MAG May well be 128 vs. 128 Proof inside.

why wouldn't there be 128 v 128? Apparently they're using a new server architecture to allow it. They won't make a huge deal of 256 players if it's only going to be 8v8.. thats just socom fgs.GenTom

Though it's early to talk in depth about MAG, we can definitely quell some fears we've already heard from you about how MAG will need to compromise on gameplay to support its size. Well, it may be massive but it is an action shooter at its core. You can run around and shoot enemies, throw grenades, and drive vehicles just like any other shooter except with MAG you'll do it with up to 256 players. The team at Zipper was one of the pioneers of online gaming on consoles with the SOCOM franchise and they've used this knowledge to create a brand new server architecture to make an original game like MAG possible.MAG Sr Producer

why wouldn't there be 128 v 128? Apparently they're using a new server architecture to allow it. They won't make a huge deal of 256 players if it's only going to be 8v8.. thats just socom fgs.GenTom

That an actual in-game shot from the game...? Even if it is, dont base ideas off screen-shots...

im pretty shure they know what there doing, cus if they didnt they wouldnt have shown it at e3

but the only real thing im hoping for is that you wont have to pay each month to play online, cus if you will i'll never buy it, even if it will be the best online shooter ever

if it was only 8 vs 8 games and the number of games added up to 256 players you could easily say that every other shooter out there has more than 256 players online at once... I'm sure COD4 has at least a few thousand players playing at any time.

i think there is gonna be several game modes for us to play with, deathmatch, team deathmatch, capture the flag, and some others. :Dpsyum

i really doubt that there will be a free-for-all mode. it would get way too intense unless the map was ENORMOUS.

all i got to say is this is gonna be a very big and exciting game to look into...they said its gonna be 256players in one match...so 128 vs 128....but they split you into groups of 8....very well thought out i think....its alot better this way b/c i guarantee that at the end of the match...it will show what group did the best and if you have 7 other friends playing....it will be very fun to go at it w/ your own team....very excited looking forward to it...OatmealKing

[QUOTE="OatmealKing"]all i got to say is this is gonna be a very big and exciting game to look into...they said its gonna be 256players in one match...so 128 vs 128....but they split you into groups of 8....very well thought out i think....its alot better this way b/c i guarantee that at the end of the match...it will show what group did the best and if you have 7 other friends playing....it will be very fun to go at it w/ your own team....very excited looking forward to it...Sony_Marksman70

Nobody is dumb here (debatable). But Zipper has not really released any solid evidence of what the gameplay will be like or how the servers will work with up to 256 players. That is a lot of people in one room, and people on this forum wonder how the game will run without lag or framerate drops.

Most single player experiences can't even have that many people on screen without framerate drops. So it will be interesting to see how this game turns out.

[QUOTE="Sony_Marksman70"][QUOTE="OatmealKing"]all i got to say is this is gonna be a very big and exciting game to look into...they said its gonna be 256players in one match...so 128 vs 128....but they split you into groups of 8....very well thought out i think....its alot better this way b/c i guarantee that at the end of the match...it will show what group did the best and if you have 7 other friends playing....it will be very fun to go at it w/ your own team....very excited looking forward to it...LtColJaxson

Nobody is dumb here (debatable). But Zipper has not really released any solid evidence of what the gameplay will be like or how the servers will . You wont see 256 AT ONCE and maybe half will be respawning so look at it how it is

[QUOTE="GenTom"]why wouldn't there be 128 v 128? Apparently they're using a new server architecture to allow it. They won't make a huge deal of 256 players if it's only going to be 8v8.. thats just socom fgs.moshakirby18

I know I wasn't alone in thinking that MAG will actually just be an 8v8 game, but that there will be 16 games somehow interlinked with one another.



The number of players in this screen shot is pretty debatable but we can see 13 parachutes and 5 players on the ground, totalling 18.

Of course these parachutes could just be crates, ammo drops or whatever. You can see 7 players fairly easily in the air, 8 at a push.

So...pretty indescisive really.
moshakirby18

That is the most ridiculous statement ever. Trying to confirm whether they're telling the truth about the 256 players from one screenshot. Man, that screenshot was meant to give the player an idea of what the gameplay would look like. There will be 256 players whether you like it or not.

Just make it play good.

I'll pay 80 bucks for game at lunch but won't pay to play online. Graphics doesn't have to be like COD4, it's much important to have smooth framerate and as little lag as possible