MAG Is Embarassing.

[QUOTE="sikanderahmed"]

lol if MAG is embarrassing then so is every other shooter. i think its a really good game and what type of graphics were people expecting from a an online game that supports 256 players? imo the graphics are very impressive when you consider the amount of players and the gameplay is fantastic too. if you like COD then there is no reason to not like MAG

T-Aldous

yes teams are divided but they do come together in the end for the "final push". its like this: theres 20 doodz in a team and theres 3 objectives which are:

Blow Building 1
Blow Bulding 2
Get to da choppa

so the teams split, 10 people go to building 1 and 10 to building 2, when both buildings are destroyed all 20 doodz get together and rush for the chopper.

[QUOTE="Boogie_J"]

Felt like I was back a PS1 era first person shooter. Atrotious graphics. awkward and antiquated controls.long respawn time. The 256 player gimmick is misleading (you only play in a section of the map).

This game is an embarassment in an otherwise stellar PS3 first party lineup

Kennysolidsnake

mag is embarassing because it shows no respect for the other systems and how underwhelming they are as the ps3 library grows. zipper should have scaled back their awesomeness and give the others a chance to eat as well. this kind of activity will get you hurt in the hood. mag is so fun. i was hating jan 4 7 am chicago time. i took off work to play this beta (im a teacher 2nd grade). by 11a i was like oh well. by 3p i was like this is fun. by 6p i realized i had been playikng most of the day. i left to get food and pick my son up from school. i started playing again at 8 when i put my son to bed and played until 3a and realized that this game is crack. mag is going to rock so hard. i know its not for everyone but i love it . i am guessing the scores will be all over the place from 10-6. average metacritic score will be 8.6 gamespot will be 7 ign will be 9

chicagodon

Either I hear, "THE GAME IS AMAZING!!!" Or I hear it's completely horrible.

I'm guessing horrible, but I don't know how it could differ that much.

256 players sounds like hell.

I haven't tried playing it with a regular controller, but with my fragfx t's a fairly good game. I'd give the game a solid 8.0 basing it off of the demo. I always connect everytime I try and the gameplay is solid.

I'm enjoying the open beta. The closed beta was bad though. All in all it's shaping up pretty well just based on the open beta.

[QUOTE="RAGINGxPONY"]

Awful, Awful, Awful game.

Somebody tried to tell me I don't like FPS because I don't like MAG lol!

Kennysolidsnake

Ill wait till the review here shows up to decide if i'm going to buy it but seriously all those players at the same time sounds amazing I hope it gets 8.0 and above if it does i'm definitely buying it.

Ill wait till the review here shows up to decide if i'm going to buy it but seriously all those players at the same time sounds amazing I hope it gets 8.0 and above if it does i'm definitely buying it.

drakecool1

just download the beta and try it for yourself. why wait for reviews?

Somehow it felt like a carbon copy of bad company 2 to me.

Kashiwaba

it sucks what can i say. I really hope no ps3 fans are hyping it. ReaperV7

lets not come to conclusions lets wait till the reviews are out you don't want to get Pwned if the game scores good.

[QUOTE="ReaperV7"]it sucks what can i say. I really hope no ps3 fans are hyping it. drakecool1

lets not come to conclusions lets wait till the reviews are out you don't want to get Pwned if the game scores good.

I haven't found a single person on my friend's list that likes it (roughly 50 people), which is sad to me, but very telling.

I'm in the minority that actually likes the game and is looking forward to it. A former roommate of mine was interested in it because he was a PC gamer and it reminded him of Planetside. The controls are definitely different from other FPSs, but it's to support the amount of equipment you're carrying plus the ability to dish out orders. It does seem a tad awkward at first, but I usually try to get it down rather than complain that it's not like every other game.

What it's gonna come down to are Battlefield and SOCOM fans. Basically people that are more used to slower-paced tactical gameplay. I love the Battlefield games and actually prefer them to Call Of Duty (though I still like COD). To me, it feels like a Battlefield game on a grander scale.

