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MAG |OT| 256-Player Battles, Lots of Teamwork, Not So Much Auto-Aim
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Cornbread78
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I know they are our brothers from over seas, but doesn anyone else find it funny they call it "Royal Mail" :lol
Jamesearlcash
Member
Cornbread78 said:
Not really, it was originally created for 'royalty' i think early 1600's, remind me what you guys where upto around then ?
ZeroEchoOne
Member
Lonestar said:
THIS.
All that money spent on WoW...character transfers, 2 expansions, monthly fees since 2004...i'm finally out! out i tell ya!:lol
Had a lot of fun with Raven GAF last night. Good stuff! Yeah we lost a good deal of them but, dang, it seemed like for all four / five hours of playtime I put in yesterday, Raven was always attacking. For attacking in Sabatoge, I feel like we have a fighting chance against Valor. I've only beat SVER ONCE; actually, I've only unlocked objective C twice (one time being last night with that strong late-game push we had... almost had it!).
Once Raven GAF gets some unlocks and we get some better weaponry + specialized classes rolling, I think we'll be juuuust fine
Once Raven GAF gets some unlocks and we get some better weaponry + specialized classes rolling, I think we'll be juuuust fine
depward said:Had a lot of fun with Raven GAF last night. Good stuff! Yeah we lost a good deal of them but, dang, it seemed like for all four / five hours of playtime I put in yesterday, Raven was always attacking. For attacking in Sabatoge, I feel like we have a fighting chance against Valor. I've only beat SVER ONCE; actually, I've only unlocked objective C twice (one time being last night with that strong late-game push we had... almost had it!).
Once Raven GAF gets some unlocks and we get some better weaponry + specialized classes rolling, I think we'll be juuuust fine
Aye. Upset that I think I wasted a point on heavy machine gun reload speed, instead of going to claymore mines. Seeing that poison gas grenade option at the end of that tier
Lonestar said:Aye. Upset that I think I wasted a point on heavy machine gun reload speed, instead of going to claymore mines. Seeing that poison gas grenade option at the end of that tier
In Beta, my first six points went to: Med Kit, Res, and then AP Mines. Not saying that's a template everyone should follow, but it's damn helpful.
Jesse Jane
Banned
Kenak said:
there are some deals out for MAG. If you're in the US, Amazon is offering the game for $56.99 and a $10 gift card for a future game purchase. The bluetooth headset is also on sale for $40. I got the game for free and the headset for like $20 with a gift card I had though.
I'm sorry I have to comment on this $60 for an online only bitchfest.
Can't tell you the amount of games that have both SP and online and will never come close to the amount of hours I will put into MAG.
I guess this is the flipside of "X" game has not online component so its not deserving of a high score or its price tag. BS
Can't tell you the amount of games that have both SP and online and will never come close to the amount of hours I will put into MAG.
I guess this is the flipside of "X" game has not online component so its not deserving of a high score or its price tag. BS
Violater said:
One of the reasons I'm holding off on a purchase is, in fact, due to the lack of other play options. You can disagree with that, but if (for whatever reason) this game's community goes south fast, it becomes essentially useless. See: Anyone who bought Fat Princess recently and wants to play it online. Fortunately, Fat Princess has some offline content.
Battlefield 1942 and Battlefield 2 were worth the price of admission, for it's large scale battles. It's offline component was the MP game with crummy AI. MAG forgoes the AI, and instead, offers up to 128 opponents on 1 map to try and kill, which is twice the amount of players that the bigger BF maps would allow. Nevermind that you have 127 people on your side, and objectives. Throw in an experience system, with advancement in gear and stuff, it's now become an MMO. That you don't pay a monthly fee for.
Though yes, if the community goes south and leaves, like some MMO's, the game is more or less done for.
Though yes, if the community goes south and leaves, like some MMO's, the game is more or less done for.
TrAcEr_x90
Member
I wasn't interested in this game at alllllllllllllllllll. Even after starting up the beta and playing for like half hour. But after reading through some of the comments it does sound really cool. I didn't know you get like experience points to distribute. Thats pretty sweet. I must be really missing some cool stuff.
TrAcEr_x90 said:
That's the tough thing about first impressions with this game. I was initially turned off, too. I gave it another go and now I'm hooked. You need like 2-3 hours to make a good assessment. It gets more fun as you unlock things and even if you suck you will unlock some fun stuff in a few hours of play.
Lonestar said:
MMOs are really hard to make work. Whether you make people pay to play them or not. PvP only (or centered) MMOs, in particular, tend to die quickly. There are exceptions, like EVE, but that's due to a lot of factors. Also, with leveling, you automatically turn people into min/maxers - something that most console games don't have to deal with.
Jesse Jane
Banned
someone on CAG is selling MAG for $47(includes s/h) if anyone is interested
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=237205
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=237205
Lonestar said:Aye. Upset that I think I wasted a point on heavy machine gun reload speed, instead of going to claymore mines. Seeing that poison gas grenade option at the end of that tier
last night after fighting for god knows how long, finally created a mini opening to outpost "B" to disarm the thing... I decided to make the move and ran in there to disarm it, but blew up soon as I ran in.
