Masamune Date is so awesome...

[Rig]

...that he even makes my game crash after some time playing.

After some time (I did the first mission and nearby the end of the second mission of his storyline, the game simply crashed). It happened yesterday, no files are missing or corrupt according to the "verify game" option.
Anyone else having this issue? No idea on what is causing this, because it only happens when I pick him (using his style in a custom character won't cause the crash).

pc specs:
i7 4770, 16gb ram, gtx 660, win10.

[historypie]

Mine keeps crashing on his first mission as well.

[Legendary Mr. Tiddles]

Same here, I can't get past his and Kojuro's first mission because of this. The game had been running flawlessly for 30 hours up to this point.

[Rig]

For some reason, he stopped crashing the game. That was after I bought the weapon pack DLC, so my guess is that he's Vergil disguised as Masamune, and he "NEEDED MORE POWAR!!".

Jokes aside, I really don't know what happened and what fixed it, but I finished his campaign (saving constantly to avoid rages hahaha).

[Legendary Mr. Tiddles]

The crashing stopped for me too the next day. It's weird how a gamebreaker can pop up out of nowhere one day and go away on its own the next. I'm at 50 hours now and no more bugs. Knock on wood.

[C4RNIVOR3]

I've seen someone suggest in an older thread that there may be missing animation frames in his moveset but I don't think there is any way to verify that one way or another.

[captain_mego]

hey

[Rig]

Originally posted by C4RNIVOR3:

I've seen someone suggest in an older thread that there may be missing animation frames in his moveset but I don't think there is any way to verify that one way or another.

It'd explain the crash, but when it happened to me, I tried his style in a custom character (higher level than Masamune himself) and it didn't crash the game...

So, what causes it is still unknown.

[C4RNIVOR3]

I found the thread, but yeah there's really no way to verify. It may not necessarily be Masamune's moveset but him specifically, seeing as his style works. But the issue is certainly related to Masamune, as using him or playing through his story is a frequently recurring issue for many players.

[KLOUDZiNC]

Originally posted by C4RNIVOR3:

I found the thread, but yeah there's really no way to verify. It may not necessarily be Masamune's moveset but him specifically, seeing as his style works. But the issue is certainly related to Masamune, as using him or playing through his story is a frequently recurring issue for many players.

Awe man, that really sucks. I was really looking forward to play his story. First time I played SW game was SW2 in PS2, I loved young and cocky Masamune.

[C4RNIVOR3]

^I personally didn't have any problems playing Masamune, but your mileage may vary. Issues involving him or his and Kojuurou's story are quite common in the pc port unfortunately. I would have to go back and test around and see if I get any problems seeing as it's been a while since I used him but regardless of whether I do or not, there isn't really any solution for people that are experiencing issues.

Let's just hope there aren't any continued problems when we get Sanadamaru/Spirit of Sanada in May, seeing as the entire SW cast will be available there.

[DeltaKnight]

You think he's cool, you should see Basara Masamune. Now THAT guy's a cool cat ready to utage! (party)

[Rig]

Sengoku Basara, you mean? Yeah, that motorized horse is awesome hahaha


...
YUKIMURA!!!!
OYAKATA-SAMA!!!!
YUKIMURA!!!!
OYAKATA-SAMAAAAA!!!!
YUKIMURAAAA!!!!!
...

...And then, Yukimura was sent flying.

[C4RNIVOR3]

coughs because gameplay-wise and design-wise I actually prefer BASARA but Capcom is run by ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ that didn't market 3 well and thus decided westerners didn't want 4 and beyond, coughs loudly

Also Sumeragi was underwhelming as hell for how much they hyped it up and we don't talk about Yukiden (you mean that Yukimura-centric game that also ended up being partially about Masamune and killed off Yukimura's closest officer and best friend, who contributed ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ overall to the game? No of course I'm not bitter), but alas.

[Lv 20 Bolting Bot]

First mission of Katakura/Date crashed twice for me. Don't think it has anything to do with the character. It crashed at a specific point of the mission, after the short cutscene of the guns going off.

[C4RNIVOR3]

Originally posted by ポルケ:

First mission of Katakura/Date crashed twice for me. Don't think it has anything to do with the character. It crashed at a specific point of the mission, after the short cutscene of the guns going off.

Except the reports of crashes aren't consistent. Some people crash at specific points in the story, some people crash for no rhyme or reason. The only common thing among all the crashes is Masamune, hence the assumption that the character is buggy in some manner.