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#1 mistergamer2006
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hey all! im just installing MAG right now, its taking a while so im was thinking, what happened to all the hype about this game, it just came out, and it seems no one talks about it anymore, it good good reviews, so im guessing its gonna be a good game, but how come i dont here anyone talking about it?

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#2 AmnesiaHaze
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i was hyped for MAG however it was very disappointing for me , here are some impressions

unless you camp in this game you are bound to die , your gonna getkilled by campers or snipers right at the point you spawn , other thing is that high levels get all the good guns together with their play experience and skill so its quite unfair for newcomers too because its hard to kill someone without a scope if almost everyone else has oneand of course are more experienced in the game , also many say the factions are unbalanced too butcannot confirm that as i played only for one so far, maybe the game grows on you laterbut my play experience till level 10 isnt very good, not much fun imo , i went back to play resistance 2 online rather than MAG

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#3 mistergamer2006
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wow, im playing it right now, and i hate it! omg -.-t the controls are annoying! and ur exactly right with tons of more experienced players out there... oh well ill give it some more time, maybe itll grow on me

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#4 MusashiSensi
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I played the beta & after seeing how hectic & out of control it was, I made it a memory.

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#5 GreyFoXX4
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wow, im playing it right now, and i hate it! omg -.-t the controls are annoying! and ur exactly right with tons of more experienced players out there... oh well ill give it some more time, maybe itll grow on me

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Play the game, geez. Been only 30 min from your last post lol. But really play til level 8 for when you unlock the Domination mode. That mode is what the game is all about. 256 player battles with good team work. Make sure to put on your head set and talk a little. MAG has a great community, so it want be hard to find some cool guys to play with, and when you have done this, you will see the game come alive for you. But seriously play the game lol.
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#6 AmnesiaHaze
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[QUOTE="GreyFoXX4"][QUOTE="mistergamer2006"]

wow, im playing it right now, and i hate it! omg -.-t the controls are annoying! and ur exactly right with tons of more experienced players out there... oh well ill give it some more time, maybe itll grow on me

Play the game, geez. Been only 30 min from your last post lol. But really play til level 8 for when you unlock the Domination mode. That mode is what the game is all about. 256 player battles with good team work. Make sure to put on your head set and talk a little. MAG has a great community, so it want be hard to find some cool guys to play with, and when you have done this, you will see the game come alive for you. But seriously play the game lol.

its hard to play if the game itself is frustrating , i've played till lvl 10 and it didnt become any better , at which level does the fun start ?
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#7 mistergamer2006
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yah i guess ill give it some more time, i think my mistake was going into it like it was COD, so i guess ill give it some more time :D
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ended up being mediocrem as i said. the 256 thing was just a gimmick.
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#9 GreyFoXX4
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[QUOTE="GreyFoXX4"][QUOTE="mistergamer2006"]

wow, im playing it right now, and i hate it! omg -.-t the controls are annoying! and ur exactly right with tons of more experienced players out there... oh well ill give it some more time, maybe itll grow on me

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Play the game, geez. Been only 30 min from your last post lol. But really play til level 8 for when you unlock the Domination mode. That mode is what the game is all about. 256 player battles with good team work. Make sure to put on your head set and talk a little. MAG has a great community, so it want be hard to find some cool guys to play with, and when you have done this, you will see the game come alive for you. But seriously play the game lol.

its hard to play if the game itself is frustrating , i've played till lvl 10 and it didnt become any better , at which level does the fun start ?

Whats frustrating about the game? And the fun started for me anyway when I hit the domination mode. And then the fun was definitly there for the smaller modes after playing the domination mode all day and wanting something different. Yes the smaller modes aren't all that when starting out, but later on they are great for a change of pace.
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ended up being mediocrem as i said. the 256 thing was just a gimmick.starwarsjunky
256 players was a gimmick in the game? Really? Do you really think it would have been more fun to have 256 players running around playing death match lol. Geez, MAG has some of the best communications setup as any game, and the command structure works perfectly. MAG is just like war, it is organised chaos.
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I rather play WarHawk or Modern Warfare 2 than M.A.G.

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#12 GreyFoXX4
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yah i guess ill give it some more time, i think my mistake was going into it like it was COD, so i guess ill give it some more time :Dmistergamer2006
OMG, just noticed this post lol. But yea, you were definitly wrong for going into it like cod lol. I mean, you will get crushed if trying to play it that way. Also Mag is definitly team based and you should strive to work that way to accomplish the goals as a team.
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[QUOTE="AmnesiaHaze"][QUOTE="GreyFoXX4"] Play the game, geez. Been only 30 min from your last post lol. But really play til level 8 for when you unlock the Domination mode. That mode is what the game is all about. 256 player battles with good team work. Make sure to put on your head set and talk a little. MAG has a great community, so it want be hard to find some cool guys to play with, and when you have done this, you will see the game come alive for you. But seriously play the game lol.GreyFoXX4
its hard to play if the game itself is frustrating , i've played till lvl 10 and it didnt become any better , at which level does the fun start ?

