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#1 PSP107
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http://www.justpushstart.com/2010/05/12/mag-massive-action-game-gets-a-hefty-price-drop/

I didnt like the public beta(or BC2) but can somone shed some light on this.

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#2 MellowMighty
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Thats quite a sudden price drop lol. Flop much?

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#3 Nike_Air
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I like the game. I've played about 400 hours so far. Nice to the prices dropping (I thought it should have started at $40) , and hopefully people will continue to pick it up.

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#4 HavocV3
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should've started around that price, being MP-only.

or at least include a headset and charge full price, like the SOCOM games had.

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#5 RavenLoud
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should've started around that price, being MP-only.

or at least include a headset and charge full price, like the SOCOM games had.

HavocV3
This. I was going to pick it up until I heard there wasn't a headset bundled. Seriously, what was Zipper/Sony thinking?
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#6 GreenGoblin2099
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It's a poor game... not worth those $29.99 IMO.

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#7 TecmoGirl
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That's still too high if the commercial alone was actually a authentic representation of this game.

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#8 BPoole96
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Wow thats a good deal but I still won't buy it

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#9 Nike_Air
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[QUOTE="HavocV3"]

should've started around that price, being MP-only.

or at least include a headset and charge full price, like the SOCOM games had.

RavenLoud

This. I was going to pick it up until I heard there wasn't a headset bundled. Seriously, what was Zipper/Sony thinking?

They built quite an impressive communication system without the need for headsets. Most players adapt quite well to what's going on. There's so much visual things you can pick up on while playing as well as an in-game announcer that lets you know what to do. As long as more serious players that lead squads have headsets , you're set for that game.

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#10 Bigboi500
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Still don't want it.

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#11 GreenGoblin2099
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Still don't want it.

Bigboi500

Yes, you do... oh who am I kidding?? game's trash.

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#12 LegatoSkyheart
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Game's awesome if you have friends.

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#13 deactivated-5d6e91f5c147a
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That's still too high if the commercial alone was actually a authentic representation of this game.

TecmoGirl

Your sig is hawt. That is all.

Anyways, it looks...fun but I'd never buy it unless it came with a headset.

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#14 RavenLoud
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[QUOTE="RavenLoud"][QUOTE="HavocV3"]

should've started around that price, being MP-only.

or at least include a headset and charge full price, like the SOCOM games had.

Nike_Air

This. I was going to pick it up until I heard there wasn't a headset bundled. Seriously, what was Zipper/Sony thinking?

They built quite an impressive communication system without the need for headsets. Most players adapt quite well to what's going on. There's so much visual things you can pick up on while playing as well as an in-game announcer that lets you know what to do. As long as more serious players that lead squads have headsets , you're set for that game.

I guess you don't need a headset to be a grunt. It may sucks sometimes if you want to ask something to your team or give your opinion. Is there a spotting system like in BC2 where everyone can see the enemy you pointed on the radar?
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#15 TheOmegaRex
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should've started around that price, being MP-only.

or at least include a headset and charge full price, like the SOCOM games had.

HavocV3

The only one that came with a headset was the first one. Socom 2, 3 or Combined Assault didn't come with one.

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#16 shaggyaz
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I rented it when it first came out and thought it was pretty good,I think Ill go ahead and pick it up at this price

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#17 FIipMode
Member since 2009 • 10850 Posts
I'll pass.
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#18 Respawn-d
Member since 2010 • 2936 Posts

meh. Not my cup of tea

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#19 Grawse
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I rented it when it first came out and thought it was pretty good,I think Ill go ahead and pick it up at this price

shaggyaz

You really should, like a lot of other people. When you find some good players and understand how the game works, it can be extremely fun. For 29.99 you can't go wrong.

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#20 WiiMan21
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Sweet I was going to pick up this game sometime, now I will for sure!

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#21 TecmoGirl
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[QUOTE="TecmoGirl"]

That's still too high if the commercial alone was actually a authentic representation of this game.

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Your sig is hawt. That is all.

lol! awwh! thanx siLVUR! = )

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#22 XturnalS
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Well I'm glad I waited and can now save 30 bucks, I played the **** out of the beta and thought I'd hold off on the retail product for BFBC2 which didn't suck but I did really like the beta and now that is cheaper and I'm not a complete noob I can jump in and have a blast for less.

