I was less than impressed with the beta. So I'll need to hear some really good things about the finished game to change my mind. Plus I'm still interested in MW2...

Probably, it seems decent enough. I'll check out reviews first I think, but I see it as, "Why not?"

Even if it is a good game, it'll have to be better than good to beat out other games that I want to buy (that or the games I want to be really bad).

I have it pre-ordered, but I'm thinking of canceling it. The game comes out in two business days and yet there seems to be nearly zero hype or discussion or activity over it. No quicklooks, no real discussion on any of the podcasts I listen to. Nothing. I figured they'd be sacrificing a lot to produce this type and scope of game, but that I'd want to support the effort and jump on the bandwagon on the first day of release. But now . . . I'm leaning more toward "wait and see". Even though Amazon gives a $10 credit on the purchase as a pre-order.
 
Also, the fact that it's a PS3 game kind of concerns me. Awesome - another game I can play where there are 256 players and 248 of them don't have mics.

I'll just wait for Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

" I have it pre-ordered, but I'm thinking of canceling it. The game comes out in two business days and yet there seems to be nearly zero hype or discussion or activity over it. No quicklooks, no real discussion on any of the podcasts I listen to. Nothing. I figured they'd be sacrificing a lot to produce this type and scope of game, but that I'd want to support the effort and jump on the bandwagon on the first day of release. But now . . . I'm leaning more toward "wait and see". Even though Amazon gives a $10 credit on the purchase as a pre-order.  Also, the fact that it's a PS3 game kind of concerns me. Awesome - another game I can play where there are 256 players and 248 of them don't have mics. "

I intend on finally getting a mic for this game.

" @Branthog said:

" I have it pre-ordered, but I'm thinking of canceling it. The game comes out in two business days and yet there seems to be nearly zero hype or discussion or activity over it. No quicklooks, no real discussion on any of the podcasts I listen to. Nothing. I figured they'd be sacrificing a lot to produce this type and scope of game, but that I'd want to support the effort and jump on the bandwagon on the first day of release. But now . . . I'm leaning more toward "wait and see". Even though Amazon gives a $10 credit on the purchase as a pre-order.  Also, the fact that it's a PS3 game kind of concerns me. Awesome - another game I can play where there are 256 players and 248 of them don't have mics. "

They really need to throw in a mic in a bundle.  Not necessarily for people to get a mic but for people to relize you really should use a mic with the game.  I know alot of people (me included) on PSN who all have mics just never use them unless with friends. "

I'll buy it later on, but not until a few weeks after release.

Going to give the game a week or two and see if it has a big enough playerbase to last before I buy.

if i had a ps3 i would definitely at least try the game out.   i absolutely love large scale battle games and there needs to be more made on consoles

nope. I absolutely hated the beta.

glad that I got in the beta.  I would of traded in the next day after buying it.  Having Mass Effect 2 released on the same day makes it even easier to pass.
 
my experience with the beta was long waits to get in a game (that never ended up being 256 players anyway).  Then they tout the 256 player limit but, in reality, I never saw that many people on my screen fighting and I never really felt like I was in a large scale battle anyway.  But then, while the graphics aren't horrible, they do suffer in order to make these large games.  But what's the point when it feels like I'm playing a 24 person MP shooter anyway?
 
Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong about the game tho.  I didn't give it a lot of play time because the way the game felt (character movement, guns, etc.) didn't feel good either.  Really, I couldn't find a single thing about the beta that I enjoyed.  Shame.  I don't think BIGGER is the right direction for MP games.  I didn't enjoy the large scale MP games in Resistance 2 either.

Nope.

I wish

I put YES, but I'm going to wait to see reviews.

I went ahead and got it after all. I'll probably pop it in for a few minutes before putting ME2 in, though. I decided that while I have major reservations about it, I do want to support their effort so we get more grand thinking later on. I don't want this to be such a miserable failure that nobody ever bothers with large-scale again. Also, since I kind of know it has potential to suck (either game-wise or, for awhile, server/network/infrastructure-wise), I figure it'll be an interesting roller-coaster to watch and be part of. At worst, in another decade, I'll be able to tell tales of my launch-experience with the infamous MAG.
 
Also, my PS3 hardly ever gets used for gaming. I stream videos to it from my media server daily, but I don't even use it for games once a month.

No way. I tried the beta and it just reinforced the fact that I really hate reality-based shooters.

No - I'm a Battlefield man and the multiplayer demo for Bad Company 2 hits on the 4th/5th of February. I will play that.
 
I wasn't impressed by the beta. Zipper just had to sacrifice too much fidelity to reach the lofty goal of 256 player matches.

"I have it pre-ordered, but I'm thinking of canceling it. The game comes out in two business days and yet there seems to be nearly zero hype or discussion or activity over it. No quicklooks, no real discussion on any of the podcasts I listen to. Nothing. I figured they'd be sacrificing a lot to produce this type and scope of game, but that I'd want to support the effort and jump on the bandwagon on the first day of release. But now . . . I'm leaning more toward "wait and see". Even though Amazon gives a $10 credit on the purchase as a pre-order.  Also, the fact that it's a PS3 game kind of concerns me. Awesome - another game I can play where there are 256 players and 248 of them don't have mics. "