Sidenote, the Bad Company 2 Beta was AWESOME.

I like it because it takes skill to play. MW has noobed people with the auto-aim, finally a game where you actually have to be good.

it sucks what can i say. I really hope no ps3 fans are hyping it. ReaperV7

can't wait to buy it actually. I'm taking my preorders off GOW3 and BC2 and putting it all on MAG.

Either I hear, "THE GAME IS AMAZING!!!" Or I hear it's completely horrible.

I'm guessing horrible, but I don't know how it could differ that much.

256 players sounds like hell.

awssk8er716

socom was my first online game, used to LOVE it.

Felt like I was back playing a PS1-era first person shooter. Atrotious graphics. awkward and antiquated controls.long respawn time. The 256 player gimmick is misleading (you only play in a section of the map).

This game is an embarassment and a blemish in an otherwise stellar PS3 first party lineup

Boogie_J

graphics in MAG is like having halo 3 ported over to the nintendo wii

I'm going to go ahead and agree with you. I was not at one bit impressed with MAG. I play WWII Online, a MMOFPS, so I regularly see 256+ player battles (largest hitting easily over 500) so the game had to do something much more than just be big.

That is exactly where it fails. The game felt outdated. The controls were stiff, shooting weapons was really lame, the sound was really blah, the graphics were a mess, and the whole game just seemed like an uncoordinated mess.

I like it because it takes skill to play. MW has noobed people with the auto-aim, finally a game where you actually have to be good.

lespaul1919

[QUOTE="Kashiwaba"]

Somehow it felt like a carbon copy of bad company 2 to me.

zero_snake99

you are so wrong please tell me you are joking? :lol:

I'm going to go ahead and agree with you. I was not at one bit impressed with MAG. I play WWII Online, a MMOFPS, so I regularly see 256+ player battles (largest hitting easily over 500) so the game had to do something much more than just be big.

That is exactly where it fails. The game felt outdated. The controls were stiff, shooting weapons was really lame, the sound was really blah, the graphics were a mess, and the whole game just seemed like an uncoordinated mess.

Wasdie

And then there's the updates, in the private beta I already downloaded a 2 gig update...AND NOW THERE"S ANOTHER ONE!!!! At least let me download it in the background so I can stream some movies to my PS3 or something for **** sake.

On to the graphics, in this area I can be a LITTLE forgiving, given the scale of the game on a console. But WHY go for a realistic appreach when you KNOW you wont be able to do it. Now because they tried to have the best looking models and textures they could have, resolution suffers and things just kind of bleed together. I would have MUCH prefered a nice artsy style where you could tell everything apart over this crap. Just a HUGE dissapointment in every respect.

I like it, but I also liked the BC 2 beta. I'll probably buy BC 2 first and then MAG when it price drops (people still play Warhawk to this day, so I figure MAG will still be active by the time it price drops).

I really like the upgrade system. Also, Domination is pretty fun (you may not be able to notice all 256 players while playing, but it gets very hectic and exciting).

As someone else mentioned, the character movement is stiff, similar to the BC 2 beta (maybe I'm just used to COD lol), but it's not too bad. It really just seems like a standard, multiplayer, console FPS. The worst parts I've encountered are the glitches (sometimes I can't even respawn and have to quit the game). If someone has hyped themselves into thinking it'll be the best FPS he/she plays, they'll be greatly disappointed (This game will definitely be ammo for fanboys because I'm almost certain it's not going to live up to it's hype).

Other than that, I think it's a solid game (similar to Warhawk's success. not the greatest game, but still very fun to play). Just my opinion though.

while i wasnt blown away I still have a good time playing MAG... I think many people are being a bit too harsh with their comments, though i respect their opinions..

I still plan to get the game, I believe if its backed up by a solid community, the game has potential of delivering a great online experience for FPS fans..

I'm going to go ahead and agree with you. I was not at one bit impressed with MAG. I play WWII Online, a MMOFPS, so I regularly see 256+ player battles (largest hitting easily over 500) so the game had to do something much more than just be big.

