MAG -Massive Action Game

[Choze]

Yeah negative kd sucks. Sometimes you get a terrible team. Horrible objectives and ruthless opponents. Yesterday Was boring and weak on acquisition Maybe because I was playing with noobs. Today I see icons Everywhere people really using their unlocks. I see mnes on roads, jamming etc. Squad leaders who are using visual objective via dpad well etc. For those confused I, ll post a guide. Without training I think many people are being thrown in the deep end. As an ex pc bf player this is a natural progression. The objectives are there to help you win.

 

I am unlocking the commando and awareness type abilities. So I can detect explosives and sneak around.

 

Faction isn't too important. You can change later so just stick to one and level up. Leveling up is key as it's an open class game.

Edited September 25, 2009 by Choze

[Aimless]

I don't think the game's bad by any stretch of the imagination, it's just aimed at a fairly specific demographic, namely all the people who play/ed SOCOM. (Which, in case you're wondering, does not include me.)

 

I've had a lot of fun with it when I'm with a good team, the leaders being on top of setting pertinent objectives and such, but if the people you're playing with aren't coordinated then it can quite easily lead to a scenario where you're spending more time running to the frontline than actually doing any fighting. It's very much a game designed for the type of players who want to roll into games together as a squad or a clan, and just having a few people around using voice chat to flag concerns or raise awareness can give their team a huge edge.

 

I'm giving SVER a try at the moment, partly because I specced my Raven soldier as a sniper which simply doesn't seem as useful as someone with a slew of assault rifle upgrades and it was quicker to re-roll than earn enough re-spec points to change things around. I might give Valor a try tonight, though, just to complete the collection.

[dwarf]

I'm just rolling through the assault upgrades for Valor. The stamina thing for sprinting pisses me off, there's no need for that 'realism'. It just serves to piss players off when they mess up a respawn or have no choice but to do a cross country.

 

I'll play the thing more up to the close of the beta, and by the end I can probably determine if it's likely that I'll buy it. Both Uncharted and MAG betas have seemed to improve in enjoyment area the more I play.

 

It dawned on me recently that I probably won't be able to buy Uncharted 2 on launch day because my system will be broken. Argh.

[MATtheHAT]

I doubt I will be picking it up on release day, its pretty good, and quite impressive with 256 players. The rest of it just seems a bit generic to me.

[Choze]

Two MAG guides:

 

http://community.eu.playstation.com/playstationeu/board/message?board.id=bEN_Games_MAG&message.id=8436#M8436

 

http://www.nextgenboards.com/vb/370788-post1.html

 

Should really help those who are confused. I am still learning more things myself. But those are several basics.

 

 

 

I am not surprised they are testing Acquisition as its the one many teams fail at. I did two games yesterday where we were spawn camped. I did ok but acuisition is more punishing it comes to no team work. Hope we do other ones next as its beent he same the past few days(probably for testing)

 

I have all the radar type unlocks and several other stuff here and there. My assault gun is fairly stable and doesnt shake much. Using crosshairs not red dot or scopes :p Perefer it that way.

 

I am also eligible to be a squad leader now. You can definately count on me giving good orders.

Edited September 26, 2009 by Choze

[Daft]

Played a game of this. Really enjoyable.

[MATtheHAT]

Anybody picking this up on Friday?

 

I'm contemplating it now, I know I said I probably wouldn't, but I'm feeling a bit burnt out on CoD.

[Emasher]

After playing the Beta, I really don't care for this at the moment. I might pick it up when it inevitably reaches $29.99 like SOCOM, and Warhawk both did, but even then, it will just be all the competitive people playing it, and might not even be worth picking up then either.

 

I think MW2 will do for me until Bad Company 2 comes out. At that point, I have a feeling MW2 will leave my console for a very long time.

[Daft]

This might be the game that makes getting into the online after the initial wave actually possible, tbh.

[dwarf]

Anybody picking this up on Friday?

 

I'm contemplating it now, I know I said I probably wouldn't, but I'm feeling a bit burnt out on CoD.

I won't be. I was fairly excited about getting into the beta but it just wasn't that great in ll honesty. There will still be a lot of bugs when its released.

 

I'm doing the same as Emasher, except BC2 isn't really replacing any online FPS I have.

[Tyson]

I loved the beta of this, but I was so hyped up about MW2 that I assumed it'd just be a shitter version of it so I decided to buy that instead. In hindsight Modern Warfare was waaaay overhyped, it feels so claustrophobic and repetitive compared to my experience with MAG.

 

The one good thing about MW2 however is that I know it'll maintain its original value for a good ammount of time, so I can just sell it when I don't need it anymore, something less true of MAG. I reckon I'll wait till I can find it second hand.

[Karl619]

It's annoying how they put betas up for a limited amout of time! I totally forgot about it and missed the cut off point. It seems like a game I'd love but want to see some reviews first

[dwarf]

IGN 7.6/10

At the start the review sounded really positive, and scrolling down I was surprised to see the average review score. I'm not surprised at the score looking at it from my perspective though.

 

http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/106/1063592p2.html

[Karl619]

That reviews postive on the whole though..right?...right? RIGHT!?!?! I hope so having preordered it

[dwarf]

It's going to be a competent but character-less shooter. It's guarenteed to have an unlimited amount of playability if you're into it, so any FPS player will likely have a good time spent levelling up.

