UPDATE 23RD NOV 2020: Respawn appears to be sorting out Titanfall’s rough launch on Steam.
Late on Sunday the developers issued an audio issue patch, which fixes the awful audio issues the game had at launch. I’ve tested Titanfall on Steam this morning and confirm the audio is now as it should be. “Thanks for all your patience,” reads a note.
Meanwhile, while some are still reporting matchmaking issues, I’ve found the game relatively stable since Sunday, and I’ve been able to complete the training. It looks like Respawn is getting on top of Titanfall’s issues, and its “Mostly Negative” Steam user review rating has improved to “Mixed”.
ORIGINAL STORY 21ST NOV 2020: Titanfall surprise-launched on Steam last night – and it was met with an immediate “Mostly Negative” reception.
Respawn’s multiplayer-only shooter came out in 2014, and six years later it seems it is struggling on PC not because of a dwindling playerbase, but because of severe technical issues.
Customers are reporting matchmaking issues. Some have reported the game thinks they don’t have all the DLC map packs installed when they do. There are also audio issues that cause extremely loud static.
The video below reveals the typical experience of playing Titanfall on PC right now:
Whether Titanfall’s struggles on Steam are the result of the same hacker or group of hackers is unclear. But what is clear is the game has suffered a rough launch. I’ve had a go at playing Titanfall through Steam this morning (Saturday, 21st November 2020), and I have to say it’s a broken mess. As well as blisteringly-loud static bursting through my headset (something to do with the audio installation failing), I can’t even get into the training. My one success at jumping into a multiplayer game booted me out after about 10 seconds.