Whats frustrating about the game? And the fun started for me anyway when I hit the domination mode. And then the fun was definitly there for the smaller modes after playing the domination mode all day and wanting something different. Yes the smaller modes aren't all that when starting out, but later on they are great for a change of pace.

frustrating ? for example being sniped right after spawning resulting into 0:40 K/D , or the whole team camping and not helping me in front , thats just most remarkable points not saying MAG sucks etc as a game ... i can imagine many like it but honestly i'll rather play counter strike source anyday than mag , there at least the chances are equal because all weapons are available for each player , not like MAG where good weapons are available only for experienced players
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[QUOTE="GreyFoXX4"][QUOTE="AmnesiaHaze"] its hard to play if the game itself is frustrating , i've played till lvl 10 and it didnt become any better , at which level does the fun start ?AmnesiaHaze
Whats frustrating about the game? And the fun started for me anyway when I hit the domination mode. And then the fun was definitly there for the smaller modes after playing the domination mode all day and wanting something different. Yes the smaller modes aren't all that when starting out, but later on they are great for a change of pace.

frustrating ? for example being sniped right after spawning resulting into 0:40 K/D , or the whole team camping and not helping me in front , thats just most remarkable points not saying MAG sucks etc as a game ... i can imagine many like it but honestly i'll rather play counter strike source anyday than mag , there at least the chances are equal because all weapons are available for each player , not like MAG where good weapons are available only for experienced players

This game is not cod. It is about team work, not sprayin' and prayin'. If you camp, you will get rocked, because eventually someone will see you and kill you. I run and gun when I play MAG and doing so has led me to scores of 54-5, and keeping the enemy from ever touching our objective in sabotage. The spawns are designed dynamically enough that you can get out of them even while getting camped by simply taking a different route.

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[QUOTE="GreyFoXX4"][QUOTE="AmnesiaHaze"] its hard to play if the game itself is frustrating , i've played till lvl 10 and it didnt become any better , at which level does the fun start ?AmnesiaHaze
Whats frustrating about the game? And the fun started for me anyway when I hit the domination mode. And then the fun was definitly there for the smaller modes after playing the domination mode all day and wanting something different. Yes the smaller modes aren't all that when starting out, but later on they are great for a change of pace.

frustrating ? for example being sniped right after spawning resulting into 0:40 K/D , or the whole team camping and not helping me in front , thats just most remarkable points not saying MAG sucks etc as a game ... i can imagine many like it but honestly i'll rather play counter strike source anyday than mag , there at least the chances are equal because all weapons are available for each player , not like MAG where good weapons are available only for experienced players

Sounds to me if you like Counter Strike then you need to get some Socom action going. Every weapon is available to all and Socom is all about balance per se. Except, since Socom is round based, Seals may have a disadvantage map wise, but once sides change the other team has to deal with that disadvantage aswell. So when all said and done, its balanced :)
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#16 LunaDravo
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Lets just say this... I got the game for free... still haven't touched it... my 13 year old nephew played it and said it sucked.

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#17 GreyFoXX4
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Lets just say this... I got the game for free... still haven't touched it... my 13 year old nephew played it and said it sucked.

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Bet he loves cod though huh lol.
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#18 LunaDravo
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[QUOTE="LunaDravo"]

Lets just say this... I got the game for free... still haven't touched it... my 13 year old nephew played it and said it sucked.

GreyFoXX4

Bet he loves cod though huh lol.

You're speaking the truth... I owned nearly every systems ever created... he loves Halo, Killzone, COD and oddly enough some ghetto 3D0 games.

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#19 Zidaneski
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MAG is awesome. When you start out though of course you're gonna be killed a lot because you don't have the experience yet. How fast you learn is how fast you'll start having fun. Best to hook up with some people and learn the ropes or else you'll probably wander off, get shot, and lay there until you automatically bleed out. Unless you work as a team there is no way you'll have fun cause a match can't be won by just one person.

