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After failing to get Wu Tang:Shaolin Style to load on my Triple :mad: I decided to give the MAG beta I DL'd last week a try.
I boot it up and it's already up to 1.20. No biggie, download/install the 33MB file and get ready to rock.
Once the game loads up I'm presented with a "Receiving updates..." bar with a 2.66GB download. It's currently at 8%. WTF? :mad::mad::mad:
This had better be worth it.
Has anyone else played this yet? Thoughts?
Is the beta invite only?
qore subscribers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lagduf
2 words- OH FUCK YEAH!
How is it....can you go into a little more detail that fuck yea? :lolz:
I'm really interested.
I almost subscribed to QORE to get in this.
Are you matches laggy?
How many people have you played with?
sorry bro bro, i swore the sacred oath :(. seeing as how my handle on here is the same as my psn id i'd rather not bite the hand that feeds. i'll just say that so far we are limited to only 2 modes of play and i haven't leveled high enough to be a ranking officer and see the privileges that go along with that. i haven't encountered any bugs or glitches. also, i've been in 128 player battles and experienced no lag at all. the server hours are kinda lame M-F 10:00-1:00 and 5:00-9:00. i work 12hr days so i'm hating the fact that shit is down on the weekends.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigTinz
on the bright side, from what i've heard phase 3 (preorders) starts 11/12 and will be up 24/7.
128 people, wow nice.
that's the max count for the mode that was just unlocked. i think there was only the 1 at first because you need squad leaders and commanders for games this big. i'll post up if i get a chance to play any 256 matches in the weeks to come.
Ah, that's why I couldn't log in last night.
I hate the fucked up hours for betas. :angry:
bump
I'd love to hear some more impressions on this.
its been available to preorder peeps since the 12th.
I didn't preorder :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by califoreigner
This game looks very interesting! I sucks that you can't say much about it. :angry:
I liked the past E3 footage, the game really looks massive!
there's still time, my friend :-)
hit up your local GS(s) and see who has any beta vouchers left. I know there's several down here in sac that do. I know you got 5 on it! Haha
if it comes down to it i'll shoot you my code. Haven't had to use it yet since I'm still in via qore. Was holding onto it because I read somewhere the preorder folks have an extended timeframe into the end of Nov, but that may not be true.
I guess what I really just want to know is will this be an online experience that i'll be interested in playing?
I dunno how the game actually plays because I got bored of looking at Downloading/Installing Update screens for hours every time I booted it up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lagduf
Take that as you will.
It means you didn't try hard enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by KanYozakura
yeah, its a long download. I just left it on while I played the 360.
anyway, its worth checking out. In case you aren't feeling it you could always get your 5 bucks back. That sure beats a $25 subscription to a digital magazine with a majority of lousy perks.
I just had some specific questions about how the battles were organized.
Wish there was more info out there, but aren't all the beta players hush hush due to the NDA?
I'll tell you all you want to know. I'm really not that impressed by it to tell you the truth. And if by NDA you mean the bullshit stuff you accept to before you boot up the game, well who really cares about that stuff. What you see in the videos on gametrailers and what not, that's pretty much what you should expect. I actually think the game kind of sucks. When I've played it, I've never been sure what exactly I'm supposed to be doing. I kind of think mw2 is gonna be crazy popular and this will soon be forgotten. Just by going on the popularity of the first (which I've barely played, and I've never owned myself).
How does the squad structure work?
All I keep seeing is that as a regular foot soldier you're assigned to one of 4 squads (alpha, bravo, charlie, delta).
Each squad has 8 players, so the 4 squads constitute 32 players which in actual military terms would constitute a platoon.
Isn't there supposed to be 4 platoons of 4 squads each for 128 players per side?
Who is in control of these larger elements?
$5 and the answers are yours to cherishQuote:
Originally Posted by Lagduf
I'm not sitting through that update bullshit and playing a mediocre game to find out for you.
Why pay $5 when someone can tell me for $0.Quote:
Originally Posted by KanYozakura
Why do you continue to post in this thread other than to state that you didn't have a positive experience in getting the game to boot up.
I'm asking questions about the actual gameplay which you clearly know nothing about.
There's groups of like 8 people I think, and you're given some brief instructions what you should do, and some stuff pops up on the hud telling you where to go and do, but when you constantly get sniped or taken out right away, it's hard to keep to your task. Also, the respawn time takes for fucking ever, it's bullshit. I really don't think this game is gonna be that popular.