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As far as I know, It sold pretty well, but I haven't heard much about sales since it released. According to this article, it sold 500,000 by February, which isn't recording breaking, but far from what a so-called 'generic FPS' would and should sell in that short amount of time

[QUOTE="HavocV3"]

should've started around that price, being MP-only.

or at least include a headset and charge full price, like the SOCOM games had.

RavenLoud

This. I was going to pick it up until I heard there wasn't a headset bundled. Seriously, what was Zipper/Sony thinking?

You know, it's easy to find a good-enough, decently priced headset with minimal searching. There are tons of bluetooth headsets you can get for ~$20 or less. Chances are that if you bought MAG on release and wanted to communicate with others, you'd already either have a headset or wouldn't mind buying one. I think $30 is the right price for this game, even though you could find better games for a cheaper price if you look around. It is a new game, though, and I doubt that the community will die out any time soon. It also has an advantage over other multiplayer FPSs for the amount of people that can play online and how it's heavily based on teamwork and completing objectives. If you're into that stuff, you'll like it.

I thought it was good, not great, but I'm not a team player and I don't really care for completing objectives, so I played 32 vs 32 team deathmatches rather than the other modes. It's really not for people who tend to play DMs and TDMs in FPSs over modes like Search and Destroy and Capture the Flag. You should probably rent it in that case. When I played this game for the first few weeks after it launched, it seemed like 4/8 of the individual squads had headsets, which is more than enough people IMO.

The biggest problem I could really see is that it didn't have enough variety. You'd play the same map every time if you are in Raven and are fighting SVER in the same mode. However, the best thing about this game is how fast you start games. It amazes me how fast you can get into a room of 256 people. While you're waiting you can go into your barracks and change your presets.

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#24 Nike_Air
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[QUOTE="Nike_Air"]

[QUOTE="RavenLoud"] This. I was going to pick it up until I heard there wasn't a headset bundled. Seriously, what was Zipper/Sony thinking?RavenLoud

They built quite an impressive communication system without the need for headsets. Most players adapt quite well to what's going on. There's so much visual things you can pick up on while playing as well as an in-game announcer that lets you know what to do. As long as more serious players that lead squads have headsets , you're set for that game.

I guess you don't need a headset to be a grunt. It may sucks sometimes if you want to ask something to your team or give your opinion. Is there a spotting system like in BC2 where everyone can see the enemy you pointed on the radar?

-There's nothing stopping you from talking , usually 2-6 other people have mics in your squad. And it's kinda nice that way too , because if you roll with a small group with mics you can sneak around and get the objectives and do work while the other people run straight ahead towards the goal and keep the enemy busy. Or you can change up the tactics if something isn't working. With 8 people yapping all at once , + the sound , + the announcer ..... that gets kinda overwhelming in my experience and it turns to squad in-fighting (which is hilarious sometimes- to me at least). There's no spotting like that , but there's a radar system anda huddisplay that will help you out.

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#25 asylumni
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It's called a sale and other titles are also discounted. Bioshock (360) for $25, Mass Effect 2 (360) $40, Uncharted 2 for $40, etc.

And only valid for the first 1000 or

Expires 05/13/10 at 11 am CST.

also, 15% off Coupon Code: 2D15

free shipping using Coupon Code: SAVER (select value shipping during checkout).

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#26 LP4EVA2005
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Wow thats a good deal but I still won't buy it

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THIS
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#27 mD-
Member since 2005 • 4314 Posts

Still don't want it.

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#28 monson21502
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i bought it for 20 bucks new. and sold it about a month later for 25. it felt like a cheap warhawk.

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#29 DJ_Lae
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Not a huge surprise, given that the game is about as fun to play as a colonoscopy camera is to control.
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#30 Rockman999
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[QUOTE="HavocV3"]

should've started around that price, being MP-only.

or at least include a headset and charge full price, like the SOCOM games had.

RavenLoud
This. I was going to pick it up until I heard there wasn't a headset bundled. Seriously, what was Zipper/Sony thinking?

Same here. Even though I already have one, I would still like to have another one on stand by in case the other one needs charging.
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#31 Rockman999
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As far as I know, It sold pretty well, but I haven't heard much about sales since it released. According to this article, it sold 500,000 by February, which isn't recording breaking, but far from what a so-called 'generic FPS' would and should sell in that short amount of time [QUOTE="RavenLoud"][QUOTE="HavocV3"]

should've started around that price, being MP-only.

or at least include a headset and charge full price, like the SOCOM games had.

RogueShodown

This. I was going to pick it up until I heard there wasn't a headset bundled. Seriously, what was Zipper/Sony thinking?

