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MAG |OT| 256-Player Battles, Lots of Teamwork, Not So Much Auto-Aim
- Thread starter J-Rzez
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@ good reviews. i love it but i was expecting it to get trashed by reviewers who didnt give it a chance.almost got burnt out on it in the original beta but had just enough cool off... going back in HARD on friday evening
not having to play acquisition every time is going to be awesome
Biff
Member
I wonder how similar MAG will be tomorrow compared to the last beta build we saw a couple weeks ago?
I'm *hoping* they have a beefy hour-one patch ready to add one more layer of polish above the beta code.. 2 weeks is a lot of time when you have 100% of your staff working overtime, right? Right?
I'm *hoping* they have a beefy hour-one patch ready to add one more layer of polish above the beta code.. 2 weeks is a lot of time when you have 100% of your staff working overtime, right? Right?
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
badcrumble said:
If true, this bears repeating, loudly. I have no interest in this game, but reviewing a beta is fucking scummy behavior. Is it worth it to get the first review out? I don't get the sense that this game is as highly anticipated as other Sony heavy hitters... (but to be fair I haven't followed this thread at all). So why sacrifice one's shitty blog's integrity to crank out the first review?
theBishop said:
It's hard to explain the appeal behind MAG. I hate to use the term, but you do have to 'get it'. Some people really don't understand the appeal of the sort of scale 256-player matches bring. Luckily there's pretty solid game mechanics to support the whole thing, and even people who don't get it can judge it on those merits.
Mr. Luchador
Member
Hope it does well just for the sheer balls of making it free online play. Not sure if I'll buy it though due to other more 'hyped' games coming out this Q. Which then leaves the 'not sure if people will still be around' when I do buy it feeling.
obonicus said:
This.
MAG is more appealing to me than MW2, simply for the large battle aspect. I know more often than not, that the battles will be all messy and uncoordinated, but when it does happen correctly, it's a great feeling.
I'm hoping for similar experiences to some of the larger Battlefield battles, and Planetside, in that while there's a shitload going on, you can feel a concentrated effort being put into taking out/defending a target.
GoodMorning
Member
Kyoufu said:I'm not sure which PMC I'm going to play as.
coughVALORcough
Lagspike_exe
Member
Kyoufu said:I'm not sure which PMC I'm going to play as.
Please consider Valor, so they are at least able to form one squad.
KZObsessed
Member
ClearCELL said:
We're all going SVER atually, join us.
Lagspike_exe
Member
Gamesradar bashing MAG:
http://www.gamesradar.com/f/mag-whats-the-verdict-on-sonys-online-fps/a-20100125123814172091
http://www.gamesradar.com/f/mag-whats-the-verdict-on-sonys-online-fps/a-20100125123814172091
templeusox
Banned
Why does GAF hate America?
The only positive thing from that is that they are waiting to actually review the game. So you gotta give them credit for that. They realize what they saw at the review event is NOT enough to base an actual review off of (unlike the other places releasing reviews today).Lagspike_exe said:
secondspace
Member
Even the beta isn't that representative, loads of people downloaded it just to have a look.
"The flow of the action is supposed to be one of fluidity so youd always have something to do within MAG, but the reality is that usually everyone converges on one point of the map for a gigantic shoot out to the death. Its hardly original."
Even though this has never been my experience, it still sounds fuckawesome :lol
Even though this has never been my experience, it still sounds fuckawesome :lol
oktarb
Member
This is a notice from the Valor Recruitment Division (VRD):
Please do not try and join up with Valor. We do not have recruitment offices. We thrive on being the underdog. When vastly outnumbered we have to rely on solid tactics, superior unit cohesion and unmatched crisis decision making. Flooding our numbers may seem attractive on paper but it will dull the razors edge we have honed through a strict diet of death and war.
Those that do match the caliber needed to thrive within Valor will be discreetly contacted and interviewed.
Honor on the Field -Strategy equals Victory - Immortality through Sacrifice.
VRD
Please do not try and join up with Valor. We do not have recruitment offices. We thrive on being the underdog. When vastly outnumbered we have to rely on solid tactics, superior unit cohesion and unmatched crisis decision making. Flooding our numbers may seem attractive on paper but it will dull the razors edge we have honed through a strict diet of death and war.
Those that do match the caliber needed to thrive within Valor will be discreetly contacted and interviewed.
Honor on the Field -Strategy equals Victory - Immortality through Sacrifice.
VRD
GoodMorning
Member
Violater said:
a lot of sabotage games ended like that for me and it is indeed fuckawesome
SolidusDave
Member
Boogat said:
nice, would like to see this further improved when the game is out (like further info, last sniper rifle coming with its own scope/bipod etc.)
btw. the (sver) sniper bipod should be 2 points and not 3 IIRC?
Especially I can't wait for the loadout calculator, I hate to not being able to see the credits of equipment I want to spend skillpoints on...
in case the weapon stats are correct, what is the benefit of investing skill points on the last SVER assault rifle instead of the second?
The AK-103 has 1 point of better damage, everything else is the same or much worse?!
NullPointer
Member
I'd kill for some map overheads with marked callouts.