Will MAG be better than MW2?

Will Massive Action Game be better than Modern Warfare 2? From what I've seen, it's looking like it will, but I just wonder if the millions of loyal COD players could ever give up their crowns. It's like with Killzone 2, even though it was technically amazing, a lot of people didn't like it because it was different to COD. I just wonder if this will happen to MAG (which I'm really excited about), I want my fights to have 256 players in, not 6.

i bet MAG will be the must have online game for the ps3

I believe it will be better then MW2 it looks amazing. I am really excited for it.

I like the idea of being in a virtual mini-war...something that MAG can bring. I just hope people use communication alot more than usual cuz if not MAG will be a chaotic mess of dudes coming from every single direction possible

Me too, I'm just worried it's gonna be overshadowed by COD like KZ2 was. I mean even if MW2 is crap like WaW was, it's still guaranteed millions of sales, and people playing online simply because it's COD.

As far as online goes, I think MAG definitely gets the crown. It is probably going to be the definitive online game for the PS3, at least until Warhawk 2 (or Starhawk, whatever its called) comes out...

I hope so, Zipper isn't that bad of a dev(known for Socom).

mag will be way better than mw2..but im still getting both

Me too, I'm just worried it's gonna be overshadowed by COD like KZ2 was. I mean even if MW2 is crap like WaW was, it's still guaranteed millions of sales, and people playing online simply because it's COD.

lukas1051

If MAG doesn't move as slow as Killzone 2, offers the same kind of customization and gun selection, as well as a deep ranking system, then yes.

It could possibly be a great rival for the CoD series.

who knows

It has the potential to top MW2. From what people commented at E3, MAG seems to be a really good game to play. Honestly I like the idea of a mini war than a standard number of players in one map right now. I have a feeling though that MAG will be so underrated.

Only if they sell them in bundles with a headset. Otherwise it's not going to be the Call of Duty of gaming, it'll be the Haze of gaming.Adziboy

MAG seems like a good idea on paper but i think in actuality it will just be an all out war with no real organization. but if it does turn out to be as good as it sounds, it probably won't be able to get as many sales because of COD's huge fanbase

I personally am not a big fan of Call of Duty. I don't like the tiny maps and the claustrophobia that comes with them. Its just a frag fest where you spawn and within 2 seconds have 4 guys right in your face. The gameplay seems like it is for little kids with ADD syndrom. I MUCH prefer Battlefield over call of duty because of the huge maps and the ability to go 5 seconds, even minutes without being swarmed by kids running around frantically. With games like Battlefield, you can actually strategize movements and positioning, whereas Call of Duty is so frantic you don't even get a chance to do anything but point and click.

Needless to say, I am looking forward to MAG and Battlefield Bad Company 2 MUCH more than any Call of Duty game.

[QUOTE="Adziboy"]Only if they sell them in bundles with a headset. Otherwise it's not going to be the Call of Duty of gaming, it'll be the Haze of gaming.mitu123

lol, That made absolutely no sense.

Me too, I'm just worried it's gonna be overshadowed by COD like KZ2 was. I mean even if MW2 is crap like WaW was, it's still guaranteed millions of sales, and people playing online simply because it's COD.

lukas1051

Yeah it will. It's made by Zipper so we know that it's legit. COD's multiplayer is only going to be new perks and maps, while M.A.G. is 256 players! I only need one COD game and that's COD4, I'm not getting WAW or MW2 just because it has new perks and maps.

I don't think anyone will truly know till both games are out. But I think i'm giving a slight nod to mw2 cause i've been playing mw nonstop for about 800+ hours.

[QUOTE="mitu123"][QUOTE="Adziboy"]Only if they sell them in bundles with a headset. Otherwise it's not going to be the Call of Duty of gaming, it'll be the Haze of gaming.Scianix-Black

lol, That made absolutely no sense.

I hope it does do better. We need something to knock the CoD fanboys off thier stools. I hate how it took Modern Weapons to get people to jump on the band wagon (CoD4) And it ruined it for guys like me that started playing CoD Finest Hour from day one. I felt kinda betrayed thatCoD went away from WWII and have been waiting for something like this ever since.

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[QUOTE="mitu123"] Don't you ever, ever compare MAG to that trash known as Haze, IMO.mitu123

lol, That made absolutely no sense.

Well, "MAG should never, ever be compared to that trash known as Haze, in my opinion." would've made more sense, but I'm just being a grammar nazi.

[QUOTE="mitu123"]

[QUOTE="Scianix-Black"]

lol, That made absolutely no sense.

Scianix-Black

Well, "MAG should never, ever be compared to that trash known as Haze, in my opinion." would've made more sense, but I'm just being a grammar nazi.

Hmm.. which is better, apples or oranges?

[QUOTE="mitu123"]

[QUOTE="Scianix-Black"]

lol, That made absolutely no sense.

Scianix-Black

Well, "MAG should never, ever be compared to that trash known as Haze, in my opinion." would've made more sense, but I'm just being a grammar nazi.

I'm not necessarily going to say that one is going to be better then the other since we will not know how the actual games will play yet. I will, however, say that one wil most likely DO better then the other from a business perspective. Most people are timid and bland and will get something with 10 times more ease if they have tried it before. Getting the next Modern Warfare game is likely going to be like going to a good quality hamburger joint and perhaps taking a chance by asking for bacon and extra pickles. My point? MW2 has a headstart as there are fans of the original who will already pre-intend to buy it.

MAG looks interesting and its large scale battles show promise. But there is also, as others have said, the chance for the game to fail horribly due to its sheer reliance on having enough gamers to actually play it. Its the new kid in school and it just walked up and decided to take the lunch money of said school's most notorious bully. What do you think is going to happen next? Either a) it is too big for its britches and it will get pounded or b) the bully (MW2 in this case) is about to be very, very hungry.

I think that if the game works as developers intended that it (being MAG) will do well. I do not think it is going to outsell MW2 though since that is being released on multiple consoles and to multitudes of fans who (thanks to ActiVision's tendancy to repeat itself) already know *exactly* what they are getting. Its issues like these that are driving nails into a coffin which -- if this issue is left unchecked -- will soon contain the very essence of innovation. And that will be bad for gaming as a whole.