You know, it's easy to find a good-enough, decently priced headset with minimal searching. There are tons of bluetooth headsets you can get for ~$20 or less. Chances are that if you bought MAG on release and wanted to communicate with others, you'd already either have a headset or wouldn't mind buying one. I think $30 is the right price for this game, even though you could find better games for a cheaper price if you look around. It is a new game, though, and I doubt that the community will die out any time soon. It also has an advantage over other multiplayer FPSs for the amount of people that can play online and how it's heavily based on teamwork and completing objectives. If you're into that stuff, you'll like it.

I thought it was good, not great, but I'm not a team player and I don't really care for completing objectives, so I played 32 vs 32 team deathmatches rather than the other modes. It's really not for people who tend to play DMs and TDMs in FPSs over modes like Search and Destroy and Capture the Flag. You should probably rent it in that case. When I played this game for the first few weeks after it launched, it seemed like 4/8 of the individual squads had headsets, which is more than enough people IMO.

The biggest problem I could really see is that it didn't have enough variety. You'd play the same map every time if you are in Raven and are fighting SVER in the same mode. However, the best thing about this game is how fast you start games. It amazes me how fast you can get into a room of 256 people. While you're waiting you can go into your barracks and change your presets.

Official PS blue tooth>>>any generic sub $40 blue tooth. If Sony would have given MAG the same treatment Socom got, then you would have ended up only really paying $10 for the game if you got the bundle($60-$50 headset =$10 game).
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#32 finalstar2007
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Awesome! i'll check my amazon and if i see it at $29 i will get it right away with Killzone2

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#33 Lable1985
Member since 2008 • 1046 Posts

Thats quite a sudden price drop lol. Flop much?

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Well look at what it had to contend with.*cough* BC2 *cough*
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#34 kozzy1234
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Rented it and I had fun, was better then I expected.

Didnt play it tons but it was good fun the time i spent on it.

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#35 WAIW
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Maybe $10.

There are just so many beter FPSes, on PS3 and elsewhere.

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#36 chapnzaba
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It's a great game, but it's only really good if you have some friends to play with.
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#37 iamshivy
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should've started around that price, being MP-only.

or at least include a headset and charge full price, like the SOCOM games had.

HavocV3

100% agree

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#38 swamplord666
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I would recommend it! It's quite a different multiplayer to all the other ones out on the PS3 and great if you like communicating objectives and whatnot

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#39 hoplayletsplay
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The game's pretty addicting, 40hrs in so far
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#40 donalbane
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Not bad considering you could get it used for $25. I may get it, but given that I just got 3D Dot Heroes and will get Red Dead and Alan Wake, it may still have to be on the back burner.
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#41 EmperorSupreme
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Not bad considering you could get it used for $25. I may get it, but given that I just got 3D Dot Heroes and will get Red Dead and Alan Wake, it may still have to be on the back burner.donalbane
I already have too many games coming this month as well. Still might pick up MAG later. I've got some friends who play it a lot and say it's really fun once you get into it.
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#42 PSP107
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KZ2 a better option for $26.99 pre-owned?
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#43 RTUUMM
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Well I didnt get the game before becuz I didnt think it was worth the full $60 but I might get it for $30. I was in both betas and althought it wasnt all that great, its worth a try. MAG is not that bad
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"The sale only last for a day at GameStop"

Am I the only person who read that?

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#46 C-Lee
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I like the game. I've played about 400 hours so far. Nice to the prices dropping (I thought it should have started at $40) , and hopefully people will continue to pick it up.

Nike_Air
400 hours played for a game you just like? :lol:
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#47 BiancaDK
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Game's awesome if you have friends.

LegatoSkyheart

This ^

But I guess the same could be applied to any multiplayer game really.

Also unsure of how we are relating to OP now, but it's in there somewhere.

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#48 Kahuna_1
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It was overpriced at launch and that, along with its crappy gameplay, help kill the game before it ever had a chance.

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#49 Ratchet_Fan8
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[QUOTE="Nike_Air"]

I like the game. I've played about 400 hours so far. Nice to the prices dropping (I thought it should have started at $40) , and hopefully people will continue to pick it up.

C-Lee
400 hours played for a game you just like? :lol:

lol didnt notice that :P

"The sale only last for a day at GameStop"

Am I the only person who read that?

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ITT:People dont click links and just read the title and go away posting and even if it was a permenent Price drop,still wont buying it,i have 0% interest in it
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#50 Revolution316
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still not worth it. that game is horrible