*sigh* after playing in the last Beta and playing the last two days...I totally forgot about Claymores being in the game, for some reason.
theMrCravens
Member
Honestly, we have yet to see a full PvP MMOFPS.Vinci said:
The only one I can think of without any PvE whatsoever is Planetside.
KZObsessed
Member
Arnie said:
Collectors Edition should be with me tomorrow. SVER GAF will be unstoppable.
Mine shipped today also!
Vinci said:
Fair enough though the same can be said for any game, whether it has an offline component or not. But maybe that's just me as well because I hardly ever go back to the SP portion of a game.
Take MW2, KZ2, R2 for example, I had to force myself to finish the SP for these games, the stories/characters just did not interest me.
If I will argue anything is that $60 is too much to pay for any game period. Though that stance will not be met well here as people are always clamoring for overpriced filled with useless junk special editions.
No I don't think MAG will die out like most other online games did, though I do feel it is a problem that the entire experience is hinged to the temperament of of Zippers servers.
Jesse Jane
Banned
Violater said:
with trade-in credit, promos, gift cards, etc anyone shelling out full price for any videogame is just wasting their money in my opinion. I haven't paid full price out of pocket for a videogame in a few years.
otakuderek
Member
Man, this thread hype makes me really want to buy this at work tonight along with a headset! This game caught me totally off guard. Got $180 to spend in credit so I think this is happening :lol Any advice for a non-beta newbie?
http://www.giantbomb.com/mag-thing-part-01/17-1934/ - first GB (p)review
"I don't think 'Valor' is one of them..." - Gerstmann
"I don't think 'Valor' is one of them..." - Gerstmann
Kenak said:
I understand what you mean, but I also think games like Warhawk and Socom kind of spoiled it for some of us...
but I posted this in another forum when this topic was also brought up...
the game has a special kind of dedicated server(s?) that Zipper put alot of time and money developing....and then on top of that it is basically like a MMO shooter.....so think of that extra $20 as a one time, life time subscription for this fun MMO shooter with no LAG....
I remember when most on the internet thought for sure there would be online monthly fees.
alas no pressure though...you'll join when you are ready...till then, just visit this thread daily.
theMrCravens
Member
No, I meant before MAG.Vinci said:
256 players at once is pretty massive.
Although most people wouldn't define this as an "MMO" because there's no monthly fee.
Jesse Jane
Banned
Violater said:
haha I totally agree with you on that... which is partly the reason I have like $150+ in credit just sitting at the place.. the only time I deal with Gamestop is to take advantage of their trade-ins. IF not I usually do my trade-ins at Amazon or TRU.
Lonestar said:Aye. Upset that I think I wasted a point on heavy machine gun reload speed, instead of going to claymore mines. Seeing that poison gas grenade option at the end of that tier
Yeah, I'm really thinking about going for the poison gas grenade after I go full medic. Hate reviving you guys at 50% health :lol
Violater said:
That's fine. You may dislike those games' content, but the point is... they have content inherent in and of themselves. MMOs with PvE have content as well. Think of WoW for a moment: It has an enormous amount of content. Whether you like it or not isn't as significant as it offering a plethora of things to take part in and do. With a PVP focused MMO (of any kind, in any genre), the content is the community. Period. The game is completely dependent upon what the community brings to it. If there is a perceived imbalance, for example, the side it favors will usually grow in population. How this affects the rest of the game's community is dependent upon the complexity of the game: If a game is relatively complex in its mechanics, thus mitigating the imbalance in various respects of one's experience, this will change nothing. If the game's mechanics are fairly simple, this imbalance will destroy the game entirely - as the population rise won't affect the 'skill' of that side enough to balance things out.
[For example: People complain about an imbalance favoring SVER. SVER says there is no imbalance; that it is merely the high level skills of its players causing it to be the dominant side in many engagements. If the population begins to move to SVER, yet this dominance continues - then the dominance was due to imbalance, as not all these new soldiers will be as skilled as the prior ones claimed to be. Mind you, this is just an example.]
theMrCravens said:
Nothing in the "MMOG" acronym necessitates a monthly fee.
Jesse Jane
Banned
so is the consensus with everyone who has the game to upgrade your health/resucitation skills first?
Fixed1979
Member
Vinci said:
Fat Princess is pretty niche and they fucked up their launch, that's the reason no one is playing it right now. No doubt that MAG will have ups and downs but as long as Zipper keeps everything running smoothly and provides updates I don't doubt that this game will have lots of life.
Jesse Jane
Banned
here's a semi-review/opinion from Kotaku
Pretty positive.
Pretty positive.
Fixed1979 said:
I'm aware of that. What I'm saying is, it doesn't matter what the error is... all that matters is what it does to a community that acts as fuel to the core experience of the game. I'm not claiming Zipper has made an error really, but I'm hesitant to pay full price for a game when I'm unsure about it. I've been playing MMOs too long to dive head-long into one from the get-go.
I was in a similar situation. I played the beta and really thought it was fun but had no intentions of getting it at launch, maybe somewhere down the road for cheap but defintely not day one. I go into my work study office yesterday and two of my buddies will not shut up about the game and this kick ass commercial they saw on tv for it. I ordered it yesterday and it should be here tomorrow. Cannot wait to see how the full game isTrAcEr_x90 said:
Question though, is there going to be another demo ?