[MATtheHAT]

I thought it had a lot of character, in the sense that you are assigned to a particular faction, with a meta shadow war game that you get quite interested in. Which helps you believe you're fighting for something. Not just Blue vs Red or Spetsnaz vs Force Recon, which changes on a game by game basis.

 

Also, higher ranking players can become squad leaders, commanders and OIC's, which, if you're in a competent team with good communication, makes the game so much better.

 

Of course it all boils down to the community, if they back it and regularly fill matches, then it could be something special. Thats why I'm not really looking at the early reviews, this game needs to grow with the PSN community to fully appreciate the game the way it is intended.

[Karl619]

got this today and I have to say its better than what I thought it would be! Gotta play it some more to get a fuller impression ...

 

Has anyone set up a clan for this? If so can I be a trialist? If not ! let's make one!

[MATtheHAT]

Just ordered this from ShopTo. Can't wait to get into it and start leveling up again. I'm thinking about going Raven first, I was SVER in the beta but it seems everyone has chosen SVER now due to pre-order bonus's, and they are dominating.

 

Also, I've had a quick look at the Trophies, and I don't think I will be getting the Platinum on this anytime soon.

[dwarf]

If they're anything like the Socom ones.... Have you bought every FPS since time 'Hat?

[MATtheHAT]

You know me, I'm a sucker for shiny new FPS games.

[dwarf]

You're ranked bloody high on that trophy site. How many people have you killed in order to reach your position?

[MATtheHAT]

Its only a small leaderboard, and I only joined the site because I liked the Trophy Card. Took me ages to find the right Avatar though....

 

Speaking of Avatars, where's yours?

 

Also, some of the Trophies seem difficult, and time consuming....

 

Bronze

Angel of Mercy – 25 enemies killed in their in incapacitated state over a career

Boom Town – Earn the Mortar Demolition, Total Blackout and AAA Demolition Ribbons

Close Call — Earn three Bomb Squad Ribbons

Clown Car – Awarded when a player destroys an APC or a Bunker, killing two players

Commandon’t – Awarded when a player kills 50 of a certain specialty: Commando

Coughing Killer – Killed an enemy while affect by poison gas grenades

Dropping Like Flies – Destroy five enemy helicopters

Duteous Maximus – Be on the winning faction for 10 Directive matches

Efficiency Engineer – Earn three Bunker Buster Ribbons

I Drink Your Milkshake – Awarded when a player kills 50 of a certain specialty: Field Support

I Got 5 On It – Kill 5 enemies with a single Strategic Strike, excluding Poison Gas Barrage

In Your Face – Earn five Combat Melee Ribbons

Jack of One Trade – Awarded when a player reaches the bottom tier of a skill tree

Junkyard Jockey – Earn three Mr. Badwrench Ribbons

Lil Buddy – Earn two Purple Sidekick Ribbons

Mia Culpa – Kill 50 enemies in a turret over a career

Out of Scope – Awarded when a player kills 50 of a certain specialty: Sniper

Screeching Halt – Awarded when a player kills 50 of a certain specialty: Rapid Assault

Target Practice – Awarded when a player shoots down 25 paratroopers over a career

The Harder They Fall – Awarded when a player kills 50 of a certain specialty: Direct Action

Silver

A Whole Lotta Hurt – Earn five Combat Machine Gun Ribbons and five Combat Fragger Ribbons

Baby Need a Bandage? – Earn 5 Silver Cross Ribbons and 5 Golden Cross Ribbons

Chest Candy – Awarded when a player has earned one of every ribbon

Devil Dog – Earn 5 Combat Assault Ribbons and 5 Combat Sidearm Ribbons

Double Trouble – Earn the Golden Cross Medal and the Grim Reaper Medal

Hammer of the Gods – Called in 50 cluster bombs or mortar barrages

Headhunter – Earn 5 Silver Bullet Ribbons, the Longshot Ribbon and the Sniper Master Specialist Medal

Precious Cargo – Destroy 20 Escort Vehicles over a career

Silent But Deadly – Awarded when a player kills 25 enemies with Poison Gas over a career

Steamroller – Have a 3-to-1 Kill-to-Death Ratio in any match

Take Me to Your Leader – Earn 1 win as a squad leader

The Streaker – Earn the Streaker Medal

Triple Threat – Earn 5 Silver Cross Ribbons, 5 Master Engineer Ribbons and the Grim Reaper Medal

 

Gold

Commandant in Chief – Awarded when a player reaches level 60 with a Raven character

Eager Beaver – Awarded when a player has earned one of each medal

Prima Noyan – Awarded when a player reaches level 60 with a S.V.E.R. character

Sergeant Major – Awarded when a player reaches level 60 with a Valor character

 

Platinum

Massive Action Gamer – Won All Trophies

 

Edited January 30, 2010 by MATtheHAT

[dwarf]

Was going to make a new one but couldn't be bothered, so just copied the grey colour and used it to have a plain space.

I would get someone to make me one but wouldn't know what to ask for.

[Daft]

 

 

 

 

So we were winning a domination match and the OIC(officer in charge) comes on and says "all soldiers at the 5 minute mark meet back at the objective letters for pictures". So all of us on the map leave the front lines and met up in the back field and i got some good pictures SVER for life!!

Special Shout out to the OIC ContraBanJoe for making this happen!!

 

Ha! That looks pretty awesome.

[Oxigen_Waste]

Why does SVER always win? And why does it never feel like there's more than 20 people playing? I liked the idea behind this, but I wasn't happy tonight.