It’s reported and now confirmed.  After a casual match online on Saturday,  Lord Grimulus reported that the lobby bug and netcode issues seem to have been magically fixed.  I asked Professor over in Japan to verify (as it was midday in EU).  He confirmed it.  Tweeted around.  Tested it myself.  KOFXIV ONLINE IS HERE AGAIN!  No patch required…. which means…. huh?  Btw Loke Tests for the arcade version of KOFXIV starting soon! Check tweets below.  See you Thursday Night for EU action!  Oh and finally check below for a little tech info about why my PS4 has a quicker loading time.

I can confirm it's working flawlessly on my end! https://t.co/dXLg1dJlBV

— Aaron Mays (@DiamondDust132) January 30, 2017

I realized that yesterday. Snk solved that problem silently and without patch, very nice

— Kof is a festival (@KOFemsal) January 30, 2017

i been playing all weekend just fine ?

— Latam Pro Events (@latamproevents) January 30, 2017

Hooray!!! #KOFXIV up and running again! Playing today, possibly streaming! Gotta get my Iori up to snuff! ??? https://t.co/SDu68Ag6P3

— ConceptOfSleep (@ConceptOfSleep) January 30, 2017

Just tested it, made a lobby with no problem and had a match with a friend. #KOFXIV netcode is BACK!!!! GET IN THERE!!!

— ON.Gunsmith (@orochinagicom) January 30, 2017

Arcade KOFXIV loketest this Friday!

The King of Fighters XIV Arcade Ver. location test begins February 3 – Gematsu https://t.co/CLIQq28isL Gonna try and go to this. #kofxiv

— Jim (@Jim_Bulmer) January 30, 2017

Next Events?

This Saturday in France

The YUZUTAKU tournament is coming soon ! See you on Feb 4th at Ecole IRIS in Paris on .@Skullgirls & KOF XIV ! https://t.co/oM1iuqxJ1f pic.twitter.com/mXweFbWTSn

— Yuzu Clan Gaming (@Yuzu_Gaming) January 29, 2017

and then….

#KOFXIV events list updated. https://t.co/VmOSSKxPxh pic.twitter.com/wzdgELGFcT

— ON.Gunsmith (@orochinagicom) January 30, 2017

Misc tech…

SSD vs HD

I have packed my PS4 with a Solid State Drive (SSD) drive, and it’s an old one.  After character select, it takes 4 seconds to load the round.  On a normal PS4, it takes 7.  If you can use a really fast SSD drive, it could be even better!

????#KOFXIV #KOF14 pic.twitter.com/6WCKbNZYhN

— ???(??) (@tawarazawa) January 29, 2017