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    MAG

    Game » consists of 4 releases. Released Jan 26, 2010

    MAG, a.k.a "Massive Action Game" was a PS3 exclusive, online-only FPS game developed by SOCOM creators Zipper Interactive. The game's most notable feature was its 256-player Domination mode.

    Anyone here playing the MAG beta?

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    #1  Edited By mordukai

    Please write your impression of the game. I would like to hear your thoughts on it as I am interested in this game but have not received the code :( 
    I would love to know the answers to these questions: 
     

    1. How does a 256 player online match feels like?
    2. Do people actually work together as a team and follow the CO's commands?
    3. If you played in a leadership position then I'll to know how does it feel and if it's fairly easy to issue commands?
    4. How well the network handles a 256 player matches? 
    5. Most importantly, Is the gameplay good?
    I know the graphics for this game are not the best in the world but I, as Jeff said recently, believe that Gameplay is King. 
     
    Any info will be appreciated. 
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    #2  Edited By clumsyg

    there's a strict confidentiality agreement for beta testers. not sure how many people are brave enough to break it. 

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    #3  Edited By TwoOneFive

        

      
      
        it looks and plays way better than i expected. this is from like a month ago so its extra early beta testing, and so theres a few lag hiccups here and there. this is a must buy for me for sure.  only thing that sucks for now is communicationbecause everyone is so overwhelmed by this game that they are kinda just being really quite and doing their own thing. but team work is amazingly useful in this game, like in all socom games, and everytime you play it more and more people are chatting it up and it starts sounding military like. 
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    #4  Edited By mordukai
    @TwoOneFive: Cool, thanks dude. I just hope that people will work as teams. 
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    #5  Edited By Vecta

    Well someone on this forums, a super cool guy, lets call him DrDemon, was gonna give me a Beta key because hes awesome.  *wink wink*
     
    And because I made a great pic, right?

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    #6  Edited By WilliamRLBaker

    i'm still waiting for mine, since im a qore subscriber.

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    #7  Edited By choffy21

    Isn't it a preorder bonus for GameStop customers? I preordered it. I think I get the code in a week. I'll let you know my impressions.

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    #8  Edited By breadfan

    Hopefully it doesn't become Battlefield with 250 players

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    #9  Edited By TheMustacheHero

    Oh man those animations and origins look terrible. Whoever did those should be fired.

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    #10  Edited By shadows_kill

    im getting the qore subscription and it starts the 14th so there will be a lot more news then :)
     
    @WilliamRLBaker said:

    " i'm still waiting for mine, since im a qore subscriber. "


    could you pm me or post here when you get yours so i can make sure mine comes too?
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    #11  Edited By _Phara0h_

    I just got my code today.... And I'm still installing.....

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    #12  Edited By dbz1995
    @Mordukai: 1) It really does feel like you are in the middle of a massive scale war.
    2) Theres always 2 or 3 dudes within the little squad that helps the main commander out; other dudes are lone wolves or in pairs
    3) Haven't played it much, but it doesn't seem that people without a headset seem to want to listen. People that do always aid.
    4) The network handles beautifully
    5) Gameplay seems to be thoroughly decent; seems to be a game you'll love or hate.In the beta, everything seems to be exactly the same as COD: WAW but with 256 players. Hopefully they'll improve on small stuff to make it play a slight touch better (e.g: more fluid animation, environmental effects, etc.)
     
    Also, graphics are good, as well. For a beta, I'd give it 7/10. It has pretty much a complete lack of animation, and some things (especially particular spawn points) can sometimes be downright frustrating.
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    #13  Edited By get2sammyb

    I assume they're going to nail the engine and the fact that the multiplayer part actually works before they drop in the polish. Well I hope so.
     
    I dunno about MAG. Don't get me wrong I am interested but... :\ I just don't know.

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    #14  Edited By CL60

    :O I won one of the keys Brad was giving out.

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    #15  Edited By Mgsfreak

    Downloading now, hope its great:D

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    #16  Edited By citizenkane

    I download the beta, but every time I try to download the update it never works.  I tried dozens of times as well as reinstalling the beta again.  I have no idea what's going on and it's making me kind of angry at the moment.

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    #17  Edited By get2sammyb

    I've got a key sitting in my inbox. Thing is, I'm also in the Uncharted and LBP Water betas. I'm so divided with time, I don't know if I can stretch to the MAG beta too. Hopefully this weekend!