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#20 Keir21
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I remember when half of the PS3 board praised it and called it better than MW2. As you can see all that has been dismissed now. The game wasn't horrible but it wasn't very good. Just decent. 6/10
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#21 hkymike
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hey all! im just installing MAG right now, its taking a while so im was thinking, what happened to all the hype about this game, it just came out, and it seems no one talks about it anymore, it good good reviews, so im guessing its gonna be a good game, but how come i dont here anyone talking about it?

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#22 hkymike
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[QUOTE="mistergamer2006"]

hey all! im just installing MAG right now, its taking a while so im was thinking, what happened to all the hype about this game, it just came out, and it seems no one talks about it anymore, it good good reviews, so im guessing its gonna be a good game, but how come i dont here anyone talking about it?

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#23 The_saint1976
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Great game, once you understand that you need to work as a team, to take out objectives (Bunkers, Anti-Air, burnoff towers, etc.) instead of going Rambo and doing it all yourself, You'll find this game very enjoyable. No Lag, Mortar Batteries blowing **** up everywhere around you, Gun Fire zinging past your head as you and 7 of your squadmates are working your way to the AA, absolutely intense battles the second you step foot into the battle. It's not like BFBC2 where you have to run a couple hundred yards as soon as you get into game, just to see any type of action. Second you jump into MAG's Battlefield, You Know you need to watch yours and your squadmates backsides. Still the only online console FPS that feels like there is an actual War going on around you.

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#24 Mcortijo01
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I think MAG is great but it's not for everyone.

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#25 Zidaneski
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Still the only online console FPS that feels like there is an actual War going on around you.

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This^ Nothing more epic than seeing that smoke and running to barely find cover, lol.

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#26 voodooline0110
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I think what it comes down to is ppl are in a COD mindset when they come into mag. Mag isnt a run and gun shooter. Its a squad based tactic game.
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#27 blazblue152
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MAG is rough at start, i can see why new players hate it, i mean you don't exactly buy a new game to see yourself die over and over.

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The only thing frustrating about MAG is getting on a squad with no headsets or that doesnt want to work as a team. If that happens, the game can break down into total chaos and your squad will get owned big time. If your attacking, you will get stonewalled for the entire game. If your defending, you will get run through in embarrassing fashion. People that get this game, just dont understand that. It is not COD. It is not Bad Company. It is not Killzone 2. You cant play it like any of these games. There is no such thing as a one-man army in MAG. You roll into an objective by yourself, and you will likely face at least 8 people...good luck lol. Camping might help your stats a bit, but it will get your team destroyed. It's just not a KDR game.
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For those of you who have the game new, give it a shot for a while. At least get up to level 10 or so. That give you Domination, and you start to unlock more stuff. MAG actually does have a lot of cool gear and customizations. The gas grenades are excellent, the electronic equipment can help out a lot, and the athleticism tree is a huge boost to your character. Chemical damage resistance and explosive resistance are both very impressive. The first thing you should upgrade is your medical kit. A fully upgraded medical kit gets you 10 points per revive. Also, spraying people down who are injured will get you lots of points. Thats a real easy way to be a big help to your team and rank up much faster. Stay in the FRAGO areas. The areas highlighted by your squad leaders will give you a lot of extra points. The game is designed to reward you for going where the squad leader says to go.
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[QUOTE="-ArchAngeL-777-"]The only thing frustrating about MAG is getting on a squad with no headsets or that doesnt want to work as a team. If that happens, the game can break down into total chaos and your squad will get owned big time. If your attacking, you will get stonewalled for the entire game. If your defending, you will get run through in embarrassing fashion. People that get this game, just dont understand that. It is not COD. It is not Bad Company. It is not Killzone 2. You cant play it like any of these games. There is no such thing as a one-man army in MAG. You roll into an objective by yourself, and you will likely face at least 8 people...good luck lol. Camping might help your stats a bit, but it will get your team destroyed. It's just not a KDR game.

[QUOTE="-ArchAngeL-777-"]For those of you who have the game new, give it a shot for a while. At least get up to level 10 or so. That give you Domination, and you start to unlock more stuff. MAG actually does have a lot of cool gear and customizations. The gas grenades are excellent, the electronic equipment can help out a lot, and the athleticism tree is a huge boost to your character. Chemical damage resistance and explosive resistance are both very impressive. The first thing you should upgrade is your medical kit. A fully upgraded medical kit gets you 10 points per revive. Also, spraying people down who are injured will get you lots of points. Thats a real easy way to be a big help to your team and rank up much faster. Stay in the FRAGO areas. The areas highlighted by your squad leaders will give you a lot of extra points. The game is designed to reward you for going where the squad leader says to go.

although i'm not a MAG player, i just wanted to say you're awesome. you putted some awesome tips and valid points of views :)