was controlling the Apprentice. 

If need be, I can provide a video of the performance issues during the Throne Room boss wave.  I do hope this gets addressed soon, I loved the first DD1 game.

Another issue I've experienced was the game crashing after too many mobs were on my screen, but I'm hoping fixing the framerate would also fix this issue as well.

On 8/4/2021 at 6:11 PM, eiolon said:

When playing DDA on the Switch, I invited my son to join my game but find that none of his experience/levels are saved after the map is completed. It saves his gold and items but not level progression. It also shows that the maps are completed as well. Has anybody else ran into this issue? We have completed about 5 maps now and sucks seeing him not keep any of his experience and constantly starting over. 

Same exact issue, trying to play with my son but only the host's progress saves.  Super upsetting that this is happening.

Wish I had some sort of constructive feedback to go with this but unfortunately I do not and I am posting to let folks know this issue is affecting other folks as well and to vent. 

2 minutes ago, darkblast47 said:

Same exact issue, trying to play with my son but only the host's progress saves.  Super upsetting that this is happening.

Wish I had some sort of constructive feedback to go with this but unfortunately I do not and I am posting to let folks know this issue is affecting other folks as well and to vent. 

I also reported this to the discord bug forum. Hopefully it is something that can get hot fix sooner then later as it is kind of pointless to join or invite people to games since none of the experience is saved. Thankful the gold and items stay at least. 

Also having absolutely unplayable lag issues. Survival mode needs to be removed as I cannot get past wave 11, on hard for Deeper Well.

I’ve never experienced this level of lag on any game before where I am getting one frame per second and basically cannot move my character. Even after turning off damage numbers.

As long as the game remains like this, it is unplayable and I’m pretty disappointed. Surely CG tested this and saw this was a massive issue??

52 minutes ago, classic22 said:

Also having absolutely unplayable lag issues. Survival mode needs to be removed as I cannot get past wave 11, on hard for Deeper Well.

I’ve never experienced this level of lag on any game before where I am getting one frame per second and basically cannot move my character. Even after turning off damage numbers.

As long as the game remains like this, it is unplayable and I’m pretty disappointed. Surely CG tested this and saw this was a massive issue??

That is crazy. I been doing Nightmare just fine for survival. Been farming Mines already with two players and been lucky to have no lag issues. We are playing in the dock position though so not sure if that plays into effect.

Hello again, 

 

I have used Nintendo's video capture feature to take a 30 second video of the performance and have uploaded it onto Youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGo8uB--iNc

I hope I'm not the only one experiencing this... Thank you for your time!

2 hours ago, Elliyana said:

Hello again, 

 

I have used Nintendo's video capture feature to take a 30 second video of the performance and have uploaded it onto Youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGo8uB--iNc

I hope I'm not the only one experiencing this... Thank you for your time!

This is exactly what is happening to me only mine is much worse than this.

Edit: playing in docked mode.

Edited August 8, 2021 by classic22

I’m having the same experience and item carry over problem as the post creator. Found a work around for the items but not the levels. Doesn’t matter if we leave the session separate, return to tavern, or go to next map, there’s no experience carry over

I have also run into this issue.  I didn't check gold content, but anything relating to a character isn't saved in a multiplayer game, including creating a new character to play.  If you've joined someone else's game, character, experience, everything is removed when you leave the map.

 

I can't find anywhere to report this issue elsewhere.  I assume this has been reported to Chromatic Games.  Does anyone have any sort of an idea for an ETA?  I loved the original game back in the day and got this specifically to play with my wife, and this is a game breaking bug for multiplayer...

 

 

Here is my video from playing NMHC Survival on the Switch. It runs really well. Can get all the way up to wave 25 just fine, even with another player in the game as well. I did find out though that the mana drop in Nightmare is bugged. You will not gain enough mana to fully upgrade all your towers by the time you complete wave 25.

On 8/7/2021 at 9:00 PM, eiolon said:

That is crazy. I been doing Nightmare just fine for survival. Been farming Mines already with two players and been lucky to have no lag issues. We are playing in the dock position though so not sure if that plays into effect.

Just wondering, but are the other 2 players max lvl? If not, have they been keeping so and loot gains after the match? I'll be testing a couple of things like whether these issues are exclusive to the campaign or all modes, and if these problems persist if all players are in docked mode.

So, these are my findings. Public or private, survival or campaign, continue/retry or return to tavern, docked or handheld mode, nothing has allowed the 2nd player to keep anything so far. Interesting thing though, player 2 had to make a character before the match and during the match, and none of them saved.