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    #18  Edited By TwoOneFive
    @get2sammyb said:
    " I've got a key sitting in my inbox. Thing is, I'm also in the Uncharted and LBP Water betas. I'm so divided with time, I don't know if I can stretch to the MAG beta too. Hopefully this weekend! "
    mag beta will require way more time dude then both of those. its so deeeep
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    #19  Edited By TwoOneFive
    People are playing the beta on Justin.tv right now: 
     
    http://www.justin.tv/ukimpact
       
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    #20  Edited By citizenkane

    So is no one else here having trouble downloading the update?  It always ends in a disconnection for me and I starting to get REALLY frustrated about it.

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    #21  Edited By OmegaPirate

    ive been downloading the initial update (the 2gb one) for just about two hours now- it is on  
     
    Oh 
     
    Unable to connect to server 
     
    fuck

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    #22  Edited By citizenkane

    2GB?  Mine only came up as 32MB.  Or is the 2GB one after that one?

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    #23  Edited By OmegaPirate
    @CitizenKane said:
    " 2GB?  Mine only came up as 32MB.  Or is the 2GB one after that one? "
    Fraid so buddy 
     
    fraid so :(- luckily after my disconnect it went back to where it left off - so i think you can do it piecemeal. however im still only on 33%
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    #24  Edited By citizenkane
    @OmegaPirate: I still haven't gotten the 32MB update.  It keeps disconnecting me.  As I have said before, I have tried dozens upon dozens of times to get it, but every time it stops >8% and then disconnects.  I'm not one to get easily flustered, but this is really starting to piss me off.
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    #25  Edited By skunk

    mine disconnected once so I set my ps3 to get the 2gig one before i went to sleep and it was done in the morning. Not sure exactly how long it took to download, but im guessing about 4 hours. Try setting the auto shut down to 5 hours maybe?
     
    Game is awesome so far. Holding the fort with a well coordinated team is so much fun.

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    #26  Edited By citizenkane
    @skunk: The thing is, I can't even GET TO the 2GB update.  I'm still stuck on the 32MB one.
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    #27  Edited By skunk

    CitizenKane: lol whaaaaat? ok somethings up then... Is it using the wireless mode? Try hooking it up wired if you haven't already.

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    #28  Edited By CL60
    @CitizenKane: That's weird. Did you fix it yet? It worked fine for me. I played a few matches. And I've gotta say. People were dead wrong when they were saying it's going to be laggy because a game cannot support this many people...really quite wrong.
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    #29  Edited By yakov456

    It's fun, but it just feels like Modern Combat with a few extra features plopped on. Again, it is fun but don't be ready to be blown away.

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    #30  Edited By citizenkane
    @skunk: I can't hook it up wired since the wireless router is near the other side of the house and there is no TV in that room.
     
    @CL60: I haven't tried tonight after trying a dozen times in the afternoon.  I'll try again tomorrow morning.
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    #31  Edited By skunk
    @CitizenKane: Damn, that's a problem then. Couple more things to look into:
     
    -Manually set IP address on PS3 side then port forward proper ports on router side
    -if you have a seperate bridged router, wire up to that, set PS3 to wired, then try again 
     
    Sounds like either NAT/Port issue or there's too much interference between the PS3 and the router
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    #32  Edited By OmegaPirate

    so far i left it for about  5 hours then had to switch it off, turned it back on and so far im on 44% - lol

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    #33  Edited By citizenkane
    @skunk: I can't hook it up wired because there is no TV in the room where the wireless router is.
     
    Also, everything else online works perfect, so why would only this not work?
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    #34  Edited By skunk
    @CitizenKane: I saw you mention the no TV thing. I meant the first option wireless and the second one you could do if you had a spare bridged router.
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    #35  Edited By citizenkane
    @skunk: I think I do have a separate router.  I don't know if it works, though, or if I can find the proper power adapter to it.  I'll check, though.
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    #36  Edited By Ineedaname

      @CitizenKane: What I used to do at home for a stronger signal was up the wireless USB thing that came with the router, in the laptop, that got a pretty awesome signal, then use the Ethernet port of the laptop to the PS3.
     Although what exactly is your issue? I'm not in the beta or anything like that so can't say, but have you tried deleting the original download assuming I read your post right, the 32mb one, then going again?

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    #37  Edited By citizenkane
    @Ineedaname: My issue is that when I try to download the 32 MB update, it always stalls at >8% and then an error message pops up and I am disconnected from PSN.  I can't delete the 32MB download because that is what the problem is: I can't.  I'll try the hooking up my PS3 to my laptop with ethernet cable.  Would I then change my PSN connection to wired?
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    #38  Edited By AhmadMetallic

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