That is exactly where it fails. The game felt outdated. The controls were stiff, shooting weapons was really lame, the sound was really blah, the graphics were a mess, and the whole game just seemed like an uncoordinated mess.

Wasdie

But consoles have a long LONG LONG way in terms of squad based games. Most people who think halo 3, battlefield series, and call of duty series are nothing more than semi casual games.

[QUOTE="Kashiwaba"]

Somehow it felt like a carbon copy of bad company 2 to me.

zero_snake99

gameplay mag>>>>mw2

[QUOTE="lespaul1919"]

I like it because it takes skill to play. MW has noobed people with the auto-aim, finally a game where you actually have to be good.

Wasdie

[QUOTE="Wasdie"][QUOTE="lespaul1919"]

I like it because it takes skill to play. MW has noobed people with the auto-aim, finally a game where you actually have to be good.

Rockman999

in most games, that only applies to singleplayer though. They want everyone to have a level field in multiplayer.

well hopefully other games will copy mag and do better

Zipper does have the tendency to make shooter games seem like a niche.

Game is damn fun, I know on my second domination map I got to play yesterday it was in a panama canal type of map, I kind of joined a little after it started but was amazing there were so many explosions going off from all the jets flying in the sky and the mortars being dropped and the uavs flying in the sky it was just amazing that there were also 255 other people on that map with me at the same time.

It's a fun game, hell I even enjoy sabatoge, maybe because I am s.v.e.r and we seem to have the better maps for attack/defend :p.

[QUOTE="Rockman999"][QUOTE="Wasdie"] You may want to check out Battlefield 2 Bad Company. It also has no auto aim (or very little like MAG does) and takes some more skill than MW2. Best of all the graphics are good, it has new gameplay mechanics, and feels very natural. Overall it is the better game.cobrax25

in most games, that only applies to singleplayer though. They want everyone to have a level field in multiplayer.

i have to say, the graphics isn't bad, the game plays like any other shooter, it looks intresting but not as intresting like other shooters, after all shooters aren't my type, the only one that had me very excited is KZ2.

I think It will be allright ^^

I guess itll have the same start as BF2 had on the pc back then (an 8.0, yet now it is reguarded as one of the better fps).

I think it looks good enough, the controles are nice (Ive never really liked the arcady, weightless feel of most modern fps games). But I DO wonder how it will fare, I did not play alot of the beta/demo call it what you want, But it did not strike me as a bad game, just that it is not aimed for the mainstream.

[QUOTE="zero_snake99"][QUOTE="Kashiwaba"]

Somehow it felt like a carbon copy of bad company 2 to me.

njean777

you are so wrong please tell me you are joking? :lol:

it was just so meh for me. really meh. the graphics are okay, at least it has a very stable framerate. im actually liking the graphics 'cause it's just raw and simple. no hiccups. for the gameplay, it was just meh. i hope they couldve given up on the 256-players cause it's pretty useless since you don't see all 256 players. they couldve just made 32 vs 32 players since even though youre on the same map as those 256 players you still dont see them. wtf. whats the use? i enjoyed the Bad Company 2 beta much much more than MAG. sure, the skill system is great since you can choose which to purchase (unlike Bad COmpany 2 where you just automatically unlock things), but it's still meh for me. i dunno. is it because it doesnt do anything new judging the beta?

MAG isn't embarassing.

MAG is a game that's online only that simulates how a squad works. not only that it's showing that you can have 200+ people on one PS3 server.

It's a fine game.

Too bad it's ONLINE ONLY.

Massive Action Game ain't so massive no more. :(

It was average, it could improve a whole lot by release, but its doubtful given that all they can do now is tweak.

Also, why are people whining about the graphics, not so good, but they are on par with at least MW2?

I have really been enjoying the public beta so far. I think the game is much better than I expected and could take me off of MW2 when it releases. I really enjoy it.