Updated Communication Error MEGA THREAD

[Revenant]

Hello,

Hello, I think its time to fully update this thread; This is the Megathread combining as much stuff as I can put in here.

**** The Overall Problem
The communication error occurs right after dialogues, and at any time in match (mid match). There is clearly no fix for this as this thread has received tons of attention and its to the thanks of all of you pushing the thread with tons of comments (I did read most of them).

We know this game is made and published by Bandai/Spike Chunsoft which made Jumpforce. Most anime games are not made to function online, which is the unfortunate part because the game has suffered through comm errors, rage quitting, disconnects.
Communication error players have no idea they are being penalized for disconnecting because the game does not differentiate

There is a chance that this won’t be fixed for everyone as they do only mention 24h2 with different OS’ – It affects Windows 10, 11 (23h2 and 24h2), linux, steam deck, ps5 and xbox, legit all systems.

**** Why does the communication error affect you**** - Users with no problems.

1) There are instances where frame capping yourself to 30 fps and lower has given people a chance to play online, and if you know how fighting games operate this means that you will have to equilibrate to their FRAMES. This means you will have 30 FPS, and you will enjoy your slideshow because the game dev's choose not to fix their game.

2) There are clear disconnections that suggest the player rage quits but I’m not convinced this is the case as the error code in brackets shares the same code as the communication error code – Simply ALT F4 can not represent 5 different codes assuming these error codes have any meaning at all.

Example – Communication error has occurred (379BA70D) / Connection to opponent lost (379BA70D) and this error code is also shared on ps5.

Sources: https://imgur.com/FKr0WMQ (379BA70D)
https://imgur.com/Fx1NS7R (37940338)
https://imgur.com/oziD2Pn (2E795E23)
https://imgur.com/0HQuHAv (no code)
https://imgur.com/3rCorjZ (379BA703)

Communication error Codes - Steam Thread

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1790600/discussions/0/4702413966613185443/

The list of communication error codes can be found in this steam thread which i believe does a good job covering them (this will not fix them as it suggests).

Source:

3) The player count has RAPIDLY decreased since then, and if you want a functioning ranked queue system on steam knowing they are not adding Crossplay anytime soon or at all; then you should care about the player count.

Source - https://www.thegamer.com/dragon-ball-z-sparking-zero-producer-says-crossplay-is-difficult-to-include-implement/

**** Fixes that exist for you as a communication error player
There are some things you can do to maybe help your circumstances; some are crazier than others but hopefully this is useful.
1) If your game has recently stopped working, check your windows updates to make sure you did not randomly update to 24h2.

In the search bar type run -> than winver (This will show you your windows version).
If you’re on 24h2 – type windows update into the search bar, and check your update history, and hopefully you caught it within 10 days to revert.

2) If you are on 24h2 and are willing to revert to 23h2 this is a chance of working and not guaranteed. The only way this is a guaranteed fix is if your game worked before, and you missed the option to revert.

3) Updating your bios is wild and should not be touched by users who have no idea what they are doing.

4) Most fixes on steam do not work. If you have the communication error, you can play online if certain criteria are met. – If you and your opponent are on the same operating system sharing the exact same error you can play online for hours. This means that a mid match DC most likely can’t match with an Intro match DC. This also likely means that your error codes need to match as well.

**** The December Patch
There was a google document running around and apparently it highly influenced Bandai’s/Spike Chunsofts decision to make specific changes to the game. These changes were made by the Players who left us out of the picture because they deemed our problem to not be large enough.

The tweet showing they seemed to cover most if not all the red changes in the document - https://imgur.com/a/sPXlgb5

Source: DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO Feedback Document - Google Docs
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SXB_nb2YPdrREtRosgiMqb5vIAqYuJqHbVTAjfoZOpE/edit?tab=t.0

In case this gets updated or changed I will show you an image of ctrl + f and the date today to make sure they don’t just throw this in:

https://imgur.com/a/GgYp6X1


They also did not include most control bugs, and the save bug which has affected tons of players.