Of course I know nothing of the gameplay because the stupid ass beta runs at ridiculous times and requires ridiculous updates.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lagduf
I was the one who asked about the gameplay in the first fucking place and I actually have the beta...what a wonderful game. :oh_no:
platoon leaders can call in mortar strikes (assuming the mortar battery hasn't been taken out already). Aside from that they can set defend/destroy objective markers for their squad and everyone gets bonus pts for following orders. Not sure what privileges gneerals have as I've yet to be one.
the game is tough no doubt. Can get chaotic with so many people and chances are you will die a lot. On the flip side, controls are pretty tight and there's a lot of weapon/abitilty upgrades which I dig. Lately its just been acquisition mode that's unlocked to play. Basically you have attackers and defenders with two transports to take control of. Its hard getting deep enough into enemy territory to get close most of the time. If you're on a team that has their shit together you can parachute in if your able to take out the air defense (by planting charges). I've also gunned on a chopper, but am unclear on how we called it in. It just sat stationary with machine guns on each side. Barracks are protecting the outskirts of the defenders territory and they can be a bitch. There a guy inside firing a turret on the top. Its primary fire is a machine gun and secondary are missles that fuck up the apc's attackers can approach in. There's a lot more I can speak on, but I feel like I've kinda gone off on a tangent.
I dig the game, but agree it will be overshadowed by mw2.
I'm wondering if this game wont fill in a different niche than MW2. I mean this is basically more of a Battlefield type game, than a close quarters FPS like MW2.
I think different people will be drawn to it. I can't help but wonder if MAG would have been something that would have worked better on the PC.
When you aim, is it through the iron sights?
Also, how realistic is this in terms of bullet damage?
Is it more akin to CoD4 where you can get taken out in two bursts from an m-16 or is it more like Bad Company where you have to unload half your magazine at them?
I just visited the official MAG forums and found that the majority of those on the official forums are barely literate.
Either that or they have zero capacity to articulate a damn thing.
It reminds me of the time I decided to take a look at the official Bungie forums.
Surely this doesn't surprise you?
Not really.Quote:
Originally Posted by HeartlessNinny
I really can't participate in any other online forums. No one has a sense of humor and they're all uptight morons who don't know what they're talking about.
Open MAG Beta in Jan 2010
It's for like a week though, lame.
I'll be sure to hop on and see if I have any desire to play this game.
I've only had the PS3 setup for a few hours now... been playing with it... but holy crap it takes forever to play anything on this console. DOWNLOADING... DOWNLOADING... DOWNLOADING... Finally down, hurray! Oh, wait... Installing... Installing... Installing... OK... now it's time to play... Loading... setting up hard drive... checking for updates... downloading... ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? I like the system so far, but this is just a glorified desktop computer. That being said, Trine rocks my fucking socks. I think that also got a PC port, but I'd much rather play it on the sofa. Man is it a great looking/playing game. I spent like an hour with the demo alone.
PS: Ratchet and Clank has been installing for the last 15 mins :(
Installing is bullshit.Quote:
Originally Posted by nruva
I've only ever downloaded 1 thing on the PS3 that didn't require an install.
I think I've fallen in love with LittleBigPlanet. I really didn't think I'd be that into it. I knew it looked great, but I didn't know it looked this good in motion. The whole presentation is just blowing me away. It may have taken forever to install, and the whole process may have felt like a cold-lifeless-computer app, but the game itself is just seeping with so much love out of every seam. I need to pick it up after Christmas.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lagduf
The MAG BETA Client is up for download now, though you won't be able to play it until Jan 4.
nruva, what's your psn id?
Same as the xbox ID: rabbittroopsux. Though, don't have any real games at the moment, so you probably won't see me doing much on it yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snair
Public BETA is open.
Playing now.
Not too bad so far.
kool was wondering when it was gonna open about too jump inQuote:
Originally Posted by Lagduf
d/l the 2nd update.
1044MB/1829.70MB in 2 1/2 hrs...wtf?
I guess I won't be playing it tonite :(
Yeah...
They actually opened up the Beta Client for download in late December in anticipation of the open Beta. I'm glad they did that so I could play today instead of having to download the beta today.
It's a huge ass download and it's not very fast at all.
Went through the huge download of the update last night, only to find that the beta isn't apparently running at the moment. Well, that was a waste of time.
I was able to play all day today.
Maybe just late night/early morning server maintenance.
I just got everything all setup in no time.
Just played for an hour.
Not entirely sure I how feel yet.
At the moment "unremarkable" might be the best description if I were pressed to give one.
Finally managed to get on, not too bad. Looks decent enough, though maybe feels a bit hollow compared to something awesome like Killzone 2. Will play more.
I hope in the Beta you can play a mode other than than that standard attack/defense mode.
I guess i'll have to get to level 10.
Starting to like it a bit more.
Not even worth playing at the moment because on the off chance I manage to get past the pre-game errors and get into a game I just get booted 5-10 minutes later.
I'mabout to jump on, VERY EXCITE.
Looks like you can only create one character?
I'm on VALOR (or whatever it's called).
Played a few rounds today. It was pretty boring.