[quote name='evergoo']Nice to hear so many CAG impressions. Since I won't have access to a PS3 until Saturday, can someone detail how good and bad the online connections/matchmaking are? Can clans be created? And how good is voice chat? All in all, I want to hear some pros and cons before I consider hosting Fat Princess Nights. If online impressions sound good, I don't mind hosting this Sunday along with creating a new thread in the process.
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There is no clan system, and no party lobby system. You can select to quick join a game, create a game, or join a friend's game.
If you choose to join a friend's game, it gives you a list of friends playing, you select one and it connects you to their game. I didn't see any kind of invite feature, but I didn't really look for one either.
It seems to be tough to join a game right now too, but I think that will get fixed soon. Out of 5 attempts, I got in to one game, the other 4 kicked me back to the main screen after 2-3 minutes of connecting. I created a game and my friend was able to join my instantly and the game filled up in less than 20 minutes.
You can create games and reserve slots for friends so that the game doesn't fill up. For example, I could create a game for 32 players, and make 10 slots friend only, and the other 21 slots would be open to the public.
Havign a game night should not be too much trouble, just have a designated host and make sure everyone has someone playing on their friend list to join the game,