This is the reason why your penalty is now permanent as they chose to increase the penalties in November for disconnections in order to improve the game for players who could play. You can get around this by transferring your save file to a family share account when the problem does get fixed.

The ultimate message at the end of the day is the players literally screwed over innocent players in the thousands, and they ignored all of you. These players are now the same people saying the game is saved and looking at the game in a one directional lens that is going to kill the game faster than anything else could.

They have addressed the issue recently in the steam patch notes, but they also have addressed this issue back in october along side the save data feature. They knew about the comm error back in october, me and 10 other guys figured out windows compatibility in like 2-4 weeks of the games release and its taken 3 months for bandai to address what the issue even is.

Source : https://imgur.com/a/1rgREeE DB Games tweet October 24th after the patch in october.

**** Next Patch – January / February
If this next patch leaves anyone out or does not address this issue. I will be refunding this game with all the proof I have, and not playing basically since the week of the 10th of October. I have saved a lot of information that I don’t think steam will deny. If this works, I will share this with you, as you deserve to have your money back if you decide to choose this path.

**** Ending Credits

Keep up the pressure, start re-sending more tickets to Bandai showing them your VERY angry that they chose players who could play over players who could not for 2.5 months…… and now it will be 3.5-5 months before this is fixed.

Remember to go to the Bandai store page, report the game, report the company as broken.

[Daymoss]

I haven't been able to play a single online match due to this stupid communication error and there is no ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ message about it anywhere. Do the devs even care? I see plenty of other people complaining about it so it's not just me.

[Tien Kaneda]

pin this, i feel so bad for people who have trained so hard and are winning matches against me just to get disconnected communication error. i rage not for getting beat because i learn new skills every time.

i get pissed when i disconnected from network error

[BRIMStone]

they've at least acknowledged it:

https://twitter.com/DBSparkingNews/status/1849379887804477901

[ShadowSC]

+1

[DixieNormus]

Guys for yall who cant play, i noticed something when i go to check my player card and then check player info it says it has been restricted. Has anyone else have this problem, if so does that mean they some how shadow banned us?

[SkullFker]

I remember this dude being on about "placebo" fixes. I'm assuming they just refuse to try any of the fixes. I was still on win 10 and couldn't upgrade to 11, also had the comm error after intros. I updated bios, and the comm error stopped. I was also able to upgrade to win 11 finally so that fixed two issues I was having. Haven't had an issue since and I've been playing online a lot. I don't know what the hell this guy thinks is a "placebo fix". That's mental.

[Bulbasaur]

Keep it up i dont know how this gets pinned but it needs to.

[Kummward]

Yeah these claims about it being "incompatible with Win11" are a massive load of ♥♥♥♥. Im using the rare banned version of windows 10 because i value my privacy, and the game still has this issue. The moment the match starts after character select, I get "a communication error has occurred". I have tried every troubleshooting suggestion, and the majority of search results for this problem are street ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ spam uploading AI voiceover tutorials parroting the same word-vomit you can find on reddit. The most believable explanation is it being a netcode issue, since that seems to be a staple for bandai games. They're nerfing characters in updates before putting any amount of attention on the larger portion of the playerbase who can only access half of the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game. Sorry to disappoint but i think we have to wait until they stop playing with their holes in the studios before we can play the game we payed for.

[Ladd]

+1

[Demifiend]

Diposting pertama kali oleh BRIMStone:

they've at least acknowledged it:

https://twitter.com/DBSparkingNews/status/1849379887804477901

That's not their ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Twitter account. Spike hasn't acknowledged it.

[Singye Gyalpo]

They need to fix this asap, I am dying for online battles.

[Demifiend]

Afaik this is the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Twitter account acknowledging the issues

https://x.com/dragonballgames/status/1849377423542079847

[Overknee enjoyer]

I have the same bug and was waiting for the next patch, today they patched the game and its still not possible to play online bc of this.

[Griff]

come home from work everyday and i just wana bash some dogs online cant get past the intro screen since release +100

[Kevvy;]

+1